Center for Families

The Center for Families at Purdue University focuses on improving the quality of life for families and strengthening the capacity of families to provide nurturing environments for their members.

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Center Director Advises White House

Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, director of the Center for Families at Purdue University's Military Family Research Institute, was invited to Washington, D.C., by first lady Michelle Obama to discuss how to support military families and the issues facing them. Read more...

Ninth Annual Kanter Award Winner Announced 

The Center for Families at Purdue University and the Boston College Center for Work & Family, with the support of Alliance for Work-Life Progress at WorldatWork, announced Shelley Correll, Stephen Benard and In Paik, as the winners of the 9th Annual Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research for their work: “Getting a Job: Is There a Motherhood Penalty?” Read more...

MacDermid Wadsworth Appointed to IOM Committee

Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, director of the Center for Families and Military Family Research Institute, has been appointed to serve on a Institute of Medicine committee that will identify the readjustment needs of deployed armed forces and their families and then carry out a comprehensive assessment. Read more...

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