Dr. Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox

Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
University of Florida

3219 Turlington Hall                                         PHONE: (352) 392-0265 ext: 251
P.O. Box 117330                                             FAX: (352) 392-6568
Gainesville, FL 32611-7330                            E-MAIL: tkcox@ufl.edu

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Research Interests:

Aging and the Life Course
Gender, Childlessness, and Singlehood over the Life Course
Marriage, Families, and Fertility
Social Demography
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
Families, Fertility, and Aging in the U.S. and Europe

Courses Regularly Taught:
Undergraduate

Introduction to Marriage and Families (SYG 2430)
U.S. Population Issues (SYD 4021)
European Population Issues (SYA 4933)
American Families (SYO 4102)

Graduate

Gender and Aging (SYA 7933)
Families, Aging, and the Life Course (SYA 7933)
American Families (SYA 6107)

Selected Publications:

Bures, Regina, Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox, and Michael Loree. 2009. “Definitions of Childlessness and Psychosocial Well-Being.” Journal of Family Issues, 30, 670-687.
Gicksman, Allen, and Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox. In press. "Aging Among Jewish Americans:Implications for Understanding Religion and Ethnicity." The Gerontologist.
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya. 2008. "Singlehood." In Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development, edited by Deborah S. Carr (Editor-in-chief), Amy Pienta (volume editor). Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson/Gale. Volume 3, pp. 370-375.
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya. 2008. "Loneliness in Later Life." In Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development, edited by Deborah S. Carr (Editor-in-chief), Amy Pienta (volume editor). Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson/Gale. Volume 3, pp. 229-232.
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya, Charles Gattone, William Jawde, and Deeb-Paul Kitchen. 2008. "Community Contexts of University Performing Arts Presenters and Their Audiences."
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya and Gretchen Pendell. 2007. “The Gender Gap in Attitudes about Childlessness in the United States.” Journal of Marriage and Family 69, 899-915.
Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox and Gretchen Pendell. 2007. “Attitudes about Childlessness in the United States: Correlates of Positive, Neutral, and Negative Responses." Journal of Family Issues 28, 1054-1082.
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya, and Vaughn Call. 2007. “Characteristics of Childless Older Persons and Parents: Cross-National Comparisons.” Journal of Family Issues, 28, 1362-1414. Special Issue entitled, "Childless Older Adults: Cross National Comparisons." Pearl Dykstra and Gunhild Hagestad (editors).
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya, Amy Mehraban Pienta, and Tyson H. Brown. 2007. “Women of the 1950s and the “Normative” Life Course: The Implications of Childlessness, Fertility Timing, and Marital Status for Psychosocial Well-Being in Late Midlife.” International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 64, 299-330.
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya, Victor Romano, and Amanda Moras. 2007. “Through the Lenses of Gender, Race, and Class: Students’ Perceptions of Childless/Childfree Individuals and Couples.” Sex Roles, 56, 415-428.
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya, Colleen Cain, and Justin Coran. 2005. “Small Group Learning and Hypothetical Families in a Large Introductory Course. Marriage and Family Review, 38, 21-39.
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya. 2005. “Singles, Society, and Science: Sociological Perspectives.” Psychological Inquiry, 16, 91-97.
Peek, Chuck W., Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox, Barbara A. Zsembik, and Ray T. Coward. 2004. “Race Comparisons of the Household Dynamics of Older Adults.” Research on Aging, 26, 179-201.
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya. 2002. “Beyond Parental Status: Psychological Well-Being in Middle and Old Age.” Journal of Marriage and Family, 64, 957-971.
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya. 2002. “Three Men’s Perspectives on Marriage and Childlessness.” In Ways of Aging, Jaber Gubrium and James Holstein (editors), Blackwell Publishers.
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya. 1998. "Loneliness and Depression in Middle and Old Age: Are the Childless More Vulnerable?" Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 53B, S302-S312.
Glicksman, Allen and Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox. 1997. "Gender, Class, and the Construction of Jewish Identity Among the American Jewish Aged." In A Portrait of American Jewry: 1990. David Gordis (editor). Behrman House Publishers.
Smith, Herbert L., S. Philip Morgan, and Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox. 1996. "A Decomposition of Trends in the Nonmarital Fertility Ratios of Blacks and Whites in the United States, 1960-1992." Demography, 33, 141-151.

Presentations and Works in Progress:

Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya, and Allen Glicksman. "Religious Practice, Beliefs, and Identity among Older Jewish Americans." Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD, November 2008.
Copur, Zeynep, and Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox. "University Students’ Perceptions of Childless Couples and Parents in Ankara, Turkey." In review.
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya, Victor Romano, and Susan Cody-Rydzewski. “Biases, Premiums, and Penalties: Student Perceptions of Parents and Childless/Childfree Couples.” In review/revision.
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya, Constance Shehan, & Danielle Dirks. “Appearance Scripts, Beauty Discourse, and Body Changes among Middle-Aged Women.“ In review/revision.
Ceobanu, Alin M., and Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox. "Why Does Europe Need Newcomers? A Cross-Country Analysis of Public Views toward the Demographic Impact of Immigrants. In review at Vienna Yearbook of Population Research.
Copur, Zeynep, and Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox. "Turkish and American University Students' Perceptions of Childless Adults and Parents." In preparation for Journal of Cross-Cultural Family Studies.

Martin, Telisha S., Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox, and William Marsiglio. “What Are Their Chances? Perceptions of Marriage Likelihood Among New Generation Cohabitors.”
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya. “Changing Meanings and Implications of Childlessness Over the Life Course.”
Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya. “Childless Adults in Midlife: Exploring the Correlates and Implications.” Invited presentation at the semiannual meeting of the MIDUS II work group, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. September 14, 2005.

Grants:

Principal Invesitigator: “Childless Adults in Mid-Life: Life Paths, Attitudes, and Psychological Well-Being.” Research Award, Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Pilot Grant Program. Sub-contract from Rutgers University, funded by NIA. December 2004 - June 2006. $15,000.
Principal Investigator: “Never Married Adults in Middle and Late Life.” Research Award, Anthony Marchionne Foundation. Susan Bluck (Co-PI). May 2003 - August 2004. $25,000 direct costs.
Co-Principal Investigator. “The Consequences of Earlier Life Experiences for Older Adult Well-Being.” Provost Opportunity Fund Award, University of Florida. Amy Pienta, PI. May 2002 - May 2003. $25,000 direct costs.

Education:

1998 Ph.D., Demography and Sociology, University of Pennsylvania. Dissertation: "The Conditional Benefits of Parenthood (and Childlessness) for Subjective Well-Being in Older Adulthood."
1994 M.A., Demography, University of Pennsylvania. Thesis: The Social Consequences of Childlessness in Middle and Old Age.
1988 B.A., Biological Basis of Behavior, University of Pennsylvania.

Professional Activities and Affiliations:

Member, Editiorial Board, Journal of Family Issues.
Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Marriage and Family, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, American Sociological Review, Demography, Social Forces, International Journal of Aging and Human Development, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, Canadian Studies in Population, Women's Health International, Sex Roles, Gender & Society, Social Biology, Journal of Population Research.
Ad hoc proposal reviewer, National Institutes of Health.
Gerontological Society of America, Richard Kalish Award Committee.
Affiliate Faculty, Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research, University of Florida.
Affiliate Faculty, European Studies Center, University of Florida.
Faculty Mentor, NIA Pre-Doctoral Training Grant Program, University of Florida.
Member: American Sociological Association, Population Association of America, Gerontological Society of America, National Council on Family Relations, Southern Sociological Society.

Honors and Awards:

NIA Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Demography of Aging, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1998-2000.
Henry A. Murray Dissertation Award from the Henry A. Murray Research Center, Radcliffe College, Harvard University, 1996-1997.
Dissertation Fellowship, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, 1996-97.
Dissertation Fellowship, Boettner Institute for Financial Gerontology, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1995-96.
Pre-Doctoral Student Research Award, Behavioral and Social Science Section, Gerontological Society of America, 1994.
NIA Pre-Doctoral Training Fellowship, Sociology and Demography, University of Pennsylvania. 1992-1994.

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