Avery, Rosemary Jane

Professor and Chairperson
Dr. Avery received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa in 1971, her Honors in Science degree from the University of Pretoria in South Africa in 1982, and her Masters of Science (1984) and Ph.D. degrees (1988) in Family Resource Management from The Ohio State University. Dr. Avery joined the Cornell University faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Consumer Economics and Housing in 1988. She was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 1994, and to rank of Professor in 2000. She current serves as Chairperson of the Department of Policy Analysis and Management.

Her professional career has focused on public policy as it relates to family formation via adoption of special needs children. She has been the recipient of four federal grants to support her research in this area and is an active contributor to national special needs adoption initiatives. In addition, another area of her work focuses on the impact of media images on consumer choice, particularly as it relates to health related decisions surrounding smoking and prescription drung consumption. Dr. Avery has been the recipient of several awards for both her teaching and scholarship. She was awarded the prestigious Weiss Presidential Fellowship in 2001, she has received a Merrill Presidential Teacher Recognition Award six times (1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006), and was the recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1998. In 2000 Dr. Avery was recognized by a leading consumer policy association in the U.S. (the American Council on Consumer Interests) as the outstanding mid-career professional. She has served as a Board Member for three national policy associations, and serves as a reviewer for five leading academic journals.

At the University level Dr. Avery currently holds the position of University Faculty Senate member and serves on several university committees (University Faculty Committee, Fraternity and Sorority Advisory Council, Health Careers Evaluation Committee). Furthermore, she serves the Cornell undergraduate community as a Dining Discussion Faculty Fellow, as Faculty Advisor to Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity and Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, and as Faculty Academic Advisor to the Cornell Varsity Men's Football and Men's Lacrosse teams.

research

research and scholarship focus

Rosemary Avery has active research programs in family and consumer policy. Her work in family policy focuses on the New York State child welfare system, particularly the foster care experiences of children relinquished for adoption, state adoption recruitment efforts, and permanency for adolescents exiting foster care. She is currently working on two collaborative projects focusing on the placement of youth from congregate care in New York City and Long Island, New York. Her work in the area of consumer policy focuses on the impact of print advertising and prime-time television ads for pharmaceutical products on consumers' health-related behavior, particularly the impact of tobacco and nictoine replacement therapy product messages on smoking cessation behavior.

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administrative responsibilities

Professor Avery currently serves as Chairperson for the Department of Policy Analysis and Management.

teaching

teaching focus

  • Introduction to Policy Analysis | PAM 230

recent courses taught

PAM 233 Consumer Markets I:
PAM 230 An Introduction to Policy Analysis:
PAM 323 Consumer Markets II:

service

outreach focus

Dr. Avery currently serves as the external evaluator on two federally-funded Adoption Opportunities Grants, the Permanent Parents for Teens Project (New York City), and Opening Adoption's Doors to Teen Project (Long Island, NY). Both these projects involve translational research efforts with professionals in child welfare in the state of New York.

current professional activities

Rosemary Avery has been a member of the department since 1988. Her professional career has focused on public policy as it relates to family formation via adoption of special needs children, the experiences of youth in foster care, and permanency for youth aging out of foster care. She has been the recipient of four federal grants to support her research in this area, and is an active contributor to national special needs adoption initiatives. Another area her research focuses on is the impact of media messages for pharmaceutical products on consumer health-related behavior. In addition to her research initiatives, she has been the recipient of several distinguished teaching awards in the college and is a Weiss Presidential Fellow.

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background

educational background

  • Ph.D. (Family Resource Management), Ohio State University, 1988.
  • M.S. (Family Resource Management), Ohio State University, 1984.
  • Honors (Home Economics), University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 1983.
  • B.A. (Home Economics), University of Stellenbosch, Republic of South Africa, 1971.

professional background

  • 2005 - Professor and Chairman, Department of Policy Analysis and Management, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University
  • 2000 - 2005 Professor, Department of Policy Analysis and Management, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University
  • 1994 - 2000 Associate Professor, Department of Policy Analysis and Management, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University.
  • 1988 - 1994 Assistant Professor, Department of Consumer Economics and Housing, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University.
  • 1986 - 1988 Department of Family Resource Management, The Ohio State University, Graduate Research Associate.
  • 1985 - 1986 Office of Academic Affairs, The Ohio State University, Graduate Administrative Associate.
  • 1982 - 1983 University of Vista, Republic of South Africa, Department Chair, Department of Home Economics.
  • 1980 - 1981 Joint Matriculation Board of the Republic of South Africa, Head Examiner of Home Economics.
  • 1975 - 1976 Assistant Principal, Rodean School for Girls, Republic of South Africa
  • 1972 - 1975 Teacher, Rodean School for Girls, Republic of South Africa.

  • Board Member, NYC Advisory Board for Youth Services and Permanency Issues, 2001-2003
  • Board Member, Statewide Youth Advocacy, Inc. 2001-2002
  • Board Member, American Council on Consumer Interests, 1994-1998
  • National Task Force on Adoption: Adoption Support and Preservation, North American Council on Adoptable Children, Cincinnati, Ohio, August 1998.
  • Strategic Planning Committee, the American Council on Consumer Interests, April 1991 - 1993.

awards and distinctions

  • Distinguished Professor of 2006, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (2006)
  • Merrill Presidential Teacher Recognition, Cornell University (2006)
  • Merrill Presidential Teacher Recognition, Cornell University (2005)
  • Greek Faculty Appreciation Award (2005)
  • Weiss Presidential Fellow, Cornell University (2001)
  • Golden Key Honorary Member (2001)
  • Merrill Presidential Teacher Recognition, Cornell University (2001)
  • American Council on Consumer Interests, Mid-Career Award (2000)
  • Merrill Presidential Teacher Recognition, Cornell University (1999)
  • SUNY Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching (1998)
  • Panhellenic Council, Cornell University, Outstanding Faculty Member Recognition (1998)
  • Merrill Presidential Teacher Recognition, Cornell University (1998)
  • Gamma Sigma Delta: Distinguished Teacher Award (1997)
  • Merrill Presidential Teacher Recognition, Cornell University (1993)
  • Presidential Fellow, Ohio State University (1988)

publications

selected publications (listing in progress)

Avery, R. J. (in press). Federal Law and Child Welfare Reform: The Research-Policy Interface in Promoting Permanence for Older Children and Youth. In Achieving Permanence for Older Children and Youth in Foster Care. Kerman, B., Maluccio, A.N. & Freundlich, M. (Eds.) New York: Columbia University Press.

Avery, R, Kenkel, D., Lillard D. and Mathios A. (2007). Regulating Advertisements: The Case of Smoking Cessation Products, Journal of Regulatory Economics, 31(2), 185-208.

Avery, R., Kenkel, D., Lillard, D., and Mathios, A. (2007). Public Profits and Public Health: Does Advertising Smoking Cessation Products Encourage Smokers to Quit? Journal of Political Economy, 115, 447-481.

Freundlich, M., Avery, R. J., (2007). Care or Scare: Safety and Protection of Youth in Congregate Care. Child Abuse and Neglect, 31(2), 173-186.

Avery, R. J., and Freundlich, M. (2007). Planning and achieving permanency for children in foster care: Facilitators and Constraints. Adoption Quarterly, 10(2).

Freundlich, M., Avery, R. J., and Padgett, D. (2007). Preparation of youth in congregate care for independent living. Child and Family Social Work, 12, 64-72.
Freundlich, M., Avery, R. J., Munson, S., & Gertenzang, S. (2006 only in print in 2007). Post-permanency: An assessment of families' needs for services and support. Family Preservation Journal, 9, 39-55.

Freundlich, M., Avery, R. J., (2006). Transitioning from congregate care: Preparation and outcomes. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 15(4), 1-12.

Avery, R. J., and Freundlich, M., (2006). Gay and lesbian youth in foster care: Meeting their placement and service needs. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues, 17(4), 39-58

Avery, R. J., and Freundlich, M., Munson, S., & Gertenzang, S. (2006). The meaning of permanency: Multiple stakeholder perspectives. Children and Youth Services Review, 28(7), 741-760.

Freundlich, M., Avery, R. J., Munson, S., & Gertenzang, S. (2006). Permanency options and goals: Considering multi-faceted definitions. Child and Youth Care Forum, 35(5/6), 355-374.

Avery, R. J., Bryant, W. K., Mathios, A., Kang, H., Bell, D. (2006). Electronic Course Evaluations: Does an On-line Delivery System Influence Student Evaluations? Journal of Economic Education, 37 (1), 21-37.