Center for Family and Community Engagement
Meet Our Impactful Students
Here at the Center for Family and Community Engagement (CFACE), students play an essential role in many of our projects, service and research. CFACE relies on graduate students from a variety of disciplines such as Social Work, Psychology, and Communication […]
Center Spotlight: Dr. Emily (Lefebvre) Smith
This month we are excited to announce that Dr. Emily (Lefebvre) Smith has transitioned into a new role with the Center as a Postdoctoral Research Scholar! Dr. Smith is a recent graduate of the Lifespan Developmental Psychology program and began […]
Dr. Kwesi Craig Brookins Serving as Temporary Acting Director of CFACE
Starting in July Dr. Sarah Desmarais will be taking a six-month scholarly leave to further the incredible community-engaged research she has been doing. Dr. Desmarais, a Professor in NC State’s Applied Social and Community Psychology Program since 2012, took on […]
Our Commitment to Racial Justice
As an engaged university center, we learn from families and communities, and with them, we create and inform practice, policy, and knowledge. The COVID-19 pandemic and the murder of George Floyd and too many other Black people has laid bare […]
CFACE Names Acting Director
Craig (Kwesi) Brookins will lead NC State’s Center for Family and Community Engagement as acting director from July 1 - December 31, 2020.
Transition to Online Trainings
For many, the current COVID-19 epidemic has altered professional life. With stay-at-home orders and social distancing regulations in place many organizations are making the transition to conduct business online. The Center for Family and Community Engagement has a long and […]
Center Spotlight: Kristin Bradford
This month we would like to feature one of our incredible Communication Specialists Kristin Bradford! Kristin is a M.S. Candidate in the Department of Communication at North Carolina State University. She received her B.A. in Communication with a concentration in […]
Center Spotlight: Jessica Barker!
This Monday’s Center spotlight is on one of our communication specialists, Jessica Barker! Jessica is currently working towards her Masters of Science in Communication degree, which she is expected to receive this coming May. In addition to being a graduate […]
Grant Awarded to Military Health & Well-Being Project
The NC State Non-Laboratory Research/Scholarship Program grant was awarded to Dr. Sarah Desmarais and Dr. Sam Cacace for their project exploring the health and well-being of military service members and veterans in the United States. The $15,000 grant will support […]
CFACE Winter Gathering
Happy Holidays, everyone! The Center for Family and Community Engagement (CFACE) recently held our annual Winter Gathering on December 6, 2019. This year’s gathering was extra special as we unveiled our new mission and vision statements! We thought you all […]