DEI Research and Outreach
Ongoing Faculty Projects:
Dr. Laura Herold's HDFS 3333 Language and Literacy Pedagogy for Birth - Kindergarten
Educators course is designing experiences to take into local kindergarten classrooms. They work with diverse
groups of children in schools with a high proportion of children on free and reduced
lunch. They bring enriching experiences that support vocabulary development, and early
writing and reading skills.
- Dr. Herold, Dr. McNally and Donia Timby have partnered with Dr. Bailey, Dr. Harris and Dr. Wheat at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to work toward a 4+1 agreement between their institutions. This agreement would allow for co-teaching across programs and facilitate students at UAPB in earning their Birth - Kindergarten teaching license at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville after graduating from UAPB with an HDFS degree. The team is currently seeking grant funding to support their efforts, which include a distance learning room at UAPB, DEI training through the IDEALS institute, joint training in anti-bias education of teachers working at the campus childcare centers at both institutions and outreach into their communities.
- Dr. Jacquelyn Wiersma-Mosley is using a grant from the Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center to raise diversity awareness and cultural appreciation, conducting ultural competence development research and trainings and offering IDI trainings.
Student Research
- Sara Fanous (HDFS alumna): "Intercultural competence among early childhood educators"
- Jenna Holloway (HDFS alumna) – "Sexual Assault among College Students with Disabilities: The Hidden Victims"
Service-Learning Courses Available
Service-learning provides an excellent high impact experience for introducing students to people of different cultural backgrounds, helping students become aware of the issues these people and communities face related to culture.
Code |
Number |
Name |
Instructor |
Contact |
|
HDFS |
2493 |
Introduction to Cultural Competence |
Jackie Mosley |
|
|
HDFS |
3333 |
Language and Literacy Pedagogy |
Laura Herold |
|
|
HDFS |
3453 |
Parenting and Family Dynamics |
Donia Timby |
|
|
HDFS |
4473 |
Multicultural Families |
Jackie Mosley |
|
|
HDFS |
2413H |
Family Relations |
Amanda Williams |
|
|
HDFS |
3443H |
Honors Families in Crisis |
Shari Moxley |
|
|
HESC |
599V |
Festival Management |
Yao-Chin Wang |
|
|
HOSP |
4613 |
Festival Management |
Yao-Chin Wang |
|
|
HOSP |
4643 |
Special Events Management (Meetings, Events, and Conventions) |
Cora Hamm |
|
|
HOSP |
5643 |
Meetings, Events, and Conventions |
Cora Hamm |
|
|
HOSP |
3601L |
Menu, Layout, and Food Prep. Lab |
Lobat Siahmakoun |
|
|
HOSP |
3602L |
Menu, Layout, and Food Prep. Lab |
Lobat Siahmakoun |
|
|
NUTR |
3103 |
Culinary Nutrition |
Nancy Buckley |
|
|
NUTR |
3213 |
Nutrition Education and Counseling |
Sabrina trudo |
