Gangs have attacked the airport and jails while the de facto Prime Minister was out of the country.
MarieGuerda Nicolas, a professor in the School of Education and Human Development, is working with local groups to train hundreds of young women in Cap-Haïtien.
Doctoral student Guerdiana Thelomar is committed to creating safe environments for Black women in higher education.
Educators explore why mattering is important to each individual, both in feeling valued and adding value.
A new course offering this spring from the School of Education and Human Development on The Art and Science of Flourishing promises to teach ways to integrate meaning into your life.
Dina Birman, a professor in the School of Education and Human Development, spent an academic year as a Fulbright Scholar studying how hundreds of children displaced by the war in Ukraine adapted to a new country.
Two University of Miami scholars provide ways in which you can achieve happiness in your everyday lives.
Professor MarieGuerda Nicolas traveled to Australia with her daughters and joined hundreds of other fans cheering for Les Grenadieres during its run in the soccer tournament.
Fairuziana, a doctoral student from Indonesia studying community well-being in the School of Education and Human Development, conducted research this summer on a systematic review of emotion regulation in youth mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries.
After earning a degree in community and applied psychological studies, Teresa Vazquez will begin a Ph.D. program in counseling psychology. She plans to do some clinical work but ultimately become a research professor.
Seventeen students were selected as vaccine agents and, throughout the summer and fall semesters, they engaged with marginalized groups in the community to address vaccine hesitancy.
Monique McKenny, a fourth-year counseling psychology doctoral candidate, explores cultural strengths of Black families and the communications between youth and caregivers about race and racial experiences.
The School of Education and Human Development recently held in a virtual discussion, "Time for Change: Post Inauguration...Now What?” moderated by Dr. Guerda Nicolas.
Isaac Prilleltensky believes there is a strong connection between happiness, fairness, and social justice on a national level. “People who live in countries that promote greater social justice tend to be happier,” said Prilleltensky, professor, Department of Educational and Psychological Studies; vice provost for institutional culture; and the Erwin and Barbara Mautner Chair in Community Well-Being in the School of Education and Human Development.