Human Development & Family Science News
New Dean for Research
Katherine McDonald, Ph.D., has been named Senior Associate Dean for Research and Administration in Falk College, where under her leadership with the Office of Research Development “the College has experienced steady growth in research activity by every measure,” says Dean Jeremy Jordan ...
‘Same Playing Field’
The Sobczak Family Student Support Endowed Fund was created to help Falk College students who are experiencing financial hardship. “This (fund) is to help set them up to be as successful as their peers, and that way everybody is on the same playing field as much as they can be,” Dee Anna Sobczak says ...
Supporting Student Experience
Megan Myers, who has been named Falk College’s new Assistant Dean of Advancement, joined the Falk advancement team in 2018 and has a history of creating partnerships that have grown the College and created new opportunities for students and faculty ...
Remembering Together
In this Q&A, Human Development and Family Science major Emily Shuman ’24 was one of five Remembrance Scholars who discussed the 35th anniversary of the Pan Am 103 bombing that claimed the lives of 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students, on Dec. 21, 1988...
Video: ‘A Bigger Reason’
A Human Development and Family Science graduate who’s now pursuing his master of social work degree, Calen Headley says his “desire to help other people has grown tremendously” since his internship with InterFaith Works last spring...
Video: ‘Right for This Path’
Human Development and Family Science major Julia Lee ’23 spent last Spring Semester as an intern at the Korean Church of Syracuse, where she tutored refugee children and gained invaluable skills that propelled her toward her career goal of becoming an elementary school teacher...
Joining the Leadership Team
As Falk College’s Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Department of Sport Management Professor Mary E. Graham will guide all efforts related to faculty development and success—from hiring to retirement—and work closely with university offices and leadership across campus...
From the Finish Line to the Classroom
What do marathons, Pearl Jam, and the Phillies have in common? Jeremy S. Jordan, the new dean of the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. Learn more about Dean Jordan in this Q&A from the Syracuse University central marketing team . . .
Impact of ‘Social Factors’
In this Q&A with SU News, Human Development and Family Science Assistant Professor Catherine García discusses her award-winning research that explores why the fastest-growing segment of older adults in the U.S.—those of Hispanic/Latine origin—are at higher risk for chronic diseases...
Dance of Hope
Grace Brashears is a double major at Falk (HDFS and public health) who was recently named the youngest executive director in the 10-year history of OttoTHON, Syracuse University’s 12-hour dance marathon that raises money for Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital...