Center for Families

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May 29, 2018

My Family Made me do it: Family-Work Conflict and Abusive Supervision

2018 Kanter Lecture: Dr. Stephen Courtright discussed his Kanter Award winning research which answers the more critical question of why supervisors behave abusively toward subordinates, in an effort to understand its causes and decrease its occurrence.

May 14, 2018

MFRI launches innovative tool to support service members, veterans and families

The Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University and the Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) unveiled a ground-breaking report “Measuring Our Communities: The State of Veteran and Military Families in the United States” The report unveils rich and...

May 8, 2018

Sport and the Commodification of America’s Youth – Dorsch TEDx Talk

“Participation is nice, but it’s being the best that matters most”, Travis says when it comes to sports. Travis’ talk challenges the way society thinks about youth sport in America. Should parents be expecting some sort of return on investment

April 17, 2018

You are not just born with empathy

Empathy is becoming more essential for graduates due to the increased globalization of many work environments. It is defined as the ability to place oneself in another’s shoes. This ability allows for emotional connection with other people and an understanding

December 29, 2017

Students with autism make music with iPads

SPEAK MODalities co-founder and Chief Science Officer Dr. Oliver Wendt (CFF Advisory Council member and Faculty Partner) explains why iPads are an effective learning tool for individuals on the autism spectrum.

October 31, 2017

Making the Most of Talk About Numbers

Parent number talk is critical to young children’s math learning. Here are easy ways to make number talk a part of everyday life.

March 29, 2017

Professional image maintenance: How women navigate pregnancy in the workplace

2017 Kanter Lecture: Dr. Laura Little’s 2016 Kanter Award nominated research expands the understanding of experiences pregnant women face by examining motives and strategies they use to manage their professional images at work.

September 29, 2015

Adopting work-life policies around the world: What motivates employers?

2015 Kanter Lecture: Dr. Ariane Ollier-Malaterre’s 2014 Kanter Award Winning research examines the role of public policies, unemployment rates, and the cultural centrality of work in employers’ adoption of work-life policies, and explores which types of employers are most sensitive...

April 29, 2014

Flexible work practices: A source of career premiums or penalties?

2014 Kanter Lecture: Lisa M. Leslie investigates the extent to which managers attribute employees’ use of flexible work practices (FWP) to productivity and personal life motives, and the implications of these attributions for how managers view employees’ commitment and employees’...