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EDUCATION

Ph.D. 1978, M.A. 1975, The University of Chicago Committee on Human Development.
B.A. magna cum laude 1971, Newton College of the Sacred Heart, Newton, MA.

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, R01 MH 54371, "Children's Behavior:   Explaining Continuity and Change." Co-principal investigators: E. G. Menaghan and F. L. Mott. Total  awarded: $332,835. Funding period: 9/94-12/98.

National Institutes of Health, Office of Population Affairs, Adolescent Pregnancy Programs,  R01 APR 00961, "Adolescents at Risk: Family Predictors of Problem Behavior." Co-PIs: Frank L.  Mott and E. G. Menaghan. Total awarded: $435,127.  Funding period: 7/92-6/30/96.

National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,R01 HD 26047, "Parental Occupations and Child Care Effects on Child Outcomes."  Co-principal investigators: Elizabeth G. Menaghan and Toby L. Parcel.  Total awarded:  $260,862. Funding period: 12/89-2/93.

R01 HD 23467, "Linking Maternal Employment and Child Care Arrangements to Child  Development."  Co-PIs: Toby L. Parcel and Elizabeth G. Menaghan.  Total awarded:  $275,791.  Funding period: 12/88-11/91.

Small Instrumentation Grant awarded to Toby L. Parcel and Elizabeth G. Menaghan through the  College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Office of Vice President for Research, Ohio  State University.  Total awarded: $6,422. July 1991.

National Institutes of Health, Administration on Aging, "Effects of Life Events and Changes on Functioning," Co-principal investigator, 1/1/-12/31/80.

National Science Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship, 1972-1975

Internal Grants:  Center for Women's Studies, "The Effects of Disproportionate Representation on Women's Withdrawal from Nontraditional Fields of Study," 1988-89 and "Change in Role-Specific Coping Efforts:  Male and Female Patterns," 1983;  Office of Research and Graduate Studies, "Understanding the Operation and Development of Stress and Coping Systems in Context," 1985-86 and "Role-Specific Coping Efforts: Usage, Effectiveness and Stability," 1982-83; College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Grant-in-Aid, 1984.

HONORS AND AWARDS

American Sociological Association Family Sociology Section, William J. Goode Distinguished Book  Award, awarded August 1996 for Parents’ Jobs and Children’s Lives (Parcel and Menaghan 1994).

Elected to membership, 1993, Sociological Research Association.

National Council on Family Relations, Reuben Hill Award awarded annually for the outstanding article  integrating theory and    research published in calendar year, awarded November 1991 for Parcel and Menaghan 1990 (Social Psychology Quarterly);  awarded November 1984 for Menaghan 1983 (Journal of Marriage and the Family).

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

The Ohio State University:
Department of Sociology: Chair,1996-2000; Acting Chair, 1995-1996; Professor, 1993-,  Associate   Professor, 1986-1993, Assistant Professor, 1980-1986, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1978-1980.

Center for Human Resource Research:  Adjunct Professor, 1993-, Adjunct Associate Professor, 1986-1993, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1984-1986.

The University of Chicago, Committee on Human Development,: Research Associate, 1978-1980; Project Director, 1976-1977, and Research Assistant, 1975-1976, for the Resources and Transitions Study; Research Assistant, 1974-1975, for the Ethnicity and Adaptation Project.

National Institute of Mental Health, Laboratory of Socio-Environmental Studies: Research Psychologist, 1977-1978.

PUBLICATIONS:  Journal Articles

Cooksey, Elizabeth C., E. G. Menaghan, & Susan M. Jekielek. 1997.  “Life Course Effects of Work and Family Circumstances on Children.”  Social Forces 76: 637-667.

Parcel, T. L. & E. G. Menaghan. 1997.  “Effects of Low-Wage Employment on Family Well-Being.” The Future of Children (Special Issue on Welfare to Work) 7:116-121. Invited, not refereed.

Menaghan, E. G., Lori Kowaleski-Jones, & Frank L. Mott. 1997.  "The Intergenerational Costs of Parental Social Stressors: Academic and Social Difficulties in Early Adolescence for Children of Young Mothers."  Journal of Health and Social Behavior 38: 72-86.

Mott, Frank L., Lori Kowaleski-Jones, & E. G. Menaghan. 1997.  "Paternal Absence and Child Behavior: Does a Child’s Gender Make a Difference?"  Journal of Marriage and the Family 59:103-118.

Mott, Frank, Michelle Fondell, Paul Hu, Lori Kowaleski-Jones, & E. G. Menaghan.  1996.  "The Determinants of First Sex by Age 14 in a High Risk Adolescent Population."  Family Planning Perspectives 28:13-18.

PUBLICATIONS:  Journal Articles

Menaghan, E. G., & T. L. Parcel.  1995.  "Social Sources of Change in Children's Home Environments:  Effects of Parental Occupational Experiences and Family Conditions Over Time."  Journal of Marriage and the Family  57: 69-84.

Parcel, T. L. & E. G. Menaghan. 1994.  "Early Parental Work, Family Social Capital, and Early Childhood Outcomes."  American Journal of Sociology: 99: 972-1009.

Parcel, T. L., & E. G. Menaghan. 1993. "Family Social Capital and Children's Behavior Problems." Social Psychology Quarterly 56:120-135.

Menaghan, E. G.  1991.  "Work Experiences and Family Interaction Processes: The Long Reach of the Job?"  Annual Review of Sociology 17:419-444.

Menaghan, E. G., & T. L. Parcel.  1991.  "Determining Children's Home Environments: The Impact of Maternal Characteristics and Current Occupational and Family Conditions." Journal of Marriage and the Family 53:417-431.

Rogers, S. J., & E. G. Menaghan.  1991.  "Women's Persistence in Undergraduate Majors: The Effects of Gender-Disproportionate Representation."  Gender & Society 5: 549-564.

Rogers, S., T. L. Parcel, & E. G. Menaghan.  1991.  "The Effects of Maternal Working Conditions and Mastery on Children's Behavior Problems: Studying the Intergenerational Transmission of Social Control." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 32:145-164.

Marsiglio, W., & E. G. Menaghan.  1990. "Pregnancy Resolution and Family Formation:  Understanding Gender Differences in Adolescents' Preferences and Beliefs." Journal of Family Issues 11:313-333.

Menaghan, E. G., & T. L. Parcel. 1990.   "Parental Employment and Family Life: Research in the 1980s." Journal of Marriage and the Family 52:1079-98.  (Also pp. 361-380 in Contemporary Families: Looking Forward, Looking Back, ed. by Alan Booth, Minneapolis, MN: NCFR, 1991.)

Parcel, T. L., & E. G. Menaghan.  1990.  "Maternal Working Conditions and Child Verbal Facility:  Studying the Intergenerational Transmission of Inequality from Mothers to Young Children."  Social Psychology Quarterly 53: 132-147.

Menaghan, E. G. 1989. "Escaping from the Family Realm:  Reasons to Resist Claims for Its Uniqueness."  Journal of Marriage and the Family 51: 822-825.

Menaghan, E. G. 1989.  "Psychological Well-Being among Parents and Non-Parents:  The Importance of Normative Expectedness."  Journal of Family Issues 10: 547-565.

Marsiglio, W., & E. G. Menaghan. 1987. "Couples and the Male Birth Control Pill:  A Future Alternative in Contraceptive Selection."  Journal of Sex Research 23: 34-49.

Menaghan, E. G., & M. A. Lieberman. 1986. "Changes in Depression Following Divorce:  A Panel Study."  Journal of Marriage and the Family 48: 319-328.

PUBLICATIONS:  Journal Articles (continued)

Meyer, K., & E. G. Menaghan. 1986. "Religious Preference, Women's Status, and Legislative Voting on the Equal Rights Amendment."  Research in Politics and Society 2: 81-104.

Menaghan, E. G. 1985. "Depressive Affect and Subsequent Divorce." Journal of Family Issues 6:  295-306.

Menaghan, E. G., & E. S. Merves. 1984.  "Coping with Occupational Problems: The Limits of Individual Efforts."  Journal of Health and Social Behavior 25: 406-423.

Menaghan, E. G. 1983. "Coping with Parental Problems: Panel Assessments of Effectiveness."  Journal of Family Issues 4: 483-506.

Menaghan, E. G. 1983. "Individual Coping Efforts and Family Studies:  Conceptual and Methodological Issues."  Marriage and Family Review 6:  113-135.  (Also published in 1983 in Hamilton I. McCubbin (ed.), Social Stress and the Family.  New York:  Haworth.)

Menaghan, E. G. 1983. "Marital Stress and Family Transitions:  A Panel Analysis."  Journal of Marriage and the Family 45: 371-386.

Menaghan, E. G. 1982.  "Measuring Coping Effectiveness:  A Panel Analysis of Marital Problems and Coping Efforts."  Journal of Health and Social Behavior 23: 220-234.

Pearlin, L. I., M. A. Lieberman, E. G. Menaghan, & J. T. Mullan. 1981.  "The Stress Process."  Journal of Health and Social Behavior 22: 337-356.

Menaghan, E. G. 1978. "Seeking Help for Parental Concerns in the Middle Years."  American Journal of Community Psychology 6: 477-488.

PUBLICATIONS:  Books and Book Chapters

Menaghan, E. G. 1999.  "Social Stressors in Childhood and Adolescence." Pp. 315-327 in A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health:  Social Contexts, Theories, and Systems, ed. by Allan V. Horwitz and Teresa L. Scheid. New York: Cambridge University Press.  Volume sponsored by Mental Health Section of ASA.  Invited chapter.

Menaghan, E. G. 1997.  "The Intergenerational Consequences of Social Stressors:  Effects of Occupational and Family Conditions on Young Mothers and their Children."  Pp. 114-132 in Stress and Adversity over the Life Course:  Trajectories and Turning Points, ed. by Ian Gotlib and Blair Wheaton.  New York: Cambridge University Press.  Volume sponsored by the Consortium on Research in Stress Processes.  Invited consortium member.

Menaghan, E. G.  1996.  "Family Composition, Family Interaction, and Children's Academic and Behavior Problems:  Interpreting the Data."  Pp. 185-196 in Family-School Links: How Do They Affect Educational Outcomes?, ed. by Alan Booth and Judith Dunn. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Menaghan, E. G.  1996.  "Maternal Occupational Conditions and Children's Family Environment."  Pp. 409-413 in Women and Work: A Reader, ed. by Kathryn M. Borman and Paula Dubeck.  NY: Garland. Paperback edition 1997, Rutgers University Press.

PUBLICATIONS:  Books and Book Chapters continued

Menaghan, E. G. 1995. "Stress."  Pp. 686-692 in Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family, ed. by David Levinson.  New York: Macmillan.

Schor, Edward, & E. G. Menaghan.  1995. "Family Pathways to Child Health."  Pp. 18-45 in Society and Health, ed. by Benjamin C. Amick III, Sol Levine, Alvin R. Tarlov, and Diana Chapman Walsh.  New York: Oxford University Press.  Volume developed from Authors' Working Conference on Society and Health sponsored by the Joint Program in Society and Health of the New England Medical Center and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, October 14-17, 1992.

Menaghan, E. G.  1994. "The Daily Grind: Work Stressors, Family Patterns, and Intergenerational Outcomes."  Pp. 115-147 in Stress and Mental Health: Contemporary Issues and Prospects for the Future, ed. by William Avison and Ian Gotlib.  New York: Plenum.

Menaghan, E.G. 1994.  "Linking Societies, Families, and Individuals Over Time: The Challenge of a Developmental Psychology of Families."  In Handbook of Developmental Family Psychology and Psychopathology, ed. by Luciano L'Abate.  NY: John Wiley.

Parcel, T. L., & E. G. Menaghan.  1994b.  Parents' Jobs and Children's Lives.  NY: Aldine de Gruyter.

Menaghan, E. G., & D. Godwin. 1993.  "Longitudinal Research Methods and Family Theories."  Pp. 259-273 in Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methods: A Contextual Approach, ed. by P. Boss, W. Doherty, R. LaRossa, W. Schumm, S. Steinmetz.  NY: Plenum.

Menaghan, E. G., & T. L. Parcel. 1991.  "Transitions in Work and Family Arrangements:  Mothers' Employment Conditions, Children's Experiences, and Child Outcomes." Pp. 225-251 in Parent-Child Relations Throughout Life, edited by Karl Pillemer and Kathleen McCartney. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Menaghan, E. G.  1990.  "Social Stress and Individual Distress."  Pp. 235-272 in Research in Community and Mental Health, Volume 6: Mental Disorder in Social Context, ed. by James R. Greenley. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.

Menaghan, E. G., L .I. Pearlin, M. A. Lieberman, & J. T. Mullan. 1984.  "Life Events, Role Conditions, and Adaptation: A Panel Study of Social Stress."  In Sarnoff A. Mednick, Michele Harway, and Karen A. Minello (eds.), Handbook of Longitudinal Research, Volume II. NY: Praeger.

Menaghan, E. G. 1983c. "Individual Coping Efforts:  Moderators of the Relationship between Life Stress and Mental Health Outcomes." Pp. 157-191 in Howard B. Kaplan (ed.), Psychosocial Stress:  Trends in Theory and Research. New York:  Academic Press.

Menaghan, E. G. 1982. "Assessing the Impact of Family Transitions on Marital Experience: Problems and Prospects."  Pp. 90-108 in H. I. McCubbin, A. E.  Cauble, and J. M. Patterson (eds.), Family Stress, Coping, and Social Support.  Springfield, IL:  C. C.  Thomas.

PUBLICATIONS: Book Reviews

1995. "Social Psychology: Interpreting the Data."  Social Psychology Quarterly 58:321-325. (Invited Commentary for Symposium on Sociological Perspectives on Social Psychology, ed. by Karen S. Cook, Gary Alan Fine, and James S. House. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1995.)

1992.  Review, Family Systems and Life-Span Development, Kurt Kreppner and Richard M. Lerner, eds. Journal of Marriage and the Family 54:243-244.

1986.  Review, Current Controversies in Marriage and Family, Harold Feldman and Margaret Feldman, eds. Contemporary Sociology 15: 740-741.

1986. Review, The Impact of World Recession on Children, Richard Jolly and Giovanni Andrea Cornia, eds.  Contemporary Sociology 15: 308-309.

1983. Review,  Present and Past in Middle Life, D. H. Eichorn, J. A. Clausen, N. Haan, M. P. Honzik, and P. H. Mussen, eds.  Journal of Gerontology 38: 248-249.

1979.  Review, All Our Children:  The American Family Under Pressure, Kenneth Keniston and The Carnegie Council on Children, Journal of Marriage and the Family 41: 667-668.

1979. Review, Ourselves and Our Children, Boston Women's Health Collective, Journal of Marriage and the Family 41: 423-425.

RESEARCH REPORTS (Ohio State University Center for Human Resource Research):

Menaghan, E. G. 1995.  Contributor to chapter "Social Structure and Mental Health" for the report Basic Behavioral Science Research for Mental Health:  A National Investment, a report of the National Advisory Mental Health Council, NIMH, NIH, July 1995. (NIH Publication No. 95-3682).  The Executive summary of the report was published in Psychological Science, July 1995, and the chapters in American Psychologist, 1995 -96.

Menaghan, E. G. 1992. "Emotional Well-Being."  Pp. 29-41 in Parnes, Herbert S., Thomas N. Chirikos, Elizabeth G. Menaghan, Frank Mott, Gilbert Nestel, Lois Shaw, David Sommers. 1992.  The NLS Older Male Sample Revisited: A Unique Data Base for Gerontological Research.

Parcel, T. L., & E. G. Menaghan. 1989.  "Child Home Environment as a Mediating Construct between SES and Child Outcomes."

Menaghan, E. G., & T. L. Parcel. 1988.  "Measuring Temperament in a Large Cross Sectional Survey:  Reliability and Validity for Children of the NLS Youth."

Parcel, T. L., & E. G. Menaghan. 1988. "Measuring Behavior Problems in a Large Cross Sectional Survey:  Reliability and Validity for Children of the NLS Youth."

MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS:

Cooksey, E. C., E. G. Menaghan, and F. L. Mott. “ Nicotine Exposure before Birth and Children’s Behavior Problems in Middle Childhood: Toward Understanding the Linkage.”

Menaghan, E. G., F. L. Mott, E. C. Cooksey, and S. M. Jekielek.  “The Long Reach of the Job:  Effects of Mothers’ Work Experiences on Oppositional Action in Early Adolescence.”

Menaghan, E. G., S. M. Jekielek, F. L. Mott, & E. C. Cooksey.  “Work and Family Circumstances and Child Trajectories:  When (and For What) Does AFDC Receipt Matter?”

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Professional Presentations, Last 5 Years (1995-1999):

Menaghan, E. G. “Social Psychological Perspectives on Inequality:  Research Applications.”  Panel presentation at American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, Chicago, August 7, 1999.

Menaghan, E. G., S. M. Jekielek, F. L. Mott, & E. C. Cooksey.  “Work and Family Circumstances and Child Trajectories:  When (and For What) Does AFDC Receipt Matter?”  Presented by Menaghan at the Pre-Conference on Family Process and Child Development in Low Income Families, Joint Center for Poverty Research, Northwestern University and University of Chicago, Chicago, May 7-8, 1998.

Menaghan, E. G., F. L. Mott, & E. C. Cooksey. “ Nicotine Exposure before Birth and Children’s Behavior Problems in Middle Childhood: Toward Understanding the Linkage.”  Presented by Menaghan at Population Association of America Annual Meetings, Chicago, April 1998.

Menaghan, E. G., F. L. Mott, E. C. Cooksey, & S. M. Jekielek.  “The Long Reach of the Job:  Effects of Mothers’ Work Experiences on Oppositional Action in Early Adolescence.” Presented by Jekielek at Population Association of America Annual Meetings, Chicago, April 1998.

Menaghan, E. G., F. L. Mott, E. C. Cooksey, & S. M. Jekielek.  “The Effects of Parents’ Work Experiences on Oppositional Action in Early Adolescence.”  Presented by Menaghan at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meetings, San Diego,  February 1998.

Menaghan, E. G., F. L. Mott, & E. C. Cooksey.  “Continuity and Change in Children’s Behavior Problems:  Effects of Work and Family Conditions.”  Presented by Menaghan at American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, August 1997.

Menaghan, Elizabeth G. “The Effects of Mothers’ Working Conditions on Children’s Socialization.”  Invited presentation for thematic session on Some Unintended Consequences of Social Policies, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, Washington, DC, August 1996.

Cooksey, Elizabeth C., Menaghan, Elizabeth G., & Susan M. Jekielek.  “Children’s Behavior Problems:  Effects of Current Conditions and Maternal Resources.”  Presented by Menaghan at American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, Washington, DC, August 1996.

Menaghan, Elizabeth G. "Effects of Parental Social Stressors on Children: Understanding Choices and Consequences."  Invited keynote address presented at the International Conference on Social Stress Research, Paris, France, May 1996.

Menaghan, Elizabeth G.  "Parents' Jobs and Family Lives: Making the Connection," and "Studying Work and Family Effects on Children: How Can Longitudinal Surveys Help?"  Presented at the Survey Research Center, University of Michigan, October 17-18, 1995.

Menaghan, Elizabeth G. "Family Relationships as Sources of Stress and Support:  The Links between Work and Family Experiences." Presented at the NIMH Workshop on Social Stressors, Personal and Social Resources, and their Health Consequences, held at NIH, Bethesda, MD, August 17-19, 1995.

Menaghan, E. G. Discussant, "Inequality and Social Psychology", Social Psychology Section Session, Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C., August 1995.

Mott, Frank, Michelle Fondell, & E. G. Menaghan.  "The Determinants of Delayed Sexual Activity in a High Risk Adolescent Population." Presented by Mott at national meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, CA, Apr. 6-8, 1995.

Menaghan, E. G., Lori Kowaleski-Jones, and F. L. Mott.  "Parental Investment and Early Adolescent Behavior Problems: Evidence from NLSY Mothers and Children."  Presented by Menaghan at National Meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, IN, April 1, 1995.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: (Last 5 years)

The American Sociological Association:
  Family Sociology Section:
  Elected Chair, 2000-2001, Chair-Elect, 1999-2000, Council Member, 1992-1994;
 Appointed Member, Goode Book Award Committee, 1993-1994;

  Social Psychology Section:
 Appointed Member, Professional Affairs Committee, 1998-2000;

Sociology of Children Section:
 Elected Secretary-Treasurer, 1999-2001, Council Member, 1994-1996;
 Member 1992-1993 (Inaugural), and 1994-1995 Nominations Committees;

  Sociology of Mental Health Section:
 Elected Council Member, 1994-1996; Chair, Nominations Committee, 1995-1996

OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, Last 10 years (1989-1998):

National Institutes of Health:
 Ad Hoc Member, Integrated Review Group, Social Sciences, Nursing, Epidemiology, and Methods, 2000;
 Participant, Special Emphasis Panel for the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 1998;
 Member, Subcommittee on Interpersonal and Family Processes, Behavioral Sciences Task Force for the National Institute of   Mental Health, 1993;
 Member, Workshop on Conceptual and Methodological Models for Understanding Family
    Processes Related to Child Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, July 1993;
 Chair, Ad Hoc Training Grant Review Committee, NICHD/NIH, May 1993;
 Chair, Special Review Group on After-School Child Care, December 1992.
 Member, National Reviewers Reserve, 1991-1995;
 Member, Initial Review Group, Behavioral Medicine Study Section, 1987-1991.

Other Grant Reviewing (ad hoc): National Science Foundation; William T. Grant Foundation; Foundation for Child Development; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Associate Editor: Social Psychology Quarterly, 2000-2002 (current);
     Journal of Marriage & the Family, 1984-present (current).
     American Sociological Review, 1989-1991, 1995-1997;
     Journal of Family Issues, 1989-1998;
     Journal of Health & Social Behavior, 1981-84, 1992-94;

Other Manuscript Reviewing, 1990-1999: American Journal of Sociology; Child Development; Demography; Journal of Health Psychology; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology; Journal of Social and Personal Relationships; Psychological Bulletin; Sex Roles; Social Forces; Social Psychology Quarterly; Social Science Quarterly; Sociological Focus; Sociological Quarterly; Work and Occupations.

Outside Evaluator for Promotion and Tenure Cases: Arizona State University; Bowling Green State University; Columbia University; Cornell University (3); University of Haifa; University of Illinois; University of Indiana; University of Iowa (2); Iowa State University; University of Michigan; University of Nebraska; University of New Hampshire; Purdue University; State University of New York-Albany; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; University of Wisconsin

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Association of University Professors                         American Sociological Association
National Council on Family Relations                                       Population Association of America
Society for Research in Child Development                              Society for Research on Adolescence
Society for the Study of Social Problems                                  Sociologists for Women in Society

RESEARCH AND TEACHING SPECIALTIES:

Social Stress and Mental Health                                             Social Structure and Human Development
Socialization over the Life Course                                          Sociology of the Family
Statistical Methods                                                                Gender, Work, and Family

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE, The Ohio State University:

UNIVERSITY-WIDE SERVICE, Last 10 Years:

Chair (1986-1987), Member (1987-1988), Interim Faculty Committee on Selective Admissions.
  Implemented new admissions policy for University freshmen.
Chair, Council on Admission and Registration Committee B, 1991-1992.

University Representative, CIC Chairs Workshop, 1997.

Member,
  University Senate, 1999-2001;
  Provost’s Task Force on the Recruitment and Development of Academy Caliber Faculty, 1999-2000;
  Student Achievement in Research and Scholarship (STARS) Undergraduate Research Award Review
  Committee,   1998-1999, 1999-2000;
  Search Committee for Dean of College of Human Ecology, 1997-1998;
  Council on Academic Excellence for Women, 1997-2000;
  University Senate Committee on Diversity (Presidential appointee), 1997-2000;
  Mershon Center Oversight Committee, 1997-2000;
  Geriatrics/Gerontology Committee, 1997-2000;
  Search Committee for University Child Care Center Director, 1991-1992;
  Provost's Committee on the Academic Calendar, 1991-1992;
  Council on Admission and Registration, 1989-1992, 1983-1986;
  President's Committee on Undergraduate Student Recruitment, 1989;

SERVICE IN THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, Last 10 Years:

Member, Executive Committee, 1995-2000.
Department Representative, College Committee on Professional Leaves, 1990-1991.

SERVICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, Last 10 Years:

Chair, 1996-2000;
Acting Chair, 1995-1996;
Chair, Graduate Studies Committee, 1992-1995, Member, 1989-91, 1985-86;
Chair, Computer and Research Laboratory Committee, 1991-1992;
Chair, Research and Professional Leave Committee, 1990-1991, Member 1986-87;
Coordinator, Sociology Research Laboratory, 1986-1987;
Member, Recruitment Committee, 1993-1994;
 Graduate Admissions Committee, 1991-1992;
 Merit and Salary Committee, 1993.
 Salary Committee, 1986-1987, 1992-1993;
 Salary and Variable Workload Advisory Committee, 1994;
 Search Committee for Chair, 1992; 1988-1989;
 Self-Study Committee, 1991-1993.