Who we are: The Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth, and Families serves as a catalyst for cross-disciplinary research on children, youth, and families at the University of Arizona. Our research initiatives address questions important to the development and well-being of contemporary children, youth, and families, with the goal of improving basic understanding to enhance the lives of the people of Arizona and the world.
What we do: We conduct research on children, youth, and families through cross-disciplinary initiatives that engage experienced and emerging scholars in active collaboration. Our initiatives include research on child and adolescent development, parenting, close relationships, and family life across the lifespan. We translate the results of our research for community application and public use.
Our vision: We envision communities that support and value children, youth, and families, and in which the highest-quality research is brought-to-bear on issues important to them. We will be a premier research institution on children, youth, and families.
How the Frances McClelland Institute was established: In 2006, the Institute for Children, Youth, and Families was named in honor of Frances H. McClelland (UA ’44), an inaugurating board member of the Institute, for her commitment and efforts to improve the lives of children and the enhance well-being of families. By recognizing Frances McClelland in this way, we can ensure that she will be remembered in perpetuity for her belief in the importance of the well-being of children and families for a successful society. Please take a moment to learn more about our history.
Welcome to the Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth & Families. This year we are engaged in developing a strategic plan and vision for the McClelland Institute, and continuing some of the activities of the Institute.
The Strategic Planning Committee includes:
Lynne Borden, Associate Professor/Extension Specialist, FSHD
Emily Butler, Assistant Professor, FSHD
Angela Taylor, Division Chair, FSHD
Advisory to the Committee:
Barbara Atwood, Mary Anne Richey Professor, College of Law
Tammie Bassford, Head, Department of Family Medicine
Antonio Estrada, Director, Mexican American Studies and Research Center
Helen Gaebler, Assistant Attorney General, Child and Family Protection Division
Sally Stevens, Executive Director, Southwest Institute for Research on Women
The Pamela Turbeville Invited Speaker Series: With thanks to a donation from Pamela Turbeville we will be initiating an invited speaker series. The speaker series will bring nationally reknowned researchers from across the country to share their work. The series will also feature key researchers from the University of Arizona. Speakers will present on a broad array of topics important to children, youth and families.
Statistics and Methods Workshops: The McClelland Institute will be initiating a statistics and methods workshop series this year. The workshops may be conducted by UA faculty as well as our research peers. The focus of the workshops will be to provide information and technique on cutting edge research designs and statistical procedures. Two workshops per year are planned.
McClelland Park: the planned new building for the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, will provide new high-tech research facilities for researchers affiliated with the The McClelland Institute. As part of the Cornerstones Campaign led by Dr. Soyeon Shim, Director of the Norton School, numerous community benefactors have provided funds to help build the faculty offices and research space. Read About Our Donors
View a schematic of the new The McClelland Institute | View the webcam of the new building | Learn more about the new building project
