The specific goals and objectives of the CFR involve the advancement of scholarship efforts that:

• focus specifically on the context of the family
• are interdisciplinary in nature
• are competitive for federal funding
• provide high quality undergraduate and graduate student experiences
• serve as a catalyst for outreach and engagement strategies to strengthen individuals and families through research-based educational programming.

Ultimately, the goal of the CFR is to create a research program that would take its place at the helm of the land-grant university mission in the 21st century – providing practical knowledge about families to citizens in Ohio and beyond— while concurrently increasing Ohio State’s competitiveness for federal funding amongst the community of scholars.