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Dr. Valerie Adams-Bass was interviewed about “How Equity-Minded School Districts Run Afterschool and Summer Programs” for the Wallace Blog

Posted October 30, 2023 in Uncategorized

Wallace has some 50 active research studies across the foundation’s areas of arts, education leadership, and youth development. This blog is the second in an occasional series of conversations that Bronwyn Bevan, vice president of research, has been having with researchers Wallace has commissioned or awarded grants to. She recently talked with professors Valerie Adams-Bass,… continue reading

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!

Centering Black Childhoods: Engaging Voices and Collaborative Conversations

Posted September 22, 2023September 22, 2025 in Uncategorized

On behalf of the Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University–Camden, we are delighted to extend an official invitation to our upcoming event, “Centering Black Childhoods: Engaging Voices and Collaborative Conversations,” which will take place in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Rutgers–Camden Campus Center on October 4th, 2023, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. This two-part event is… continue reading

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!