Caregiving Youth Research Collaborative
The Caregiving Youth Research Collaborative (CYRC) is a US-focused research network that aims to advance understanding of the lives of youth caregivers and their families. A 2005 national study caregiving youth in the US estimated between 1.3 to 1.4 million youth fall within the category of “youth caregiver” – people between the age of 8 and 18 who provide care for a family member in or near the young person’s home. Experts believe that today’s numbers could be as much as six times the 2005 estimate. CYRC members work in higher education and clinical practices across the country with interdisciplinary professional expertise spanning the sciences and humanities. Our ‘people’ page will help you identify and contact researchers and practitioners working in your field of interest. If you would like to inquire about becoming a member of CYRC, please contact Dr. Elizabeth Olson or Dr. Connie Siskowski.
Julie Belkowitz Lichtenstein, MD, MPH
Assistant Regional Dean for Student Affairs
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics/RMC
Pediatric Clerkship Director University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine Regional Medical Campus, Boca Raton, FL
Crystal Wiley Cene, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine UNC School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC
Donna Cohen, PhD
Professor, Department of Child & Family Studies and Head Violence and Injury Prevention Program,USF, Tampa, FL
Christine Fruhauf, PhD
Associate Professor, Director, HDFS Extension Coordinator, Gerontology Interdisciplinary Minor
Department of Human Development & Family Studies Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO
Carol Goodheart, EdD
Past President American Psychological Association Princeton, NJ
Sharon Hamill, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Faculty Director, CSU Institute for Palliative Care at CSUSM
California State University, San Marcos San Marcos, CA
Lisa Hooper, PhD
Richard O. Jacobson Endowed Chair for Research
Centre for Transformational Learning, University of N Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Melinda S. Kavanaugh, PhD, MSW, LCSW
Associate professor, social work
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
Center Scientist, Center on Aging and Translational Research
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, WI
Elizabeth Olson, PhD
Chair, Department of Geography
Associate Professor, Geography and Global Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill
Judith A. Rosenberg PhD, MPH, CPNP
Assistant Professor, Loewenberg College of Nursing
The University of Memphis, Tn 38152
Michelle Sherman, PhD, LP
Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Director, Behavioral Health, North memorial Family Medicine Residency Program University of Minnesota, College of Medicine Minneapolis, MN
Connie Siskowski, RN, PhD
American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY), President/Founder
Assistant Regional Dean for Student Affairs
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics/RMC
Pediatric Clerkship Director University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine Regional Medical Campus, Boca Raton, FL
Crystal Wiley Cene, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine UNC School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC
Donna Cohen, PhD
Professor, Department of Child & Family Studies and Head Violence and Injury Prevention Program,USF, Tampa, FL
Christine Fruhauf, PhD
Associate Professor, Director, HDFS Extension Coordinator, Gerontology Interdisciplinary Minor
Department of Human Development & Family Studies Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO
Carol Goodheart, EdD
Past President American Psychological Association Princeton, NJ
Sharon Hamill, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Faculty Director, CSU Institute for Palliative Care at CSUSM
California State University, San Marcos San Marcos, CA
Lisa Hooper, PhD
Richard O. Jacobson Endowed Chair for Research
Centre for Transformational Learning, University of N Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Melinda S. Kavanaugh, PhD, MSW, LCSW
Associate professor, social work
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
Center Scientist, Center on Aging and Translational Research
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, WI
Elizabeth Olson, PhD
Chair, Department of Geography
Associate Professor, Geography and Global Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill
Judith A. Rosenberg PhD, MPH, CPNP
Assistant Professor, Loewenberg College of Nursing
The University of Memphis, Tn 38152
Michelle Sherman, PhD, LP
Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Director, Behavioral Health, North memorial Family Medicine Residency Program University of Minnesota, College of Medicine Minneapolis, MN
Connie Siskowski, RN, PhD
American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY), President/Founder
Participants are from these Universities plus Dr. Carol Goodheart, Past President of the American Psychological Association with Leadership from AACY and UNC
