Research and News from the Center for Families at Purdue University

January 31, 2025

How does activity context relate to parents’ responses to preschoolers’ errors and correct math statements?

Sarah Eason – Research shows that parent–child math activities in the home positively relate to children’s math learning.

Research shows that parent–child math activities in the home positively relate to children’s math learning.

January 24, 2025

Examining the factor structure of the home learning environment

David Purpura – The home learning environment (HLE) is an important context for fostering early development. Literature supports four subdomains of the HLE: home literacy, numeracy, executive function, and science environments.

The home learning environment (HLE) is an important context for fostering early development. Literature supports four subdomains of the HLE: home literacy, numeracy, executive function, and science environments.

January 23, 2025

CFF Faculty Partner earns Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

David Purpura

This award is given by the U.S. government to outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers to select scientists and engineers, highlights the hard work, excellence and exemplary nature of Purdue’s research programs and personnel.

January 21, 2025

Animals as medicine: Purdue Nursing researcher connects nature to care for older adults

Nancy Edwards

People of all ages rely on their pets for a serotonin boost, whether they’re throwing a ball for their dog, petting their cat or talking to their fish after a long day. Nancy Edwards, professor and head of the Purdue...

January 21, 2025

‘Unsupportive’ Partner Refusing to Follow GF’s New Year’s Resolution Backed: ‘The Sheer Audacity’

Rosie Shrout

Newsweek: A boyfriend is being accused by his dieting girlfriend of being "unsupportive" for what he was going to order for delivery to their home. Rosie Shrout, an assistant professor of human development at Purdue University, raises the health benefits...

January 18, 2025

Longitudinal associations between parental screen time monitoring, screen time exposure, diet, and body mass index in young U.S. children

Kameron Moding

Increased child screen exposure is associated with poor dietary and weight outcomes. There is an impetus to understand the processes connecting parental screen behaviors and children’s health. First, we tested the longitudinal associations between parental screen monitoring and screen exposure...

January 15, 2025

Purdue professor Schwichtenberg explains the correlation between sleep and Alzheimer’s

A.J. Schwichtenberg

Associate professor in Purdue’s College of Health and Human Sciences A.J. Schwichtenberg explains how sleep is directly linked with Alzheimer’s disease.

January 14, 2025

Funding Available to Support Student and Faculty Research

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

January 14, 2025

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.

January 12, 2025

Thinking Outside The Building: Four Challenges to Bridging the Work Family Divide, WFRN Big Ideas Podcast with Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Celebrating the Kanter Award's 25th Anniversary, CFF brought Rosabeth Moss Kanter to the 2024 Work and Family Researchers Network conference, June 19-22, Montreal, Canada.