Category: Faculty Partner Research

March 29, 2019

Children Are Using Text Crisis Lines To Report Abuse

Children are reaching out to text-based crisis communication hotlines to seek help for mental illness. Laura Schwab-Reese, PhD, finds they’re also using them as a method to report abuse.

December 29, 2018

Family members can share grief during the holidays, but how each person grieves is different

Heather Servaty-Seib, a professor of counseling psychology in the College of Education, said people are creatures of habit and traditions around the holidays can highlight the loss of a loved one for a person and for a family, whether in...

June 12, 2018

Block play could improve your child’s math skills, executive functioning

Semi-structured block play among preschool-age children has the potential to improve two skills – mathematics and executive functioning – critical to kindergarten readiness, according a new study by Sara Schmitt, an assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and

April 17, 2018

You are not just born with empathy

Empathy is becoming more essential for graduates due to the increased globalization of many work environments. It is defined as the ability to place oneself in another’s shoes. This ability allows for emotional connection with other people and an understanding

December 29, 2017

Students with autism make music with iPads

SPEAK MODalities co-founder and Chief Science Officer Dr. Oliver Wendt (CFF Advisory Council member and Faculty Partner) explains why iPads are an effective learning tool for individuals on the autism spectrum.

October 31, 2017

Making the Most of Talk About Numbers

Parent number talk is critical to young children’s math learning. Here are easy ways to make number talk a part of everyday life.