Center for Families

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September 5, 2024

Purdue HDFS researcher explores influence of sibling relationships on Latino youth

Kimberly Updegraff

No matter how connected or distant they may be, siblings have a strong influence on a person’s life, from social development to identity formation. Kimberly Updegraff, professor in Purdue University’s Department of Human Development and Family Science, recognized the important...

September 4, 2024

Purdue professor calls on institutions to provide bereavement time for grieving college students

Heather Servaty-Seib

With the fall semester in full gear at universities and colleges, grieving is a common obstacle that some students face. College of Education Purdue professor, Heather Servaty-Seib, states that 25-30% of college students struggle through grief at some point in...

September 4, 2024

Exploring the feasibility and acceptability of community paramedicine programs in achieving vaccination equity: a qualitative study

Laura Schwab-Reese

Mobile Integrated Health-Community Paramedicine (MIH-CP) is a novel approach that may reduce the rural-urban disparity in vaccination uptake in the United States.

September 1, 2024

Prenatal Influences Across the Life Course: Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Development

Kristine Marceau

Despite the well-established importance of prenatal experiences for offspring health throughout the lifespan, our understanding of prenatal influences on psychological outcomes faces challenges due to a wide-ranging and somewhat fragmented literature.

August 8, 2024

Inaugural CFF Fellowship Lecture to feature 2020 Fellow, Trenton Mize

Join us Thursday, September 26, for an insightful exploration into the perceptions of workers utilizing parental leave policies. Lunch provided; must register.

August 6, 2024

CFF welcomes Sooyeon Jeong as a faculty partner!

Sooyeon Jeong joins CFF as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science. Research interests include designing and deploying interactive AI agents that can improve people’s lives by providing personalized support based on each user’s needs, traits, and behaviors. Agents are deployed...

August 6, 2024

Early bird registration is open for Battlemind to Home Summit 2024

Battlemind will take place in Noblesville, Indiana on Thursday, October 24 with preconference sessions on Wednesday, October 23. Early bird registration for Battlemind is $120 per person and preconference is $55 per person. Prices increase September 19.

August 5, 2024

Military service and sociodemographic determinants of depressive symptom trajectories

Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Zoe Taylor, Laura Schwab-Reese, Sharon Christ

Little is known about preservice depressive symptoms, their linkages to subsequent depressive symptoms, and the role of sociodemographic factors in shaping depressive symptoms of those who serve in the military.

August 5, 2024

Understanding transportation-related health determinants and their interrelationships in rural U.S.

Jorge Banda

Transportation and health are undeniably related topics. Transportation choices impact our physical and mental health, affecting our activity levels and access to different opportunities.

August 5, 2024

Couples in breast cancer survivorship: Daily associations in relationship satisfaction, stress, and health

Rosie Shrout

Romantic relationships are a key health determinant underlying both morbidity and mortality. Dr. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser’s prolific research revealed cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine, and immune pathways connecting marriage to health and longevity.