ABOUT ME
My research examines how the relationship between social ties and well-being is contextualized by a variety of factors, including gender, race/ethnicity, national culture and economics, and spatial location (rural versus urban areas, neighborhood characteristics, etc.). My dissertation explored the role of national culture and national policy/economics in shaping older adults' health and preferences for care in Europe. My additional research examines topics such as custodial grandparents' unequal health outcomes, social support networks and social capital, and the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and well-being, such as allostatic load. A majority of my work focuses on the implications of these factors for the health of older adults in the US and cross-nationally, although I am also interested in how these factors accumulate to produce inequality across the life course.
After teaching Sociology of the Family for four semesters at N. C. State University, I recently taught Marriage and the Family (SOCY 353) here at UMBC. I also taught a cross-level course on Social Ties, Networks, and Roles across the Life Span (SOCY 497/698) and am currently teaching Sociological Theory (SOCY 409/609).
Dissertation Title: "Older
Adults' Health and Preferences for Care in Europe: A Cross-National,
Multilevel Study" (Co-Chairs: Feinian Chen and Theodore Greenstein)
Thesis Title: "Social
Support and Mental Well-Being: The Intersectionality of Age, Race,
Gender, and Class" (Chair: Feinian Chen)
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