Family Resiliency Center | Illinois

We are looking for two families to star in one of our next Mealtime Minutes PSAs.  We're looking for families with children between the ages of 5 and 10.  You don't need to have any acting skills and you'll receive a basket of amazing Pampered Chef products as a thank-you.  To find out more read here.

The National Soybean Research Laboratory and the Family Resiliency Center are sponsoring an all-day workshop "Bridging the Domestic and International: Food Security Research Areas" on Monday, April 29, 2013 from 9:30-4:15 in Christopher Hall, 904 W Nevada, Urbana.  The event is free but RSVP's are requested.  For RSVP and speaker information click here.

Dr. Madeleine Sigman-Grant, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, will be giving a lecture titled "Mealtimes in Child Care:  A Potential Avenue for Obesity Prevention in Young Children" on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Noon in the Studio in Christopher Hall.  Food will be provided.   Read More

The Family Resiliency Center is offering two Undergraduate Research Courses next year, one for the STRONG Kids Program and one for our Food and Family Program.  We are currently recruiting students who will have Sophomore, Junior or Senior standing in the Fall '13 to enroll in these courses.  Students may enroll in 2-3 hours of credit for these courses.   For more information visit http://go.illinois.edu/frcstudents.  Read more

General Function: This position will be the primary recruiter and data collector for a longitudinal study focusing on overall health and nutritional practices by new mothers and infants throughout central Illinois. Position will also analyze data and collection protocol.

The Family Resiliency Center is pleased to host Dr. Sara Gable for the upcoming Food for Thought lecture on Friday February 15, from Noon - 1 in the Studio (Room 1009) at Doris Kelley Christopher Hall.  Read more...

Dr. Maureen Black, a pediatric psychologist specializing in intervention research related to children's nutrition, health, and development, will be the next I-TOPP lecturer speaker.  I-TOPP, is an innovative research-based PhD/MPH degree program with a focus on obesity prevention and child health and wellbeing.  For more information on her visit Nov 12-13 click here.

Dr. Barbara Fiese presenting "Childhood Obesity:  From the Family Dinner Table to Public Policy" at the National Council on Family Relations 2012 Annual Conference.  The talk, scheduled for 1:15 MDT on Nov 1, 2012 will be streamed live and can be viewed at the following site:  http://www.ncfr.org/2012-conference-live.  Read more

On Tuesday, September 18, 2012, Dr. Barbara Fiese will serve on a panel of Experts for the 2012 Hunger Symposium sponosored by the Eastern Illinois Foodbank.  The symposium will be held at the Provena Covenant Medical Center Auditoriums at 7:00 p.m.  more

Eighteen members of the Pathways Project from Minnesota, New York, and Chicago gathered for a Summit on Aug 13-14, 2012 to celebrate the success of the first year of the study and to prepare for the next wave of data collection.  more

Dr. Barbara Fiese will be presenting "Genes, Gossip,and Groceries:  A contextual risk approach to childhood obesity" at an expert panel at the 120th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.  Her talk will report on findings from the STRONG Kids program, a panel study of 497 families with preschool age children that takes a socio-ecological approach to predicting unhealthy weight gain.  read more

The Family Resiliency Center is seeking to fill a full-time post-doctoral position to commence as early as September 2012.  Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in the following areas:  1) quantitative and mixed method approaches in measuring family resiliency, 2) prevention of childhood obesity, 3) reduction of childhood hunger, and 4) program development and evaluation with vulnerable families.  read more here

Registration is now open for the Illinois Early Childhood Activity Program (I-CAP) Kickoff Workshop that will be held on Wednesday, June 27 at the Salt Fork Center at the Homer Lake Forest Preserve.  For more information click here.

The Pathways Project is seeking an Assistant Field Site Coordinator.  For more information on the position as well as how to apply click here.

 Join us for a autism and family health expert Dr. Beth DeGrace for a Brownbag this Thursday, June 7, 2012 from Noon-1:00 p.m. in the Studio, Christopher Hall.   More

This free concert is being held Sunday, April 29, 2012 from 3-4 pm in the Foellinger Great Hall at Krannert Center.  The concert, sponsored in cooperation with The Autism Program, is specifically targeted for families, children, and adults who experience Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Audience members will be able to move around during the concert. Read more.

The Autism Program has expanded their information on our website.  Check out the new information available for families, professionals, students, and on the Resource Center.  Also available is a link to sign up for their email Newsletter as well as a link to their page on Facebook.

Students from both the HDFS 494 STRONG Kids and Food and Family Undergraduate Research Course sections are being featured at the 5th Annual Campus Undergraduate Research Symposium.  This sympoisum gives undergraduates the opportunity to present their research.  Read More

We are looking for two families to star in one of our next Mealtime Minutes PSAs.  To find out more read here.

The Autism Program, based at the Family Resiliency Center, is now accepting applications for Fall 2012 Practicum (HDFS 294) and Internship (HCD 598) positions.  Students will learning more about children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD); learn about services and agencies that help families; as well develop resources and help run programs for children, parents, and professionals.  For more information or to apply go to https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ebata/www/TAP.