Center for Family and Community Engagement

May 10, 2023

Impactful Student Highlight – Anne Doyle

Today, we are honoring one of our impactful students, Anne Doyle. She has worked for the Center since March 2022 managing internal communication and doing some copyediting. She recently graduated on May 7 with her Master’s in Communication from NC State. Her research focused on the rhetoric of mental health, but she also studied crisis and… 

May 8, 2023

Impactful Student Highlight – Gracie

Today we would like to highlight one of our impactful student workers, Gracie Phillips. She has worked with the Center since March of 2022 and has managed our social media accounts, helped rebrand our social media strategy, wrote stories for our website, and more. She will be graduating this weekend with her Master’s of Science… 

Apr 18, 2023

Welcome to CFACE, Interim Director, Dr. Chris Mayhorn

We are so pleased to introduce our new Interim Director, Dr. Chris Mayhorn. Dr. Mayhorn grew up in Monroe, North Carolina, and joined the faculty at North Carolina State University in 2002. He also currently serves as the Psychology Department Head and Professor in the Human Factors and Applied Cognition Psychology graduate program on campus.… 

Apr 10, 2023

Now Hiring: Communication Student Worker

This position offers flexibility, competitive pay, opportunities to express your creativity, and the ability to make a difference in wellbeing across North Carolinian communities. Responsibilities will include working with Center for Family and Community Engagement staff to write social media posts, update its social media policy and strategy, write stories, and support website maintenance. The… 

Dec 12, 2022

October 17 – November 13 was the Step to It Movement Challenge

On November 17, 2022, ten members from the center’s team of staff, faculty, and students completed NC State University’s 4-week wellness challenge together. The Step to It Movement challenge, hosted by Wellness and Recreation beginning in mid-October, focused efforts to encourage and support improving overall health within the Wolfpack community. In conjunction with other universities, agencies,… 

Nov 16, 2022

A Moment of Gratitude

“One of our full time trainers, Marissa Turner, created a reflection piece expressing the gratitude we have for those who take courses with us. Her piece can be read below:” For the family centered practice training team, customer service is a critical part of our engagement with the community. It is not only an important… 

Nov 7, 2022

Congratulations, Dr. Eva McKinsey!

Today we would like to highlight an exciting accomplishment achieved by our research consultant, Dr. Eva McKinsey. Dr. McKinsey has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. She joined the Center at the beginning of 2020 to assist on the evaluation of a model citation in lieu of arrest program. This project is in collaboration with the… 

Oct 28, 2022

Dr. Pennell’s Panels at the 2022 International Kempe Conference

Recently, Dr. Joan Pennell, the Center’s founding director participated in two panels and led one panel on her latest book at the 2022 International Conference: A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare. “Family decision making changing child protection” emphasized the importance of family decision-making in a time of global change because it can help… 

Oct 20, 2022

CFACE’s Jeanne Preisler and Dr. Emily Smith Present at the Prestigous Kempe Conference

The Kempe Center hosted its 2022 International Virtual Conference: A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare from Oct. 3-6. This event created an opportunity to debate, innovate, and discuss transforming child welfare and to re-imagine healthy, restorative, and healing ways of working with children, youth and families. The conference boasted 8 keynote speakers, 150+… 

Sep 15, 2022

Welcome to CFACE, Dr. Anna Abate!

We are excited to welcome our new Research Scholar, Dr. Anna Abate aboard. At the Center, she manages and oversees various ongoing research projects. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Sam Houston State University in 2021 and completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Virginia in 2022. Although much of her education…