Collaboration and Publication
Family Studies faculty employ theoretically rich research questions with rigorous analytic techniques, resulting in publications in top-tier academic journals and influential texts in the family field including Family Relations, Journal of Marriage and Family, Family Process, Journal of Family Issues, as well as the Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research. Major research grants from the National Science Foundation, the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation, among others provide not only important contributions to theory, research, practice, and publication but also offer significant opportunities for student collaboration. Faculty members encourage students to actively participate in research and the publication process as co-presenters and authors. Students in the program are offered collaborative roles in data collection, coding human behaviors, data analyses, national presentations, and publishing manuscripts. Family Studies faculty are also leaders in diversity research and education at Virginia Tech, securing funds at the university level to implement programs for the recruitment and retention of minority faculty and to create a more inclusive academic and living environment for all. Please visit our faculty members’ individual pages on the Human Development website to see recent publications, research interests, areas of expertise, and to learn more about their scholarship and contributions.