Center for Families

Funding Opportunities – now accepting proposals for 2019

The Center for Families (CFF) promotes the study of families from a cross-disciplinary, life course perspective by stimulating the work of faculty and students. CFF is able to do this is through generous gifts that support annual an faculty fellowship,

Burkhart Excellence in Research Award accepting article submissions for 2019

The Burkhart Award for Excellence in Research about Families is given to a researcher from Purdue University for outstanding research which serves to strengthen the capacity of families to provide a nurturing environment for their members. Published research from any

Purdue Extension provides opioid response support

Providing community-based prevention education to address the opioid crisis that affects communities throughout Indiana is one of Purdue Extension’s top priorities. “We are dedicated to developing partnerships throughout the state to serve as a proactive, preventive and positive force in

PAC faculty receive grants to improve education for children with developmental disabilities

New research by faculty in Purdue University’s College of Education will create a program that will train educators to better teach students with developmental disabilities, including autism.

Faculty Partner to be honored as Academy of Management Fellow

AJS providing free access to 2018 Kanter Award winning article

As part of the 2018 Kanter Award process, the American Journal of Sociology is offering free access to the winning article until October 31, 2018. The interplay of work and family trajectories over the life course: Germany and the United

Foli recognized by APNA for book that seeks to close research practice gap in psychiatric nursing

Karen J. Foli, PhD, RN, CFF faculty partner, associate professor of Nursing, and Director, PhD in Nursing Program, has written a book that truly seeks to close the research practice gap in psychiatric nursing. Dr. Foli is the recipient of the

CFF director recognized as a top contributor to work and family research

Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, professor of Human Development and Family Studies and director of the Center for Families (CFF) the Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University, has been named one of the Top 50 extraordinary contributors to the field

2018 Kanter Award winner announced at WFRN conference

Congratulations, Silke Aisenbrey and Anette Fasang! Their American Journal of Sociology article, “The interplay of work and family trajectories over the life course: Germany and the United States in comparison,” was selected as the recipient of the 2018 Kanter Award.

Expert on how Latino youth cope with stress and related mental health effects from parent separation

“Family is the cornerstone of resiliency for these children, and the parent attachment is critical to the well-being of these children,” says Zoe E. Taylor, an assistant professor of human development and family studies. “We forget that teens need their parents, as