Sep. 15, 2025

Playing it forward with play-based community research

HDFS researcher Rachel Thibodeau-Nielsen has secured a prestigious national Advancing Research Impact In Society (ARIS) Fellowship with her innovative play-based studies that engage the community and focus on foundational skills like problem-solving and collaboration.

June 8, 2025

HDFS Student and Faculty Member Tapped

Each spring, select students are honored for their leadership, service, and dedication to academics, campus, and community during Tap Day festivities. In a tradition dating back to the early 1900s, a small group of students are “tapped” into one of MU’s six secret societies in the days leading up to a formal ceremony, when new members are unveiled to the community. Each society also honor taps MU staff and faculty members who have contributed significantly to the university. The six societies – QEBH, Mystical Seven, LSV, Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa and the Rollins Society. This year, HDFS was…

May 13, 2025

HDFS Graduate and Postdoctoral Scholars Honored

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, with four HDFS scholars earning accolades. Jessica Marmolejos, an HDFS doctoral student, was awarded the John D. Bies International Discovery Fellowship to support her dissertation research abroad. This fellowship is designed to promote international cultural exchange and to encourage doctoral students to adopt a global perspective in their scholarly work. As part of her research, Jessica will spend five months in Barranquilla, Colombia, where she will examine identity…

March 16, 2025

Excellence celebrated at 2025 Awards Ceremony

The 57th annual College of Education and Human Development Award Ceremony was held March 14, 2025 at the State Historical Society of Missouri.

Oct. 1, 2023

Lab for growth

Over its century of existence, the Child Development Lab has evolved toward its three-part mission — research, observation and hands-on teaching for college students, as well as caring for and educating young children.

May 16, 2023

Congratulations to the #MizzouMade Class of 2023

The College of Education and Human Development celebrated 317 undergraduate and 418 graduate students at commencement ceremonies last weekend.