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The Center for Research on Families is pleased to introduce the 2022-23 Family Research Scholars.

Meet the newest cohort of scholars and learn more about their research HERE
CRF Director Lorraine Cordeiro one of five UMass faculty to receive Manning Prize for teaching excellence. Read the announcement HERE
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Graduate and Undergraduate Research Awards

CRF's student award program recognizes outstanding student research in the many fields that encompass family studies. We offer three categories of awards and some full scholarships to our summer methodology workshops.

Tatishe Nteta on how bias effects voting choices

Maureen Perry Jenkins cited in Washington Post

Grant Funding Success

Gene editing therapeutics and companion diagnostics for the treatment of primary tauopathies

PI Amanda Woerman PhD

$190,000

Using Wearable Devices and Machine Learning to Forecast Preschool Tantrums and Identify Clinically

PI Adam Grabell PhD

$427,576

Developmental toxicants and congenital pancreas malformations

PI Alicia Timme-Laragy PhD

$421,400

Activation of Nrf2 during embryonic development: mechanisms and consequences

PI Alicia Timme-Laragy PhD

$2,269,923

A Daily Self-Regulation Intervention for Persons Alzheimer’s Disease and their Spouses

PI Holly Laws PhD

$12,188