Human Services Major a Gilman Awardee
January 15, 2018
Cintora applys Gilman Scholarship to Study Abroad Jose Garcia Cintora, a senior Human Services major, was one of three UD recipients of the 2017 Gilman Scholarship. The Gilman Scholarship program, funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, awards competitive grants to students from underrepresented …
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Lunchtime Learning-The Next Step in Inclusion: Dorm Life for Students with Intellectual Disabilities-Feb 23
January 10, 2018
WHAT: CENTER FOR DISABILITIES STUDIES, LUNCHTIME LEARNING ABOUT: The Next Step in Inclusion: Dorm Life for Students with Intellectual Disabilities WHERE: Center for Disabilities Studies, Room 132A WHEN: 12PM-1pm on February 23rd. HOW TO REGISTER: Please register by the clicking the link: http://www.udel.edu/004491 The University of Delaware’s two-year Career and Life …
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CEHD faculty, students and alumni recognized in 2017
January 7, 2018
Faculty in the College of Education and Human Development are leaders in their field, not only recognized for their expertise, but also dedicated to supporting our students as they pursue their education. In 2017, our committed researchers, professors and staff received a number of prestigious awards. Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Child …
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Math Ed professor to study mathematics motivation and engagement
January 6, 2018
When children are young, they are mathematically curious all of the time. We hear them challenging each other to count to the highest number, chatting about the concept of infinity, and identifying patterns in games that ask them to “pick the item that doesn’t belong.” As they progress through school, …
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Catching Up With Friends 2017
December 13, 2017
Catching Up With Friends 2017 Alumni are an important part of our CEHD family. See what exciting news has been happening in their lives in 2017! Click to see past updates from classmates. 2016 2014 Stay Connected 2010’s Erin Cassel, M ’10, assistant principal at Gallaher School in Christina School …
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Nadisha Downs student researcher/advocate
December 4, 2017
Nadisha Downs, a Human Services major, collaborated with HDFS faculty, Rob Palkovitz, to study the involvement of young African American fathers in the lives of their children. Nadisha Downs grew up in Wilmington and is intimately aware of the struggles faced by its residents. Determined to help improve …
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Alumna Committed to Peace
November 22, 2017
In an effort to inspire a future of peace around the world, Kendra DeMicco, MAT ’13, established a young adult leadership development initiative. In 2017, her team held 3 Peace Camps–in Turkey, Iraq and Colombia, South America– bringing together 150 young people with opposing ideologies.
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Ode To Georgetown Associate of Arts Program
November 13, 2017
Erika Komp admitted to feeling a little disappointed when all her friends went away to college—living the “typical college life”—while she chose to live at home and pursue her Associate of Arts (AA) degree at the University of Delaware’s Georgetown campus. At the time, it made the most fiscal sense. Her brother …
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Gov. Carney signs 3 education bills
October 30, 2017
CEHD faculty and staff participated in the signing of 3 House Bills aimed at improving K-12 education in Delaware. These will the help increased pool of new teachers in DE public schools, and require high schools to offer computer science courses.
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Spencer grant to improve assessment of students’ writing skills
October 20, 2017
Josh Wilson’s Spencer Grant will allow him to expand his research to develop a new computerized formative assessment model that identifies student language skills at the word, sentence, and discourse level through automated evaluations of the essay’s word choice, syntax, and cohesion. He will examine results across multiple genres of student …
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NIH grant will study of stigma surrounding drug use
October 20, 2017
Valerie Earnshaw, UD’s CEHD Faculty Scholar, received a 4-year Mentored Research Scientist Development Award from the NIH to examine longitudinal associations between disclosure, stigma, social support, and SUD recovery-related outcomes among people receiving SUD treatment.
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CEHD recognizes excellence
October 9, 2017
Dean Vukelich presented three awards this month, recognizing the work of CEHD colleagues: Nick Bell received the Dr. Rita M. Fillos Award; Bill Lewis the CEHD Excellence in Teaching Award and Josh Wilson the Dean’s Research Award.
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