E-Mail    alfew@vt.edu

Mailing Address   401A Wallace Hall (0416)
                             Blacksburg, VA 24061

               Phone    540-231-2664

                   Fax    540-231-7012

     Office Hours    By appointment

    

Curriculum Vitae

April Few , Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

 

Primary Academic Interests

• Adolescent Sexuality
• Intimate Violence
  
• Family Diversity
  
• Feminism and Family Studies
  
• Racial/ethnic Identity
  
• Qualitative Research Methods

Professional Responsibilities

 

• Area Coordinator, Human Development Master’s Program, Virginia Tech
• Guest editor, Special Issue on Feminist Theory, Methods, and Praxis in Family Studies, for the Journal of Family Issues.
  
• Student/New Professional Board member, National Council on Family Relations, 2006-2008
• Associate Editorial Board member, Journal of Family Issues, 2005 – present
  
• Editorial Board member, Family Relations, 2005 – present
  

Published Articles:

Arditti, J. A., & Few, A. L. (2006). Mothers’ reentry into family life following incarceration. Criminal Justice Policy and Research Journal, 17(1), 103-123.

Benson, M. J., Allen, K. R., Few, A. L., Roberto, K. A., Blieszner, R., Meszaros, P., & Henderson, T. L. (2006). Transforming the master’s degree in human development and family science. Family Relations, 55, 44-55.

Few, A. L. (in press). Integrating Black consciousness and critical race feminism into family studies research. Journal of Family Issues.

Few, A. L. (2005). The voices of Black and White rural battered women in domestic violence shelters. Family Relations, 54, 488-500.

Few, A. L. (1999). The (un)making of martyrs: Black mothers, daughters, and intimate violence. The Journal for the Association of Research on Mothering, 1, 68-75.

Few, A. L. & Bell-Scott, P. (2002). Grounding our feet and hearts: Black women’s coping strategies and the decision to leave. Women and Therapy, 25, 59-77.

Few, A. L., Piercy, F. P., & Stremmel, A. (in press). Balancing the passion for activism with the demands of tenure: One professional’s story from three perspectives. National Women’s Studies Association Journal, 19 (3). 

Few, A. L., & Rosen, K. H. (2005, April). Victims of chronic dating violence: How women’s vulnerabilities link to their decisions to stay. Family Relations, 54 (2), 265-279.

Few, A. L., Stephens, D. P., & Rouse-Arnett, M. (2003). Sister-to-sister talk: Transcending boundaries and challenges in qualitative research with Black women. Family Relations, 52, 205-215.

Rosen, K. H., Stith, S.M., Few, A. L., Daly, K.L., & Tritt, D.R. (2005). A qualitative investigation of Johnson’s typology. Violence and Victims, 20 (3), 319-334.

Stephens, D. P., & Few, A. L. (in press). The effects of female African American sexual scripts on adolescents’ attitudes about physical attractiveness and interpersonal relationships. Sex Roles.

Published Book Chapters:

DeReus, L., Few, A. L., & Blume, L. B. (2005) Multicultural and critical race feminisms: Theorizing families in the third wave. In V. L. Bergtson, A. C. Acock, K. R. Allen, P. Dilworth-Anderson, & D. M. Klein (Eds.), Sourcebook of family theory and research (pp. 447-468). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Few, A. L. & Bell-Scott, P. (2002). Grounding our feet and hearts: Black women’s coping strategies and the decision to leave. In C.M. West (Ed.), Violence in the lives of Black women (pp. 59-77). New York: Haworth Press.

Invited Discussant for keynote presentation at national conference:

Few, A. L. (2006, November). Invited discussant of plenary speech, Critical Race Feminism: Gender, Family and the Law, by Dr. Adrienne Wing at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference in Minneapolis, MN.

Few, A. L. (2005, November). Invited discussant of plenary speech, Forgetting Family: Queer Studies and Anti-Oedipal Discourse, by Dr. Judith Halberstam at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

Invited paper presentation at national conference:

Few, A. L., & Floyd-Thomas, S. M. (2002, November). Black feminism as identity politics: Integration of Black consciousness into family science research on Black women.  Invited Paper presented at the Theory Construction and Research Methodology Pre-Conference Workshop of the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference in Houston, TX.

Invited panel presentation at national conference:

Few, A. L., van Dulmen, M., Sano, Y., & DeReus, L. (2005, November). Builders of theory: Theorizing as students and new professionals. Panel to be presented at the Theory Construction and Research Methodology Pre-Conference Workshop of the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

 

Awards

Awarded the Jessie Bernard Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Scholarship paper award from the Feminist and Family Studies section of the National Council on Family Relations conference at Orlando, FL in November 2004. 

Awarded the Outstanding Student-Originated Contribution to Family Research and Theory paper award from the Family and Health section and a stipend of $200 at the National Council on Family Relations conference at Minneapolis, MN in November 2000.

Awarded Jewell L. Taylor Fellowship from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences to conduct dissertation research on heterosexual Black college women in psychologically abusive dating relationships in Georgia. 1999-2000

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