danielle-crosby

Professor researches early care & education in Hispanic families

Early care and education (ECE) utilization patterns among young children in Latino households with low incomes show that non parental child care is relatively common for this group, and especially for preschool-age children, who tend to be in center-based programs. At the same time, many Latino preschoolers from households with… Continue reading…

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Ph.D. student 1 of 6 recipients for national fellowship

Ph.D. student Indya Walker, in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, recently received a $10,000 mini-fellowship from the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The funding will be used on research to study the relationship between Black Americans and firearms.Previous individuals have studied… Continue reading…

Uvalde Memorial

Dr. Smith Lee on Gun Violence and Trauma

In the weeks since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Gov. Greg Abbott has promised that everyone in the community will have access to the mental health care they need. On Wednesday, the governor directed state’s Health and Human Services Commission to work with the Texas Education Agency to use all available resources to help those affected. 

Communidad by LatinxEd

Alum Breaking Barriers as Latinx Educator

When was the first time you had a Latinx teacher or professor?

For many people, the answer to this question is quite eye-opening. That was the case for Dr. Yuliana Rodriguez, clinical assistant professor at the School of Education at UNC-Chapel Hill.