Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth, and Families

Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth, and Families Our initiatives include research on child and adolescent development, parenting, close relationships, and family life across the lifespan.

Engaging families & youth through innovative research, uniting researchers & community for impactful solutions to family challenges, educating future scholars and leaders. We conduct research on children, youth, and families through cross-disciplinary initiatives that engage experienced and emerging scholars in active collaboration. We translate the results of our research for community application and public use.

Congratulations to our 2026 HDFS graduates, Baltazar Campos MS and Victoria Roundy-Cooper PhD! We are so proud of you an...
05/18/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 HDFS graduates, Baltazar Campos MS and Victoria Roundy-Cooper PhD! We are so proud of you and wish you the very best in your future endeavors! 🎓✨

So proud to celebrate this year’s graduating Kind Cats seniors! ❤️💙 We can’t wait to see all the kindness you carry forw...
05/13/2026

So proud to celebrate this year’s graduating Kind Cats seniors! ❤️💙 We can’t wait to see all the kindness you carry forward into the world.

A huge thank you to Dr. Jeannette Maré for leading and mentoring another incredible group of students through the VIP (Vertically Integrated Projects) program. Dr. Maré continues to inspire new generations of Kind Cats researchers and leaders.

Huge congratulations to our student assistant, Fernanda Torres! 🎉 She’s graduating with a double degree in Psychology an...
05/12/2026

Huge congratulations to our student assistant, Fernanda Torres! 🎉 She’s graduating with a double degree in Psychology and Human Development and Family Science. We’re so proud of you and grateful for your hard work!

🎉🎉 Join us in congratulating Baltazar Campos on successfully defending his Master’s thesis: The Long Shadow of Childhood...
05/12/2026

🎉🎉 Join us in congratulating Baltazar Campos on successfully defending his Master’s thesis: The Long Shadow of Childhood Adversity on Multimorbidity: Socioeconomic Resources and Later-Life Health in the Mexican Health and Aging Study.

05/05/2026

Another successful FMI Poster Showcase🙌🎊

Thank you to everyone that participated and everyone that came to support! Such an engaging and inspiring event💛📊

Exciting News!!!We are hiring!!✨✨This position is a great opportunity for undergrad students to strengthen their profess...
04/23/2026

Exciting News!!!
We are hiring!!✨✨

This position is a great opportunity for undergrad students to strengthen their professional skills and experience.

If you feel like you qualify, feel free to apply by emailing your CV/ Resume to [email protected] or finding our ad on HANDSHAKE📚🗓️

Congratulations to Mahek Shah! 🎉👩‍🏫Dissertation title: Examining the Role of Couple Financial Communication in Couple Re...
04/23/2026

Congratulations to Mahek Shah! 🎉👩‍🏫

Dissertation title: Examining the Role of Couple Financial Communication in Couple Relationships as Partners and Parents.

FMI and HDFS faculty and students proudly shared their research this past week in Toronto, Canada, at the Society for Re...
04/23/2026

FMI and HDFS faculty and students proudly shared their research this past week in Toronto, Canada, at the Society for Research on Adolescence conference🎤📊🌎

Big congratulations to Marissa Hettinger on receiving this year’s PhD-level Graduate Teaching Award! 🎉👏Thank you for mak...
04/07/2026

Big congratulations to Marissa Hettinger on receiving this year’s PhD-level Graduate Teaching Award! 🎉👏

Thank you for making an impact and helping our students succeed!

Congratulations to Baltazar Campos on being named an Osburn Summer Fellow! 🎉This fellowship will support his work on a f...
02/19/2026

Congratulations to Baltazar Campos on being named an Osburn Summer Fellow! 🎉

This fellowship will support his work on a first-author manuscript titled, “Life-Course Determinants of Multimorbidity in Older Mexican Adults: Do Education and Occupation Moderate the Effects of Childhood Adversity?”

We’re thrilled to celebrate this well-deserved accomplishment and look forward to the meaningful contributions this research will make! 🌟📚

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