Every year, The Family Research Scholars Program supports up to six faculty to each produce and submit a major grant proposal for family research. All Family Research Scholars participate in a year-long, bimonthly interdisciplinary seminar led by CRF's director, Sally Powers, which includes technical, methodological and textual feedback and assistance. Wendy Varner, associate director, and Aline Sayer, director of the methodology programs at CRF, also actively participate in the seminars.
CRF Scholar's research areas have included such areas as:
*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.
Scholars have had tremendous success in securing federal and foundation support.
Family Research Scholars - 2009-10
For information about CRF's current Family Research Scholars go to:
Family Research Scholars 2009-2010
...and their Latest News
CRF Scholar, Miliann Kang, won the Sara Whaley book prize for the National Women's Studies Association! Her forthcoming book The Managed Hand: Race, Gender and
the Body in Beauty Service Work, will be published in February 2010 from the University of California Press. Miliann has also been invited to present her research on
"Poisonous Polish: Toxic Exposure and Nail Salon Workers' Reproductive Health" at the Reproducing Justice conference, at UC Berkeley School of Law on November 12-13.
ANNOUNCING - 2010-2011 Family Research Scholars Program
Applications for the 2010-11 Family Research Scholars Program will be available in November 2009. (Deadline is January 15, 2010) If you have questions about the program or whether your research fits within its parameters please contact Wendy Varner, Acting Director (545-3593; wendy@sbs.umass.edu).
Family Research Scholars 2008-2009
Family Research Scholars 2007-2008
Family Research Scholars 2006-2007
Family Research Scholars 2005-2006
Family Research Scholars 2004-2005
Family Research Scholars 2003-2004
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