Our People

IFS scholars bring rigor to family debates, grounding ideas in facts and principles while fostering meaningful dialogue.

Leadership

Fellows

Staff

Non-Resident Fellows

Contributing Editors

Carter Skeel

Carter Skeel

Executive Director

Brad Wilcox

Brad Wilcox

Senior Fellow, Director of the Get Married Initiative

Wendy Wang

Wendy Wang

Senior Fellow and Director of Research

Michael Toscano

Michael Toscano

Senior Fellow, Director of the Family First Technology Initiative

Lyman Stone

Lyman Stone

Senior Fellow, Director of the Pronatalism Initiative

Chris Bullivant

Chris Bullivant

Director of Communications

Alysse ElHage

Alysse ElHage

Editor, Family Studies

Ken Burchfiel

Ken Burchfiel

Research Fellow

Jared Hayden

Jared Hayden

Policy Analyst

Grant Bailey

Grant Bailey

Research Associate

Sophie Anderson

Sophie Anderson

Research Coordinator

Wendy Mason

Wendy Mason

Office Manager

Connie Huber

Connie Huber

Senior Curriculum Fellow

Erica Komisar

Contributing Editor

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Contributing Editor

Nicholas Zill

Senior Fellow

Scott Stanley

Senior Fellow

Laurie DeRose

Senior Fellow

Jason S. Carroll

Senior Fellow

Jenet Erickson

Senior Fellow in Maternal and Child Wellbeing

Bill Coffin

Senior Fellow

Spencer L. James

Senior Fellow

Kay Hymowitz

Contributing Editor

Ashley E. McGuire

Contributing Editor

Robert VerBruggen

Research Fellow

David Lapp

Research Fellow

Amber Lapp

Research Fellow

Leonard Sax

Leonard Sax

Chris Michalski

Chris Michalski

Director of Communications

Daniel Cochrane

Daniel Cochrane

Senior Fellow with the Family First Technology Initiative

James Lynch

James Lynch

Director Of Media

Callie Erk

Callie Erk

Director of Donor Relations

Jeanne Thum

Jeanne Thum

Finance and Operations Manager

Danielle Miller

Danielle Miller

Partnerships and Events Manager

Peter Foreshaw Brookes

Peter Foreshaw Brookes

Research Associate, Pronatalism Initiative

Contact

Interested in learning more about the work of the Institute for Family Studies? Please feel free to contact us by using your preferred method detailed below.
 

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1502
Charlottesville, VA 22902

(434) 260-1048

info@ifstudies.org

Media Inquiries

For media inquiries, contact Chris Bullivant (chris@ifstudies.org).

We encourage members of the media interested in learning more about the people and projects behind the work of the Institute for Family Studies to get started by perusing our "Media Kit" materials.

Media Kit

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