Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year Title Altmetric
2023 Relationship Status-Based Health Disparities during the COVID-19 PandemicSocial Currents.  10:17-40. 2023
2022 Childbearing Biographies and Midlife Women’s HealthJournal of Aging and Health.  34:870-882. 2022
2022 Past Experiences and Anticipated Futures in the Lives of Transgender and Nonbinary PeopleAdvances in life course research.  53. 2022
2022 Childbearing Biographies as a Method to Examine Diversity and Clustering of Childbearing Experiences: A Research BriefPopulation Research and Policy Review.  41:1405-1415. 2022
2022 Parent–adult child estrangement in the United States by gender, race/ethnicity, and sexualityJournal of Marriage and Family2022
2021 Support in response to a spouse’s distress: Comparing women and men in same-sex and different-sex marriagesJournal of Social and Personal Relationships.  38:1513-1534. 2021
2021 Divorce, Economic Resources, and Survival among Older Black and White WomenJournal of Marriage and Family.  83:173-190. 2021
2021 The development of gendered health-related support dynamics over the course of a marriage 2021
2020 How families matter for health inequality during the COVID-19 pandemicJournal of Family Theory and Review.  12:448-463. 2020
2020 Intergenerational Coresidential Patterns by Young Adult’s and Their Mother’s Mental Health and Substance UseJournal of Family Issues.  41:1498-1524. 2020
2020 The Psychological Toll of Emotion Work in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marital Dyads.Journal of Marriage and Family.  82:1141-1158. 2020
2020 The Gender-as-Relational Approach for Theorizing About Romantic Relationships of Sexual and Gender Minority Mid- to Later-Life AdultsJournal of Family Theory and Review.  12:220-237. 2020
2019 Influence of social connections on smoking behavior across the life courseAdvances in life course research.  42. 2019
2018 Anticipatory Minority Stressors among Same-sex Couples: A Relationship Timeline Approach.Social Psychology Quarterly.  81:126-148. 2018
2018 Teaching & Learning Guide for “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families and health”Sociology Compass.  12:e12558. 2018
2018 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families and healthSociology Compass.  12. 2018
2017 Planning for Future Care and the End of Life: A Qualitative Analysis of Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Couples.Journal of Health and Social Behavior.  58:473-487. 2017
2017 Instrumental- and Emotion-Focused Care Work During Physical Health Events: Comparing Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Marriages. 2017
2017 Binge Drinking and Depression: The Influence of Romantic Partners in Young Adulthood.Society and Mental Health.  7:36-49. 2017
2017 Relationships with parents and adult children's substance use.Addictive Behaviors.  65:198-206. 2017
2016 Physical Illness in Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Marriages: Gendered Dyadic Experiences.Journal of Health and Social Behavior.  57:517-531. 2016
2016 Happiness and Sexual Minority Status. 2016
2016 Childhood Adversity and Men's Relationships in Adulthood: Life Course Processes and Racial Disadvantage. 2016
2016 Relationship Status and Long-Term Care Facility Use in Later Life. 2016
2016 Marital Histories and Heavy Alcohol Use among Older Adults.Journal of Health and Social Behavior.  57:77-96. 2016
2016 Multiple Chronic Conditions, Spouse's Depressive Symptoms, and Gender within Marriage.Journal of Health and Social Behavior.  57:59-76. 2016
2015 Relationship dynamics around depression in gay and lesbian couples.Social Science and Medicine.  147:38-46. 2015
2015 How do race and Hispanic ethnicity affect nursing home admission? Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study. 2015
2015 Intimacy and Emotion Work in Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Relationships.Journal of Marriage and Family.  77:542-556. 2015
2015 Challenges and Opportunities for Research on Same-Sex Relationships.Journal of Marriage and Family.  77:96-111. 2015
2015 Gender Differences in Institutional Long-Term Care Transitions.Women's Health Issues.  25:441-449. 2015
2015 Gendered emotion work around physical health problems in mid- and later-life marriages.Journal of Aging Studies.  32:12-22. 2015
2014 Diet and Exercise in Parenthood: A Social Control Perspective.Journal of Marriage and Family.  76:1047-1062. 2014
2014 Race, gender, and chains of disadvantage: childhood adversity, social relationships, and health.Journal of Health and Social Behavior.  55:20-38. 2014
2013 Marital Processes around Depression: A Gendered and Relational Perspective.Society and Mental Health.  3:151-169. 2013
2013 Sexual minority status and self-rated health: the importance of socioeconomic status, age, and sex.American Journal of Public Health.  103:881-888. 2013

Teaching Activities

  • DENT1110 - Dentistry & Culture (Fall Term 2016)
  • DENT1110 - Dentistry & Culture (Fall Term 2017)
  • DENT1110 - Dentistry & Culture (Fall Term 2018)
  • DENT1110 - Dentistry & Culture (Fall Term 2019)
  • DENT1110 - Dentistry & Culture (Fall Term 2020)
  • DENT1110 - Dentistry & Culture (Fall Term 2021)
  • DENT1110 - Dentistry & Culture (Fall Term 2022)
  • SOC100 - Intro to Sociology (Spring Term 2015)
  • SOC100 - Intro to Sociology (Spring Term 2016)
  • SOC100 - Intro to Sociology (Spring Term 2017)
  • SOC100 - Intro to Sociology (Spring Term 2018)
  • SOC100 - Intro to Sociology (Spring Term 2020)
  • SOC130 - Intimate Relat and the Family (Fall Term 2016)
  • SOC130 - Intimate Relat and the Family (Fall Term 2017)
  • SOC130 - Intimate Relat and the Family (Fall Term 2018)
  • SOC130 - Intimate Relat and the Family (Spring Term 2015)
  • SOC130 - Intimate Relat and the Family (Spring Term 2022)
  • SOC220 - Sociology of Sex and Gender (Fall Term 2019)
  • SOC220 - Sociology of Sex and Gender (Fall Term 2020)
  • SOC220 - Sociology of Sex and Gender (Spring Term 2016)
  • SOC220 - Sociology of Sex and Gender (Spring Term 2017)
  • SOC220 - Sociology of Sex and Gender (Spring Term 2023)
  • SOC285 - Introduction to Aging (Fall Term 2015)
  • SOC285 - Introduction to Aging (Fall Term 2021)
  • SOC285 - Introduction to Aging (Spring Term 2019)
  • SOC407 - Dev of Sociological Theory (Spring Term 2023)
  • SOC408 - Med Soc Theory (Spring Term 2022)
  • SOC486 - Qualitative Research Methods (Spring Term 2019)
  • SOC711 - Qualitative Methods (Fall Term 2016)
  • SOC711 - Qualitative Methods (Fall Term 2018)
  • SOC711 - Qualitative Methods (Fall Term 2020)
  • SOC711 - Qualitative Methods (Fall Term 2022)
  • SOC724 - Multidisc Res Colloquium (Fall Term 2015)
  • SOC724 - Research Colloquium (Spring Term 2018)
  • SOC781 - Soc of Health and Illness (Spring Term 2020)
  • SOC791 - Subst Sociological Areas Sem (Fall Term 2019)
  • UHP164 - Interdisciplinary: Sociology (Fall Term 2019)
  • UHP264 - Interdisciplinary: Sociology (Fall Term 2019)
  • UHP394 - Interdisc: Soc/Behavioral Sci (Fall Term 2019)
  • Education And Training

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University of Texas System : Austin 2014
  • Full Name

  • Mieke Thomeer McBride