• collect data on family-related issues;
  
• make available a pool of investigators trained in conducting family research;
  
• identify models of family/environmental interactions which can enhance the quality of life.

Since 1979, research activities have covered a diverse range of topics from parent-child interactions to new approaches of mental health to the impact of social change on families. Some of the titles of the presentations which have been made are:

• Impact of Mediation on Parent-Child Outcomes Following Divorce (1996)
  
• The Impact of Child Custody/Visitation Mediation on Parental Satisfaction (1995)
  
• Research on Burnout for Home-Based Therapists (1991)
  
• Older Women's Satisfaction Levels: Relationship to Health and Social Supports (1990)
  
• Women's Satisfaction in the Parent Role: Maternal Outcomes (1989)
  
• Educated Women Adapting to Social Change (1989)
  
• Educated Women in Multiple Roles: Well-Being, Satisfaction, and Social Supports (1988)
  
• Maternal Employment and Child Adjustment (1986)