Jay A. Mancini is Haltiwanger Distinguished Professor of Human Development and Family Science at The University of Georgia; he is also director of UGA's Family and Community Resilience Laboratory. Current research projects are funded by DOD Military Community and Family Policy Office, and by U.S. Army HQ Child, Youth and School Services. His most recent publication, with Gary L. Bowen, is in Handbook of Marriage and the Family, and discusses families in the contexts of communities.