Overview

The Center for Research on Families (CRF) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst advances interdisciplinary research aimed at increasing our understanding of the diversity, health, and well-being of families while contributing innovative and evidence-based solutions to the most pressing problems facing families. CRF is one of the few family research centers in the country that bridges the social, behavioral, and natural sciences; thus, we are uniquely poised to initiate and support interdisciplinary collaborations that answer complex questions about today’s families and society. CRF epitomizes the land grant mission of UMass Amherst to provide teaching, research and public service to benefit the families of the Commonwealth and nation.