About the MAST Center

The Marriage Strengthening Research and Dissemination Center (MAST Center) conducts research on marriage and romantic relationships in the U.S. and healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) programs designed to strengthen these relationships.

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Featured MAST Center Research March 16, 2023

Centering Positive Youth Development to Enhance Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programming

The potential benefits of integrating the Positive Youth Development framework into healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) program recruitment and retention, curriculum content and delivery, staff facilitation, and evaluation.

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Featured MAST Center Research November 29, 2022

An Introduction to Culturally Responsive Evaluation for Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs

An overview of the foundational concepts of culturally responsive evaluation (CRE), why CRE matters for HMRE programming and evaluation, how it can be applied in evaluations, and other evaluation approaches that complement a CRE approach. This brief also has a corresponding worksheet for HMRE evaluation teams to help them incorporate CRE into their evaluation.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MAST Center’s 2023 Professional Development Grants

Published January 17, 2023

APPLICATIONS DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023 BY 5:00 PM ET The MAST Center is pleased to announce the call for…

EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE: The 2023 MAST Center Graduate Internship Program

Published September 23, 2022

EXTENDED DEADLINE: Applications are now due by 5:00 PM ET Friday, September 30, 2022 The MAST Center is pleased to…

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MAST Center’s 2022 Professional Development Grants

Published May 2, 2022

APPLICATIONS DUE JULY 15, 2022 BY 5:00 PM ET The MAST Center is pleased to announce the call for applications…

Meet Our 2021 Small Grant Program Award Winners!

Published October 27, 2021

The MAST Center is pleased to announce the winners of our 2021 Small Grant Program for emerging scholars in fields related…

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