To help us accomplish our goals, we turned to prominent academic scholars who will serve as a consultative body. These individuals are renowned professionals and leaders in their fields and they lend distinction, knowledge, and experience to the School of Social and Family Dynamics. They have all agreed to meet with us, provide feedback and leadership, and participate in a variety of activities that will facilitate our mission.

The goals of the school's International Leadership Board are to:

• advocate and represent the mission, goals and activities of the school;
• provide leadership on key issues involving programs, research, teaching, service, administration and other areas;
• assist the Director in long-range planning that maintains and enhances its exemplary reputation for scholarship and scientific excellence; and
• encourage faculty and student development through personal interaction with individuals in the School of Social and Family Dynamics.

Meet our current members of the International Leadership Board:
(Check back often as more outstanding leaders will be added over the coming years.)

W. Andrew Collins, Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor
Institute of Child Development
University of Minnesota

Rand Conger, Distinguished Professor
Department of Human and Community Development
University of California, Davis

Aletha Huston, Priscilla Pond Flawn Professor
Human Development and Family Sciences
The University of Texas, Austin

Susan McHale, Professor
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
The Pennsylvania State University

James Moody, Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Duke University

Tom Snijders, Professor
Department of Politics and International Relations
University of Oxford

Debra Umberson, Professor
Department of Sociology
The University of Texas, Austin