Active Grants at the USF St. Petersburg Family Study Center, 2006

National Institute of Child Health and Development KO2 HD047505A,

"Prebirth predictors of early coparenting"

2005-2010, $405,000, J.P. McHale, Principal Investigator

The purpose of this grant is to examine the evolution of early coparenting dynamics and infant contributions to this unfolding, and to seed further research efforts designed to better understand and strengthen coparental functioning in families.

National Institute of Child Health and Development R01 HD42179,

"Prebirth predictors of early coparenting"

2002-2006, $462,300, J.P. McHale, Principal Investigator

The focus of this grant is on establishing early risk and protective factors foreshadowing coparental functioning in the early months of the transition to new parenthood.

Project Staff:

Linda Kraus, Ph.D., Grants Manager

Tamir Rotman, Ph.D., Post-doctoral Fellow

Chris Scull, B.A., Data Manager

Meredith Machler, B.A., Project Assistant

National Institute of Child Health and Development R21 HD50730,

"Incarceration, co-caregiving, and child adjustment",

2006-2008, $398,500, J.P. McHale, A. Strozier, and D. Cecil, Co-Principal Investigators

The focus of this grant is on establishing whether solidarity between incarcerated mothers and the family caregivers looking after their young children during the incarceration enhances adjustment and protects children from serious behavioral problems.

Project Staff:

Kerry Krisman, MSW, Project Coordinator

Andrew Viren, B.A., Project Co-Coordinator

Stella Skuza, B.A., Project Assistant

Joel Pietsch, MSW, Supervising Consultant

Pat Cook, MSW; Robyn Faria, MSW; Gretchen Sanchez, MSW, Researchers

Submitted Grants Currently in the Review Process

National Institute of Child Health and Development R03 HD50718,

"Co-caregiving in first-time African American mothers"

Proposed 2007-2009, $145,000, D. Elliston and  J.P. McHale, Co-Principal Investigators

The focus of this grant is on examining the role of violated expectancies concerning caregiving support in contributing to African American women’s early post-partum adjustment.