Francisco Villarruel

University Outreach and Engagement Senior Fellow

Professor, Human Development and Family Studies

Senior Research Associate, Institute for Children, Youth, and Families

E-Mail: fvilla@msu.edu

Francisco Villarruel is a University Outreach and Engagement Fellow and a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Michigan State University. He is also a Senior Research Associate with the Institute for Children, Youth, and Families and JSRI. Dr. Villarruel received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Child and Family Studies (1990).

He has held numerous leadership positions in professional societies (e.g., National Council on Family Relations, Society for Child Development, Michigan Evaluation Association, and Michigan Council on Family Relations). He is also the chair of the National Hispanic Education Alliance (NAHE).

Dr. Villarruel has received numerous awards and distinctions during his career, including induction to the Phi Alpha Kappa Society, a W.K. Kellogg Foundation National Fellowship, an MSU-Lilly Foundation Teaching Fellowship, the HACU-ETS Policy Fellowship, and the 1996 MSU Teacher-Scholar Award for dedication and skill in teaching and scholarly promise.