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More HDFS students and faculty on their first day of classes! Happy Fall 2025! .

First Day of School for ! Love seeing all the smiling faces!

Please help me congratulate Dr. Olivia Martín-Piñón on a successful dissertation defense yesterday!
I am also excited to announce that Dr. Martín-Piñón has earned the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow for the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University.

HDFS students and faculty got to share about their careers with students this morning! Thanks explorers for having us and helping us learn with you!

HDFS student Stella Burton giving a terrific poster presentation at the National Undergraduate Research Conference (NCUR) in Pittsburgh! Way to go Stella!!

One of our amazing students, Kaitlyn Berry, representing Auburn HDFS at the National Undergraduate Research Conference (NCUR) in Pittsburgh! Way to go Kaitlyn!

Join me in congratulating our three HDFS graduate students who took home awards yesterday for the Auburn Research Symposium!

 

Zeynep Su Altinoz

“Detecting Adolescent Reception of Parental Support in the Context of Peer Stress: A Multi-Method Study”

1st Place Poster Presentation for Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, Nursing, and Humanities

 

Nana Adjoa Konadu Attiah

“Storms and Rainbows: Examining Parental Aggravation and Positive Feelings in Single Motherhood”

3rd Place Poster Presentation for Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, Nursing, and Humanities

 

Emma Chandler

“When Jekylls Become Hydes: Unearthing the Alter Egos Masked by Social Media”

1st Place Oral Presentation for Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, Nursing, and Humanities

We are looking for preschoolers (age 3-5) who want to join our AUELC Summer Program!!

We want to introduce our new Health and Human Development Minor!

This minor equips students with foundations of the Human Development and Family Science, preparing them to thrive in a growing interest of healthcare, health focused, and wellness professions. Upon graduation, these students in on making a meaningful impact in their local communities.

Our first online ECD completer students are off to do great things!!

Online degree addresses the need for early childhood educators Andi Ammons and Emma Jones are the first two graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Science, Early Child Development, designed to help Alabama’s goal to serve 70% of eligible 4-year-old children with preschool programs led by accredited teachers.

I mean... are we surprised???

We are honored to be selected as the #1 HDFS program in the Southeast!!

Congratulations to the Department of Human Development & Family Science on its recent No.1 ranking in the Southeast region, according to College Factual!