University of Massachusetts Amherst: Center for Research on Families Reveals Family Research Scholars and Undergraduate Research Awards Recipients
The Center for Research on Families (CRF) has announced the next cohort of Family Research Scholars and the 22 recipients of the Undergraduate Research Awards.
Six faculty members in various stages in their research were chosen to participate in the highly selective, year-long interdisciplinary Family Research Scholar research support program based on their promising work in family-related research. Since 2003, the program has served to build lasting and productive connections among researchers of varying disciplines by providing concrete skills for successful grant submission, peer and faculty feedback on their developing proposals, individualized methodology consultation with CRF faculty and renown experts and guidance on funding sources.
The 2024-2025 Family Research Scholars are:
- Lucinda Canty – Associate Professor, Nursing
- Joohyun Chung – Assistant Professor, Nursing
- Ezra Markowitz – Professor, Environmental Conservation
- Katie Potter – Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
- John Sirard – Associate Professor, Kinesiology
- Kevin Young – Professor, Economics
CRF has also announced the 2024 Undergraduate Research Awards Recipients.
Twenty-two undergraduate students in their junior or senior year were chosen for this award as their honors thesis, research project or capstone project aligns with family research.
The award recipients are:
- Grace Bono
- Iris Burns
- Megan Di Giovanni
- Isabella Donovan
- Lydia Harrison
- Molly Hoffenberg
- Brenna Jorgensen
- Samir Kassem
- Mariya Krasakova
- Van Le
- Kaela Leary
- Eve Lescovitz
- Rudy Lucier
- Sean McQuade
- Jason Pettinato
- Sanjana Ravikumar
- Shreya Thakur
- Mia Tittmann
- Caroline Tran
- Oluchi Ukairo
- Virginia Walker
- Megan Yee
Since its inception in 2010, the Student Research Awards program has awarded close to $500,000 to 224 students in support of their research efforts and assisted them in presenting their findings at professional meetings and conferences throughout the world.
The Undergraduate Research Awards are supported by a collaboration between CRF, Commonwealth Honors College, the Rudd Adoption Research Program, Women for UMass and the Department of Psychological and Brain Science.