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Thomas Chibucos
tchibuc@bgnet.bgsu.edu
(419)372-7823
Curriculum vita
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1974.
Dr. Chibucos is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences. For the
academic year 2003-2004, he is a Visiting Scholar at the National Poverty Center, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy,
University of Michigan. His primary research interests address the development of university-community collaborative partnerships
to serve children, youth, and families; family and child policy, with especial attention on the quality of childhood and family
life, during welfare reform. His expertise is on government-family relations. Currently, as Visiting Scholar at the National
Poverty Center, he is working on two books on family theory and family research and policy, as well as undertaking a multi-decade
Census research project on changes in concentrations of poverty for families and children.
Recent Publications:
Laflin, M. T., Sommers, J. M., & Chibucos, T.R. (2005). Initial Findings in a Longitudinal Study of the Effectiveness of the
Sex Can Wait Sexual Abstinence Curriculum for Grades 5-8. American Journal of Sexuality Education (On-line), 1, 103-134.
Chibucos, T.R., & Leite, R.W., with Weis, D.L. (Eds.). (2005). Readings in family theory. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Chibucos, T.R. & Lerner, R.M. (Eds.) 1999. Serving Children and Families through Community-University Partnerships: Success
Stories. Norwell, MA: Klewer Academic Publishers.
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