Armon Perry

Biography

Armon Perry, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Louisville’s Kent School of Social Work and Family Science where he teaches Introduction to Social Work and Social Work Practice with Families. Dr. Perry’s research efforts center on the intrapersonal, interpersonal and external factors that influence men’s involvement in the lives of their children, as well as the impact of that involvement on the well-being of the family. The findings of Dr. Perry’s research point to the tools, resources and experiences that shape men’s ability to be involved fathers, the role that mothers play in facilitating or truncating fathers’ involvement and social service providers’ attitudes toward engaging fathers.

Research Interests

Fatherhood; Men's contributions to family functioning. 

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Publications

All Scholarly and Creative Works