Human Development and Family Sciences

Change the world for the better—one person, family and community at a time. Discover how lives and relationships develop within the context of family, school, work and society. Use and create scientific knowledge to build more compassionate and effective solutions for 21st century social problems.

HDFS stories

Ph.D. student is first author on Impact of combat exposure on mental health trajectories in later life”

Jan 22, 2019

Hyunyup Lee, a PhD student in HDFS, is first author on Impact of combat exposure on mental health trajectories in later life: Longitudinal findings from the VA Normative Aging Study,

Assistant professor recognized as leader in the field

Jan 16, 2019

CPHHS Assistant Professor David Rothwell’s articleon asset poverty in Canada was selected as best journal article of 2018 by the International Journal of Social Welfare. The article, The prevalence and composition of asset poverty in Canada, was co-authored by Jennifer Robson from Carleton University. A household is considered asset poor if its assets (financial assets […]

Human Development and Family Sciences