Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Health & Society
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Health & Society

College of Human Ecology to hold book signing April 15

Friday, April 9, 2010, By Michele Barrett
Share
Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamicsresearch

Syracuse University’s College of Human Ecology and its College Research Center will host a book signing on Thursday, April 15, for the SU and local communities featuring the published works of professor emerita Alice Sterling Honig and professor of health and wellness, social work and anthropology Sandra Lane. The event will take place beginning at 3:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in E.S. Bird Library. The program is free and open to the public, and will include a reception to meet the authors and have books signed by them. The SU Bookstore will have publications by both authors available for sale at the event.

Honig, professor emerita of child development and celebrated early childhood expert, has published “Little Kids, Big Worries: Stress-Busting Tips for Early Childhood Classrooms” (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2009), a guidebook for early childhood professionals to help them address the most common causes of stress in a young child’s life, from separation anxiety and bullying to jealousy and family circumstances.

Reviewed by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Honig’s book is celebrated for providing teachers “practical and sensitive tools” through memorable stories and down-to-earth, easy-to-use ideas. Her expert advice helps children develop the early social and academic skills necessary to succeed in school. With her 40-plus years of experience, Honig shows readers how these stress-busters can make a real difference in children’s lives, and the questions at the end of each chapter are ideal aids for self-study or professional development courses.

Lane, professor of health and wellness, social work and anthropology at SU, as well as a research professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at SUNY Upstate Medical University, has published, “Why Are Our Babies Dying?: Pregnancy, Birth and Death in America” (Paradigm Publishing, 2008). The book looks at Syracuse of the late 1980s–at that time a city that led U.S. cities in African American infant deaths. Even today, infants of color die more than twice as often as white babies. Infant mortality is often addressed as an isolated problem; Lane’s book, which includes stories and data, illustrates that low birth weight, premature birth and infant death are a part of life patterns resulting from systemic discrimination that not only increases risk over a lifetime but also in many cases reaches the next generation.

“This path-breaking study explains why more infants die in America than in many third-world countries. This book leaves room for hope, and should be required reading for all those working to end health disparities in the U.S.,” says Marcia C. Inhorn, professor in the School of Public Health, Anthropology and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan.

For more information about the event, call (315) 443-4925.

  • Author

Michele Barrett

  • Recent
  • Annual Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholar Convocation to Be Held April 30
    Thursday, April 22, 2021, By News Staff
  • Watch Pomp and Ceremony of the 104th Chancellor’s Review Award Ceremony Live on April 23
    Wednesday, April 21, 2021, By Brandon Dyer
  • Chancellor Syverud Provides Updates to the University Senate
    Wednesday, April 21, 2021, By News Staff
  • Let’s Talk About Current Issues Welcomes Open Dialogue
    Wednesday, April 21, 2021, By Gabrielle Lake
  • ‘Exhibition Interrupted’ to Honor Work of Retiring Professor Anne Munly
    Wednesday, April 21, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

More In Health & Society

Falk Professor Advocates for Including Autistic Adults in Research That Shapes Their World

Katherine McDonald, Ph.D., was in a brainstorming session with other editors from the innovative journal Autism in Adulthood and jokingly says that “I made the mistake of having a good idea for a special issue.” The result: McDonald, a professor…

Roundtable to Explore Vaccine History, Racial Disparities Within the Medical System, and COVID-19 Vaccine Options

The Barnes Center at The Arch, in partnership with the College of Law, COVID Project Management Office, Office of Student Living and Office of Diversity and Inclusion, will host a roundtable on Friday, April 16, at 1 p.m. focused on…

Syracuse University Partners With Syracuse City School District to Provide Pathways to Higher Learning

Syracuse University embraces its commitment to promoting positive change that simultaneously advances knowledge and opportunity for all citizens. A large part of that commitment is providing access to a Syracuse University education to local high school students. In partnership with…

Lender Center for Social Justice Hosts Community Conversation on Race, Disability and Justice

The Lender Center for Social Justice, along with the Center on Disability and Inclusion and the Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series, is bringing the community together for a broad-ranging discussion on Policed Bodies: A Community Conversation on Race, Disability…

Graduate Student Works With Food Policy Council to Combat Rising Food Scarcity Due to COVID

Nel Gaudé worked in kitchens for a decade before now pursuing a master’s degree in food studies. This tangible professional cooking experience gives them insight and allows them to think creatively about issues related to their coursework. After Gaudé was…

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • @SUCampus
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2021 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.