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    Why Families Need More Financial Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Posted on January 21, 2021 in CCF News, Fact Sheets
    Experts: Kristi Williams

    Why Families Need More Financial Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic A fact sheet prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families by Lawrence Stacey and Kristi Williams, The Ohio State University Despite the important temporary relief provided to many families by the March 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which provided $1,200 to […]

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    Topics of Expertise: Children / Economic Inequality / Health & Illness / Labor & Workforce / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / TANF & Public Assistance / Trauma and Disaster / Work & Family
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    CCF’s Joshua Coleman on Helping Your Family Take COVID-19 Seriously

    Posted on March 23, 2020 in Members In The News
    Experts: Joshua Coleman

    Are you having trouble convincing your family to take COVID-19 seriously? CCF senior fellow Joshua Coleman has some advice! Read his thoughts in The Atlantic’s “What Do You Tell Someone Who Still Won’t Stay Home?” Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/03/convince-family-take-coronavirus-seriously/608356/  

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    Topics of Expertise: Health & Illness / Trauma and Disaster
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    Transgender Youth Allowed to Use Their Chosen Name Have Fewer Mental Health Problems

    Posted on June 19, 2018 in Brief Reports


    A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series   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 […]

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    Topics of Expertise: Children / Gender & Sexuality / Health & Illness
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    The Impact of the Zika Epidemic on Women’s Reproductive Intentions and Behaviors in Brazil

    Posted on May 16, 2018 in Brief Reports


    A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series   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 […]

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    Topics of Expertise: Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Health & Illness / Reproductive Health
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    What are the Effects of Mothers’ and Fathers’ Depression and Thoughts of Death on Their Children’s Level of Parental Connectedness?

    Posted on May 16, 2018 in Brief Reports


    A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series 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 […]

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    Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Children / Health & Illness
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    Improving Women’s Education Improves Maternal Health: Evidence from Peru

    Posted on May 16, 2018 in Brief Reports


    A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series 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 […]

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    Topics of Expertise: Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Health & Illness / Reproductive Health
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    Open Defecation and Anemia in Children: The Case of Nepal

    Posted on May 16, 2018 in Brief Reports


    A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series   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 […]

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    Topics of Expertise: Children / Health & Illness
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    Black Deaths Matter: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Racial Disparities in Relationship Loss and Health

    Posted on May 16, 2018 in Brief Reports
    Experts: Debra Umberson

    A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series   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 […]

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    Topics of Expertise: African American Families / Aging / Health & Illness / Loss & Resiliency within Families / Trauma and Disaster
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    Do Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Spouses Differ in the Ways They Care for Each Other During Physical Illness?

    Posted on May 15, 2018 in Brief Reports
    Experts: Debra Umberson

    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 […]

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    Topics of Expertise: Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Gender & Sexuality / Health & Illness / LGBTQ Partnering & Families
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    Kristi Williams Updates Ann Fisher on the Health Benefits – and Risks – of Marriage

    Posted on December 8, 2016 in Members In The News
    Experts: Kristi Williams

    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 […]

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    Chloe E. Bird

    Senior Sociologist, RAND Corporation; Professor of Sociology and Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School

    Daniel Carlson

    Assistant Professor of Family, Health, and Policy in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies at the University of Utah

    Deborah Carr

    Professor of Sociology, Boston University

    Robert Crosnoe

    Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin

    Lauren Jade Martin

    Associate Professor of Sociology, Penn State University

    Adina Nack

    Professor of Sociology, California Lutheran University

    Christina Paxman

    Assistant Professor of Communication and Department Coordinator, Minot State University

    Luke Russell

    Assistant Professor, Illinois State University

    Darby Saxbe

    Associate Professor, University of Southern California

    Kevin Shafer

    Associate Professor of Sociology, Brigham Young University & McMaster University

    Susan Short

    Professor of Sociology and Director of the Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University

    Debra Umberson

    Centennial Professor in Liberal Arts and Professor of Sociology, University of Texas

    Ellen Wartella

    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

    Kristi Williams

    Professor, Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University

    Sarah Wright

    Executive Director, Social Work in Progress

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