Dr. Millie Ferrer

Associate Dean
Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Specialty: Family and Consumer Science
PO Box 110210
1038 McCarty Hall
Gainesville FL 32611-0210
Fax: 352-846-0458
E-mail Address: lmferrer@ufl.edu
Web site: IFAS Extension Administration
Solutions For Your Life

Profile

As the Associate Dean for the UF/IFAS Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Millie Ferrer works closely with the Dean, Larry Arrington. Major issues include County Operations to deliver Extension programs through our statewide network of county offices.

Dr. Ferrer also works closely with the five District Extension Directors and the County Extension Directors throughout Florida.

Selected Publications

Refereed

Ferrer, M., Fugate, A., Perkins, D. (February 2004) Rediscovering the Potential of Face-to-Face Training When Programming for At-Risk Audiences. Journal of Extension, Volume 42 Number 1.

Ferrer, M., Jacob, S., Ferrari, T. (2001) Two Heads (or more) are Better Than One: An Application of Group Process to Developing Extension Evaluation Tools. Journal of Extension. Vol. 39, number 5.

Ferrer, M., Homrich, A., Chambers, J. (2000) Helping Children in Self-Care: The Evolution of the Project Home Safe Initiative on the Community Level. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences.v.92,no.5, pp 41-45.

Ferrer, M. (2000) Success and the Single Parent Curriculum. Program of Excellence, Extension systems Family Development Resource Management Base Program.

Ferrer, M. (2000) Success and the Single Parent: The Money Crunch. National Endowment for Financial Education, http://www.nefe.org. Pp. 1-4.

DeBord, K.& Ferrer, M. (2000) Working with Latino Parents/Families. CYFERNet/ Parent and Family,http://www.cyfernet.org

Non-Refereed

Ferrer, Millie, Falcone, Angela. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Understanding Your Grandchild's Behavior System - Part 1. Gainesville, Florida: UF-Extension, FY427 December 2001. 5 pp.

Ferrer, Millie, Falcone, Angela. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Understanding Behavior -Part 2. Gainesville, Florida: UF-Extension, FY429 December 2001. 6 pp.

Ross, Maisie, Ferrer, Millie, Falcone, Angela. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Navigating the System Part I - Community Resources. Gainesville, Florida: UF-Extension, FY431 December 2001. 6 pp.

Ferrer, Millie, Falcone, Angela. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Navigating the System Part 2 - Legal Issues. Gainesville, Florida: UF-Extension, FY433 December 2001. 5 pp.

Ferrer, Millie, Falcone, Angela, Pergola, Joe. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Understanding Relationships Part 1. Gainesville, Florida: UF-Extension, FY435 December 2001. 6 pp.

Ferrer, Millie, Falcone, Angela. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Building Relationships - Part 2. Gainesville, Florida: UF-Extension, FY437 December 2001. 8 pp.

Ferrer, Millie, Robinson, Kamille. Babysitting Savvy. Gainesville, Florida: Uf-Extension, 4HCDM 10 August, 2001. 73 pp.

Ferrer, M. 2000 Success and the Single Parent: Understanding Children's Behavior. University of Florida Cooperative Extension. 8pp. FCS2142

Ferrer, M. 2000 Success and the Single Parent: A Flash of Time. University of Florida Cooperative Extension. 8pp. FCS2143

Ferrer, M. 2000 Success and the Single Parent: Taking Care of Yourself. University of Florida Cooperative Extension. 8pp. FCS2144

Ferrer, M. 2000 Success and the Single Parent: Positive Parenting -- The Communication Puzzle. University of Florida Cooperative Extension. 8pp.FCS 2145

Ferrer, M. 2000 Success and the Single Parent: The Money Crunch. University of Florida Cooperative Extension. 8pp. FCS2146

Rooks-Weir, E., Ferrer, M. 2000 Teaching Young Children to Love. University of Florida Cooperative Extension. 1p. FCS2001(revised).

Rooks-Weir, E., Ferrer, M. 2000 Play -- A Child's Work. University of Florida Cooperative Extension. 1p. FCS2004 (revised).

Rooks-Weir, E., Ferrer, M. 2000 Talking With Your Child. University of Florida Cooperative Extension. 1p. FCS2006 (revised).

Selected Presentations at Professional Conferences/Meetings

National

Millie Ferrer, Anne Fugate, Susan Hedge, and Maisie Ross. CYFAR 2001 National Conference, San Diego, CA 2001.

Connecting With Couples. Barbara Petty, Millie Ferrer, Ana Mae Kobbe and Donna Peacock. The Fifth Annual Conference of the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couple Education. June 2001.

Bright Lights: An After-School Science and Technology Program for Middle-Schoolers. Suzanne Wilson, Millie Ferrer and Anne Fugate . Share Fair/Poster Session, Extension Cares... For America's Children and Youth, May 2000, Kansas City.

Success and The Single Parent. National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Baltimore, Maryland, October, 2000.

Phone Pals. Southern Region Volunteer Leader Forum, Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Georgia, October, 1998.

Generations Side by Side. Southern Region Volunteer Leader Forum, Rock Eagle 4-lI Center, Georgia October, 1998.

Building Statewide Capacity to Enhance the Lives of Children, Youth and Families at Risk. CYFAR Orientation meeting for grant funded states. Washington D.C. June, 1998.

What is NNFR (National Network for Family Resiliency)? CYFAR, Orientation meeting for grant funded states. Washington D.C. June, 1998.

State

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. Third Annual Conference on family Collaboration, Advocacy, Friendship and Empowerment (C.A.F.E.), May 2001.

The Collaboration Framework. Presented with Anne Fugate. Suicide Prevention Coalition. Deland, Florida, April 2001 (invited).

Reaching Diverse Audiences with Extension. Tennessee Extension- Celebrating Traditions and Transitions, staff development conference, December, 200 (invited).

Celebrating Cultural Differences. Tennessee Extension - Celebrating Traditions and Transitions, staff development conference, December, 2000 (invited).

Cross-Cultural Communication. Florida's 12th Bi-Annual Child Abuse Prevention Conference, Florida 2000, (Invited).

Les Afterschool Program: Collaboration enables the Development of a High-Quality Program. Presented with Jana Hart at Florida Associations of Extension Professionals. Stuart, Florida, 2000.

Selected Awards and Community Involvement

Certified Family Life Educator, June 2001. National Council on Family Relations.

University of Florida/ Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Superior Accomplishment Award for Faculty Service (2001).

Florida Associations of Extension Professionals. Mid-Career Service Award: ESP. (2001).

Florida Associations of Extension Professionals and Administrative Conference. Outstanding Specialist (2000).

Professional Associations

National and Florida Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

Epsilon Sigma Phi

National Association for the Education of Young Children

National and Florida Association of Extension Professionals