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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 […]

CCF Experts Kuperberg and Mazelis’ Student Loan Debt Brief Report Featured on North Carolina Public Radio

Posted on April 16, 2021 in Members In The News

Experts: Arielle Kuperberg / Joan Maya Mazelis

Read more here: https://www.wunc.org/2021-04-12/what-would-you-do-without-student-debt-a-study-from-unc-greensboro-put-the-question-to-recent-graduates Also, check out this feature in Rutgers-Camden News Now: https://news.camden.rutgers.edu/2021/04/additional-student-loan-debt-cancellations-needed-says-sociologist/

Topics of Expertise: Economic Inequality / Public Policy / Transition - Adolescents to Adulthood / Transition - Couples to Parenting

The Difference Debt Makes: College Students and Grads on How Student Debt Affects Their Life Choices – And What They Would Do Differently If It Were Forgiven

Posted on March 24, 2021 in Brief Reports

Experts: Arielle Kuperberg / Joan Maya Mazelis

A briefing paper prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families by Arielle Kuperberg, UNC Greensboro and Joan Maya Mazelis, Rutgers University–Camden March 24th, 2021 Recent discussions have focused on loan forgiveness as a remedy for growing student loan debt in the United States. How have their loans affected – or not affected – students’ lives? […]

Topics of Expertise: Economic Inequality / Public Policy / Transition - Adolescents to Adulthood / Transition - Couples to Parenting

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

“The Tool We Have”: Why Child Protective Services Investigates So Many Families and How Even Good Intentions Backfire

Posted on August 11, 2020 in Brief Reports

“The Tool We Have”: Why Child Protective Services Investigates So Many Families and How Even Good Intentions Backfire A briefing paper prepared by Kelley Fong (Georgia Institute of Technology) for the Council on Contemporary Families. August 11, 2020 In recent months, conversations around the role of the police have drawn mainstream attention to what contemporary […]

Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Childcare (Providers & Systems) / Children / Domestic Violence & Child Abuse / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities)

Long-term Risks to Children from Economic Toll of COVID-19

Posted on July 19, 2020 in CCF News, Fact Sheets

Experts: Kristi Williams

Long-term Risks to Children from Economic Toll of COVID-19 A fact sheet prepared by Kristi Williams, Ohio State University for the Council on Contemporary Families Although children appear to be less vulnerable than adults to serious COVID-19 medical complications, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that they are disproportionately endangered by the pandemic’s […]

Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Children / Economic Inequality

New MAST Center Brief on Trends in Relationship Formation and Stability

Posted on June 2, 2020 in Members In The News

Experts: Karen Guzzo

The Marriage Strengthening Research & Dissemination Center (MAST) recently released a new research brief, “Trends in Relationship Formation and Stability in the United States: Dating, Cohabitation, Marriage, and Divorce.” Co-authored by CCF expert Dr. Karen Benjamin Guzzo, the brief is the first in a series aiming to provide an overview of the current state of […]

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Marriage & Divorce / Singles & Dating

Challenges Facing Cohabiting Couples Differ from those of Married Couples in this Crisis

Posted on May 4, 2020 in Brief Reports, CCF News

Experts: Sharon Sassler

Challenges Facing Cohabiting Couples Differ from those of Married Couples in this Crisis A briefing paper prepared by Amanda Miller, University of Indianapolis, and Sharon Sassler, Cornell University, for the Council on Contemporary Families. Much has been written about the challenges couples face as they adjust to “shelter in place” policies triggered by the coronavirus. […]

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Division of Labor in Families / Domestic Violence & Child Abuse / Economic Inequality / Marriage & Divorce / Public Policy / Trauma and Disaster

When “Helicopters” Go to School: Who Gets Rescued and Who Gets Left Behind?

Posted on March 1, 2020 in Brief Reports, CCF News

Experts: Jessica Calarco

When “Helicopters” Go to School: Who Gets Rescued and Who Gets Left Behind? A briefing paper prepared by Jessica McCrory Calarco, Indiana University, for the Council on Contemporary Families. We’ve all read about – and maybe even known – the “helicopter” parents who sweep into K-12 schools, demanding special treatment for their children, second-guessing teachers’ […]

Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Children / Economic Inequality / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood

10 Scary Facts About Child Poverty

Posted on October 28, 2019 in Fact Sheets

Experts: Jennifer Glass

10 Scary Facts About Child Poverty A fact sheet prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families by Dr. Jennifer Glass, Executive Director, Council on Contemporary Families and Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin. Believe it or not, Halloween has its origins in folk customs designed to lower inequality between the rich and the […]

Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Economic Inequality / Public Policy

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EXPERTS

Constance Ahrons

Professor Emerita, University of Southern California

M. V. Lee Badgett

Professor of Economics, School of Public Policy UMass Amherst; Williams Institute UCLA

Chloe E. Bird

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

Jessica Calarco

Associate Professor of Sociology, Indiana University

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

Andrew Cherlin

Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, Johns Hopkins University

Stephanie Coontz

Director of Research and Public Education, Council on Contemporary Families; Professor, The Evergreen State College

Carolyn Cowan

Professor Emerita, University of California, Berkeley

Philip Cowan

Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley

Robert Crosnoe

Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin

Christina Cross

Postdoctoral Fellow/Assistant Professor of Sociology, Harvard University

Rebecca Davis

Associate Professor of History, University of Delaware

Sinikka Elliott

Associate Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia

Paula Fomby

Associate Research Scientist, University of Michigan Institute for Social Research

Frank Furstenberg

Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania

Lawrence Ganong

PhD Professor and Co-Chair of the College of Environmental Science, University of Missouri

Elizabeth Gershoff

Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Kathleen Gerson

Collegiate Professor of Sociology, New York University

Jennifer Glass

Professor of Sociology , University of Texas, Austin

Janet C. Gornick

Director, Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, Graduate Center CUNY

Jeffrey Hayes

Program Director, Institute for Women's Policy Research

Natalie Hengstebeck

AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow

Roberta Iversen

Associate Professor and Faculty Director of the Master of Science in Social Policy program, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice

Arielle Kuperberg

Associate Professor of Sociology, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Bethany Letiecq

Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Science, George Mason University

Ricci Levy

President and CEO, Woodhull Freedom Foundation

Sigrid Luhr

Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago

Joan Maya Mazelis

Associate Professor, Rutgers University-Camden

Adina Nack

Professor of Sociology, California Lutheran University

Ruth Nemzoff

Resident Scholar, Brandeis Women's Studies Research Center

Abigail Ocobock

Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Notre Dame

Elizabeth Peters

Director, Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population, Urban Institute

Richard Petts

Professor of Sociology, Ball State University

Barbara Risman

Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago

Michael Rosenfeld

Professor of Sociology, Stanford University

Luke Russell

Assistant Professor, Illinois State University

Virginia Rutter

Professor of Sociology, Framingham State University

Sharon Sassler

Professor, Cornell University

Kevin Shafer

Associate Professor of Sociology, Brigham Young University & McMaster University

Betsey Stevenson

Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan

Susan Stewart

Professor of Sociology, Iowa State University

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

Justin Wolfers

Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan

Nicholas Wolfinger

Professor of Family & Consumer Studies and Adjunct Professor of Sociology, University of Utah

Emma Zang

Assistant Professor, Yale University