{"id":239,"date":"2014-07-28T13:47:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T13:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2024-04-16T11:39:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:39:00","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"HDF Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/study-shows-gains-in-preschoolers-executive-function-with-additional-teacher-training\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/2026-06-18_10-27-41-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A teacher uses a timer to help children plan learning activities during Plan-Do-Review. (Photos courtesy HighScope)\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/study-shows-gains-in-preschoolers-executive-function-with-additional-teacher-training\/\">Study shows gains in preschoolers\u2019 executive function with additional teacher training<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI professor\u2019s research reveals positive effects of supporting professional learning <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/uri-child-development-center-director-receives-distinguished-service-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/2026-06-09_16-00-19-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jessica MacLeod, director of the child development center at URI\u2019s Kingston Campus.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/2026-06-09_16-00-19-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/2026-06-09_16-00-19-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/uri-child-development-center-director-receives-distinguished-service-award\/\">URI Child Development Center director receives distinguished service award<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Jessica MacLeod has led the center on URI\u2019s Kingston Campus for 11 years <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2026\/03\/04\/paid-summer-internships-for-chs-students\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/CHS-Summer-Internships-2026-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"CHS Summer Internships 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/CHS-Summer-Internships-2026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/CHS-Summer-Internships-2026-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2026\/03\/04\/paid-summer-internships-for-chs-students\/\">Summer Internships for CHS Students!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The College of Health Sciences is now offering\u00a0summer internships\u00a0for undergraduate and master\u2019s students.\u00a0 <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-child-development-centers-accepting-preschool-applications-through-feb-15\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/2026-02-06_12-34-06-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"CDC Classroom\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-child-development-centers-accepting-preschool-applications-through-feb-15\/\">URI Child Development Centers accepting preschool applications through Feb. 15 \u2013 Rhody Today<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">CDCs offer high-quality preschool education for children ages 3-5 <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/valentines-special-uri-couple-family-therapy-clinic-offers-free-relationship-check-ups-for-student-couples-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/2026-02-04_15-28-24-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Valentines Special\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/valentines-special-uri-couple-family-therapy-clinic-offers-free-relationship-check-ups-for-student-couples-2\/\">Valentine\u2019s special: URI Couple &amp; Family Therapy Clinic offers free relationship check-ups for student couples<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Relationship inventory, skill-building tool designed to help couples understand and improve their relationships <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/news\/archives\/\" title=\"\">View Archive<\/a>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spotlights<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/2025\/01\/31\/meet-emily-erskine\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Emily-Erskine-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Emily-Erskine-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Emily-Erskine-web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/2025\/01\/31\/meet-emily-erskine\/\">Meet Emily Erskine<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Emily is a senior in HDF! What year and program are you in? Senior, double major in Elementary Education and HDF. Where are you from? Burrillville, RI What do you&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/2024\/10\/30\/meet-michael\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Michael-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Michael-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Michael.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/2024\/10\/30\/meet-michael\/\">Meet Michael<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Michael is an HDF student and one of this year\u2019s scholarship winners!\u00a0 What year are you? I am currently enrolled in my Senior year, here at URI looking to complete&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/2024\/05\/20\/meet-jake-burns\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Jake-Burns-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Jake-Burns-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Jake-Burns-web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/2024\/05\/20\/meet-jake-burns\/\">Meet Jake Burns<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Jake BurnsHDF Graduate Jake Burns graduated May 2024 in the Human Development and Family Sciences program with a minor in Social Justice and Civic Responsibilities. Jake was awarded the \u201cExcellence&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/2024\/05\/06\/meet-dr-jessica-cless-phd\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Cless-headshot-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Cless-headshot-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Cless-headshot-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/2024\/05\/06\/meet-dr-jessica-cless-phd\/\">Meet Dr. Jessica Cless, PhD<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Jessica Cless is an Assistant Professor in the Human Development &amp; Family Science Department at the University of Rhode Island. <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/2024\/04\/22\/meet-madison-guerrera\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Madison-Guerrera-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Madison-Guerrera-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/Madison-Guerrera-web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/2024\/04\/22\/meet-madison-guerrera\/\">Meet Madison Guerrera<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Madison GuerreraHDF Undergraduate Madison Guerrera is an ambitious undergraduate in the Human Development and Family Sciences (HDF) program who is graduating May 2024. Madison received one of the HDF Undergraduate&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/news\/spotlights\/\" title=\"\">View ARCHIVE<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spotlights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-239","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13678,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239\/revisions\/13678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}