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Jodi Dworkin, head of the Department of Family Social Science, professor and extension specialist, awarded two more collaborative teams grants to study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals and families. Helping health care workers with mindfulness Front line health care workers (HWCs) are facing unprecedented stressors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since more […]

Gretchen Buchanan, doctoral candidate in Family Social Science, has been selected for a 2020 Translational Research and Career Training TRACT TL1 Program award from the University of Minnesota’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). The prestigious award will fully fund her remaining time in her doctoral program and support her dissertation work in the area […]

Aimee Hubbard, a graduate student in the Family Social Science doctoral program-couple and family therapy has been selected as a 2020 recipient of the AAMFT Foundation Graduate Student Research Award.  The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Research & Education Foundation only makes two cash awards annually to “assist graduate students in the completion […]

Timothy Piehler, assistant professor in Family Social Science, has been honored with a “UMN Council of  Graduate Students (COGS) Outstanding Advisor Award” for excellent advising and teaching of graduate students. Piehler was recognized for his service enhancing the learning experience for graduate students, and going above and beyond traditional advising requirements. Awardees are nominated by […]

Family Social Science Doctoral Candidate Jingchen Zhang was awarded a prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for 2020-2021 from the University of Minnesota’s Graduate School. According to the Graduate School’s website, “The Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF) gives the University’s most accomplished Ph.D. candidates an opportunity to devote full-time effort to an outstanding research project by providing time […]

Jodi Dworkin, interim department head, professor, and extension specialist, today announced two more Family Social Science research grants to faculty and student teams studying the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on individuals and families. The first was announced April 24 (see link to story below). Cathy Solheim, professor and director of graduate studies, leads […]

Family Social Science doctoral candidate successfully defends dissertation An article written by Renada Goldberg, a doctoral candidate in Family Social Science, has been published in the journal, Community, Work, & Family. After the City of Minneapolis passed its Sick and Safe Leave act, Goldberg launched a research project to explore African American families’ negotiation of employment and caretaking […]

Many of us are focused on staying well and protecting others as we face the uncertainty and risk of COVID-19.  Wash your hands, stay six feet apart, and wear a cloth mask are now everyday realities.  There’s something else that each of us should be doing to prepare for the risk of a serious illness—advance […]

Answering the call to create community and connect with alumni and friends isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic, five Family Social Science faculty members will be sharing their research and expertise over the next two months in live and pre-recorded interviews and webinars. Tai Mendenhall, associate professor, will share strategies to improve the balance between self-care […]

As we settle in to our remote work routines and disrupted family lives, anxiety and stress may still be circulating in our collective psyches. Dr. Pauline Boss, professor emeritus of Family Social Science and a ground-breaking family therapist, says giving it a name can help. She calls those unresolved feelings ambiguous loss – loss without […]