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A focus on fatherhood

April 22, 2020 by Sydni Moore

A young boy looks up from playing with toys in a tub of water.

When most of the country was ordered to stay at home in March, senior Eli Jones’s school environment did not change. The child and family development student was already completing coursework online while interning in Illinois.   “I currently work for a family-focused, child-centered welfare agency called Hobby Horse House (HHH) in Jacksonville,” Jones says. “I’ve been able … [Read more...] about A focus on fatherhood

Filed Under: CEFS Student News, Faculty Tagged With: COVID-19, Eli Jones, Elizabeth King, father, parent, parent program

COE department head receives statewide award

April 17, 2020 by Sydni Moore

Hill Hall on a spring day.

Dr. Denise Cunningham, childhood education and family studies department head, and all her hard work has not gone unnoticed. Missouri Educators of Family and Consumer Sciences and Human Services (MoEFACS) recently selected Cunningham as the recipient of the 2020 Champion Business Leader award.   The news came to Cunningham in a letter from Family, Career and Community … [Read more...] about COE department head receives statewide award

Filed Under: Faculty, Family and consumer sciences Tagged With: award, Denise Cunningham, FACS, Stefanie Livers

Congratulations to Dr. Stefanie Livers

April 1, 2020 by Sydni Moore

Dr. Stefanie Livers works with students in class.

The College of Education is excited to announce that the 2020 issue of Mind's Eye features the work of Dr. Stefanie Livers. Read an excerpt from her story: “Mathematics is the gate keeper for all careers and futures,” Livers said. “Many schools use math as a decision maker of what track or trajectory you’re on.” If math serves as a gatekeeper, what about students that … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Dr. Stefanie Livers

Filed Under: Faculty Tagged With: education, math, Mind's Eye, research, Stefanie Livers

The heroic role of a child life specialist

March 30, 2020 by Sydni Moore

Grace Pipkins poses outside Mercy Kids Children's Hospital.

There is power in deep breathing. It's a coping mechanism Missouri State graduate student Grace Pipkins keeps in the toolbox of her mind. It led to one of her favorite moments during her training to become a child life specialist. She was working with a patient, completing a practicum in Cape Town, South Africa, when it happened. “While working with this boy, I could … [Read more...] about The heroic role of a child life specialist

Filed Under: Student spotlight Tagged With: child life specialist, CLS, Grace Pipkins, graduate program, internship

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