Category: Research
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Researcher awarded $3.2M to study child brain development
May 26, 2023
NIH-funded study will investigate how environmental factors can affect development, risk for drug use in rural Georgia
Category: Health
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Oshri receives UGA Creative Research Medal
Apr 20, 2023
Associate professor studies mechanisms of resilience and risky behavior in children exposed to adversity
Category: Family
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Researchers: low to moderate stress is good for you
Nov 30, 2022
Mild levels of stress force your body to optimize brain cognition, body function
Category: Family
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Some types of stress could be good for brain functioning
Aug 8, 2022
Low to moderate levels of stress may help build resilience while reducing risk of mental illness
Category: Family
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Pandemic family stress leads to sleep problems for boys
Jan 13, 2022
Adolescent girls and boys reacted differently to the strain of adverse parenting
Category: Family
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UGA relationship education program helping military couples thrive
Nov 5, 2021
Elevate program providing couples with new tools to promote stability
Category: Family
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When family stress is high, teen depression can follow
Jul 30, 2021
Structural inequality, family stress put African American youth at risk for elevated depressive symptoms
Category: Family
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Parents abused as children may pass on emotional issues
May 25, 2021
Study suggests boys more vulnerable when parents have poor coping mechanisms
Category: Family
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Futris conferred Fellow status by National Council on Family Relations
Jan 29, 2021
Professor and family life specialist recognized with NCFR's lifetime award
Category: Family
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Giving thanks can keep marriages going
Nov 24, 2020
UGA research says that acts of gratitude can go a long way
Category: Family
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Marital conflict causes loneliness, health problems
Oct 21, 2020
Study shows conflict early in marriage can lead to poor outcomes a decade later
Category: Family
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UGA receives $6.2 million grant to provide relationship, financial training
Oct 21, 2020
Project seeks to assist underserved couples in over 60 Georgia counties
Category: Family
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CDL lead teacher featured in NAEYC article
Oct 16, 2020
Dina Treff is the lead teacher of the preschool program at the Child Development Lab (CDL) at the University of Georgia.
Category: Family
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Strict parenting may cause adolescents to act out
Oct 2, 2020
Research shows conflict affects children’s ability to cope with stress
Category: Family
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Osborne connects research with policy in internship
Sep 30, 2020
Recipient of Josephine Martin Emerging Leader in Policy Award gained valuable experience
Category: Family
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Probing the links between poverty and mental health
Mar 2, 2020
Faculty member Desiree Seponski is committed to expanding access to mental health services
Category: Family