The Family Health and Child Wellbeing Projects are aimed at examining how family factors protect children from the effects of chronic illness. We use a variety of techniques to learn about how families meet the challenges of daily life through the stories that they tell about their child's diagnosis, how they conduct themselves during mealtimes, and how they organize their busy lives. We have learned that all families have strengths even under stressful conditions. Our findings are published in pediatric and psychological journals as well as gain the attention of the popular press.

Our work is currently funded through the National Institute of Mental Health and the Administration for Children, Youth and Families. We collaborate with a wide array of physicians and health professionals in Central New York.

Investigators:
Barbara H. Fiese, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Ran D. Anbar, MD, Co-investigator

Project Director: Kimberly Raymond, M.S.

Postdoctoral Fellow: Marcia Winter, Ph.D.

Research Staff: JoAnna Botti & Lenore Kelley

Graduate Assistants: Robin Everhart & Andrea Knestel

Undergraduate Assistants:
Libby Rackleff
Maite Covas
Victoria Gonchar
Bridget Obzud
Alicia Bourne