Ball State Professor's Parental Leave Study is a Success!

Richard Petts

The Sponsored Projects Administration would like to extend our congratulations to Ball State's sociology professor, Dr. Richard Petts, for getting his research covered by Bloomberg News!

Petts' research looked at parental leave for fathers. His study yielded that many dads say they support paid leave for fathers to care for newborn children, but it seems the vast majority of men don’t take more than a week off.

Check out the Bloomberg article to learn more about the study.

Petts was also featured in SPA's Research Magazine this past fall, the full issue can be found here.

Congratulations once again to Dr. Petts!