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.)

2025

Simmons, D.N., Miller, M., Tominey, S.L.  (2025)  “How did you love me so fast?”: Co-creating Conditions for Educator SEL and Well-being  Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy  
Gianaros, P.J., Lewis, T.T., Segerstrom, S.C., Tomiyama, A.J., Gruenewald, T.L.  (2025)  Towards a Second Social Movement in Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine  Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine  87(1)

2024

Logan, S.W., Chandler, K.D., Sloane, B.M.  (2024)  Punk pedagogy in a course about punk: A qualitative study of undergraduate students’ experiences  Research in Education  
Parkinson, C., Shen, X.S., MacDonald, M., Logan, S.W., Gorrell, L., Hatfield, B.E.  (2024)  Adaptative Strategies for Outdoor Recreation During a Time of Stress: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.  Sage Open  14(4)
Konishi, H., Bowles, R.P., Skibbe, L.E., Montroy, J.J., Cameron, C.E., McClelland, M.M.  (2024)  Understanding Peer Effects for Executive Function and Academic Development in a Diverse Sample of Preschoolers  

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