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The Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University today released its 2023 Measuring Our Communities Report, which provides data and insights on the well-being of military-connected families across the United States using data from over 30 governmental and nongovernmental organizations.

Director of the Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, M.B.A., Ph.D., has been recognized by the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) as one of the recipients of its 2024 WFRN Lifetime Achievement Award.

“Success is in part about durability and sustainability,” according to the Co-founder and Director of the Military Family Research Institute (MFRI), Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, M.B.A., Ph.D. Dr. MacDermid Wadsworth added that, “Even a modest effort that is able to build a sustained track record can eventually achieve meaningful impact.”