
Stephen Gavazzi
2024
Ohio State University
Director, CHRR at Ohio State University
Professor, College of Education and Human Ecology
https://chrr.osu.edu/people/gavazzi.1

Biographical Abstracts
As Director, I am responsible for the overall operations of CHRR at Ohio State University, managing the Center’s budget and working with senior staff to ensure that resources are available and project timelines are met. I also regularly engage stakeholders – both inside of and external to the university – in service to advancing their data-driven activities. My areas of expertise include a variety of topics within human development and family science (I am a trained marriage and family therapist), with a special emphasis on matters concerning families with adolescents. I also have a strong interest in issues surrounding higher education, including leadership, campus-community relationships, and the mission of land-grant universities. My latest book (What’s Public About Public Higher Ed? published in 2021 by Johns Hopkins University Press and co-authored by West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee) was based on survey data collected using CHRR’s American Population Panel.
Areas of Expertise
- University leadership
- Land-grant universities
- Campus-community relationships
- Families with adolescents