by William Marsiglio, Ph.D., professor, University of Florida
When I published my first book on fatherhood, I dedicated it to my own loving father. Now, 17 years and numerous fatherhood publications later, I am in the unique position to extend a career-based tribute to my dad on what is an inauspicious Father’s Day for my family.
by Angela Wiley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Applied Family Studies and Extension Specialist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The complex problem of childhood overweight and growing desperation to find effective interventions have led to hand wringing and occasional blaming of everything from parents, to schools, to individual food and beverage items. The family context is of primary importance for the younger generation, and effective intervention involves identifying and building on the strengths inherent in family contexts.
by Laura E. Gültekin, M.S., FNP-BC, RN, graduate student, University of Michigan School of Nursing, and Barbara L. Brush
In recent years, aggressive national efforts have yielded modest reductions in the overall number of individuals facing homelessness. Nonetheless, the number of homeless persons in families has increased by 20% since 2007.
by Christina Bobesky, M.S, doctoral candidate, Syracuse University
The needs of the aging population are changing, with people living significantly longer than in years past. This has sparked interest among practitioners and researchers exploring end-of-life issues, with particular attention to long-term care, palliative care, and bereavement services.
by Rachel Engler, Ph.D. candidate, Texas Tech University
More data than ever about you are easily accessible online; therefore it is imperative that academic professionals take a proactive approach to managing their online presence and identity.
by Lisa Jaynes Johnson, Ph.D., LMFT, and Margaret V. (Peggy) Moore, LISW
When couples come to therapy, they may bring individual trauma from their pasts as well as trauma that emerged in the relationship. When trauma is present, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) may be useful to help the couple process the traumas that plague the relationship as well as to help improve the communication between them.
by S. Greg Thompson, Ph.D., and Kimberly A. Wallet, Ph.D., both of Lamar University
Family scholars can and do contribute to build social capital, and thereby, elevate quality of life in a community. By training, many of us have insight into assessing community needs and, by employment, we have standing to help direct resources toward resolving those needs.
by Megan Haselschwerdt, M.S., doctoral candidate in Human Development and Family Studies
If we don’t study parent-child relationships in affluent communities, we ignore unhealthy patterns that may set these youth up for failure. If we as a society continue pointing out potentially problematic parent-child interactions in low-income communities without acknowledging that these same patterns appear similar in affluent communities, we aren’t doing anyone any service.
