Tag: Family
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William Chopik, Michigan State University – Happy Spouses
Does a happy spouse make for a healthier you? William Chopik, assistant professor of psychology at Michigan State University, finds out. I am a social-personality psychologist interested in how relationships—and the people in them—change over time and across situations. My research focuses on how factors both inside (biological, hormonal) and outside (social roles, geography) of…
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Amy Nuttall, Michigan State – Children as Caregivers
Should we let kids just be kids? Amy Nuttall, assistant professor of human development and family studies at Michigan State University, explores the burden some children face while helping with the caregiving responsibilities in the household. Guided by a developmental psychopathology perspective, Nuttall’s program of research broadly focuses on processes of resilience and risk in…
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Patricia Drentea, University of Alabama-Birmingham – The Aging Family
Humans are living much longer lives and as this trend only continues, it presents interesting shifts in the family structure. Patricia Drentea, a sociologist at The University of Alabama-Birmingham, discusses the changing face of the modern family. Patricia Drentea is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. She is currently writing a…