Welcome to the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences!
Experience quality teaching, engagement with the education and human service community, and scholarly activity leading to knowledge and skills for the attainment of a professional career in the fields of counseling and counselor education, educational and school psychology, human development and family science, long-term care, rehabilitative counseling, and special education. .
LDES PROGRAMS
LDES Faculty & Student Highlights
![Michelle Adair](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/large/public/Michelle%20Adair%202.jpg?VersionId=tNMMQAZ.8WftGsyiYtywTxMtuQxLp2Wo&h=db9c04d7&itok=jkWa3may)
Michelle Adair Named MVP
Congratulations to Michelle Adair, an instructor in the Addictions Counseling program, for being named Most Valuable Professor!
![Marty Jencius](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/large/public/Marty%20Jencius%201.jpg%20ext.%20background.jpg?VersionId=CkcSCzr32v_i0NmsqbCRgoCkQxyBAPAc&itok=VT9AjJ2s)
EHHS Faculty Marty Jencius Named ASGW Fellow
Associate Professor Marty Jencius was recently recognized as a Fellow of the Association of Specialists in Group Work.
![Kiley Kinsey](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/large/public/Kiley%20Kinsey%20.jpg%20ext.%20backg..jpg?VersionId=hM1CFgpPhPeVl3TiAOp_sYBuKKHvOTF4&itok=ZEiWEC4X)
EHHS Student Selected for 2024 Scholar in Aging Program
LTCA major Kiley Kinsey named to the 2024 Scholars in Aging program.
![Kalena Speicher](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/large/public/Kalena%20Speicher%201.jpg%20cropped_0.jpg?VersionId=EkA4S6n6Xd.LzJn9Z0_F26tPETFhX2Sz&itok=r9RvxPq8)
ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Student Plans Youth, Family Engagement at Local Community Center
Kalena Speicher, a Non-Profit Studies minor, planned and coordinated a youth and family engagement activity at Ravenna’s King Kennedy Community Center.
![Donna Alexander](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/large/public/LTCA-LILab-16.jpg?VersionId=EjMIfIwXolNXsbMp8YETdM_wqf.v9vVE&itok=82LslPgv)
EHHS Featured Faculty - Donna Alexander
Donna Alexander, associate lecturer and coordinator of the Long-Term Care Administration program, answered 10 questions for the EHHS Featured Faculty series.
![Flashes 101 students at Freedom House](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/large/public/IMG_0063.jpg%20cropped.jpg?VersionId=7yYEhRa2YTUEJmFvkWNYYH3LnMvFnO4I&itok=tWrv3DD7)
ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Students Support Freedom House Residents
Students in the Flashes 101 class recently took part in a class project at Freedom House, a nonprofit organization in Portage County that helps local, homeless veterans achieve greater self-sufficiency and obtain permanent housing.
![Kathy Bergh](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/large/public/Kathy%20Bergh.jpg%20extended%20background_0.jpg?VersionId=JVikDRel2r1f9Y96q4U0TzjboYbrpoQT&itok=ZpMQ6U-H)
EHHS Featured Faculty - Kathleen Bergh
Kathy Bergh, M.A., senior lecturer for the Human Development and Family Studies program, answered 10 questions for the EHHS Featured Faculty series.
![LTCA students at Learning Innovations Lab](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/large/public/LTCA.jpg?VersionId=m.6EZxR06KC.QF0rtlQ_uRsTtzhsn2os&itok=5jZkMGhV)
The Hi-tech Future of Long-term Care
Students in the Long-Term Care Administration program recently toured the Learning Innovations Lab and learned how technology can be adapted to enhance life at senior living facilities for the elderly and their caregivers.