April L. Few Named Diversity Fellow
April L. Few, associate professor of family studies in the Department of Human Development, has been named Diversity Fellow of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences for 2008-2010.
"The commitment of the College to diversity is robust and widely shared," said Dean Sue Ott Rowlands. "The College's diversity committee takes a leadership role in inclusion issues, with funds provided by the dean's office for research and awards, and to support carefully thought-out implementation."
"Dr. Few has a tremendous track record of diversity-supported initiatives and research, and we look forward to her leadership in this important area for the College."
Few’s research interests include the topics of intimate violence, African American adolescent sexuality, qualitative methodologies, and diversity issues in academia.She is the 2004 recipient of the Jessie Bernard Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Scholarship paper award from the National Council on Family Relations. Her scholarship on the utility of Black feminist and critical race theories resulted in plenary invitations at national conferences, a co-authored book chapter on multicultural feminism and family studies in the Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research (2005), and a co-editorship of the upcoming Handbook of Feminist Family Studies (2009). She has published in the Journal of Family Issues, Violence and Victims, Family Relations, Sex Roles, Sexuality and Culture, and the National Women’s Studies Association Journal.
April L. Few
