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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Diane Hovey, Ph.D.
 Dr. Hovey is the founder of the Family Institute for Creative Well-Being. Diane has a doctorate in Family Social Science from the University of Minnesota where she studied with leading experts in stress theory. Her research has given her depth and insight into how families manage the challenges of ongoing health conditions including disabilities and chronic illnesses. In addition to her education and research Diane's lived experience has shaped her direction and contributed to her understanding of the impact that life transforming health conditions can have on families. Her youngest child has a severe disability that is a continual source of insight and inspiration.
Through her work with the Family Institute Dr. Hovey sees a significant need for families to address stress, grief, loss, guilt, isolation and the "whys" that impede their abilities to navigate uncharted territories. She uses a variety of forms of creative expression with families as a means to communicate and transform lived experience in a way that builds family well-being and community understanding. As one of the family participants said, this is immeasurable order in chaos!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
| Board Member |
Affiliation/Expertise |
Committee |
| Jean Bender* |
Early Childhood Special Education |
Chair |
| Rijuta Pathre* |
Parent, Indian Culture |
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| Linda Lindeke* |
School of Nursing - University of MN |
Secretary |
| Gloria Ortega Gerdts, MD* |
Medicine & the Hispanic Culture,
Fairview-University Children's Hospital |
Vice-Chair |
| John Barrett |
Media Relations, Gillette Children's |
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| Orapat Sivantanpisit* |
Parent, Business |
Treasurer |
| Harriet Kohen, MSW |
University of Minnesota Fairview
Children's Hospital |
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| Joan Patterson, Ph.D.* |
Family Therapy, Research & Evaluation,
Maternal and Child Health - University of MN |
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| Diane Hovey, Ph.D.* |
Executive Director - Family Institute for
Creative Well-Being |
Ex-Officio |
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| * indicates family member or individual with a disability or chronic health condition |
ADVISORY BOARD
| Mark Gormley, MD |
Rehabilitation Medicine, Gillette Children's |
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| Dick Crockett |
Exec. Dir. Edina Community Foundation |
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| Joe Wild Crea |
Parent |
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| Debbi Harris |
Parent |
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| Britt Dougall |
Community Musician |
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| Jill Weldin |
Parent & Program Director at St. David's |
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Brief Resume for Diane Hovey, Ph.D.
Education
| Doctor of Philosophy, 1998 |
Family Social Science - University of Minnesota
Dissertation: Meanings of Children's Severe Ongoing Health Conditions: Understanding the Impact on Families |
| Master of Science, 1993 |
Housing - Department of Design, Housing, & Apparel University of MN
Thesis: Factors Influencing Home | About the Institute | What We Offer | Creativity & Well-Being | Products | Donate | ContactModifications in Families who have Children with Physical Disabilities |
| Bachelor of Science, 1983 |
Art Education - College of Education, University of Minnesota |
| Bachelor of Arts, 1980 |
Housing/Interior Design, College of St. Benedict - Cum Laude |
Fellowships
| Buckman Fellowship '03-04 |
Leadership and Philanthropy, College of Human Ecology, University of MN |
| Post Doctoral Fellowship '00 |
Post-Doctoral Study in Family and Disability Policy
Beach Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence |
| Pre-Doctoral Fellowship |
Pre-Doctoral Research and Rehabilitation Training Fellowship
Institute on Community Integration and the Department of Pediatrics, U of MN |
Other Training
| Executive Director Leadership '03-04 |
University of St. Thomas |
| Registered Poetry Therapist Certification - in progress |
National Association for Poetry Therapy |
Experience
Executive Director
July 2001 - present
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Family Institute for Creative Well-Being - www.familyinstitute-cwb.org |
Project Coordinator
Nov. 1999 - Jan. 2002 |
PACER Center, Minneapolis, MN - for the Federal Maternal & Child Health Bureau (MCHB) grant - Healthy and Ready to Work (HRTW) |
Instructor
1995-1999 |
Minneapolis Community and Technical College '99
University of Minnesota - Family Social Science
& Public Health '95-98 |
| Research Assistant -97-99 |
Minnesota
Extension Service, U of MN |
| Project Coordinator '96-97 |
Maternal
and Child Health, U of MN & HealthPartners
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| Research Assistant '92-96 |
Center for Children with Chronic
Illness and Disability, U of MN |
| Administrative Fellow '91-93 |
Alumni Relations, College of
Human Ecology, U of MN |
| Interior Designer/Owner '88-90 |
Spaces Within, St. Paul, MN
Owner of a residential Interior
Design firm. Managed all aspects of business. |
| Free-lance Artist '84-88 |
St. Paul, MN |
| Art Teacher '84-87 |
Eden Prairie Schools, MN
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Awards
Publications
Hovey, D. Editor (2001-2005). The Muse.
Patterson, J. & Hovey, D. (2000). Family-centered care for children with special health needs: Rhetoric
or reality. Family Systems & Health
Hovey, D. (2002). When I Grow Up...I Am Going to Work. PACER Center.
Hovey, D. (2000). Parents as partners in the transition
process. Impact. Institute on Community Integration, University of
Minnesota.
Hovey, D. (ed). (2000). Looking
Ahead, (2)1 and (2)2.
Hovey, D. & Stum, M. (1999). Aging Awareness Simulation Activity. Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center, University of Minnesota.
Hovey, D. (1997, December). Beds. Health Issues for Children & Youth and Their
Families, Institute for Health & Disability, 5(2), 15.
Hovey, D. (1997, October). Mom presumed guilty. Access Press, 1 & 3.
Hovey, D. (1997, Spring). A child's worth. Moods Gazette, 3(1), 5.
Presentations
Diane has spoken at numerous local, national and international conferences on themes such as:
- The Power of Creativity & Family in Shaping the Future.
- Conveying Meanings through the Poetic and the Visual: Understanding Families who have Children with Serious Ongoing Health Conditions.
- If a Picture's Worth a Thousand Words... : Artistic modes of scientific inquiry in understanding parent's meanings of serious ongoing health conditions.
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