Check out recent work from UGA HDFS by lead author Cory Carvalho!

University of Georgia@universityofga.bsky.social · 11mo ago

A new UGA Family and Consumer Sciences study suggests that electronic media use, especially among young girls, can increase family conflict as well as widen gaps in emotional sharing between parents and kids. https://t.uga.edu/4ojLBx0

Come join us at UGA! We're hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor in Biobehavioral Health in HDFS! We're interested in candidates who study stress biology, biomarkers of aging, gene expression, inflammation, etc. across the lifespan. www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/450...

Calling all former #GeSS participants! We are hosting our NIA sponsored Genomics for Social Scientists- Epigenetics workshop January 20-23, 2026 VIRTUALLY🎉 Applications are now open through 10/31, so dust off your CV & please share with your colleagues: myumi.ch/P3QAe

📢New Publication Alert 📢 ✅ Bottom line: Puberty isn’t just biological. For Black & Latinx girls, it can open a window of vulnerability to racism—with consequences for health & well-being. Read the full article in Journal of Adolescent Health: authors.elsevier.com/a/1le2I,Nz%7...

This is why the first week of my longitudinal data analysis class starts with methods topics rather than diving into stats. Longitudinal data analysis can't overcome research design choices & measurement lags that don't match your theory of change. Theory, methods, & analysis need to work on tandem.

Aidan Wright@aidangcw.bsky.social · last yr.

In critiques of research you often hear about "samples of convenience" as being a major limitation. I've been thinking that for longitudinal research we need to introduce the terms "designs (i.e.timescales) of convenience" and "models of convenience" because they can be just as problematic. 1/6

In honor of women in science day👩‍🔬🧪, I wanted to share my doctoral student Rachel Brown's master's thesis work on context-specific protective factors for telomere length in Black and Hispanic youth that was accepted for PNEC's special issue on intersectionality www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Role of Optimism, Connectedness, and Neighborhood Collective Efficacy as Moderators of Harsh Parenting on Telomere Length

Research to date has examined telomere length in relation to adverse childhood events but few studies have examined whether protective factors act as …

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Come join us in HDFS at UGA! We're hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor in Biobehavioral Health with an interest in candidates who focus on biomarkers of stress, aging, inflammation, and/or gene expression. www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/400...