# Center for Family and Demographic Research

> **NIH NIH P2C** · BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $35,154

## Abstract

Project Abstract
The Center for Family and Demographic Research (CFDR) at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) seeks
an administrative supplement from the Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure program (P2C).
The CFDR’s research aligns with the Population Dynamics Branch strategic goals, and this administrative
supplement will permit the CFDR to continue to engage in innovative and high-impact scientific work in
population research that improves population health and well-being as it seeks additional funding. Since the
last application, the CFDR’s Primary Research Areas (PRAs) have been adjusted to better reflect the strengths
of its affiliates, and there are now three PRAs: (1) Fertility and Family Demography; (2) Social Relationships
and Health; and (3) Social Contexts of Deviance, Crime, and Violence. The goals of this administrative
supplement will be achieved through the following two specific aims: (1) support top-notch, innovative research
in three focused PRAs, and (2) stimulate new research and grant activities via working groups that correspond
with the PRAs. The newly invigorated working groups will facilitate new research teams and foster new
research projects. This aim will be overseen by both the Administrative and Development Cores of the CFDR.
The CFDR is comprised of a dedicated and collaborative group of affiliates across disciplines (sociology,
criminology, psychology, economics, human development and family science, applied statistics, educational
policy, social work, gerontology) and at varying career stages. The activities made possible by the
administrative supplement will ensure the CFDR can continue to build its publication and grant portfolio,
encourage interdisciplinary teams, and develop junior scholars while simultaneously focusing its research on
the strengths of the affiliates. Without additional support from P2C for the upcoming year while the CFDR
renewal application is under review, research on topics ranging from fertility during the pandemic, parenting
stress, intimate partner violence, adolescent development, intergenerational support, parental incarceration,
relationship stability, and sexual and diverse families would not be possible. Additionally, the CFDR’s
contributions to demography in the form of its careful attention to measurement of key concepts, such as
cohabitation, sexual and gender identity, and fertility behaviors, would be severely curtailed without additional
support. CFDR continues to receive strong institutional support, with investments that far exceed the funds in
the administrative supplement for the upcoming year. The primary anticipated benefit of continued NIH support
for the CFDR is very clear: fostering top-quality demographic research by a committed intellectual community
of population scholars working together within a cohesive population center.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10398285
- **Project number:** 3P2CHD050959-17S1
- **Recipient organization:** BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** SUSAN L. BROWN
- **Activity code:** P2C (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $35,154
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-05-01 → 2023-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10398285

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10398285, Center for Family and Demographic Research (3P2CHD050959-17S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10398285. Licensed CC0.

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