News & Stories

Developed by researchers at Youth-Nex, the Portrait of a Thriving Youth paints a dynamic picture of what young people need to thrive across the years of adolescence.

Assistant Research Professor Shereen El Mallah introduces opportunities to better engage youth in the research process and why it can be so beneficial.

UVA EHD researchers are contributing to a growing body of research on effective mentoring across ages.

The Young Women Leaders Program pairs UVA students with middle school “little sisters” for mentoring relationships. Leslie Greer Fendley, a Burley Middle School counselor, encouraged her daughter, Ella, a UVA student, to become a mentor.

Assistant Professor Wintre Foxworth Johnson received an award for her article on how a school centered Black history as a way of supporting children’s literacies and identities.

Initial results from the Remaking Middle School Listening Tour reveal an important theme: adults need to elevate and center the perspectives of youth.

Los Angeles Rams Partner with UVA School of Education and Human Development to Launch Positive Youth Development Training Series for Watts Rams Coaches & LAPD Officers

Young adolescents are capable of so much more than people think.

With four new grants, researchers from the School of Education and Human Development will be examining a range of topics including full-day pre-kindergarten and cultural and racial equity.

Linda K. Bunker Professor of Education Nancy Deutsch has been appointed the associate dean for faculty development at the UVA School of Education and Human Development.