Theses and dissertations supervised
2013 Wesoloski, Jennifer. Predicting Father-Child Interactions for Young Children: The Role of Paternal Attitudes. M.S. Thesis, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University.
2012 Hunt, Andrea N. Caring for Children with Disabilities: Effects on Parental Employment and Mental Health (co-chair with Maxine Atkinson). Ph. D. dissertation, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University.
2011 Mair, Christine A. Older Adults’ Health and Preferences for Care in Europe: A Cross-National, Multilevel Study (co- chair with Feinian Chen). Ph. D. dissertation, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University.
2010 May, Jonathan E. Conservative Protestantism, Education, and Female Labor Force Participation. Ph. D.
dissertation, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University.
2010 Fahrney, Kristine M. Sociological Explorations of the Marital Wage Premium. Ph. D. dissertation, Department of
Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University.
2009 Vulpis, Mindy L. The Use of Objective versus Subjective Measures of Role Demand in Explaining the Relationship
between Work/Family Roles and Psychological Distress. M.S. Thesis, Department of Sociology and Anthropology,
North Carolina State University.
2009 Marks, Jennifer P. Gerteisen. Living in Sin, In Sickness and In Health? An Investigation of Cohabitation,
Marriage, and Health. Ph. D. dissertation, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State
University.
2008 Piontak, Joy R. Household Composition and Maternal Well-Being: Examining the Effect of Multigenerational
Households. M.S. thesis, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University
2007 Wills, Jeremiah B. Maternal Employment, Relative Income, and Child Well-Being: The Effects of Gendered
Household Resource Allocation on Children’s Cognitive Development Trajectories. Ph.D. dissertation, Department
of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University.
2007 Joyner, Jason M. Inequality and Men’s Parental Involvement. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Sociology &
Anthropology, North Carolina State University.
2004 Davis, Shannon N. Is Justice Contextual? A Cross-National Analysis of Perceptions of Fairness of the Division of
Household Labor. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, North Carolina State University.
2004 Heuer, Ruth P. Migration of Recent Bachelor's Degree Recipients. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Sociology &
Anthropology, North Carolina State University.
2003 Gerteisen, Jennifer P. When 'A Man' Becomes 'A Husband': Relationship Transition and the Division of Household
Labor. M.A. thesis, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, North Carolina State University.
2003 Snider, Lisa D. Working Moms: A Study of the Factors that Affect the Hours of Employment per Week of
Married Mothers Whose Youngest Child is Less Than Six. M.A. thesis, Department of Sociology & Anthropology,
North Carolina State University.
2000 Davis, Shannon N. The Effects of Gender Ideology on Age at First Marriage and Likelihood of Divorce. M.A.
thesis, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, North Carolina State University.
2000 Davis, Tricia M. Aiding in the Transition: The Effects of Social Support on Repeat Pregnancies of Unwed First-
time Adolescent Mothers. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, North Carolina State
University.
1999 Jolly, Stephen N. Parental Divorce and Adolescent Self-Efficacy. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Sociology &
Anthropology, North Carolina State University.
1997 Biber, Melissa R. Gender Ideology and Paternal Involvement. M.A. Thesis, Department of Sociology &
Anthropology, North Carolina State University (co-chaired with M. Atkinson).
1997 Nadlicki, Terri J. A Comparative Analysis of Parental Gender Preferences: China and The United States. M.A.
Thesis, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, North Carolina State University (co-chaired with R. Thomson).
1995 Oliver, Amanda S. The Quality Of The Mother-Child Relationship For Women Who Care For An Elderly Person.
M.A. Thesis, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, North Carolina State University (co-chaired with M.
Atkinson).
1988 Sowards, Kathryn A. Mexican‑American Fertility: A Test of the Opportunity‑Costs Hypothesis. M.A. thesis, The
University of Texas at Arlington.
1986 Clayton, Karen J. Premarital Factors Influencing the Labor‑Force Participation of Young Married Women. M.A.
thesis, The University of Texas at Arlington.
1985 Plunkett, Mark J. Belief Systems in Pseudoscience: The Structural Differences of Creationism. M.A. thesis, The
University of Texas at Arlington.
1981 Knottnerus, J. David. The Effects of General Performance Characteristics and Diffuse Status Characteristics in
Social Interaction: a Theory of Status Validation. Ph.D. dissertation, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
1980 Martin, Harry J. Individual Differences in Status GeneraliÂzation: Need for Social Approval as a Determinant of
Influence in Task Groups. Ph.D. dissertation, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
1979 Peters, Sharon D. Social Psychology 1937‑1977: A Content Analysis of Sociometry. M.A. research paper,
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
1978 Curtis, Janice S. The Halo Effects of Majority Membership: An Expectation‑States Approach. M.A. research
paper, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.