COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SCHOLARSHIP PORTFOLIO (2013) | Page 160

Marian Wright Edelman Institute
The mission of the Marian Wright Edelman Institute is three-fold: a) To support campus and
citywide efforts to improve the quality of early childhood education, b) To promote collaboration
among faculty, to support social advocacy and partnerships among SFSU other higher educational
institutions and the community and c) To foster research and scholarly work.

Awards for Scholarship
Caitlin Ryan, Director of Family Acceptance Program
• Appointed by the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences as a member of the
scientific Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health Issues to study and
develop recommendations for the NIH to address LGBT health disparities
• Awarded the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention “Best Practices” Seal from the national
Best Practices Registry for Suicide Prevention.
• Appointed to serve as a member of the National LGBT Suicide Prevention Task Force of
SAMHSA’s National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention to develop recommendations for
federal, state, and local government agencies and non-governmental partners to prevent and
address suicide among LGBT people.

Institute Scholarship
Park S, Ferretti C, & Ames G. (2012). Assessing quality of early care and education: Lessons learned
from San Francisco’s Gateway to Quality. International Journal of Child Care and Education
Policy, 6(2): 55-70.
Ryan, C., & Chen-Hayes, S. (in Press). Educating and empowering families of LGBTQ K-12 students.
In E. S. Fisher & K. Komosa-Hawkins (Eds.), Creating school environments to support lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning students and families: A handbook for school
professionals. New York, NY: Routledge.
Heubner D.M., Mandic C.G., Mackaronis J.M., Beougher S.C., & Hoff C.C. (2012). Impact of
parenting on gay male couples’ relationships, sexuality, and HIV risk. Couple and Family
Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol. 1(2), 106–119.
Mandic C.G., Rudd R., Hehir T., & Acevedo-Garcia D. (2012). Readability of special education
procedural safeguards. The Journal of Special Education, Vol. 45(4), 195-203.
McManus B.M., Mandic C.G., Carle A.C., & Robert S.A. (2012). The effect of parent-child function
on physical activity and television viewing