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Belonging for Student Parents; Bridges To Success
Join us for an ICS Presents Webinar
April 17th, 2025
10-11 am Pacific – 11am-12 pm Mountain – 12-1pm Central – 1-2pm Eastern
Single parents pursuing postsecondary education face challenges that can make completion and graduation virtually impossible. In fact, more than half of student parents suspend their enrollment within six years.
In this webinar, presenters will introduce the Single Mom Scholars program, a program that successfully graduates single mothers at much higher rates than the national average.
Panelists include the program’s administrator, a Single Mom Scholar, and their evaluation partner. A Q&A session will address questions presented by registered participants.
About The Presenters
Dr. Madeleine deBlois– Dr. Madeleine deBlois is a Research Scientist with the Community Research, Evaluation, and Development (CRED) Team in the Norton School of Human Ecology at the University of Arizona. She holds a doctorate in Social Epidemiology with a focus in maternal and child health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a masters in Elementary Education from Saint Joseph’s University. For nearly a decade, she has engaged in applied research and evaluation as well as evaluation capacity building with the CRED Team, often working closely with Arizona Cooperative Extension. She strives to help program planners and decision-makers, including those within Cooperative Extension and community organizations, collect, understand, use, and share actionable information about their programs, practices, and policies.
Lauryn Valladarez– Lauryn serves as the Director of Life Advancement Programs with Interfaith Community Services, a non-profit that offers a variety of services to individuals seeking stability and economic prosperity. She has a master’s in Public Health from Universidad Nacional de Nicaragua (UNAN) Center for Research and Health Studies and is a Fulbright alum, working primarily in Nicaragua researching policies and practices to reduce teenage pregnancies in rural areas. With experience in data analysis, program management and development, and international development, her passion lies in developing data-informed, meaningful interventions that create pathways for underrepresented women to prosper. Lauryn and her husband Pedro are the parents of three beautiful children and reside in Tucson, Arizona.
Alicia Fuller- Alicia is a single mom of two, a 15-year Air Force veteran, and a passionate advocate for veterans. She’s earning her Bachelor’s in Social Work from Arizona State University in May 2025 and jumping straight into a one-year accelerated Master’s program to better support veterans on a deeper level. Beyond school, she runs a nonprofit in Tucson that helps unhoused veterans get the support and stability they deserve. When she’s not working to make a difference, she enjoys skydiving just for the thrill of it.