Commencement 2024: Challenging past fuels human development grad’s drive to help ‘people who remind me of me’ - KINGSTON, R.I. — May 17, 2024 — A DCYF social case worker often encounters people at their lowest points, desperately seeking affordable childcare to take a much-needed job; choosing between heating the home and putting food on the table; or even fighting to avoid losing their home altogether. Case workers need to meet their clients […]
URI Couple and Family Therapy program to increase family therapy in addiction treatment, improve patient and family outcomes - The only RI workforce development program that recruits, trains and supervises family therapists takes burden off treatment centers statewide KINGSTON, R.I. — March 21, 2024 — Substance use disorder, particularly involving opioids, is a continuing crisis in the country, impacting not just the person suffering from addiction, but also those closest to them. While treatment […]
URI’s Early Intervention program helps kids with disabilities thrive - Certificate program aims to address ‘serious shortage’ in early intervention personnel throughout Rhode Island KINGSTON, R.I. — April 3, 2024 — Looking to address a “serious shortage” of specialists to work with some of the youngest children at risk for developmental disabilities in the state, the University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences is […]
Mission accomplished - Alison Taylor Hornung ’23 was just 12 when she began sewing and selling hair bows at her middle school, fundraising for a local family with a child diagnosed with cancer. A decade later, she’s helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for pediatric cancer research and tailored her academic career to continue that work in […]
Professor Nilton Porto featured on WalletHub - Professor Nilton Porto was featured in WalletHub’s piece about credit cards for bad credit. You can find his recent contribution here: https://wallethub.com/credit-cards/bad-credit/#expert=Nilton_Porto- URI Child Development Centers host high school students for lesson in early education - State-URI partnership exposes high school students to potential careers in human development and education Students from Chariho and Woonsocket High School Career and Technical Education programs recently visited the URI Child Development Center in Kingston for a lesson in early childhood education. KINGSTON, R.I. — Feb. 27, 2023 — High school Career and Technical Education […]
Professor honored among world’s most prolific writers on consumer finance - HDF Professor Jing Jian Xiao named third most ‘productive and influential’ author by the International Journal of Consumer Studies University of Rhode Island Human Development and Family Science Professor Jing Jian Xiao has been identified as the number 3 most productive writer among educators published in the International Journal of Consumer Studies, a leading international […]- HDF Writing Support Tutors - The HDF Writing Support Team is here to help you tackle any of your HDF writing assignments. The tutors all have strong research and writing skills and can help you break down term papers into manageable chunks. There are office hours Sunday through Thursday to help students with finding sources, APA formatting, proper citations, and […]
- Professor Nilton Porto is featured in Wallet Hub - Professor Nilton Porto was featured in WalletHub’s piece about Capital One Platinum Credit Card. You can find it here: https://wallethub.com/d/capital-one-platinum-83c#expert=nilton_porto
- What Can I Do With My HDF Major? - HDF SP ’22 MAJOR TO CAREER SERIES SPRING 2022: MAJOR TO CAREER PANEL SERIES WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY HDF MAJOR? Tuesday, April 12 4-5PM Virtual Hear how Human Development & Family Science alumni have utilized their degree! Panelists include: Jessica Boettger ’11: Director of Business Operations at The Groden Center Jacqueline Daigle ’19: […]
HDF Writing Support Tutors - The HDF Writing Support Team is here to help you tackle any of your HDF writing assignments. The tutors all have strong research and writing skills and can help you break down term papers into manageable chunks. There are office hours Sunday through Thursday to help students with finding sources, APA formatting, proper citations, and […]- HDF Senior Internship Information Sessions - Information sessions will be held via Zoom for the summer and Fall Senior Internship class, HDF 480 and HDF 481. Please see the dates and the zoom link below: April 12 2PM Tuesday April 13 5PM Wednesday April 12, Tuesday, 2PM https://uri-edu.zoom.us/j/91797623705 April 13, Wednesday, 5PM https://uri-edu.zoom.us/j/91876826326 Please contact Phyllis Penhallow […]
Think You Know What ‘College-Aged’ Means? Think Again. - Finding ways to include older adults in the Rhody community of teachers and learners has earned URI a national honor and enriched the lives of students, faculty, and community members. By Diane M. Sterrett The U.S. Census Bureau estimates 3 in 10 Americans will be over the age of 55 by 2030, representing an enormous […]
URI teacher, students offer advice in online parent forum - A group from the University of Rhode Island are giving parents their best advice in navigating the unknown waters of working from home with toddlers running around.
‘Why did you become a professor?’ - Behind every professor is another great professor Many professors at the University of Rhode Island did not expect to teach at a university when they were in college themselves. Julianna Golas, a lecturer and academic advisor for human development and family science, started her journey believing she wanted to be a journalist. “My road to […]
HDF student Ali Hornung dedicated to easing scourge of childhood cancer - Ali Hornung Even while triple majoring at URI, Hornung founded and runs Glimmer of Hope Foundation Few college students would embrace the demands required of a triple-major, especially one with three very diverse majors in three different colleges. How many would embrace those demands while simultaneously running an international foundation dedicated to advocating for and […]- Study by Jing Jian Xiao featured in Psychology Today - A new study in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues links debt to low well-being, marital stress, alcohol abuse, and anger. Poorly managed anger can wreak havoc in relationships at home and at work.
- URI professors implement alternative grading system - A new alternative grading system has gained traction among some professors, who are starting conversations about it at URI. Since she started as a faculty development specialist at the University of Rhode Island in 2019, Anna Santucci has taken interest in implementing alternative grading methods. Santucci is a part of the Professional Organization of Developers […]
- HDF Seniors – Internship Information Sessions - Online Information Sessions for Senior Internship Spring 2022 November 10, Wednesday, 2:00-3:00pm, online, https://rhody.webex.com/meet/pcpenuri.edu November 30, Tuesday, 5:00-6:00pm, online, https://rhody.webex.com/meet/pcpenuri.edu During the sessions, we will discuss internship sites, contacts, registration paperwork, internship hours, credits, HDF 481 seminar dates, and answer any student questions. HDF 480 and HDF 481 HDF 480 Field Experiences in Common Agencies […]
- Nilton Porto featured on Wallet-Hub - What should consumers who are interested in no-credit-check loans watch out for? A no-credit-check loan is a tricky proposition and best avoided in most situations. Lenders that are willing to offer this type of loan are, as the name suggests, forfeiting a credit check of the potential borrower, assuming a worst-case scenario (bad or no […]
HDF Excellence Awards - Five outstanding Human Development and Family Science seniors were awarded the 2021 HDF Excellence Awards for their outstanding academic achievements. Congratulations to Madeline Green, Morgan Tibbits, Kathleen Hayes, Lindsey St. Clair, and Annemarie Yacino! - URI program helps increase tech access, decrease isolationism among older adults - Engaging Generations Cyber-Seniors provides devices, training, tech mentoring for older people Media Contact: Patrick Luce, 401-874-4046 | Share: Twitter Facebook KINGSTON, R.I. — May 19, 2021 — During the height of the pandemic late last year, Warwick resident Patricia Fenton got the call she had been waiting for — her new grandson had been born, a rare bit of joyous news during one […]
- Ask the Experts: Best Credit Cards for College Students - What attributes would you say the best student credit cards share? Credit card companies truly like college students because of the students’ earnings and spending potential after graduation. As such, there are lots of good options for college students out there. The best credit card varies from one person to another – it really depends […]
Congratulations HDF Seniors!- URI recently approved as an AFCPE registered Education Program - Jing Jian Xiao, PhD is a professor and researcher in consumer economics and personal finance at the University of Rhode Island (URI). His university was recently approved as an AFCPE® Registered Education Program, meaning that their program’s curriculum meets the educational requirements to prepare students to sit for the AFC® exam. AFCPE: What inspired you to become […]
- Money Skills for Life: Teaching college students financial basics - URI Department of Human Development and Family Science offers courses in personal finance When considering finance courses at the university level, one usually envisions complex classes on banking, corporate finance, investments, the stock market and hedge funds. Balancing a checkbook, filing personal income taxes, examining costs and benefits of student loans or calculating retirement needs […]
Nilton Porto featured on WalletHub - Nilton Porto MBA/Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Family Finance, Human Development & Family Science, University of Rhode Island When done properly, credit card balance transfers are a powerful financial strategy for consumers. The main goal is to save money by transferring a high interest debt into a low interest option. As everything else in the realm of […]- 2019 HDF Excellence Award Winners - HDF Excellence Awards are given to outstanding students majoring in HDF who demonstrate academic and professional excellence. The winners are: Shannon Mitchell Shannon is a double major with HDF & Psychology and is a part of the Honors program. Shannon served as undergraduate teaching assistant for Dr. Skye Leedahl. She was also a research assistant […]
Bedtime Story - HDF Professor Sue Adams, who founded URI's Sleep Research Lab, studies the causes and effects of sleep deprivation in college students, and offers some creative solutions.
Kindergarten ‘guide, nurturer’ is Providence’s Teacher of the Year - Rachel DeNofio mentors others in blended learning – mixing tech in traditional instruction Teacher of the Year
R.I. needs bigger elder-care workforce - ABSTRACT ART: University of Rhode Island students have been working with clients of Cornerstone Adult Services in Warwick this semester on an art project called “Opening Minds through Art.” Molly Richards, right, of Cape Cod, Mass., a URI sophomore in human development and family science, with a minor in psychology, works with Margaret Pleau of […]- Technology hindering youth from learning basic skills - The Providence Dr. Pat Feinstein Child Development Center lead teacher, Kristin Charpentier was interviewed by Chanel 10 news on how technology is hindering youth from learning basic skills. Please see the link below: Video clip
Elizabeth Briggs Gruebel among speakers at TEDxURI - Elizabeth Briggs-Gruebel, a lecturer in the Human Development and Family Studies Department, took part in the TEDxURI event on February 10th. Liz’s talk on The Power of Family Stories reveals to us the transformative power of family stories, which connect us to our past, anchor us in the present, and can even shape our future. […]
Dr. Katie Branch has been selected as a 2018 Diamond Honoree - Dr. Katie Branch has been selected by ACPA : College Student Educators International as a 2018 Diamond Honoree. Diamond Honorees are recognized for their outstanding and sustained contributions to higher education and to student affairs. Congratulations Katie!
Dr. Annemarie Vaccaro has been awarded a NASPA Pillar of the Profession Award - Dr. Annemarie Vaccaro has been awarded a 2018 NASPA Pillar of the Profession Award. The NASPA Foundation presents this award to higher education professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of student affairs and to the professional organization. Pillars are nominated by colleagues, students or others with knowledge of their sustained leadership and […]
Dr. Phillip Clark is the recipient of the 2018 Hiram J. Friedsam Mentorship Award - Dr. Phillip Clark has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Hiram J. Friedsam Mentorship Award. This award was developed to honor Dr. Friedsam, who was an outstanding teacher, researcher, colleague, and mentor to students, faculty, and administrators. Dr. Clark is being recognized for these similar qualities and for his achievements in mentorship. Congratulations […]- Irene McIvor-Mason is the 2017 Outstanding Symposium Student paper Award Winner! - Developmental Science graduate student and part time HDF faculty, Irene McIvor Mason, has been selected as the 2017 AFCPE Outstanding Symposium Student paper Award Winner! Her paper, Subjective Well-being and Financial Independence of Young Adults has been chosen by the AFCPE Symposium Task Force and Reviewers as the 2017 Student Paper Award winner. Irene will […]
Dr. Skye Leedahl receives the 2017 College Of Health Science Innovation Award by Dean Gary Ligouri & Associate Dean Deb Riebe! - The Innovation Award recognizes faculty or staff members for their contribution to innovation, and their implementation of ideas that positively impact the College of Health Sciences. Creativity and innovation can occur in a number of areas including (but not limited to): 1) developing new processes, methods, or systems to improve efficiency, student success, or advising; 2) making CHS […]
Growing a new generation of environmental lovers - According to Major Waste Disposal, the average American throws away 4.5 pounds of trash every day. To visualize how much trash that is, you would need a 100-mile-deep hole the size of a football field to store just one year of trash thrown away in the United States. The world is in general consensus that […]- Research Team Will Receive an Outstanding Paper Award at the AAFCS Conference in Dallas, Texas in June - Research Team Will Receive an Outstanding Paper Award at the AAFCS Conference in Dallas, Texas in June A team of six researchers led by Dr. Soo Hyun Cho will receive the Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal (FCSRJ) Best Paper Award for 2016 for Personal Finance/Consumer Economics at the 108th Annual Conference of the American […]
- URI professor receives national award for research, scholarship - Annmarie Vaccaro honored for social justice oriented work KINGSTON, R.I., February 15, 2017 – The leading association of the student affairs profession is honoring a faculty member at the University of Rhode Island with a lifetime achievement award for outstanding research and scholarship. NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education has named Annemarie Vaccaro recipient […]
- HDF Senior Internship - ATTENTION HDF SENIORS Dates for Information Sessions for HDF 480 and HDF 481 HDF 480 Field Experiences in Common Agencies (6-12 credits) HDF 481 Field Experience in Seminar and Reflection (1 credit) April 6, Thursday Kingston Campus, 2:00-3:00PM, Quinn Hall, Conference Room 109D Providence Campus, 6:00-7:00PM, Room 432 April 12, Wednesday Kingston Campus, 2:00-3:00PM, Quinn […]
- Tom Balestracci, CSP Grad 2016 recently received some prestigious professional awards - Tom Balestracci (CSP, 2016) recently received some prestigious professional awards. Tom received the 2016 New Professional Award from NACA (National Association for Campus Activities) as well as the 2016 Richard F. Stevens Outstanding New Professional Award for NASPA (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators) Region 1. Congratulations Tom!
- Annemarie Vaccaro receives NASPA award - Annemarie Vaccaro (CSP Program Director, Associate Professor) received the 2016 NASPA (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators) Region 1 Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Literature/Research Award.
- URI researchers awarded $176,000 grant to study long-term impact of financial education - 300 Rhode Island students will participate in study Posted on September 13, 2016 KINGSTON, R.I. — September 13, 2016 –Research has shown that effective financial education strongly predicts a young adult’s overall financial capability and well-being. Yet, the research also shows that financial literacy is not as resilient as other learned skills. “Much like wandering […]
Professor Jacqueline Sparks get Best paper in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - Paper- URI-CCE Award given to Julianna Golas - At the Senior Banquet for URI-CCE students and faculty, Julianna Golas was awarded the “Outstanding Faculty Award” for her high quality teaching and exceptional advising. It is a well-deserved recognition for her. Congratulations!
- HDF Faculty News - Hans St.-Eloi Cadely was selected as one of three winners of the 2016 Auburn University Graduate School Distinguished Dissertation Awards in the Social Sciences. He also has been selected to represent Auburn University in the national competition for distinguished dissertations sponsored by the Council of Graduate Schools and ProQuest. Congratulations Hans!
- More HDF Faculty News - Phyllis Penhallow has been promoted to Senior Lecturer, reflecting the hard work, energy and expertise that she brings to her roles as teacher and advisor. Congratulations Phyllis!
- Strong sales spur wider release of URI junior’s novel tackling sexual assault, drug use, mental health - Media Contact: Brian Pernicone, 401-874-7245 Publishing company releases paperback edition of Barren KINGSTON, R.I. – April 26, 2016 — University of Rhode Island junior Elizabeth Miceli wasn’t sure what to expect when her first novel, Barren, was released in October. She wondered if readers would connect with the book despite — or perhaps because of […]
- Available HDF Scholarships - HDF Scholarship Application_Spring 2016-a Scholarship funds are available for current HDF students who will be returning in the Fall 2016. The scholarships will be awarded based on financial need and academic achievements. You can access the the application form by clicking on the link above. Applications are due April 15, 2016.
- Professors Xiao and Porto’s paper has been selected to win the NEFE Award for 2016 - Congratulations! HDF Professors, Jing Xiao and Nilton Porto’s paper “Consumer Financial Education and Financial Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Financial Capability” has been selected to win the NEFE Award for the 2016 ACCI conference. The award will be presented at the conference.
- Child Development Center – Full RIDE CECE - The Child Development Center has received their official certificates of FULL RIDE CECE approval for both classrooms. With the necessary playground repairs completed and verified, and supporting documentation reviewed, they have now transitioned from our provisional/full approval designation to fully approved.
- Playground at URI Child Development Center dedicated to former director, Sue Warford - KINGSTON, R.I., Oct. 30, 2015 – It all started with a leaf floating in a puddle. The boy was enchanted by it, and that joy enchanted Sue Warford. She tossed aside her ambition to become a child psychologist and settled instead on nurturing that wonder in a classroom. Read More
- Professor Nilton Porto is featured in WalletHub’s study about Auto Financing. - On a scale of 1 (an emphatic no) to 10 (an emphatic yes), is this a good time of year to buy a car? I would give it an 8 for two reasons. First, this is the time that dealers are starting to receive next year’s inventory and want to sell the current year models. […]
Professor Brasher has an op-ed for the Providence Journal on marriage changing with the times - In his Aug. 8 Commentary piece (“Altering the marriage ‘ecosystem’), Mark Regnerus claims the legalization of same-sex marriage will “alter the marriage ecosystem.” The result? Children suffer, the birth rate falls, and government infiltrates family life. Regnerus makes several unfounded assumptions about the meaning and purpose of marriage and family. We want to offer […]- Dr. Hyunjin Kim’s paper selected as Best Paper for 2014 by ATEA - Taylor & Francis / ATEA Best Paper Award 2014 committee selected Dr. Hyunjin Kim’s paper published in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education (APJTE: SSCI journal) titled: Pre-service teachers’ motivation, sense of teaching efficacy, and expectation of reality shock as the best paper of 2014. The award was recognized during the ATEA Annual Conference in Darwin (July 7-10, 2015) in Australia.
- Assistant Professor Skye Leedahl chosen as a Presidential Faculty Fellow by the Rhode Island Campus Compact - Assistant Professor Skye Leedahl was chosen as a Presidential Faculty Fellow by the Rhode Island Campus Compact. Dr. Leedahl holds a joint appointment in Human Development & Family Science and Political Science. A consortium of all 11 institutes of Higher Education, The RI Campus Compact works to increase the engagement of students, faculty and staff […]
Tina Wambolt – Human Development & Family Science - Not long ago, Tina Wambolt was drinking 24 beers a day and so depressed she could barely get off the sofa, much less leave her house. Next month, the 40-year-old West Warwick resident will graduate from the University of Rhode Island’s Providence campus with a bachelor’s degree in human development and family science, with a […]- Susan Warford, CDC Director is the 2015 APAW Woman of the Year - Sue Warford is the 2015 APAW Woman of the Year. APAW is a professional association at the University of Rhode Island and each year selects an outstanding woman through a nomination process. The award is given in recognition of a woman’s commitment to “effect and ensure that professional woman at URI are accorded, just and […]
- HDF FACULTY MEMBER SPEAKS AT ANNUAL PSYCOTHERAPEUTIC ALTERNATIVES TO MEDICATION CONFERENCE - HDF professor and expert in outcomes research, Dr. Jacqueline Sparks, was recently a keynote presenter at the conference of Psycho-Therapeutic Alternatives to Medication held in Baton Rouge, LA. Science writer and author, Robert Whitaker was the other keynote speaker at the conference. He is author of Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and […]
CDC teacher Jessica MacLeod has been nominated for the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Master’s Thesis Award - 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 […]- URI Big Thinker: Annemarie Vaccaro - By teaching graduate students and others how to facilitate conversations about diversity, and leading workshops to engage faculty and staff in diversity efforts, Dr. Vaccaro has become a national leader in providing clear, research-based steps to creating safe and welcoming environments for all.
URI senior, mother, activist finds new purpose after son’s death in gang-related shooting - 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.
CFT Graduate and URI Instructor Wendy Boivin says social media can be destructive in relationships - 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.- HDF Faculty members study how sexting laws put college students at risk - HDF Faculty members Sue K. Adams and Tiffani S. Kisler led a team on two ongoing studies, plus one previous study, examining the impact of technology use on physical and mental health, as well as interpersonal relationships, in college students.
