National Center for Family & Marriage Research
Spring 2020
National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR)
The National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR) was established in 2007 to help improve our understanding of how family structure is linked to the health and well-being of children, adults, families, and communities and to inform policy development and programmatic responses.
This project is codirected by Wendy D. Manning and Susan L. Brown with assistance from Bowling Green State University. Support was also provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation from 2007 to 2013.
Is Coronovirus Baby Boom on the Way?
Professor Karen Benjamin Guzzo, CFDR director & NCFMR affiliate, recently discussed the possibility of a Baby Boom due to people being indoors for extended periods of time.
"This isn't a one-time blackout, I've got nothing to do for the next three days, let's go ahead. This is sustained stress."Watch interview on NBC Boston
Colleagues receive NSF COVID-19 grant to study impact of social distancing
Drs. Peggy Giordano, Monica Longmore and Wendy Manning will conduct research on social distancing and what factors might influence individual’s levels of compliance. The sociology colleagues recently received a one-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study how people are complying with the pandemic guidelines.Watch on WTOL 11
Contact
Dr. Susan L. Brown, Co-Director
Dr. Wendy D. Manning, Co-Director
Bowling Green State University
005 Williams Hall
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
Phone: 419-372-3119
Fax: 419-372-3179
Email: ncfmr@bgsu.edu
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Disclaimer: This project is supported with assistance from Bowling Green State University. From 2007 to 2013, support was also provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s) and should not be construed as representing the opinions or policy of any agency of the state or federal government.