Research and Grants

CRF supports social and behavioral sciences research on issues relevant to families and disseminates findings to scholars, families, practitioners, and policy-makers.


RESEARCH

CRF Family Research Scholars research areas include:

  • interpersonal and intercultural communication
  • young children with behavior disorders
  • cultural, feminist, and activist anthropology
  • social inequality, crime and criminal justice policy
  • labor market discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, and gender
  • family policies across a range of industrialized nations
  • women's health and symptom experience
  • bicultural socialization processes for adopted children
  • media preliteracy development and academic engagement
  • labor policy and their impacts on family
  • and much more

A list of selected publications can be at the links below:

Family Research Scholars 2006-07

Family Research Scholars 2005-06

Family Research Scholars 2004-05

Family Research Scholars 2003-04


GRANTS

The Center for Research on Families and the Family Research Scholars Program has had tremendous success in securing federal and foundation support. A list of grant submissions can be found at the link below.

Currently Awarded Grants