A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Stephen T. Russell, Amanda M. Pollitt, Gu Li, and Arnold H. Grossman Introduction Transgender people—people whose gender identity does not align with their sex assigned at birth—are at higher risk of poor mental health than those who are not […]
Topics of Expertise: Children / Gender & Sexuality / Health & Illness
A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Elizabeth Cozzolino Introduction Child support enforcement aims to increase child well-being by ensuring that noncustodial parents contribute to children’s material well-being. Yet owing child support debt puts nonresident parents at risk for going to jail, triggering potentially negative collateral […]
Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Childcare (Providers & Systems) / Children / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood
A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Fatima Varner, Yang Hou, Tajma Hodzic, Noelle M. Hurd, Sheretta T. Butler-Barnes, and Stephanie J. Rowley Introduction Declines in academic engagement and psychological well-being, which are common for many adolescents, may be exacerbated among some African American adolescents because […]
Topics of Expertise: African American Families / Children
A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Susan De Luca, Yan Yueqi, and Yolanda Padilla Introduction Mental health outcomes such as depression are often passed down in families. While links between the mental health symptoms of parents and their children have been established, there is a […]
Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Children / Health & Illness
A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Diane Coffey, Michael Geruso, and Dean Spears Introduction Anemia—defined by low levels of the protein hemoglobin in the blood—is a widespread problem in many developing countries. Anemia in children impairs their physical and cognitive development. While large bodies of […]
Topics of Expertise: Children / Health & Illness
A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Veronique Dupéré, Eric Dion, Tama Leventhal, Isabelle Archambault, Robert Crosnoe, and Michel Janosz Introduction High school dropout is associated with negative individual and social consequences. For example, dropping out of high school can lead to long-term economic hardships that can […]
Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Children / Economic Inequality / Trauma and Disaster
For Immediate Release Contact: Stephanie Coontz Coontzs@msn.com; 360-352-8117; cell 360-556-9223 PRESS ADVISORY Recent Census Data Shows Majority of American Parents Doing Well on Key Parenting Indicators, Despite Some Differences by Family Type, Reports Council on Contemporary Families. But America has higher proportions of poor and low-income children than other developed nations, and poverty explains more […]
Topics of Expertise: ChildrenThe majority of American parents are doing well on key parenting indicators, despite some differences by family type. But America has higher proportions of poor and low-income children than other developed nations, and poverty explains more differences in parenting practices than family structure. A report and commentary prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families by […]
Topics of Expertise: Children
Samuel F. and Rose B. Gingold Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Director, Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy/ The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
Associate Research Scientist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
Associate Professor at Duke University
Family Therapist, University of Pennsylvania
Associate Professor, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University
Professor of Law & Paul M. Siskind Research Scholar at Boston University School of Law
Professor of Psychology; Director of Center for Research on Families at University of Masschusetts Amherst/ Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
Center Director, Urban Institute, Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population
Director of Center for Mexican American Studies and Professor of Sociology, University of Houston
Professor of Sociology and Director of the Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Medical School; Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology, Boston Medical Center; American Family Therapy Academy; Boston Center for Culturally Affirming Practices
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication, Professor of Psychology, and Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Professor of Medical Social Sciences Director, Center on Media and Human Development School of Communication Chair, Department of Communication Studies
Deputy Program Area Director at Child Trends
Dean and Robert Lee Sutherland Chair in Mental Health and Social Policty at the School of Social Work of The University of Texas at Austin
