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Faculty Steering Committee


An interdisciplinary committee of CSBS faculty, dedicated to dramatically boosting the impact and visibility of the work of the Center, provides guidance to the center's development and direction.


David Arnold

Psychology (darnold@psych.umass.ed

Brenda Bushouse


Political Science (bushouse@polsci.umass.edu)


Nancy Folbre

Economics (folbre@econs.umass.edu)


Naomi Gerstel

Sociology (gerstel@soc.mass.edu)


Harold Grotevant

Child Psychology(hgroteva@psych.umass.edu)


Lynnette Leidy Sievert

Anthropology(leidy@anthro.umass.edu)


Maureen Perry-Jenkins

Psychology(mpj@psych.umass.edu)


Paula Pietromonaco

Psychology(powers@psych.umass.edu)


Sally Powers

Psychology(powers@psych.umass.edu)


Janet Rifkin, Dean

Legal Studies(jrifkin@legal.umass.edu)


Erica Scharrer

Communication(scharrer@comm.umass.edu)