Research

Madonna Harrington Meyer Received the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award by the American Sociological Association

Congratulations to Madonna Harrington Meyer, who has recieved the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award by the American Sociological Association (ASA) Section on Aging and the Life Course (SALC).  Madonna was given the award at the American Sociological Association meetings in Seattle in August, She also gave the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Lecture  at the ASA meetings in Montreal.

To learn more about the ASA meetings in Montreal, please read the article “Syracuse Shines at American Sociological Association Meeting in Motreal.”

 

Aging Studies Institute Faculty and Students present at IAGG 2017

Aging Studies Institute faculty and students attended the 2017 IAGG conference in July located in San Francisco and presented on the following topics.

Cultural and Gendered Expectations of Latin American and Caribbean Grandmothers in the U.S.- Ynesse Abdul-Malak

Nativity Differences in Recovery and Deterioration in Late-Life Disablement – Rebecca Wang

Constructing Transnational Families: Generational Ties. Filial Piety, and Caregiving Across Borders – Joonsik Yoon

Prevalence and Profile of Grandparents Providing Occasional Grandchild Care in the U.S. – Yooumi Lee

Entering or Exiting Grandchild Care During the Economic Crisis in the U.S. – Yooumi Lee

Comparative Study of Caregiving in China and Australia – Hal Kendig, Cathy Hong Gong, Merril Silverstein

Building Connections Between Elder Law and Gerontology – Nina Kohn, Israel Doron, Maria Brown

Spiritual Development in Later Life: Perspectives from a 45-year Longitudinal Study – Vern Bengtson, Merril Silverstein

Stepparent-Child Intergenerational Solidarity in 11 years: Moderating Role of Religious Discordance – Woosang Hwang, Merril Silverstein, and Maria Brown

Occupational Stress and Health Among Home Health Care Workers – Jeanette Zoeckler

Grandchildren as Support and Care Providers to Older Adults in China – Merril Silverstein, Ling Xu

Childhood Disadvantage, Military Service, and Men’s Self-Rated Health – Janet Wilmoth, Andrew London, and Wendy Palmer

To learn more about IAGG 2017, click here.

ASI’s Center for Aging and Policy Studies and the Cornell Population Center Extend their Collaboration

The Aging Studies Institute’s Center for Aging and Policy Studies has recently awarded funding for three projects to continue the interdisciplinary collaboration and research developed as as result of the Center’s prior P30 funding.

The P30 grant from the National Institute on Aging provided support for building collaborative relationships between ASI and the Cornell Population Center. This year Douglas Wolf, PI of the original P30 funding, and Kelly Musick, director of the Cornell Population Center, were able to provide funding for three proposals for faculty involved in this collaboration. The goal of this initiative is to attract new faculty and to advance the partnership between the two institutions.

Project titles and faculty recipients include:

“Religiosity as a Health-Promoting Resource for Custodial Grandparents,” Merril Silverstein, Ph.D., Syracuse University Professor of Sociology and Human Development & Family Science and Cornell University’s Rachel Dunifon, Ph.D., Department of Policy Analysis and Management.

“Trajectories of Student Disadvantage: Unpacking Free/Reduced Price Lunch Eligibility across Childhood,” Katherine Michelmore, Ph.D., Syracuse University Department of Public Administration and International Affairs and Peter Rich, Ph.D., Cornell University’s Department of Policy Analysis and Management.

“SNAP and Labor Market Decision over the Live Course,” Sara Hamersma, Ph.D., Syracuse University Department of Public Administration and International Affairs and Warren Brown, Ph.D., Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research.

Additional information on the research projects can be found here.

Jennifer Karas Montez appointed “Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar in Aging Studies”

Jennifer Karas Montez, assistant professor of sociology has been named a “Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar in Aging Studies” to recognize her contributions to the field of Aging Studies. The appointment begins in the academic year 2016-17 and continues through the academic year 2018-19.

The appointment comes with an annual stipend for research support in aging studies. It is made possible by the generous contributions of Gerald B. Cramer ’52, a Syracuse University Trustee Emeritus, member of the Maxwell School Advisory Board and a longstanding supporter of Syracuse University’s Aging Studies Institute.

To learn more go here.

Madonna Harrington Meyer Awarded the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award by the American Sociological Association

Congratulations to Madonna Harrington Meyer, Chair of Sociology at Syracuse University, who has been awarded the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award by the American Sociological Association (ASA) Section on Aging and the Life Course (SALC). In the announcement, Jeylan Mortimer, Chair of SALC, writes “Your contributions to SALC, through your research, public engagement, and service, have been extraordinary throughout your career.” Madonna will receive the award at the American Sociological Association meetings in Seattle in August, and will give the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Lecture a year later, at the ASA meetings in Montreal.

Jennifer Karas Montez featured in segment on BBC World Service

Jennifer Karas Montez is featured in an hour-long segment on BBC World Service discussing, “What’s Killing White American Women.” The segment interviewed 4 US researchers, Karas Montez is the first interview in the segment.

To watch the segment click here and to read the article click here.