Select Publications
Project Overview
Well-Being and Stability Among Low-Income Families: A 10-Year Review of Research
Sano, Y., Mammen, S., & Houghten, M. (2020). Well-Being and Stability among Low-income Families: A 10-Year Review of Research. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 1-11.
The Forum for Family and Consumer Sciences Issues Special Issue
Greder, K., and Berry A. (Eds.) (2024). Special Issue on Rural Families. The Forum on Family and Consumer Issues, 23(1).
Extension's Role in Addressing Child, Youth, and Family Well-Being inRrural Communities
Sano, Y. Berry, A., & Sneed, C. T. (2004). Extension’s Role in Addressing Child, Youth, and Family Well-Being in Rural Communities. In M. R. de Guzman, & H. Hatton-Bowers (Eds.) Extension Education and the Social Sciences. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Family Finance and Resource Management
SNAP Policies and the Realities of Rural Working Families: Implications for Practitioners
Bird, C.L., Chandler, K. D., Berry, A.A., & Barrett-Rivera, B. (2020). SNAP Policies and the Realities of Rural Working Families: Implications for Practitioners. In The Forum Journal, 23(1).
Increasing Access to Quality Parent Education Through a Virtual Synchronous Setting: A Qualitative Study
Jiang, Y., Routh, B., Fakuajo, O.A. (2024) Increasing Access to Quality Parent Education through a
Virtual Synchronous Setting: A Qualitative Study. Child Care Health Development, 50, e13235. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.13235.
Supporting resilient food systems: Navigating challenges in U.S. rural communities.
Routh, B., Sano, Y., Pylate, L., Contreras, D., Feeney, S., Greder, K., Cancel-Tirado, D., & Wiles, B. (2025). Supporting resilient food systems: Navigating challenges in U.S. rural communities. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 14(3), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2025.143.038
Diverse Family Experience
Engaging with Rural Latinx Families
Greder, K. A., Cancel-Tirado, D. I., Routh, B., & Bao, J. (2020). Engaging with Rural Latinx Families. In The Forum, 23(1).
Context Matters: Critical Grandparent Contributions to Low-Income Rural Families
Yancura, L., Barnett, M., Sano, Y., & Mammen, S. (2020). Context Matters: Critical Grandparent Contributions to Low-Income Rural Families. Child & Family Social Work,25(2), 267-276. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12682
Wellbeing Among Rural Grandfamilies in Two Multigenerational Household Structures
Barnett, M. A., Yancura, L., Wilmoth, J., & Sano, Y. (2016). Wellbeing Among Rural Grandfamilies in Two Multigenerational Household Structures. GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy, 3(1), 4.
Food Behaviors of Children in Foster or Kinship Care
Routh, B (Spring, 2024). Food Behaviors of Children in Foster of Kinship Care: Supporting
Nutritional Needs. MontGuide. https://www.montana.edu/extension/pubs-linked-in-
store/MT202401HR_Food_Behaviors_of_Children_in_Foster_Care.pdf
Influence of Kinship Caregiver and Family Characteristics on Kinship Care Experiences
Foluso, A. A., Routh, B., Schure, M. B., & Koltz, D. J. (2023). Influence of Kinship Caregiver and Family Characteristics on Kinship Care Experiences. Families in Society, 105(1), 94-106. https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894231204533