CFR

The Center for Family Research (CFR) was established in 1985 as an integral part of the Owens Institute for Behavioral Research (OIBR) at the University of Georgia. The purpose was to bring together scholars from diverse disciplines to explore innovative and dynamic ways of examining family life. The Center quickly became very successful in stimulating intellectual interchange and enhancing its members' ability to obtain extramural funding. Grant-supported projects focused on family processes, family stress, and prevention/intervention efforts... In 2008, CFR initiated another strand of biological research to explore "allostatic load" - a metric that describes the body's physical response to chronic stress - among rural African American young adults. Our goal is to make a contribution to the understanding of health disparities between African American and non-Hispanic White adults.

Also known as: Center for Family Research

Primary location: Athens United States