UNC Greensboro

The UNCG Advising Excellence awards recognize the commitments of faculty and staff who make significant contributions to student success through the delivery of exemplary academic advising. Dr. Anne Fletcher is this year’s faculty advisor recipient.

Human Development and Family Studies Professor and HHS Associate Dean for Research Dr. Esther Leerkes has built an influential body of work. She is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking studies on maternal sensitivity to infant distress as a predictor of child social emotional outcomes. Her findings have paved the way for subsequent studies linking early infant experiences to child emotional regulation, academic performance, and mental health.

I used ‘Wheel’ to teach (my daughter) letter recognition and colors. I would hear myself solving puzzles and saying aloud, ‘I could do this. I should go on the show.’ I wanted my daughter to see me not just talk, but take action, so we recorded an audition video.

The scope of my doctoral research examines family and social relationships and their influence on the prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms among elderly individuals living in community settings in Brazil.

We hope we can model that peer mentor relationship. As someone who aged out of foster care, I hope that I can show (others) what that looks like as (they’re) undertaking their educational journey.

“Latino children are disproportionately affected by poverty, yet before the center (National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families) was founded, there wasn’t much information about what challenges Latino families face with access to child care, We’ve aimed to better understand the landscape for low-income Hispanic families and find the most effective ways to connect this group with accessible and affordable child care and education.”