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A student and a faculty member were both "tapped" into Mizzou Secret Societies.

The Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) was well represented at this year’s Research and Creative Activities Forum and MU Graduate School’s 12th annual Graduate and Postdoctoral awards ceremony.

Several Mizzou HDFS representatives were honored with awards at this year's NCFR conference.

Did you know, the University of Missouri’s Freshman Interest Group (FIG) program turns 30 this year?  The FIG program allows groups of entering freshman to take a set of courses in a particular area of interest together during their first semester. HDFS is also thrilled to announce that for the first time in this 30-year…

Despite joining Mizzou’s Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) department only recently, the new faculty members have already made significant strides, securing multiple external grants to fund their research and outreach projects.

The Center for Family Policy and Research (CFPR) within the Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) will be welcoming three new post-doctoral fellows this year.

Francisco Palermo and Rachel Thibodeau-Nielsen recognized for excellence.

Dr. I-Fen Lin will join the Department of Human Development and Family Science as the Coleman-Ganong Endowed Professor in Family Structure and Family Process on June 1, 2025.

Jessica Marmolejos has been selected as an alternate for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Karen Talley received an honorable mention for her application to the Graduate Research Fellowship Program with the National Science Foundation.

Alaina Dooley was honored with the MU PIVOT award for supporting other students’ fellowship efforts.

In recognition of her dedication and support of students, Nora was recently recognized by the University of Missouri and received the 2024 Excellence in Advising Award.

Aryahna Le Grand went to DC as a member of the Mizzou MoreThan4 Organization to attend the 2024 Alliance for Childhood Cancer Action Days – an event that brings advocates together to discuss childhood cancer issues before Congress.

A team featuring HDFS faculty won a $20,000 prize to design and deliver two-day camps offering leadership training to underrepresented youth.

Avelina Rivero was selected as a graduate fellow of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE).

Doctoral candidate Matthew Ogan is receiving over $25,000 to study how economic hardships influence mental health and relationship functioning in mothers experiencing low income.

This Fall, the Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) welcomes eight new members to our team!

Child care is a considerable expense for families and yet, many child care providers are underpaid relative to other industries and the critical nature of their work (i.e., supporting the labor force, caring for the future work force). The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Drs. Louis Manfra and Francisco Palermo over $300,000…

Hanamori Skoblow, MS, a Ph.D. student in Human Development and Family Science at the University of Missouri, is one of 110 doctoral students in the U. S. and Canada selected to receive a $20,000 Scholar Award given by the International Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood.  This award will support Hanamori in completing her dissertation and…

Congratulations to Jasmine M. Godwin on receiving a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)! The New Haven, Connecticut native, who completed a bachelor’s degree at Tuskegee University, is a second-year graduate student (MS/PhD) in the Department of Human Development and Family Science. Her program of research focuses on the Black Family unit…

Mizzou HDFS graduate students Shannon Dier and Aida Ismailova received top honors for their presentations at the 39th Annual Research & Creative Activities Forum (RCAF).

Shannon Dier and Matthew Ogan, were honored at the 2023 MU Graduate and Postdoctoral Awards Reception.