Other Activities

Projects

Division of
Health & Family
Studies

Project Locations

Other Activities

   Institute faculty are involved with scholarly work, socioeconomic development,
   consultation and service on global and national levels as well as in the Southeast
   of the US.

Around the World

IFS faculty activity included:

participation in an international team of scholars to develop international standards of well-being for children beyond mere survival (A. Andrews)
establishing an early childhood program in rural El Salvador (A. López-De Fede)
developing a network of universities and community-based organizations in southern Africa (I. Luckey)
consulting on international issues around individuals with disabilities (A. López-De Fede)
consulting on international issues of aging (B. Hirshorn)
developing a Caribbean Family Institute (E. Bolden/A. López-De Fede)

Across the Country

On a national level, IFS faculty members served as

members of editorial boards
peer reviewers for professional journals and federal grant applications
board members of national organizations dealing with
        - aging
        - AIDS
        - child abuse and neglect
        - child development
        - fatherhood
        - neighborhoods
        - race relations

They provided consultations to programs, organizations, schools,
agencies and policy-making groups on

AIDS prevention
alternative health care strategies
early childhood development
diversity
issues of aging
mental health in schools
special education
violence prevention

One served as an expert witness in U.S. District Court trials on
the impact of child abuse.