Tanya
Koropeckyj-Cox, Ph.D.
Assistant
Professor
Department of
Sociology
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@soc.ufl.edu
Home page
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:
Selected
Publications:
- Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya. In press. "Singlehood." In Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human
Development, edited by Deborah S. Carr (Editor-in-chief), Amy
Pienta, M.E. Hughes, and Robert Crosnoe.
- Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya. In press. "Loneliness in Later
Life." In Encyclopedia of the
Life Course and Human Development, edited by Deborah S. Carr
(Editor-in-chief), Amy Pienta, M.E. Hughes, and Robert Crosnoe.
- 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. “Characteristics of
Childless Older Persons and Parents: Cross-National Comparisons.”
Forthcoming in Journal of Family
Issues, 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:
- Martin, Telisha S., Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox, and William Marsiglio.
“What Are Their Chances? Perceptions of Marriage Likelihood Among New
Generation Cohabitors.” 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.
- Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya, Constance Shehan, & Danielle Dirks.
“Appearance Scripts, Beauty Discourse, and Body Changes among
Middle-Aged Women.“ In review.
- Glicksman, Allen, and Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox. “Aging among Jewish
Americans: Implications for Understanding Religion, Community, and
Service Needs.” In preparation for The
Gerontologist.
- Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya, Regina Bures, and Michael Loree.
“Definitions of
Childlessness and Psychosocial Well-Being.” In review.
- Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya. “Changing Meanings and Implications
of Childlessness Over the Life Course.”
- Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya. “Childless Adults in Midlfe: 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, 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, Social Biology.
- Ad hoc proposal reviewer, National Institutes of Health.
- Gerontological Society of America, Richard Kalish Award Committee.
- Affiliate Faculty, Center for Gerontological Studies, University
of Florida.
- 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.
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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