Welcome
Welcome Shannon Nobles, our new HDFS business manager! Stop by HE 7 to say hello!
In the News
The Youth Equity Project's The Family Voices Project explored the ways parents and caregivers help elementary-age children cope with bullying and racism and is featured in this month's Engaged Scholar e-newsletter.
Dr. Jamie Wu co-authored a study cited in MSU Today article “Lack of childcare access limits Michigan’s labor force.”
Dr. Jamie Wu’s co-authored study featured in a MiLEAP press release, “New MSU Study Highlights How Expanding Child Care Access Strengthens Michigan’s Workforce.”
Awards, Grants & Recognitions
MSU Couple and Family Therapy Program students and faculty shared their research and expertise at the Intervention Research in Systemic Family Therapy Conference.
Dr. Jamie Wu was awarded a five-year grant from MiLEAP, totaling $530,000 annually, to evaluate Michigan’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) beginning on September 1, 2025. The 21st CCLC grant is the sole source of federal funding dedicated to supporting out-of-school time programs for K–12 students in Michigan.
Publications
Dr. Hye-Jin Park, Dr. Qi Huang, Jiayi Liu, and Dr. Desiree Qin published "More Than a Number: Gifted Asian American Students’ Perceptions of Grades and Pressure" in Gifted Child Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/00169862251382239
Dr. Jamie Wu co-authored, “More Care, More Workers? Gauging the Impact of Child Care Access on Labor Force Participation,” published in the journal Social Sciences.
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By Katie Frey