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Dr. Valerie Adams-Bass will be a guest speaker for the upcoming webinar So, You Want to Do a Podcast? on November 16 sponsored by the Society for Research in Child Development

Posted October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 in Faculty news, News

Dr. Valerie Adams-Bass will be part of an upcoming webinar So, You Want to Do a Podcast? on November 16, 2023. Join three SRCD members who have created or host their own podcasts to learn more about this popular way to communicate and translate research to a broad audience. For more information visit: So You… continue reading

Welcome Dr. Destiny Crockett

Posted October 12, 2023October 25, 2023 in News

The Department of Childhood Studies is thrilled to welcome Dr. Destiny Crockett, our inaugural Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow in Childhood Studies and Racial Justice!

PhD Student Cecelela Tomi published her first article, (Re)Framing Strength: How Superwoman Schema May Impact Perinatal Anxiety and Depression among African American Women, in Women’s Health Issues

Posted June 15, 2023 in News

The Strong Black Woman or Superwoman Schema has been generally described as how African American women are expected to perform and embody womanhood (Abrams et al., 2014; Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2007, Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2009; Nelson et al., 2016, Nelson et al., 2020, Nelson et al., 2023b; Watson and Hunter, 2016 ;Woods-Giscombé, 2010; Woods-Giscombé, 2018; Woods-Giscombé et al., 2016; Woods-Giscombé et al.,… continue reading

Outstanding Senior Award

Posted May 5, 2023 in News

Congratulations to Sajwa Pasha who is the winner of this year’s Outstanding Senior Award in Childhood Studies. We wish you the best of luck after graduation, Sajwa!

Dr. Valerie Adams-Bass Published an Article, Exploring Black Youth’s Belief in Racial Socialization Across Parental and Non-parental Agents

Posted April 25, 2023 in News

Dr. Valerie Adams-Bass published an Article, Exploring Black Youth’s Belief in Racial Socialization Across Parental and Non-parental Agents, in the Journal of Child and Family Studies. Abstract Historically, racial socialization (RS) literature has focused on the content and frequency of RS messages communicated between Black parents and youth. In an effort to examine the potential… continue reading

PhD Student E Lev Feinman was awarded the Student Civic Engagement Award

Posted April 10, 2023 in News

E is a recipient of this year’s Student Civic Engagement Award, one of the Chancellor’s Awards for Diversity, Inclusion and Civic Engagement. This award honors E’s tremendous work with Camp Brave Trails, a sleepaway camp for LGBTQ+ youth, where they have volunteered for the past four years.