family

Legacy in Labor

May 23, 2024

Herrison Chicas explores how children of immigrants carry their parents’ experiences into the workplace.

The Father Effect

September 26, 2023

Shauna Cooper has spent over a decade studying Black fathers and their roles in child development.

All in the Family

September 19, 2023

Ramona Denby-Brinson has spent the last 30 years keeping children out of the foster system and in the homes of relatives.

It Runs in the Family

August 17, 2021

What do you get when a research psychologist marries a clinical psychologist? Two Carolina chemists. UNC-Chapel Hill psychologists Eric and Jen Youngstrom both joined the faculty in 2006. Through their research and global travels, their daughters Diane and Kay have developed a love of science, immense school spirit, and a deep desire to help the world.

The Family Disease

April 24, 2015

Cystic fibrosis took five of her siblings at a young age. Now, Wanda O’Neal is part of a team of UNC researchers searching for reasons why. Their latest work provides insight that will help unravel why a sixth sibling with CF is living a productive life as he turns 50.