Maureen Perry-Jenkins was interviewed for a segment on Keen On, offering key takeaways on her new book. She shares outcomes from her research on working parents' impact on children's mental health. Check out the interview at ow.ly/i8oi50L0jLa.

Lee Badgett, CRF Family Research Scholar 2004-2005, was interviewed by the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, offering insights on issues in surveying trends for LGBTQ+ individuals. Watch the clip at youtube.com/watch?v=bT4qj5…

Seeing fewer debates this campaign season? Tatishe Nteta, CRF Family Research Scholar 2014-2015, weighs in on why there has been a decline in political debates nationally, attributing it to increased political polarization. Read the full article at commonwealthmagazine.org/the-download/d….

The international research of Nancy Folbre, former Family Research Scholar, was cited in an article by Quartz, offering inspiration from other countries' programs to support working families, especially mothers. Read the full article at qz.com/the-economic-c….

CRF Family Research Scholar Nilanjana Dasgupta’s research on women and girls in STEM fields was recently featured in the Boston Globe, sharing the results and outcomes from UMass Amherst Implicit Social Cognition Lab. bostonglobe.com/2022/10/28/mag…

CRF Family Research Scholar 2010-2011 Dr. Rebecca Spencer is spearheading research on children's napping habits, answering the question “Why is it that some children require naps while others of the same age do not?”. umass.edu/news/article/y…. "

Join us for our free methodology seminar! Propensity score analysis has several advantages over using individual covariates to control for potential confounding variables, join to learn how to use and implement this method. Register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Tatishe Nteta, CRF Family Research Scholar, '15-'15 offers analysis on how gender and sexuality attitudes affected voting behaviors and election outcomes in Massachusetts in a recent Washington Post article. To read more, read the whole article here washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/….

Parents who employ a growth mindset, being “flexible, assertive, resilient, and discerning in the face of work-family conflict” are better able to handle challenges at work and home. Read the full article here washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022…

CRF Director, Dr. Lorraine Cordeiro describes her nontraditional journey in academia. Read more here: umass.edu/honors/news/pi…

UMass Black Women United will host a Tay Gavin Lecture by Dr. Katrina Hutchins, who will address the burnout and struggles experienced by Black women in higher education. To register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

This presentation is on reproductive injustices suffered by women of color in the US due to implicit medical bias, limited resources, and inconsistent prenatal care, community-based research and solutions are essential. To register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI….

We are excited to announce this upcoming Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture about Orchestrating Immunological Symphony in Type 2 Diabetes by Dr. Jason Kim! The lecture is taking place in the Honors College East Room, as well as on Zoom, on October 24th at 1pm. Hope to see you there!

We are excited to announce another Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture on the evolutionary epidemiology of iron deficiency! Dr. Katherine Wander will be speaking on November 2nd at 1pm in Morril 1 - Room N326 and by Zoom. We hope to see you there!

Dr. Marcy Carlson is coming to UMass Amherst on November 16th to give a lecture on 'Generating Overlap: Changing Demography and Shared Lifetimes'. Join us in Thompson 106 at 11:30am or on Zoom(bit.ly/MarcyCarlsonTGE)!

The Center for Research on Families will award $1,000 to six UMass Amherst undergraduate students, currently in their junior or senior year whose honors thesis, research project or capstone project aligns with family research. Application Link: umass.edu/family/student…

To kickoff this spring semester, CRF is teaming up with the Institute of Applied Sciences to bring a Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture! On February 13th at 2pm, Dr. Lee Jones will be discussing exercise therapy for prevention and treatment of cancer, you won't want to miss it!

Snaps from Dr. Lee Jones visit to UMass for the first Tay Gavin lecture of Spring 2024! Faculty and students gathered to hear his insight on Exercise Therapy for Prevention and Treatment of Cancer.

Dr. William Kraus is speaking at the ILC as a part of our Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture series! On April 25th .:30am, he will be talking about Integrative Physiology to Public Health: Challenges, Caveats and Unanswered Questions. To register:bit.ly/WILLIAMKRAUSTGE

Last week some of our Undergraduate Student Awardees presented their research at the Massachusetts Undergraduate Research Conference! Here are a few photos of the event📸