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The Catalyst
November/December 2021
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Dear HDFS community,
Despite the challenging year we have all had, HDFS continues to thrive. We have our highest enrollments at the undergraduate and graduate levels in years, and our faculty are publishing prolifically, mentoring our students, and being recognized nationally. We are also continuing to impact society through our scholarship, teaching, and community engaged work. HDFS is a model for 21st century learning and education. I wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and some well deserved relaxation. May 2022 be a better year for the world!
Bahira Sherif Trask, HDFS Department Chair
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Faculty, Staff & Student Spotlights |
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Pictured from top left: Dr. Roderick Carey, HDFS, Dr. Rosalie Rolon-Dow, SOE,
Dr. Ann M. Aviles, HDFS and Dr. Janine DeNovais, SOE
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The Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA) conference was a significant success. CRSEA, in partnership with HDFS, was able to facilitate the association's first-ever hybrid conference. Virtual participants were able to see and interact with the onsite participants in a seamless way and this was a major accomplishment! Through this collaboration, they hosted one of their largest numbers of conference participants. The networking with local scholar-activists, undergraduate, and graduate students was powerful. CRSEA leadership were extremely pleased with how well the entire conference went and the way UD support staff went above and beyond to ensure a well-run conference. Many thanks to the conference planning committee members and UD student volunteers for all their dedication and hard work to make this year's conference a huge success!
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We are pleased to announce that Assistant Professor Roderick Carey is the 2022 Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Emerging Scholar. This is a very competitive honor, and we are delighted to learn that he was chosen for this award!
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Assistant Professor Tia Barnes is the CASEL 2021 Recipient of the Joseph E. Zins Award for Social and Emotional Learning Action Research.
CASEL is the nationally recognized authority in social emotional learning both for researchers and practitioners.
This award honors the impactful work that Tia Barnes has been doing to pave the way for others to improve education and support the social and emotional development of children. Congratulations, Tia!
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We would like to welcome Rebecca Wilson as an academic advisor in the department! Along with providing course advisement to our students, she also teaches HDFS235, HDFS318 and HDFS346, and oversees the coordination of the Human Service Internships, along with clinical coordinator Adam Morris.
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HDFS graduate student Camila Polanco is currently working with SOE Professor Laura Desimone, HDFS Assistant Professor Roderick Carey, and SOE Clinical Coordinator Nicholas Bell on a manuscript assessing student outcomes in math and whether culturally responsive and ambitious math teaching practices have an influence on their math self-efficacy and engagement.
Camila is also working with Carey on his Black Boy Mattering Project and they have had a manuscript accepted which examines Black high school boys’ sense of mattering in school, and how institutional racism shows up in their school setting to affect their sense of mattering. Camila is applying a bio ecological systems model and culturally responsive teaching to investigate student outcomes in mathematics for her thesis project.
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Bradley Polk is a junior Human Services student also minoring in Public Health. He is one of the founding officers (treasurer) of the newly founded Tau Upsilon Alpha Honors Society for Human Service majors at UD. He is enjoying working with all the members as they make plans for new initiatives and service projects as part of their work within the honors society.
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New Directions Early Head Start (NDEHS) fundraising initiatives have been a big success this year and NDEHS would like to offer a big shout out to everyone who participated. A special thank you to Pro-spect Home Inspections and UD's Lab School who played Santa in a big way by delivering lots of toys. Kristy Mast of Pro-spect and Peggy Stinson, NDEHS program coordinator, are pictured above. On the right is the generous donation from the Lab School.
There is still time to donate to "Bundle Up Baby," the fundraiser to raise money for cold weather gear to keep the children and their siblings in NDEHS warm this winter. So far $1,170 in donations have been received. Through the end of December, click here and donate through UD's Henfunder. A small amount can help purchase coats, hats, mittens, car seat covers and blankets. Please direct all questions to Imani Lawson.
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- Winter session begins - January 3rd
- Winter session ends - February 4th
- Spring semester begins - February 7th
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