Center for Families

The Center for Families invites you to affiliate your family research with us by becoming a faculty partner. Building a partnership is easy. Contact the center to learn more about collaboration opportunities or fill out this information sheet (Word) and e-mail it to us to become a partner today! 
 

Faculty Theme Leaders

Jim Elicker, associate professor of developmental studies
Theme Area: Families Nurturing Young Children

Melissa Franks, assistant professor of family studies
Theme Area: Families Facing Challenges

Cleveland Shields, associate professor of marriage and family therapy
Theme Area: Families Facing Challenges
 

Faculty Partners

Christopher R. Agnew
Psychological Sciences
703 Third Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2081
Phone: (765) 494-6254
Fax: (765) 496-1264
E-mail: agnew@purdue.edu

Ximena Arriaga
Psychological Sciences
703 Third Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2081
Phone: (765) 494-6888
Fax: (765) 496-1264
E-mail: arriaga@purdue.edu

Thomas Berndt
Psychological Sciences
703 Third Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2081
Phone: (765) 494-6061
Fax: (765) 496-1264
E-mail: berndt@purdue.edu

Pat Boling
Political Science
Beering Hall, Room 2256
100 N. University Street 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098
Phone: (765) 494-3711
Fax: (765) 494-0833
E-mail: boling@purdue.edu

Brant Burleson
Communication
Beering Hall, Room 2114
100 N. University Street 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098
Phone: (765) 494-3321
Fax: (765) 496-1394
E-mail: brantb@purdue.edu

Patrice Buzzanell
Communication
Beering Hall, Room 2160
100 N. University Street 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098
Phone: (765) 494-3317
Fax: (765) 496-1394
E-mail: buzzanel@purdue.edu

Mia Smith Bynum
Psychological Sciences
Psychological Sciences Building, Room 1364
703 Third Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2081
Phone: (765) 494-6996
Fax: (765) 496-2670
E-mail: msbynum@psych.purdue.edu

Nancy Edwards
School of Nursing
Johnson Hall, Room 240
502 N. University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2069
Phone: (765) 494-4015
Fax: (765) 494-6339
E-mail: edwardsn@purdue.edu

Jim Elicker
Child Development and Family Studies
Fowler House, Room 206
1200 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2055
Phone: (765) 494-2938
Fax: (765) 494-0503
E-mail: elickerj@purdue.edu

Ken Ferraro
Sociology and Anthropology
Stone Hall, Room 335
700 W. State Street 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: (765) 494-4707
Fax: (765) 494-1476
E-mail: ferraro@purdue.edu

Melissa Franks
Child Development and Family Studies
Fowler House, Room 202
1200 W. State Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2055
Phone: (765) 494-2942
Fax: (765) 494-0503
E-mail: mmfranks@purdue.edu

Viktor Gecas
Sociology and Anthropology
Stone Hall, Room 301 
700 W. State Street 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: (765) 494-4667
Fax: (765) 494-1476
E-mail: vgecas@purdue.edu

Elizabeth Hoffman
Sociology and Anthropology
Stone Hall, Room 349 
700 W. State Street 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: (765) 494-4668
Fax: (765) 494-1476
E-mail: ehoffman@purdue.edu

Xinran Lehto
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Matthews Hall, Room 128B
812 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2060
Phone: (765) 496-2085
Fax: (765) 494-0327
E-mail: xinran@purdue.edu

Sandra Liu
Consumer Sciences and Retailing
Matthews Hall, Room 312A
812 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2060
Phone: (765) 494-8310
Fax: (765) 494-0869
E-mail: liuss@purdue.edu

JoAnn Miller
Sociology and Anthropology
Stone Hall, Room 305
700 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: (765) 494-4699
Fax: (765) 494-1476
E-mail: jlmiller@purdue.edu

Timothy Owens
Sociology and Anthropology
Stone Hall, Room 351 
700 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: (765) 494-4677
Fax: (765) 494-1476
E-mail: towens@purdue.edu

Jungkun Park
Consumer Sciences and Retailing
Matthews Hall, Room 314
812 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2060
Phone: (765) 494-6662
Fax: (765) 494-0869
E-mail: park4@purdue.edu

Bob Perrucci
Sociology and Anthropology
Stone Hall, Room 306 
700 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: (765) 494-4668
Fax: (765) 494-1476
E-mail: perruccir@purdue.edu

JoAnn Phillion
Curriculum and Instruction
Beering Hall, Room 4144
100 N. University Street 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098
Phone: (765) 494-2352
Fax: (765) 496-1622
E-mail: phillion@purdue.edu

Felicia Roberts
Communication
Beering Hall, Room 2170
100 N. University Street 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098
Phone: (765) 494-3323
Fax: (765) 496-1394
E-mail: froberts@purdue.edu

Rona Schwarz
MFRI
Fowler House
1200 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2055
Phone: (765) 423-2266
Fax: (765) 423-4114
E-mail: ronaschw@purdue.edu

Cleveland Shields
Child Development and Family Studies
Fowler House, Room 101
1200 W. State Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2055
Phone: (765) 496-8372
Fax: (765) 494-0503
E-mail: cgshields@purdue.edu

Seung-Hee Son
Child Development and Family Studies
Child Development and Family Studies Building , Room 214
101 Gates Road
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2020
Phone: (765) 496-1687
Fax: (765) 496-1144
E-mail: seunghee@purdue.edu

Glenn Sparks
Communication
Beering Hall, Room 2134
100 N. University Street 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098
Phone: (765) 494-3316
Fax: (765) 496-1394
E-mail: gsparks@purdue.edu

William Spencer
Sociology and Anthropology
Stone Hall, Room 346
700 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: (765) 494-4677
Fax: (765) 494-1476
E-mail: jspencer@purdue.edu

Harry Targ
Political Science
Beering Hall, Room 2230
100 N. University Street 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098
Phone: (765) 494-4169
Fax: (765) 494-0833
E-mail: targ@purdue.edu

Volker Thomas
Child Development and Family Studies
Fowler House, Room 202
1200 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2055
Phone: (765) 494-7859
Fax: (765) 494-0503
E-mail: thomasv@purdue.edu

Howard Weiss
Psychological Sciences
Peirce Hall, Room 389
701 Third Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2004
Phone: (765) 494-6061
Fax: (765) 496-1264
E-mail: weissh@purdue.edu

Laurel Weldon
Political Sciences
Beering Hall, Room 2232
100 N. University Street 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098
Phone: (765) 494-4185
Fax: (765) 494-0833
E-mail: weldons@purdue.edu

Shawn Whiteman
Child Development and Family Studies
Child Development and Family Studies Building, Room 216
101 Gates Road
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2020
Phone: (765) 494-3312
Fax: (765) 496-1144
E-mail: sdwhitem@purdue.edu 

Sharon Wilkerson
School of Nursing
Johnson Hall, Room 240
502 N. University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2069
Phone: (765) 494-4013
Fax: (765) 494-6339
E-mail: swilkers@purdue.edu

Steve Wilson
Communication
Beering Hall, Room 2114
100 N. University Street 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098
Phone: (765) 494-7547
Fax: (765) 496-1394
E-mail: wilson25@purdue.edu