School of Human Development and Family Sciences

School of Human Development and Family Sciences

College of Health

Welcome to the School of Human Development and Family Sciences.

We explore how lives and relationships develop within the context of family, work, school and society, and we work to create compassionate, effective solutions for 21st century social problems.

We are consistently in the top 10 HDFS programs in the United States and are the No. 1 undergraduate HDFS program in Oregon.

Our faculty and degree programs were recently part of the School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences. Learn more about our college name change and restructuring.

Contacts

Our academic programs

Other programs of study

Microcredentials

Microcredentials are high-quality educational opportunities that can help advance your career with less time and financial commitment than a formalized degree or certificate program.

Community engagement

Research and outreach

Recent publications

(This is not an exhaustive list. We are still rebuilding our database of faculty publications. Visit individual faculty profiles for more extensive lists of their publications.)

2024

Case, L., Yun, J., MacDonald, M., Hatfield, B.E., Logan, S.W.  (2024)  Assessing the Use of Recommended Practices in Adapted Physical Activity/Education Experiential-Learning Programs  Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly  41(4)
Kurth, M.L., Segerstrom, S.C., Chandler, K.D., Hooker, K., Aldwin, C.M.  (2024)  Resilience and Hassles Trajectories Among Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic  The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences  
Rockler, B.E., Grutzmacher, S.K., Garcia, J., Smit, E., Braverman, M.  (2024)  Psychosocial factors play a central role in determining SNAP utilization for farm workforce  Frontiers in Public Health  12
Gorrell, L., Shen, X., MacDonald, M., Logan, S.W., Hatfield, B.E., Parkinson, C., D’Antonio, A., Massey, W.   (2024)  The Effect of Outdoor Play, Physical Activity, and Screen Time Use on the Emotional Wellbeing of Children and Youth during a Health Crisis  Leisure Sciences  

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