Anthony J. Ferraro
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
312 Justin Hall
785-532-5510
aferraro@k-state.edu
Education
- Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science, Florida State University (2017)
- Graduate Certificate in Measurement & Statistics, Florida State University (2017)
- B.S. in Legal Studies, University of Central Florida (2012)
Credentials and/or Certifications
- Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE)
Area(s) of Specialization
- Divorce
- Co-parenting
- Family Policy
- Stress & Coping
- Quantitative Methods
- Emerging Adulthood
- Intergenerational Trasmission
Courses Taught
- HDFS 375 Research Methods in HDFS
- FSHS 871 Program Development & Administration
- FSHS 890 Application of Research & Statistics
Research, Scholarship, and Creative Endeavors
Dr. Ferraro's work focuses on co-parenting after divorce but his research program more broadly focuses on familial relationships during periods of transition, both structural (divorce, remarriage, reintegration, etc.) and developmental (launching, placement in long term care, etc.). Dr. Ferraro has been the principal or co-principal investigator on numerous primary data collections, including the Co-Parenting Across Households Study, the Parenting After Divorce project, the Emerging Adult Healthy Relationships Study, and the Successful Co-parenting After Divorce Toolkit and associated study (for which him and his team were recently presented with a Prudential Productivity Award from the state of Florida). Currently, Dr. Ferraro leads the Families in Transition research lab at Kansas State and serves as the Student & New Professional Representative for the Family Policy section of the National Council on Family Relations. Recent publications include:
Ferraro, A. J., Lucier-Greer, M., & Oehme, K. (2018). Psychometric evaluation of the Multidimensional Co-Parenting Scale for Dissolved Relationships. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27, 2780-2796. doi:10.1007/s10826-018-1124-2
Ferraro, A. J., Lucier-Greer, M., Oehme, K., & Dalton, H. (2018). Reconsidering physical custody: Examining measurement equivalence across dimensions of post-divorce co-parenting. Family Science Review, 22(4), 91-117.
Ferraro, A. J., Oehme, K., Bruker, M., Alpan, L., & Opel, A. (2018). The impact of training videos on attitudes toward parenting after divorce. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage. Advanced online publication. doi:10.1080/10502556.2018.1466253
Courses Taught
- HDFS 375: Research Methods in HDFS
- FSHS 871: Program Development & Administration
Personal Information
Anthony and his wife Melissa are proud parents of a one year old boy, Phillip. They love calling Manhattan home, and whether watching the monkeys at Sunset Zoo, taking in the latest exhibit at Flint Hills Discovery Center, hiking Konza Prairie, or going for a dip at Blue Earth Plaza they always find something fun and exciting to do in the Little Apple.