EXPERTS ADVISORY

As Father’s Day approaches June 15, University of Michigan experts are ready to share their insightful research on the evolving role of fatherhood.

Robin Edelstein, professor of psychology, studies individual differences in people’s approaches to and experiences in close relationships; how these differences develop and change over time and across the lifespan; and the implications of these differences for interpersonal, dyadic and physiological outcomes.

Study: Expectant fathers experience prenatal hormone changes (news story)

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Shawna Lee, professor of social work and director of the Parenting in Context Research Lab, has researched fathers’ parenting risk behaviors, child maltreatment and community-based interventions.

Study: Low-income fathers are emotionally resilient: A qualitative exploration of paternal emotions across early parenting (news story)

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Brenda Volling, professor of psychology, focuses on early social and emotional development, parent-child interaction, and family relationships. She has conducted extensive research on the role of fathers in children’s development.

Q&A: Quality of father-child relationships just as important as mom’s connection

Study: Fathering: New perspectives, paradigms, and possibilities

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