329 Cooper Street
Camden, NJ 08102
(856) 225-6741
cstudies@camden.rutgers.edu
Department Chair
Dr. Susan Miller
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Dr. Kate Cairns
Director of Graduate Studies
Dr. Lauren J. Silver
Administrative Assistant
Michelle Phang
Childhood Studies at Rutgers–Camden
The Department of Childhood Studies puts the issues, concepts and debates that surround the study of children and childhoods at the center of its research and teaching missions.
Through a multidisciplinary approach, the Department of Childhood Studies aims both to theorize and historicize the figure of the Child and to situate the study of children and childhoods within contemporary cultural and global contexts.
Our Curriculum
The curriculum in the Department is multidisciplinary in scope and purpose and provides students with a strong background in both humanistic and social science perspectives on children and their representations. This approach will prepare students for careers in many areas including academics, public policy, social services, youth programming, and education
Latest News
- Dr. Mary ByrneMellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow in Childhood Studies and Racial Justice Mary Byrne is a youth studies scholar whose work examines how the figure… continue reading
- Congratulations LaTiana on Your 2024-2025 FellowshipsPhD Candidate LaTiana Ridgell has been awarded two fellowships for the 2024-2025 academic year. First, as a seminar fellow at the Rutgers Institute… continue reading
- 2024 Outstanding Senior Award WinnerCongratulations to Mallory Carvalho the winner of the 2024 Outstanding Senior Award in Childhood Studies!
- PhD Student Halle Singh and recent PhD graduate Diana García Gómez will be joining the faculty of Bridgewater State UniversityWe are thrilled to share that current PhD candidate Halle Singh and recent PhD graduate Diana García Gómez will both be joining the faculty of Bridgewater… continue reading
- PhD Student Elizabeth Nelson reviews The Disabled Child: Memoirs of a Normal FutureCongratulations to PhD student Elizabeth Nelson, who published a review of The Disabled Child: Memoirs of a Normal Future in the journal Children & Society…. continue reading
- 2023 Mellon Foundation Intern Jordan Ellzy accepts permanent position upon completing undergrad internshipWe are proud to report that 2023 Mellon Foundation Intern Jordan Ellzy was offered a permanent position upon completion of his Department of… continue reading
Childhood Studies Events
Centering Black Childhoods: Collecting and Archiving Visions of Black Childhoods
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM