Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Military Families

The MFRI research team is comprised of faculty, staff and graduate students from multiple departments at Purdue University. Each of these departments is recognized as a leader within their respective areas, and our work capitalizes on the strengths and unique perspectives of each department.

Lead Department at Purdue University

Department of Child Development and Family Studies

The 19 faculty members in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies represent graduate programs in developmental studies, family studies, and marriage and family therapy. Ranked as one of the top five such departments on the continent, it offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees. The department includes the Child Development Laboratories, the Purdue Child Care Program, the Marriage and Family Therapy Center, and a Cooperative Extension Program.

Supporting Departments at Purdue University

Department of Psychological Sciences

The Department of Psychological Sciences is one of the leading research-oriented psychology departments in the country. Its faculty members are distributed across eight basic and applied areas of psychology. The Industrial and Organizational Psychology program within the department is one of the oldest and most respected Industrial/Organizational programs in the world. The department as a whole also has a number of faculty members whose research specialties provide technical support for the institute, including experts in relationships, attitudes, quantitative methods, and the psychological and physiological aspects of stress.

Krannert School of Management

The Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management group (OBHR) is housed within the Krannert School of Management. Krannert's undergraduate, M.B.A., and executive M.B.A. programs are all ranked among the top 25 such programs in the nation. OBHR is composed of nine faculty members spanning organizational behavior, industrial relations, and human resource management. Faculty expertise spans topics such as organizational commitment and trust, leadership, selection and staffing, compensation and reward systems, task effects on learning, socialization of new employees, and turnover processes.