The Center for Families
The Center for Families harnesses the power of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends to improve our quality of life. We increase and enhance collaboration among academic disciplines, professionals, policymakers, corporations, and community organizations to build a better world for all families.
How we bring about change focused on families . . .
Opportunity
Promote the study of families from a multidisciplinary, life course perspective while also increasing the opportunity for new knowledge.
Recognition
Identify high-quality family research from around the world, used to inform decisions that impact families.
Collaboration
Foster collaboration among academics, policymakers, and practitioners to identify where research about families is needed.
LATEST RESEARCH AND NEWS
- Kanter Lecture to explore the implications of ‘invisible family load’ for employee health & well-being, job attitudes, and family-to-work spillover
CFF SPEAKER SERIES On April 8, Kanter Award Winner Dr. Julie Holliday Wayne brings her research that draws on five different studies to conceptualize and operationalize “invisible family load”, and it provides a new, robust, and well-validated measure of that work. - REGISTRATION OPEN National Academy of Sciences Panel | Supporting Family Caregivers in STEMM: A Call to Action
CFF SPEAKER SERIES Open to all Purdue University faculty and staff, this March 28 panel will provide insights into the diverse caregiving challenges faced by faculty, post docs, and graduate students. Building on the National Academies’ 2024 report, Supporting Family Caregivers in STEMM: A Call to Action, this in-person event will explore innovative strategies for fostering more inclusive academic environments. - Enabling dreams: Purdue First Lady Kei Hui discusses advancing health, well-being and empowering Boilermaker women
From supporting Purdue University families to advocating for preventive health care, health and well-being are central to First Lady Kei Hui’s mission as she engages with the Purdue network and bolsters campus and community resources.
CURRENT INITIATIVES
Families, in all their diverse forms, are the foundation of society. No culture has been able to provide anything better than the family for producing strong individuals for the journey of life.
—Dr. Donald Felker, Dean of College of Consumer and Family Science, 1987-1992
150+ Faculty Members
have engaged in projects that have added to the creation and dissemination of new knowledge
Who are our Faculty Partners?$700 Thousand+
of funding provided directly to support over 100 students and faculty in the early phases of their research
Read about funded research30 Years
of harnessing the power of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends to improve our quality of life.
Learn about Center milestonesYOUR SUPPORT MAKES AN IMPACT
Every gift, no matter how large or small, makes it possible for the center to be involved in innovative initiatives that impact individuals and families.
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