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 Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Letícia J. Marteleto, Abigail Weitzman, Raquel Zanatta Coutinho, and Sandra Valongueiro Alves Introduction The epidemic caused by the Zika virus has been a major public health shock for Brazil, particularly for reproductive-age women. The virus is transmitted via mosquito, […]
Topics of Expertise: Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Health & Illness / Reproductive Health
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 Abigail Weitzman Introduction Maternal mortality in Peru declined over 70 percent between 1990 and 2015, from approximately 250 deaths per 100,000 live births to 70 deaths per 100,000 live births. Women’s education levels simultaneously rose over the same period. […]
Topics of Expertise: Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Health & Illness / Reproductive Health
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 Debra Umberson Introduction Black Americans are more likely than white Americans to experience the premature death of mothers, fathers, siblings, children, and other relatives and friends. These disparities begin in childhood and are repeated throughout life in ways that […]
Topics of Expertise: African American Families / Aging / Health & Illness / Loss & Resiliency within Families / Trauma and Disaster
A Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Debra Umberson, Mieke Beth Thomeer, Corinne Reczek, Rachel Donnelly, and Rhiannon A. Kroeger Introduction An important benefit of marriage may be the care provided by spouses during episodes of physical illness and is one reason that married people enjoy better health […]
Topics of Expertise: Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Gender & Sexuality / Health & Illness / LGBTQ Partnering & Families
CCF Board Secretary, Kristi Williams, joined All Sides with Ann Fisher to discuss the links between marriage and health in an episode of Wellness Wednesday entitled: Marriage, Prescribing Opioids, Caring for Cancer Patients. This episode of All Sides with Ann Fisher aired on WOSU Public Radio December 7th, 2016 (Wed.) at 11:00 am – 11:20 am. Click on the hyperlink […]
Topics of Expertise: Health & Illness
CCF Board member, Joshua Coleman, was cited in an article for the Wall Street Journal exploring gender differences in the experience of depression: In Men, Depression is Different, by Elizabeth Bernstein.
Topics of Expertise: Family Counseling, Therapy & Parenting Intervention / Health & IllnessCCF Board Secretary, Kristi Williams, provides the Huffington Post with her insight on a CDC study of the occurence of sleep deprivation among single parents in: Almost Half Of Single Moms Struggle With This Health Problem And we’re finally doing them the courtesy of studying it.
Topics of Expertise: Health & Illness / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood
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
Senior Sociologist, RAND Corporation; Professor of Sociology and Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Assistant Professor of Family, Health, and Policy in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies at the University of Utah
Assistant Scientist, Wellness in Your Hands Project, Office of the Dean, School of Education and Human Development
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Professor Emerita of Sociology; Busby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California at San Francisco
Professor of Sociology and Director of the Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University
Florida State University
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
