Jessica MacLeod, a graduate of the Masters program in Human Development & Family Science and current teacher at the URI Child Development Center, has been nominated for the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Master’s Thesis Award. Each year the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools recognizes an outstanding master’s thesis that has been produced by a […]

Having lost her son in a gang-related shooting, Nancy Wilson speaks to young people about resolving disputes with words, not bullets. In May of 2014, she received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island in human development and family studies, with a minor in thanatology, or grief studies.

For every story of a romantic relationship begun on the Internet, it’s a safe bet another can be told of a relationship ended. Digital technology does not discriminate: it offers “good and evil mixed together,” says Wendy Boivin, an instructor at the University of Rhode Island.