Families and Health: New Directions in Research and Theory

2009 Research Conference
June 1-2, 2009

This conference congregated leading sociologists, psychologists, economists, physicians, epidemiologists, and policy experts along with representatives from major foundations. Each presenter brought a multidisciplinary perspective, inviting cross-talk from the audience.

You may view a webcast by session; simply click on the highlighted "View Session Webcast."  If you'd like to view a presentation in PDF format, please click on each highlighted presenter's name.

Welcome Webcast

• Families, Households, and Living Arrangements
   Session #1 Webcast
  • Mary Clare Lennon -- Family Structure Dynamics and Child Well-Being
    
  • Sara S. McLanahan -- Fragile Families
    
  • Debra J. Umberson -- Marital and Parental Roles and Transitions: Effects on Health
    
  • Linda J. Waite -- Marriage & Health, Especially at Older Ages
    
    
• Family Change and Instability
  Session #2 Webcast
  • Krista Perreira -- Family Change and Health: A Framework for Latino/a and Immigrant Populations
    
  • Holly Prigerson -- Families Confronting the End of Life: Promoting Peaceful Acceptance of Death
    
  • Robin W. Simon -- The Joint Influence of Gender and Race on the Marital Status-Health Association
    
  • Megan Sweeney -- The Implications of Remarriage and Stepfamilies for Health and Well-Being
    
    
• Family Relationships
  Session #3 Webcast
  • Rosemary Blieszner -- Contributions of Close Relationships to Health and Well Being in Later Life
    
  • Catherine A. Chesla -- Using Qualitative Research to Study Ethnic Differences in Family Relations in Health
    
  • James C. Coyne -- Families, Family Interaction and Health
    
  • Joseph J. Grzywacz -- Work, Family and Health: Linkages and Leverage Points
    
    
• Caring for Families: Sharing the Burden?
  Session #4 Webcast
  • Janet Currie -- Caring for Families: Sharing the Burden Through Federal Policy Intervention
    
  • Pamela Herd -- Income Support Policies and the Well-Being of the Elderly
    
  • Sandra Hofferth -- Nonresidential Fathers and Child Health
    
  • Kathleen McGarry -- Caring for Families: The Role of Transfers
    
    
• New Directions in Research Methods
  Session #5 Webcast
  • Guang Guo -- Families and Health: What Roles Might Molecular Genetics and Epigenetics Play?
    
  • David A. Kenny -- A Brief Introduction to Dyadic Data Analysis
    
  • Janice Kiecolt-Glaser -- Families and Health: Inflammation as a Central Pathway
    
    
• The Future of Families and Health Research
  Session #6 Webcast
  • V. Jeffery Evans, National Institute of Child Health and
    Human Development
    
  • Edward Seidman -- Family Research and Where Goethe the William T. Grant Foundation?
    
  • Erica Spotts -- The Future of Families and Health Research

• View Family Relations Journal Article "Issues in Families and Health Research" by Joseph G. Grzywacz and Lawrence Ganong
• Print Conference Brochure (suitable for booklet style printing)
• View Conference Brochure (suitable for viewing)
  
  

Co-sponsored by the National Center for Family & Marriage Research and
the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development.