Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal 
2021 Award Recipients (Honored June, 2022)

Best Paper: Apparel, Textiles & Merchandising

Chang, H. J., Min, S., Woo, H., and Yurchisin, J. (2021). Mask-wearing behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-cultural comparison between the United States and South Korea. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 50(1), 5-26.


Best Paper: FCS Education

Handy, D. J., Turgeson, S., and Shepherd, N. (2021). Focusing for the future: Revising the national standards for teachers of family and consumer sciences. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 49(3), 205-216.



Best Paper: Family Studies/Human Development

Cho, S. H., Roy, R. N., and Dayne, N. (2021). Student-parents’ mental health: Factors affecting anxiety and depression. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 49(3), 254-269.


Best Paper: Foods and Nutrition


Lee, H., and Worthy, S. (2021). Adoption of fad diets through the lens of diffusion of innovations. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 50(2), 135-149.



Emerging Scholar: Lu Fan

Fan, L., and Zhang, L. (2021). The influence of financial education sources on emergency savings: The role of financial literacy. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 49(4), 344-361.

Best Paper: Professional Issues

Wilmarth, M. J., and Milstead, S. M. (2021). Family and consumer sciences graduate research productivity in 2020. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 50(2), 122-134.

Best Paper: Personal Finance

Bartholomae, S., Kiss, D. E., Collins, J. M., Johnson, C. L., and Janney, C. A. (2021). Rural healthcare providers’ perceptions of patient financial well-being and integrating financial capability services. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 50(1), 27-41.