In pictures: FSoS Senior Portfolio Review Day
The Department of Family Social Science's Senior Portfolio Review Day took place on May 7. See the attached PDF for photos and captions describing the event.
May 12, 2008
May 07, 2008
Doherty comments on lavish birthday parties
Family Social Science professor Bill Doherty is quoted in an article on lavish children's birthday parties.
Parents, unite! Ban birthday party blowouts
Stuff (New Zealand) May 7, 2008
Zaloudek receives Fichter grant
Family Social Science student Julie Zaloudek’s proposal "BEM sex role inventory and Christian Protestants’ perceptions of God (Jesus)" will receive a 2008 Fichter Research Grant equaling $10,325.
The Fichter Grant is awarded by the Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR), an international scholarly association that seeks to advance theory and research in the sociology of religion. The Association encourages and communicates research that ranges widely across the multiple themes and approaches in the study of religion, and is a focal point for comparative, historical, and theoretical contributions to the field.
Congratulations, Julie!
Gilbert and Axtell to co-chair Transgender Commission
Field Coordinator MJ Gilbert (Social Work), along with Sarah Axtell (Family Social Science) has accepted the position of co-chair of the University's Transgender Commission. The commission is associated with the GLBTA Programs Office, and reports to the Vice President and Vice Provost for Equity and Diversity.
The University of Minnesota Transgender Commission works to create equity, access, and an inclusive environment for people of all genders through education, advocacy, and institutional change. The Commission strives to honor transgender people and celebrate gender diversity; make visible the systems of gender that profoundly affect all our lived experiences; and eliminate the discrimination faced by transgender and gender non-conforming students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members.
More information about the Transgender Commission can be found at http://glbta.umn.edu/trans. Anyone interested in the work of the commission, or in becoming involved, should contact MJ at 612-624-4259 or mgilbert@umn.edu.
April 29, 2008
Bauer quoted in affluenza article
Family social science professor Jean Bauer is quoted in an article on affluenza and money management.
$urviving the Economy: Dig out of debt
KARE 11 (Minn.) April 29, 2008
Doherty to parents: Don't act on your favorites
Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) comments on the potentially damaging effects of parents playing favorites with their children.
Good question: Is it wrong to play favorites?
WCCO (Minn.) April 28, 2008
April 28, 2008
In pictures: Grotevant retirement party
As those of you who attended last week's College Awards ceremony know, Family Social Science professor Hal Grotevant is retiring from the department to join the faculty at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Below is a link to download pictures from Hal's April 18 retirement party. Enjoy!
Download photo album [.pdf].
April 21, 2008
Boss to speak at Gray tribute
Professor Emeritius Pauline Boss (Family Social Science) is speaking at UC Berkeley’s Tribute to Jim Gray on May 31. Jim Gray, a Silicon Valley legend, is known for his groundbreaking work as a programmer, database expert, and Microsoft engineer. Gray’s work helped make possible such technologies as the cash machine, e-commerce, online ticketing, and deep databases like Google. Jim Gray disappeared without a trace on a sailing trip to the Farallon Islands on January 28, 2007.
Speakers at the tribute will address the attributes and accomplishments that contributed to Gray’s world renowned reputation.
April 16, 2008
McCulloch and Lassig to speak at gerontology conference
Professor B. Jan McCulloch and doctoral student Sara Lassig, both from the Department of Family Social Science, are invited speakers at the Minnesota Gerontological Society’s 2008 Annual Conference “Aging and the Family . . . It’s all in the Genes!” on April 25. Their topic is Rural Issues in Caregiving.
March 27, 2008
More press on birthdays gone wild
Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) offers comment in another article on super-sized children's birthday parties.
Birthday presents get a timeout from parents
Boston Globe (Mass.) March 27, 2008
March 26, 2008
Craft wins President's Faculty Multicultural Research Award
Assistant Professor Shonda Craft (Family Social Science) is a winner of the 2008 President's Faculty Multicultural Research Award. The award, sponsored by the University's Office for Equity and Diversity, is designed to encourage and support research on issues related to people of color, particularly in a North American context.
Congratulations Shonda!
March 19, 2008
McCulloch and Dworkin elected to NCFR
The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), the oldest multidisciplinary non-partisan professional organization focused solely on family research, practice, and education, has elected two members from the Department of Family Social Science:
Professor and Department Head B. Jan McCulloch has been named Chair of the NCFR Family and Health section. The mission of the Family and Health Section is to promote the health of diverse families and their members through interdisciplinary activities that facilitate excellence in family health practice, research, education, and policy development.
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist Jodi Dworkin has been elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Education and Enrichment section. The Education and Enrichment section shares information on effective family life education, teaching materials and methods, and marriage enrichment interests. Focus Groups include Marriage and Family Enrichment, Certified Family Life Educators, Sexuality, Parent Education, Families and Grief, and Peace.
Congratulations Jan and Jodi!
March 13, 2008
FSoS student comments on upcoming election
Kellie Holt, a junior in the Department of Family Social Science, recently commented on the implications of being an African-American woman choosing between Barack Obama and HIllary Clinton.
Clinton-Obama race producing 'delightful dilemma' for black women
MinnPost (Minn.) March 13, 2008
March 07, 2008
Rosenblatt comments on male housework study
Professor Paul Rosenblatt (family social science) commented on a recent study that links men doing housework to increased sexual intimacy with their partners.
Men who do more housework may get more sex
KMSP (Minn.) March 6, 2008
March 03, 2008
Doherty discusses lavish kids' parties
Professor Bill Doherty in the Department of Family Social Science comments on the rise in lavish children's parties in this article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Goody bags gone bad
Cleveland Plain Dealer (Ohio) March 3, 2008
Parents giving 'out-of-control birthday parties' left holding the bag
Sun Journal (ME) March 13, 2008
February 27, 2008
Craft shares research on women, HIV, and pregnancy
According to research by Shonda Craft, assistant professor of family social science, about one in four women who have tested positive for HIV expect pregnancy and motherhood to be a part of their future.
About one-quarter of women with HIV want to become pregnant
ScienceDaily (Md.) Feb. 27, 2008
February 21, 2008
Zuiker: Students should learn budget basics
Virginia Zuiker, associate professor of family social science, comments on the need for students to learn more about financial management.
Loan refunds: Spend on spring break or rent?
Minnesota Daily (Minn.) Feb. 21, 2008
January 30, 2008
In memoriam: Gerhard (Gerry) Neubeck
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dear friend, colleague, and mentor Professor Emeritus Gerhard (Gerry) Neubeck (Family Social Science). Gerry began his professional career at the University in 1948 after already experiencing a lifetime of fortune and tumult.
January 18, 2008
FSoS emerti named NCFR Fellows
Family social science professors emeriti M. Janice Hogan and David Olson have been named National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Fellows. Fellowship status in NCFR is an honor awarded to relatively few members of NCFR who have made outstanding and enduring contributions to the field of the family in the areas of scholarship, teaching, outreach, or professional service, including service to NCFR. By definition, outstanding contributions are those that have had a broad impact on the field and are enduring over time. Congratulations Jan and David!
December 19, 2007
CEHD faculty help revise U tenure policy
Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) and Assistant Professor Karen Miksch (Postsecondary Teaching and Learning) served on the University's 2006-2007 Academic Freedom and Tenure committee, a group charged with revising the University's tenure policy. The new "Procedures for Reviewing Candidates for Tenure and/or Promotion: Tenure-Track and Tenured Faculty" went into effect in October.
"Tenure policy revised in historic effort"
UMN Brief (Minn.) Dec. 19, 2007
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Danes comments on family-owned businesses
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Sharon Danes, a professor and extension specialist in the Department of Family Social Science, is mentioned in an article on the management challenges of family-owned businesses.
"Marriages may hurt businesses, vice versa"
Springfield Business Journal (Fla.) Dec. 17, 2007
December 04, 2007
Parent-child communication important, says Solheim
Family social science professor Cathy Solheim commented on the importance of parent-child communication in a recent article on baby boomer history classes for college students.
Boomer course closes generation gap
USA Today (V.A.) Dec. 3, 2007
November 28, 2007
Buckholz to enter leadership program
Nikki Buckholz, a senior in the Department of Family Social Science, has been selected to participate in the 2008 Tom Burnett Advanced Leadership Program. Each spring 15 University of Minnesota students are chosen to participate in the advanced leadership development program. This program features life and career mentoring, weekly leadership workshops, and in-depth assessment of each student's personality traits, potential career paths, and leadership skills, so that each one can make a difference one person at a time. Associate Professor Cathy Solheim nominated Nikki for this program.
October 31, 2007
Gewirtz suggests uses for Halloween candy
Assistant Professor Abigail Gewirtz (family social science) offers tips for using Halloween candy to teach children self-control. What to do with all that Halloween candy (KARE-11 News)
October 30, 2007
Grotevant quoted in open adoption article
Professor Harold Grotevant (family social science) and his research on openness in adoption was mentioned in a recent New York Times Magazine article.
October 29, 2007
Family meal time important, says Doherty
Family social science professor Bill Doherty was quoted in a St. Cloud Times article this past Friday. The article was on a new cooking class in the St. Cloud area for preschoolers and their families. Doherty commented on the importance of family meal time to healthy child and family development.
October 22, 2007
Boss and ambiguous loss featured in Seattle Times
Professor Emeritus Pauline Boss (family social science) and her work in ambiguous loss were featured in a recent Seattle Times article.
Olson receives award for outstanding leadership
Congratulations to Trish Olson (family social science), who was presented with the Outstanding Leadership Award at the 2007 Minnesota Extension Fall Program Conference. Trish is the area program leader of Family Resource Management and director of the Center for Personal and Family Financial Education in St. Paul. This award recognizes her work connecting the external community with University resources and forging vital relationships at all levels of the organization.
October 08, 2007
Doherty's research mentioned in 'Generation M' article
Family social science professor Bill Doherty's research on children's free time was mentioned in a recent Eagle Tribune article on Generation M (where M stands for media).
October 05, 2007
Students cut it close with money, says Solheim
Family social science professor Cathy Solheim commented on college students' financial habits in a Star Tribune article.
October 01, 2007
Doherty offers tips on activist children
Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) offers tips on parenting activist children in a recent Wall Street Journal article.
Anxious parents fuel consulting industry, says Doherty
Family social science professor Bill Doherty comments on the rise of professional parenting consultants in this San Francisco Chronicle article.
September 24, 2007
"Children's parties out of control," says Doherty
Family social science professor Bill Doherty published an editorial in yesterday's Newsday. The topic of the editorial was on the recent proliferation of lavish children's parties.
September 10, 2007
Doherty comments on sane schedules for children
Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) is briefly quoted in a Patriot Ledger article on managing children's schedules.
August 31, 2007
MN families under stress from bridge collapse, says Boss
Professor Emerita Pauline Boss (Family Social Science) comments in a Star Tribune article that Minnesota families are under enormous emotional stress from the recent bridge collapse.
August 29, 2007
In memoriam: Wayne Caron
As many of you already know, Assistant Professor Wayne Caron in the Department of Family Social Science passed away suddenly on Friday, August 24. The department has established the online Wayne Caron Memorial Page to give Wayne's many friends, colleagues, and family members a space in which to share their memories, tributes, thoughts, poems, pictures, or links to external Web sites. As Wayne's colleague Professor Hal Grotevant notes, "Wayne was such a lover of technology--we think he would approve." Send your posts to caron@umn.edu. (This is not Wayne's personal e-mail account. It was set up specifically for entries for the memorial page.)
An August 28 Star Tribune article remembers Wayne's many contributions to the Alzheimer's community, and gives details about funeral arrangements.
August 21, 2007
Men and women approach problems differently, says Doherty
In a recent Washington Post article, Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) comments on the different problem-solving techniques employed by men and women.
August 15, 2007
Boss discusses coping strategies after bridge collapse
Professor Emerita Pauline Boss (Family Social Science) appeared on MPR Midday this week to discuss the bridge collapse. With divers still searching the river for bodily remains, several families are coping with ambigous loss, Boss' primary area of research. Listen to her radio appearance by clicking on this link.
August 13, 2007
Doherty discusses open marriage
Professsor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) discusses the history of open marriage in this ABC News article.
July 30, 2007
Trembly, program to air on TPT
For those of you who missed it back in March, you now have a second chance to view "Pets Caught in the Crossfire of Family Violence," a program that was taped at "Building a Bridge of Hope: Interdisciplinary Conference on Family Violence and Animal Abuse." The conference, a joint effort between the University's College of Veterinary Medicine, Partners for Violence Prevention, the American Humane Association, and Minnesota's Department of Human Services, was co-chaired by none other than our own Holli Trombley, a graduate student in the Department of Family Social Science. Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) will air "Pets" on August 4 at 8pm. TPT is on channel 17.
July 27, 2007
Doherty: Don't overschedule your child
In a recent article in the Evansville Courier & Press, family social science professor Bill Doherty cautions parents against overscheduling children.
July 23, 2007
Stum awarded GSA fellow status
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has awarded fellow status to Professor Marlene Stum (Family Social Science). GSA Fellows represent the highest class of membership and are recognized by their peers for outstanding contributions to the field of gerontology.
GSA is the oldest and largest national multidisciplinary scientific organization devoted to the advancement of gerontological research. Its membership includes some 5,000 researchers, educators, practitioners, and other professionals in the field of aging. The Society’s principal missions are to promote research and education in aging, and to encourage the dissemination of research results to other scientists, decision makers, and practitioners.
June 25, 2007
Doherty comments on supersize grad parties
Bill Doherty, professor of family social science, comments on the rise in lavish graduation parties in this Star Tribune article.
May 29, 2007
Roadside memorials help ease grief, says Boss
In a recent Star Tribune article, Professor Emerita Pauline Boss (family social science) comments on the rising popularity of roadside memorials to commemorate traffic fatalities.
May 24, 2007
Mr. Turner goes to Washington
William Turner, professor of family social science, has been awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship, to begin September 1. The fellowship allows Turner to work in Washington, D.C. for a year with federal agencies and legislators on health policy matters, and then return to the University to pursue his own work in health policy.
Yang inducted into Phi U
In March graduate student Pa Nhia Yang (Family Social Science) was inducted into the Phi Upsilon Omicron Honors Society. The society honors academic excellence in family and consumer sciences.
May 23, 2007
Lassig wins gerontology scholarship
Graduate student Sara Lassig (Family Social Science) has been awarded the Bloedow Scholarship as an outstanding graduate student in the field of gerontology. The award was presented by the Minnesota Gerontological Society.