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Please visit our Research Grants, Publications, Conference Presentations and Awards. The research of the faculty in the Graduate Program focuses broadly on areas related to individual and family studies, including stress and coping (e.g., bereavement, children with special needs, family caregiving, family conflict), early childhood education (e.g., gender-role socialization, teacher preparation, prosocial development, multicultural education), families and work (e.g., the connection between paid work and family life), family structure and individual well-being (e.g., poverty, single-parent families, impact of divorce on children), interpersonal relationships (e.g., marriage, intergenerational ties), and methodology (e.g., program development and evaluation, research methods). Graduate students are encouraged to participate actively in this research program. Graduate study is structured for those interested in careers in research and teaching, and in specialized areas of practice in early childhood, human development, family studies, and gerontology. Emphasis is placed on the integration of developmental and familial perspectives. Human Development and Family Sciences graduate students come from varied backgrounds. Some have undergraduate degrees in human development and/or family studies; others have training in related fields such as sociology or psychology. All graduates must be versed in broad aspects of Human Development and Family Sciences as well as in their own area of specialization.

Human Development and Family Sciences research addresses significant social and economic issues concerning the development of productive individuals and families. Examples of research topics include: divorce, stress and coping, unemployment and families, family violence, care of aging and dependent family member, health care decision-making, family economics, youth at risk, early childhood education for low income children, and substance abuse.

Support for this research has generated over $2 million in federal, state, and private grants during the last five years. Support has been received from the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute on Mental Health, the Administration on Aging, the Oregon Community Foundation, the Meyer Memorial Trust, the Oregon Department of Education, the Alzheimer Disease Center of Oregon, and others. Other specific accomplishments over the last five years include development of the Child Development Laboratories and observational research facilities at the Family Study Center. Faculty research is published in the top professional journals and has informed the development of policies and programs for individuals and families.

The Center for Healthy Aging Research is a community of researchers dedicated to studying aging related issues including Diet, Genes and Aging; Bone Health, Exercise, and Function in Aging; Psychosocial Factors and Optimal Aging; and Social and Ethical Issues in Technologies for Healthy Aging. Psychosocial Factors and Optimal Aging Core Director Carolyn Aldwin and other social scientists examine the aging individual within social contexts, particularly within families.

Service

Three HDFS Extension specialists provide nationally recognized programs in family, child development, family development over the life course, and family economics. Human Development and Family Sciences is committed to the improvement of lives of individuals and families through the development of informed family policies and programs. All extension and residential faculty have active service roles with national, state, and local organizations and agencies including the U.S. Administration Aging, the National Institutes of Health, the National Consumer Action Panel, the National Council on Family Relations, the American Psychological Association, Linn-Benton Community College, and Oregon’s Services to Children and Families. Faculty also participate in professional continuing education programs, including an annual statewide gerontology conference that brings over 300 professionals and advocates to OSU each year. Finally, the Human Development and Family Sciences Child Development Laboratory serves approximately 80 children and their families, including a Head-Start model program for low-income children, funded by the Oregon Department of Education.


	Limit results to this site.		Health and Human Sciences » Human Development and Family Sciences » Research. Research Please visit our Research Grants, Publications, Conference Presentations and Awards. The research of the faculty in the Graduate Program focuses broadly on areas related to individual and family studies, including stress and coping (e.g., bereavement, children with special needs, family caregiving, family conflict), early childhood education (e.g., gender-role socialization, teacher preparation, prosocial development, multicultural education), families and work (e.g., the connection between paid work and family life), family structure and individual well-being (e.g., poverty, single-parent families, impact of divorce on children), interpersonal relationships (e.g., marriage, intergenerational ties), and methodology (e.g., program development and evaluation, research methods). Graduate students are encouraged to participate actively in this research program. Graduate study is structured for those interested in careers in research and teaching, and in specialized areas of practice in early childhood, human development, family studies, and gerontology. Emphasis is placed on the integration of developmental and familial perspectives. Human Development and Family Sciences graduate students come from varied backgrounds. Some have undergraduate degrees in human development and/or family studies; others have training in related fields such as sociology or psychology. All graduates must be versed in broad aspects of Human Development and Family Sciences as well as in their own area of specialization. Human Development and Family Sciences research addresses significant social and economic issues concerning the development of productive individuals and families. Examples of research topics include: divorce, stress and coping, unemployment and families, family violence, care of aging and dependent family member, health care decision-making, family economics, youth at risk, early childhood education for low income children, and substance abuse. Support for this research has generated over $2 million in federal, state, and private grants during the last five years. Support has been received from the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute on Mental Health, the Administration on Aging, the Oregon Community Foundation, the Meyer Memorial Trust, the Oregon Department of Education, the Alzheimer Disease Center of Oregon, and others. Other specific accomplishments over the last five years include development of the Child Development Laboratories and observational research facilities at the Family Study Center. Faculty research is published in the top professional journals and has informed the development of policies and programs for individuals and families. The Center for Healthy Aging Research is a community of researchers dedicated to studying aging related issues including Diet, Genes and Aging; Bone Health, Exercise, and Function in Aging; Psychosocial Factors and Optimal Aging; and Social and Ethical Issues in Technologies for Healthy Aging. Psychosocial Factors and Optimal Aging Core Director Carolyn Aldwin and other social scientists examine the aging individual within social contexts, particularly within families. Service Three HDFS Extension specialists provide nationally recognized programs in family, child development, family development over the life course, and family economics. Human Development and Family Sciences is committed to the improvement of lives of individuals and families through the development of informed family policies and programs. All extension and residential faculty have active service roles with national, state, and local organizations and agencies including the U.S. Administration Aging, the National Institutes of Health, the National Consumer Action Panel, the National Council on Family Relations, the American Psychological Association, Linn-Benton Community College, and Oregon’s Services to Children and Families. Faculty also participate in professional continuing education programs, including an annual statewide gerontology conference that brings over 300 professionals and advocates to OSU each year. Finally, the Human Development and Family Sciences Child Development Laboratory serves approximately 80 children and their families, including a Head-Start model program for low-income children, funded by the Oregon Department of Education. Research across OSU

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