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CCF Expert Chloe Bird for Newsweek: Why Mothers Need Continuous Care Even After Children are Born

Posted on May 10, 2021 in Members In The News

Experts: Chloe E. Bird

Bird and co-authors Lois McCloskey and Ann Celi write, “Pregnancy care should be conceptualized not as a singular event or series of events, but as a key source of information for women’s health care prevention and treatment needs across the life course. Creating a bridge to support such health care could also help to address […]

Topics of Expertise: Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Gender & Sexuality / Health & Illness / Health Care / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / Race, Ethnicity & Culture / Reproductive Health

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 […]

Topics of Expertise: Children / Economic Inequality / Health & Illness / Labor & Workforce / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / TANF & Public Assistance / Trauma and Disaster / Work & Family

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/

Topics of Expertise: Health & Illness / Trauma and Disaster

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 […]

Topics of Expertise: Children / Gender & Sexuality / Health & Illness

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 […]

Topics of Expertise: Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Health & Illness / Reproductive Health

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 […]

Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Children / Health & Illness

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 […]

Topics of Expertise: Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Health & Illness / Reproductive Health

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 […]

Topics of Expertise: Children / Health & Illness

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 […]

Topics of Expertise: African American Families / Aging / Health & Illness / Loss & Resiliency within Families / Trauma and Disaster

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 […]

Topics of Expertise: Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Gender & Sexuality / Health & Illness / LGBTQ Partnering & Families

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EXPERTS

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

Irene Headen

Assistant Professor, Drexel University

Adina Nack

Professor of Sociology, California Lutheran University

Luke Russell

Assistant Professor, Illinois State University

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

Emma Zang

Assistant Professor, Yale University

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