Category: Awards

May 28, 2024

Robert Duncan receives the Family Tree Award

This year, Rob Duncan received the Family Tree Award. This award is given as a way to show gratitude for a person's instrumental role in joining families and communities together, through their support, advocacy, education, influence, and inspiration.

May 28, 2024

2024 Kanter Award Nominees and Finalists announced

The Center for Families and Center for Work and Family at Boston College announced this year's Kanter Award nominated articles, with six in the running for the top honor, to be announced June 20th at the WFRN conference.

May 7, 2024

Center for Families announces 2024 Funding Recipients

NEW PHOTOS! Center for Families announces the 2024 Funding Recipients – Congratulations faculty and students focused on research about families!

April 28, 2024

CFF Faculty Partner, Arielle Borovsky, recipient of Barbara H. and Ben R. Edmondson HHS Faculty Development Award

Presented each year to a College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) faculty member, the award provides $10,000 to be expended over two years or less for purposes related to the faculty member’s own professional development within any of Purdue’s mission areas:...

November 7, 2023

Barbara Thompson Excellence in Research Award Ceremony

MFRI, Military REACH at Auburn University, and the Association of the United States Army are holding an event celebrating the winners and finalists of the 2023 Barbara Thompson Excellence in Research Award, December 7, 10:00 a.m. EST, virtually, or in-person...

October 24, 2023

Nominations sought for Burkhart Award for Excellence in Research about Families

The Lorene Burkhart Award for Excellence in Research about Families recognizes outstanding family research being conducted by Purdue Faculty.

October 23, 2023

Faculty and students invited to apply for funding for research about families

The Center for Families’ annual funding program supports the study of families from a cross-disciplinary, life course perspective. Faculty and students from all departments

August 8, 2023

Congratulations 2023 Kanter Award Winners!

Anette Fasang and Silke Aisenbrey are the winning authors for their article Uncovering social stratification: Intersectional inequalities in work and family life courses by gender and race.

April 27, 2023

Center for Families announces 2023 Funding Recipients

Center for Families announces the 2023 Funding Recipients – Congratulations faculty and students focused on research about families!

December 16, 2022

MFRI Research award finalists contribute diverse solutions and innovations for military families’ mental, physical healthcare

The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University (MFRI) has announced five finalists for its 2022 Barbara Thompson Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families Award. The finalists come from a variety of academic fields and a wide range...