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You don’t normally think of graduate studies and boxing in the same way but to Reo Wang, a Family Social Science PhD graduate student, the two disciplines have a lot in common.  “Boxing the sport requires daily dedication, consistency, and a lot of mental strength, which is not unsimilar to doing a PhD,” says Wang. […]

Samantha LeBouef has won a 2023 University of Minnesota President’s Student Leadership and Service Award. According to the UMN Office of Student Affairs, “The President’s Student Leadership & Service Award (PSLSA) recognizes the accomplishments and contributions of outstanding student leaders at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. It is presented to students for their exceptional […]

Damir Utržan, a 2017 PhD alumni in the Family Social Science Couple and Family Therapy specialization, was honored as a CEHD Rising Alumni at a ceremony and reception in April. Currently he is manager of mental health services at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation (HBFF) and an adjunct assistant professor at the Hazelden Betty Ford […]

“Big Data” – its role in tracking diseases, conducting financial analyses, and performing climate modeling are widely known, however Xiaoran Sun, an assistant professor in Family Social Science, is among a cadre of social scientists who want to mine big data in service of families and youth. Sun has been leading a project in collaboration […]

The winners of the CEHD Research Acceleration Seed Grant program have been announced. The program is open to all CEHD faculty and P&A researchers and awards are given in two classes of projects: Developmental and “Jump Start.” The Developmental Project award of $200,000 over two years was presented to Lindsey Weiler (FSoS), Meredith Gunlicks-Stoessel (Psychiatry), […]

Graduate students in the Family Social Science doctoral program won “People’s Choice Awards” at the annual CEHD Research & Innovation Day. The event showcased 60 research posters, the most in the event’s history. In the “Successful Collaboration” category, Lila Khan, Zeba Ahmed, and Emma Worthley were recognized for “Community-based youth mentoring for autistic adolescents by autistic […]

Department of Family Social Science (FSOS) Professor Tai Mendenhall presented “Mental Health and Coping with Chronic Disease” at the Kidney Patient Social Summit in Minneapolis on March 12. The event, sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation, brings together those affected by kidney disease to learn about topics that concern patients and their families. Mendenhall’s presentation […]

Nusroon Fatiha, a graduate student in Family Social Science, has been notified that a manuscript-version of her FSOS master’s thesis has been accepted for publication. The publication, AlterNative, An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, presents “scholarly research on Indigenous worldviews and experiences of decolonization from Indigenous perspectives from around the world.” Fatiha’s paper, “How to do […]

Jerica M. Berge, a 2004 graduate of the Family Social Science doctoral program, has been honored as one of this year’s Distinguished McKnight University Professors. According to the Scholars Walk website, “The Distinguished McKnight University Professorship program recognizes outstanding faculty members who have recently achieved full professor status. Recipients hold the title “Distinguished McKnight University […]

Spring semester at the U finds graduate students in the Family Social Science doctoral program presenting their research at national and international conferences – a key component of the doctoral program that helps students showcase their accomplishments and network with scholars and future collaborators. “Faculty advisors work closely with their advisees to prepare them for […]