New study to examine the role of extended family caregivers of people with dementia
Karen Roberto and Tina Savla, both core faculty members of Virginia Tech s Center for Gerontology, are leading a five-year, $2.14 million study that will examine the role of extended family caregivers and their service use, needs, and challenges.
The National Institute on Aging part of the National Institutes of Health awarded the grant.
While most of the caregiving literature to date has focused on close kin, such as adult children and spouses, this new study will turn the spotlight on other family caregivers, such as grandchildren, siblings, nieces and nephews, and step-kin.
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Study shows racial disparities in elementary school disciplinary actions
Even after accounting for differences in income, education, caregiver support, special education services and parental reports of misbehavior and family conflict, elementary school-age Black children are 3.5 times more likely to be suspended or placed in detention than their white peers, a new study finds.
The results were unsettling even to the researchers themselves, who were familiar with previous research into racial disparities in school discipline. Previous studies primarily used school records, but this study was able to use a nationwide self-reported dataset, with data collected as part of a long-term investigation into how the brain develops through the preteen and teen years into early adulthood.
College of Health and Human Sciences 14 Jan, 2021
Editor’s note: Watch a recording of this presentation and other installments of the Extension Prevention Cast on the Prevention Research Center website.
The Colorado State University Prevention Extension Cast series, featuring interviews with experts on current issues in the field of prevention science, is back for 2021! The upcoming event showcases two experts on aging speaking about how to engage older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nate Riggs, professor and director of the CSU Prevention Research Center will host the discussion with Cory Bolkan, associate professor in the Department of Human Development at Washington State University in Vancouver, and Raven Weaver, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development at Washington State University in Pullman. The topic will be
UTRGV and South Texas College partner on new early childhood studies program
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A new partnership between South Texas College and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will allow students to earn a degree in early childhood studies.
Students will start at STC. After earning 75 credit hours, they ll transition to UTRGV for the final 45 credit hours.
The program offers two tracks: a certified track for people who want to become teachers and a non-certified track for people who work in daycares or Head Start programs.
Matthew Bumpus
Life transitions are of huge interest to Matthew Bumpus, and now the Human Development professor will experience one of his own.
Bumpus, who has been at WSU for 17 years, takes over as chair of WSU’s Department of Human Development on Jan. 1.
“Taking on a leadership role will be a challenge,” Bumpus said. “But I have worked with excellent chairs over the past several years. I think I’m prepared and I know the faculty and staff in our department are fantastic.”
“Matt will be a great leader for the Human Development department,” said André-Denis Wright, dean of WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. “He knows his colleagues and cares deeply about their success. I’m excited to work with him in his new leadership role.”