Fall 2026

Bridging the Gap Between Research and Action

Bridging the gap between research and action by teaching skills to gather, apply, and communicate research in human development and family studies

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Robert Nix

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.58 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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HDFS 872

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ROBERT NIX is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SEM 001Classroom Instruction9 / 180

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.58 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Human development and family studies
  • Social policy and programs
  • Research communication techniques

Skills

  • Gather and apply research-based knowledge and theory
  • Conduct research relevant to social policy and programs
  • Communicate research to general public

Grades

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HDFS 872 · Fall 2026

Bridging the Gap Between Research and Action

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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