About Us
The Center for Parenting (C4P) is a collaborative effort between the Department of Child and Family Studies and UT Extension Family & Consumer Sciences, co-directed by Drs. Heidi Stolz and Denise Brandon.
Mission
The mission of the Center for Parenting is to strengthen parent-child relationships by coordinating and enriching existing parent education efforts in Tennessee.
Objectives
- To link parent educators and parents to each other and to resources.
- To translate current parenting research for multiple audiences.
- To facilitate and recognize best practice programs and practices.
- To professionalize parent education in Tennessee.
- To educate UT students in family programming and research.
- To conduct basic and applied research on parenting and parent education.
Directors
| Denise J. Brandon, PhD, CFLE Family & Consumer Sciences Co-Director, Center for Parenting University of Tennessee Extension 119 Morgan Hall Knoxville, TN 37996-4501 Ph: 865.974.7193 |
Heidi E. Stolz, PhD Child & Family Studies Co-Director, Center for Parenting University of Tennessee 1215 W. Cumberland Ave., JHB 115 Knoxville, TN 37996-1912 Ph: 865.974.5316 |
