Past events

June 15, 2025

Family Well-Being & Pediatric Quality of Life Collaborative

This event brought together a multidisciplinary group of researchers, including early career investigators, trainees, and students to share novel insights and foster meaningful collaboration. Held in advance of the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) annual meeting at the University of Michigan, this session served to strengthen and expand a community dedicated to improving pediatric outcomes through innovative research.

June 18, 2024

Family Well-being Research Summit

Attendees discussed the state of the field, ongoing research, and gaps in knowledge, with the goal of outlining a research agenda to guide the field of family well-being measurement going forward.

Grant Writing Workshop

February 17-21, 2025

FAMNET partnered with Emot-Econ on a Grant Writing Workshop Intensive held in Nashville. Attendees developed grant applications with the input from network PIs and invited researchers.

EMOT-ECON Seminar Series Collaboration with FAMNET

March 20, 2023

Jacqui Smith, PhD, discusses Health and Retirement Study data for financial and family well-being research.

FAMNET 1st Annual Grantee Retreat: Family Well-being Projects

October 3, 2022

A virtual retreat for FAMNET’s grantees to share their progress with PI’s, co-investigators, and mentors.

NCCIH’s Integrative Medicine Research Lecture Series

September 16, 2022

An online lecture by Dr. Elissa Epel on the importance of community-level emotional well-being and wellness.

OSU Seminar Series: Patient- Centered Outcomes Research

May 6, 2022

A virtual seminar at Ohio State University introducing FAMNET and discussing family well-being in research.

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An Introduction to Harmonized Well-being Measures

October 5, 2021

A webinar introducing measures related to emotional well-being using the Health and Retirement Study.