The following research projects are current or recent recipients of extramural and/or competitive intramural grants. In addition to the studies described here, many other topics are under investigation in projects that are in a pilot or preliminary phase.

Adult Development and Family Processes

Child and Adolescent Development

Adult Development and Family Processes

• The Adult Development Project (Karen Fingerman)
• Benchmarking Study (Shelley MacDermid)
• Families And The First Job (Shelley MacDermid and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes)
• Head Start — Marriage and Family Therapy Collaboration (Volker Thomas)
• Initiative for Family Entrepreneurship (Douglas Sprenkle, Heikki Rinne, Holly Schrank, and Alma Owen)
• Expanding Options for the Time and Timing of Work in a Continuous-Operations Environment: A Labor-Management-Research Partnership (Shelley MacDermid and Robert Perrucci)
• Key Professional Issues in Family Therapy Education (Douglas Sprenkle)
• Military Family Research Institute (Shelley MacDermid)
• Reconceptualizing Managerial and Professional Careers in Organizations (Shelley MacDermid)

Child and Adolescent Development

• Children’s School Success (CSS) Project (Karen Diamond and colleagues)
• Impact of the Project Approach on Children's School Readiness and Achievement (Douglas Powell and Nancy File)
• Classroom Links to Vocabulary and Phonological Sensitivity Skills (Douglas Powell and Karen Diamond)
• Professional Development in Early Reading (Douglas Powell and Karen Diamond)
• Supporting Infant-Toddler Specialists of Indiana (ITSI) (James Elicker)
• Tuning In: Evaluation of an Intervention to Increase Responsiveness of Infant-Toddler Child Care Providers (James Elicker)  
• Understanding young children’s ideas about disabilities (Karen Diamond and colleagues)
• Evaluation of Child Care Quality Improvment Programs (James Elicker)
• Preschool Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) (James Elicker)