Arielle Kuperberg, Ph.D.
Incoming Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Fall 2024)
A sociologist and demographer, Dr. Kuperberg studies cutting edge topics related to social change in family, sexuality, romantic relationships, gender, work and higher education among young adults. Her areas of expertise include the impact of student loans on young adults; college and young adult hookups, dating, and romantic relationships; cohabitation, marriage and divorce; and stay-at-home dads and moms.
Dr. Kuperberg's research has been published in leading sociology and interdisciplinary journals including Social Forces, Journal of Marriage and Family, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Journal of Sex Research, and Gender & Society and has been funded by the National Science Foundation. She regularly appears in the popular media discussing cohabitation, marriage, divorce, relationships, college hookups, gender and work, stay-at-home parents, student loans, and risk-taking.
Dr. Kuperberg frequently works, trains, and collaborates with students, and those at UMBC and other institutions interested in gaining research experience and/or collaborating should contact her at akuperbe @ umbc dot edu.
Education and Experience
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Assistant Professor to Professor, Sociology Department, 2010-2024
Affiliate Faculty, Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program, 2010-2024
University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Sociology and Demography, 2010
Graduate Certificate in the Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality, 2007
M.A., Sociology and Demography, 2006
Hunter College, City University of New York
B.A. (Honors), Sociology and Interdisciplinary Honors Major, Women's Studies Minor, 2004.
Contact Information:
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
333 Frank Porter Graham Building
Greensboro, NC 27402
akuperbe at umbc dot edu
