December 2015
Natalia Sarkisian
Department of Sociology
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Ave
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone: (617) 755-3178
Email: natalia@sarkisian.net
EDUCATION
2005
Ph.D. with distinction in Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Dissertation: “Kin Support in Black and White: Structure, Culture, and Extended Family
Ties.”
2001
M.A. in Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1996
B.A. summa cum laude in Sociology, State Academy of Management, Moscow, Russia
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
2009 –
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Boston College
2005 – 2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Boston College
2004 – 2005
Visiting Instructor, Department of Sociology, Boston College
2002 – 2003
Senior Analyst, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of
Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
2001 – 2003
Research Assistant, Donahue Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst
2001 – 2003
Instructor, Department of Sociology and Division of Continuing Education,
University of Massachusetts Amherst
1999 – 2000
Research Assistant, Gender and Care Work (PI: Naomi Gerstel), Department of
Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
1998
Instructor, Division of Continuing Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst
1997 – 1998
Research Assistant, CQI Survey Project (PI: Douglas Anderton), Social and
Demographic Research Institute (SADRI), University of Massachusetts Amherst
1996 – 1997
Research Assistant, Corporate Use of Washington Lobbyists (PI: Gene Fisher),
Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
1996 – 2001
Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
1995 – 1996
Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Moscow State University, Russia
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JOURNAL ARTICLES
*Coauthors who are students or former students underlined.
Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2015. “Does Singlehood Isolate or Integrate? Examining the
Link between Marital Status and Ties to Kin, Friends, and Neighbors.” Journal of Social and Personal
Relationships. doi: 10.1177/0265407515597564
***Article selected to be highlighted in “Relationship Matters” podcast (#49) at
http://spr.sagepub.com/site/podcast/podcast_dir.xhtml***
Sweet, Stephen, Natalia Sarkisian, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes. 2015.
“Explaining the Gender Gaps in Career Centrality among Employees of Multinational
Corporations: Structure, Culture, and Cross-National Variation.” Community, Work, and Family.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13668803.2015.1078287
Karamnov, Sergey, Natalia Sarkisian, Rebecca Grammer, Wendy L. Gross, and Richard D. Urman.
2015. “Analysis of Adverse Events Associated with Adult Moderate Procedural Sedation Outside
the Operating Room.” Journal of Patient Safety. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000135
Calvo, Rocio, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2015. “Racial/Ethnic Differences in Postmigration Education
among Adult Immigrants in the USA.” Ethnic and Racial Studies, 38, 7, 1029–1049.
Calvo, Esteban, Christine A. Mair, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2015. “Individual Troubles, Shared Troubles:
The Multiplicative Effect of Individual and Country-level Unemployment on Life Satisfaction in 95
Nations (1981-2009).” Social Forces, 93, 4 (June), 1625-1653.
Johnson, Jessica, Natalia Sarkisian, and John Williamson. 2015. “Using a Micro-Level Model to
Generate a Macro-Level Model of Productive Successful Aging.” The Gerontologist, 55, 1 (February),
107-119.
Calvo, Esteban, Natalia Sarkisian, and Christopher R. Tamborini. 2013. “Causal Effects of Retirement
Timing on Subjective Well-being: The Role of Cultural Norms and Institutional Policies.” Journal of
Gerontology: Social Sciences, 68, 1 (January), 73-84.
*** Winner of the 2013 James G. Zimmer New Investigator Research Award of the APHA Aging and Public Health Section ***
Garroutte, Eva Marie, Natalia Sarkisian, and Sergey Karamnov. 2012. “Affective Interactions in
Medical Visits: Ethnic Differences among American Indian Older Adults.” Journal of Aging and
Health, 24, 7 (October), 1223-1251.
Oh, Seil, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2012. “Spiritual Individualism or Engaged Spirituality? Social
Implications of Holistic Spirituality among Mind-Body-Spirit Practitioners.” Sociology of Religion, 73,
3(Autumn), 299-322.
Collins, Amy L., Natalia Sarkisian, and Ellen Winner. 2009. “Flow and Happiness in Later Life: An
Investigation into the Role of Daily and Weekly Flow Experiences.” Journal of Happiness Studies, 10,
6 (December), 703-709.
Garroutte, Eva, Natalia Sarkisian, Dedra Buchwald, Jack Goldberg, and Jan Beals. 2008. “Perceptions
of Medical Interactions between Healthcare Providers and American Indian Older Adults.” Social
Science and Medicine, 67, 4 (August), 546-556.
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Shen, Ce, Natalia Sarkisian, and Thanh Tran. 2008. “Child Mortality, Economic Development, and
Social Inequality in Less Developed Countries: A Cross-National Analysis.” China Journal of Social
Work, 1, 2 (July), 172-188.
Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2008. “Till Marriage Do Us Part: Adult Children’s Relationships
with Parents.” Journal of Marriage and Family, 70, 2 (May), 360-376.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2007. “Street Men, Family Men: Race and Men’s Extended Family Involvement.”
Social Forces, 86, 2 (December), 763-794.
*** Winner of the 2008 Oliver Cromwell Cox Article Award of the ASA Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities ***
Reprint: 2008. Pp. 149-164 in Charles A. Gallagher (Ed.), Racism in Post-Race America: New Theories,
New Directions. Social Forces Publishing.
Sarkisian, Natalia, Mariana Gerena, and Naomi Gerstel. 2007. “Extended Family Integration among
Euro and Mexican Americans: Ethnicity, Gender, and Class.” Journal of Marriage and Family, 69, 1
(February), 40-54.
*** Winner of the 2008 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award of the ASA Race, Gender, Class Section ***
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2006. ““Doing Family Ambivalence”: Nuclear and Extended Families in Single
Mothers’ Lives.” Journal of Marriage and Family, 68, 4 (November), 804-811.
Gerstel, Naomi, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2006. “Marriage: The Good, the Bad, and the Greedy.” Contexts,
5, 4 (November), 16-21.
*** Named a “Journal Highlight” by the American Sociological Association ***
Reprint: 2010. In Susan Ferguson (Ed.), Shifting the Center: Understanding Contemporary
Families. McGraw-Hill.
Sarkisian, Natalia, Mariana Gerena, and Naomi Gerstel. 2006. “Extended Family Ties among
Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Whites: Superintegration or Disintegration?” Family Relations, 55, 3
(July), 331-344.
Garroutte, Eva, Natalia Sarkisian, Lester Arguellos, Jack Goldberg, and Dedra Buchwald. 2006.
“Cultural Identity and Perceptions of Health Status among American Indian Older Adults and
Their Healthcare Providers.” Journal of General Internal Medicine, 21, 2 (February), 111-116.
Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2004. “Kin Support Among Blacks and Whites: Race and Family
Organization.” American Sociological Review, 69, 4 (December), 812-837.
*** Winner of the 2001 Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award from the ASA Family Section***
*** Winner of 2001 Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award from the ASA Race, Gender, Class Section ***
***Winner of 2001 Best Graduate Student Paper Award from the SSSP Racial and Ethnic Minorities Division***
Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2004. “Explaining the Gender Gap in Help to Parents: The
Importance of Employment.” Journal of Marriage and Family, 66, 2 (May), 431-451.
*** Winner of the 2005 Rosabeth Moss Kanter International Award for Research Excellence in Families and Work ***
Sarkisian, Natalia. 1999. “The Conscious and the Unconscious in the Studies of Political Consciousness,
Part II.” (In Russian.) Sociology 4M: Methodology, Methods, Mathematical Models, 11, 27-50.
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Sarkisian, Natalia. 1998. “The Conscious and the Unconscious in the Studies of Political Consciousness,
Part I.” (In Russian.) Sociology 4M: Methodology, Methods, Mathematical Models, 10, 27-44.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 1997. “A Quilt for Political Consciousness.” (In Russian.) Sociology 4M: Methodology,
Methods, Mathematical Models, 9, 98-124.
BOOK
Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2012. Nuclear Family Values, Extended Family Lives: The Importance
of Gender, Race, and Class. New York: Routledge.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Ollier-Malaterre, Ariane, Natalia Sarkisian, Sarah Stawiski and Kelly M. Hannum. 2013. “Work-Life
Balance and Performance across Countries: Cultural and Institutional Approaches.” Pp. 357-380 in
Debra A. Major and Ronald Burke (Eds.), Handbook of Work-Life Integration of Professionals: Challenges
and Opportunities. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Gerstel, Naomi, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2008. “The Color of Family Ties: Race, Class, Gender, and
Extended Family Involvement.” Pp. 447-453 in Stephanie Coontz, Maya Parson, and Gabrielle
Raley (Eds.), American Families: A Multicultural Reader. 2nd edition. New York: Routledge.
Reprint: Forthcoming. In Gary Colombo, Robert Cullen, and Bonnie Lisle (Eds.), Rereading America:
Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing. 10th edition. Bedford/St. Martin.
Reprint: 2013. In Gary Colombo, Robert Cullen, and Bonnie Lisle (Eds.), Rereading America: Cultural
Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing. 9th edition. Bedford/St. Martin.
Reprint: 2010. In Gary Colombo, Robert Cullen, and Bonnie Lisle (Eds.), Rereading America: Cultural
Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing. 8th edition. Bedford/St. Martin.
Reprint: 2010. Pp. 385-390 in Ann Strahm and Tamara Sniezek (Eds.), Introduction to Sociology: A
Social Justice Approach. San Diego, CA: Routledge/Cognella/University Readers.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2008. “Neural Networks as an Emergent Method in Quantitative Research: An
Example of Self-Organizing Maps.” Pp. 625-654 in Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Patricia Leavy
(Eds.), The Handbook of Emergent Methods. New York: Guilford Press.
Gerstel, Naomi, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2007. “Intergenerational Care and the Greediness of Adult
Children’s Marriages.” Pp. 153-188 in Timothy J. Owens and J. Jill Suitor (Eds.), Interpersonal
Relations across the Life Course. Advances in Life Course Research, volume 12. Greenwich, CT: Elsevier/JAI
Press.
Gerstel, Naomi, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2006. “A Sociological Perspective on Families and Work: The
Import of Gender, Class, and Race.” Pp. 237-266 in Marcie P. Catsouphes, Ellen Kossek, and
Steven Sweet (Eds.), The Work and Family Handbook: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives, Methods, and
Approaches. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2015. Review of “Ain’t No Trust: How Bosses, Boyfriends, and Bureaucrats Fail
Low-Income Mothers and Why It Matters,” by Judith A. Levine. Gender & Society, 29, 3(June), 452454.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2012. Review of “Family, Kinship and State in Contemporary Europe,” volumes 1-3,
edited by Patrick Heady, Hannes Grandits, Peter Schweitzer, and Martin Kohli. Journal of Sociology
and Social Welfare, 39, 1(March),187-190.
Sarkisian, Natalia, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Jungui Lee, Rucha Bhate, and Elyssa Besen. 2011. Effects of
“Old-Developed” versus “Young-Developing” Country Type and Age-Related Factors on Work Engagement, Job
Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment. Chestnut Hill, MA: Sloan Center on Aging & Work at
Boston College.
Sarkisian, Natalia, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Rucha Bhate, Jungui Lee, Rene Carapinha, and Chad
Minnich. 2011. Effects of Country & Age on Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction & Organizational
Commitment among Employees in the United States. Chestnut Hill, MA: Sloan Center on Aging & Work
at Boston College.
Sarkisian, Natalia, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Jungui Lee, Rucha Bhate, Rene Carapinha, and Chad
Minnich. 2011. Effects of Country & Age on Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction & Organizational
Commitment among Employees in Japan. Chestnut Hill, MA: Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston
College.
Sarkisian, Natalia, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Rene Carapinha, Jungui Lee, Rucha Bhate, and Chad
Minnich. 2011. Effects of Country & Age on Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction & Organizational
Commitment among Employees in Mexico. Chestnut Hill, MA: Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston
College.
Sarkisian, Natalia, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Jungui Lee, Rene Carapinha, Rucha Bhate, and Chad
Minnich. 2011. Effects of Country & Age on Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction & Organizational
Commitment among Employees in the United Kingdom. Chestnut Hill, MA: Sloan Center on Aging &
Work at Boston College.
Sarkisian, Natalia, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Rucha Bhate, Rene Carapinha, Jungui Lee, and Chad
Minnich. 2011. Effects of Country & Age on Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction & Organizational
Commitment among Employees in India. Chestnut Hill, MA: Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston
College.
Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie, Natalia Sarkisian, Rene Carapinha, Rucha Bhate, Jungui Lee, and Chad
Minnich. 2011. Effects of Country & Age on Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction & Organizational
Commitment among Employees in Brazil. Chestnut Hill, MA: Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston
College.
Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie, Natalia Sarkisian, Rucha Bhate, Jungui Lee, Rene Carapinha, and Chad
Minnich. 2011. Effects of Country & Age on Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction & Organizational
Commitment among Employees in Spain. Chestnut Hill, MA: Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston
College.
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Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie, Natalia Sarkisian, Jungui Lee, Rene Carapinha, Rucha Bhate, and Chad
Minnich. 2011. Effects of Country & Age on Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction & Organizational
Commitment among Employees in the Netherlands. Chestnut Hill, MA: Sloan Center on Aging & Work at
Boston College.
Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie, Natalia Sarkisian, Rene Carapinha, Rucha Bhate, Jungui Lee, and Chad
Minnich. 2011. Effects of Country & Age on Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction & Organizational
Commitment among Employees in China. Chestnut Hill, MA: Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston
College.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2010. Review of “Intergenerational Caregiving” edited by Alan Booth, Ann C.
Crouter, Suzanne M. Bianchi, and Judith Seltzer. Contemporary Sociology, 39, 5 (September): 554-6.
Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2007. “Race, Class, and Extended Family Involvement.” National
Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Report: Family Focus, 52, 1 (March), 14-15.
http://www.ncfr.org/pdf/membersvc/March_2007_Focus.pdf
Gerstel, Naomi, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2007. “Marriage Reduces Social Ties.” Briefing Paper for the
Council on Contemporary Families (CCF), January 2007.
http://www.contemporaryfamilies.org/marriage-partnership-divorce/socialties.html
Reprint: 2009. Pp. 103-05 in Barbara Risman (Ed.), Families As They Really Are. W. W. Norton &
Co.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2005. Review of “The Career Mystique: Cracks in the American Dream” by Phyllis
Moen and Patricia Roehling. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67, 6 (November): 1099-1100.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2005. “The Cultural Contradictions of Welfare.” (Review essay on C. Wright Mills
2003 Award Winner “Flat Broke with Children: Women in the Age of Welfare Reform” by Sharon
Hays). Contemporary Sociology, 34, 5 (September): 473-476.
IN PROGRESS
Calvo, Esteban, and Natalia Sarkisian. “Retirement and Well-being: Examining the Characteristics of
Life Course Transitions.” Revise and Resubmit from American Sociological Review.
McNamara, Tay, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Natalia Sarkisian, Elyssa Besen, and Miwako Kidahashi. “Age
Bias in the Workplace: Cultural Stereotypes and In-Group Favoritism.” Revise and Resubmit
from The International Journal of Aging and Human Development.
Lai, Lei, Elyssa Besen, Natalia Sarkisian, and Qingwen Xu. “The Cultural Contradictions of Workplace
Flexibility: A Sino-U.S. Comparison.” Under review at Human Resource Management.
Xu, Qingwen, Natalia Sarkisian, Rucha Bhate, and Lei Lai. “Precarious Employment, Welfare
Generosity, and Cultural Individualism: A Cross-National Investigation of Workplace Flexibility
in China, Japan, the Netherlands and the United States.” In progress.
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MEDIA RECOGNITION
Sarkisian, Natalia and Naomi Gerstel. 2015. “Relationship Matters” podcast (#49) at
http://spr.sagepub.com/site/podcast/podcast_dir.xhtml
Coontz, Stephanie. 2012. Five Myths about Marriage. Washington Post, May 25.
Applebaum, Teddy. 2012. “What's in a Name: Stay-at-Homes Changing How They Identify
Themselves.” Brookline Tab, February 16.
Nanos, Janelle. 2012. “Single by Choice.” Boston Magazine. January.
Canadian HR Reporter. 2011. “Older Workers Most Engaged, Committed to Job: Study.” Canadian HR
Reporter, December 9. http://www.hrreporter.com/ArticleView?articleid=11922
The Wharton School. 2011. “The Discontented Thirties.” Human Resource Executive Online, December 7.
http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=533343873
Rafter, Michelle. 2011. “Older Workers Are Committed.” Second Act Blog, December 2.
http://www.secondact.com/2011/12/hot-topics-nations-jobless-rate-lowest-in-25-years/
Weber, Lauren. 2011. “Thirtysomethings Least Happy With Their Work.” Wall Street Journal,
November 28:B7.
Bolick, Kate. 2011. “All the Single Ladies.” The Atlantic, September 30.
Nelson, Margaret K. 2010. “Helicopter Moms, Heading for a Crash.” The Washington Post, July 4.
Essig, Laurie, and Lynn Owens. 2009. “What If Marriage Is Bad for Us?” The Chronicle of Higher
Education, October 5.
Ali, Lorraine. 2008. “You Never Call Me.” Newsweek, July 14, vol. 152 (2), p. 63.
Lobron, Allison. 2007. “Single Rules: Why the Unmarried Are the Real Do-gooders of the World.” Boston
Globe Sunday Magazine, November 18.
Wilan, Ken. 2007. “The Fastest Route to Child Care: Variation on Speed Dating Hooks Up Parents
and Sitters in Minutes.” Boston Globe, October 5.
Moroney, Robin. 2007. “Paper Says Married Couples May Make Bad Neighbors.” Wall Street Journal,
September 17, p. B5.
Berdik, Chris. 2007. “The Greedy Marriage: Two Scholars Argue That Good Spouses Can Make Bad
Neighbors.” Boston Globe, September 16, pp. D1, D4.
Berdik, Chris. 2007. “Forsaking All Others: Marriage Can Be Greedy.” Boston College Magazine, Summer
2007, p.92.
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Borchard, Therese J. 2007. “Brides and Grooms: Keep in Touch, Stay Involved.” The Colorado Catholic
Herald, June 14.
Kadison, Dan. 2007. “Change in the Wedder: Late Marriage a Plus.” The New York Post, May 29.
Vedantam, Shankar. 2007. “The Marriage Penalty.” The Washington Post, May 28, p. A03.
Choate, Terri. 2007. “Time to Think Seriously About Kids as Our Future.” Reno Gazette-Journal, May 16.
Wen, Patricia. 2007. “All in the Family May Not Be All You Expected.” Boston Globe, May 3, pp. B1,
B4.
Jayson, Sharon. 2007. “Being Single Has Its Benefits.” USA Today, April 11, p. 4D.
O’Crowler, Peggy. 2007. “Two is the Loneliest Number?” The Star Ledger (Newark, New Jersey),
January 23, p. 19.
DePaulo, Bella, and Kay Trimberger. 2007. “Single Americans Are Hardly Flying Solo.” San Francisco
Chronicle, January 14, p. E-2.
The Council on Contemporary Families. 2006. “Some Unconventional Wisdom About Marriage ... and
a Call for 'Community Friendly Families'.” Ascribe Newswire, December 28.
Coontz, Stephanie. 2006. “How to Stay Married.” The Times (London), November 30, p. 4.
Corday, Karen, and Judi Casey. 2006. “The Elder Care Gender Gap.” The Network News: A
Work/Family News Publication, September, Volume 8 (9).
PAPER PRIZES
Oliver Cromwell Cox Article Award, Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities, American Sociological
Association. “Street Men, Family Men: Race and Men’s Extended Family Involvement.” (Social
Forces, December 2007). 2008.
Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award. Race, Gender, and Class Section, American
Sociological Association. “Extended Family Integration Among Euro and Mexican Americans:
Ethnicity, Gender, and Class.” (Journal of Marriage and Family, February 2007, with Mariana
Gerena and Naomi Gerstel.) 2008.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter International Award for Research Excellence in Families and Work. Center for
Families at Purdue University and the Boston College Center for Work & Family. “Explaining the
Gender Gap in Help to Parents: The Importance of Employment.” (Journal of Marriage and
Family, May 2004, with Naomi Gerstel.) 2005.
Honorable Mention, Rose Laub Coser Best Dissertation Proposal Award, Eastern Sociological Society.
2004.
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Christina Maria Riegos Distinguished Student Paper Award. Latino/a Sociology Section, American
Sociological Association. “The Myths of Ethnic Fatherhood: Mexican American and Euro American
Residential Father-Child Involvement” (with Rachel Muñoz). 2003.
Best Graduate Student Paper Award. Carework Network. “The Myths of Ethnic Fatherhood: Mexican
American and Euro American Residential Father-Child Involvement” (with Rachel Muñoz). 2003.
Best Professional Paper Award. Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
“Detecting Distinctions: Kinship, Class, and Culture among Latinos/as and Euro Americans” (with
Mariana Gerena). 2002.
Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award. Family Section, American Sociological Association. “More or
Less Kin: Assessing the Debates on Kin Support in Euro and African American Families.” 2001.
Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award. Race, Gender, Class Section, American Sociological
Association. “More or Less Kin: Assessing the Debates on Kin Support in Euro and African
American Families.” 2001.
Best Graduate Student Paper Award. Racial and Ethnic Minorities Division, Society for the Study of Social
Problems. “More or Less Kin: Assessing the Debates on Kin Support in Euro and African
American Families.” 2001.
Best Academic Paper Award. Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. “More or
Less Kin: Assessing the Debates on Kin Support in Euro and African American Families.” 2000.
OTHER HONORS AND AWARDS
Distinction, Ph.D. Dissertation. Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst. 2005.
Distinction, Comprehensive Examination in the area of Sociology of the Family. Department of Sociology,
University of Massachusetts Amherst. 2001.
Graduate Student Service Award. Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. 2000.
Distinction, Comprehensive Examination in the area of Statistical Methodology. Department of Sociology,
University of Massachusetts Amherst. 1999.
Membership in the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, University of Massachusetts chapter. 1998.
Silver Medal for Academic Achievement. Russian Ministry of Education. 1991.
GRANT INVOLVEMENT
Co-Principal Investigator (with Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes), Research Grant ($1,460,800) from the Sloan
Foundation through the Center on Aging and Work: Workplace Flexibility, Boston College.
Project title: “Generations of Talent: A Multinational Study of the Quality of Employment.” 20082011.
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Research Methodology and Statistical Advisor, Research Grant from National Science Foundation
(PIs: Goldsmith, Hetland, & Winner). Project title: “Can Visual Arts Learning Improve Geometric
Reasoning? A Transfer Study.” 2008.
Principal Investigator, Summer-Fall Research Expense Grant ($2000), Boston College. Project title:
“Retirement and Well-Being: Examining the Characteristics of Life Course Transitions.” 2008.
Co-Principal Investigator (with John Williamson), Research Grant ($27,000) from the Sloan Foundation
through the Center on Aging and Work: Workplace Flexibility, Boston College. Project title: “Help
Transfers within Extended Families and Older Workers’ Employment Opportunities.” 2006-2008.
Principal Investigator, Summer-Fall Research Expense Grant ($2000), Boston College. Project title:
“Culture, Structure, or Emotions? Adult Children’s Marriages and Intergenerational Ties in the United
States and China.” 2007.
Al McClung Lee Travel Grants, Society for the Study of Social Problems. 2001, 2004.
Graduate School Travel Grants, University of Massachusetts Amherst. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003.
FELLOWSHIPS
Visiting Scholar Fellowship, Russell Sage Foundation. 2011-2012.
Faculty Fellowship, Boston College. Project title: “Nuclear and Extended Family Ties: Cooperation or
Competition?” 2007-2008.
Junior Faculty Fellowship, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston College ($51,000). 2005-2007.
Social Science Research Council Dissertation Fellowship ($18,000). Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector
program. 2003-2004.
Rose Fellowship ($17,000). American Sociological Association and Russell Sage Foundation. 2001-2002.
Graduate School Fellowship ($7,000). University of Massachusetts Amherst. 1998-1999.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Urman, Richard D., Sergey Karamnov, Natalia Sarkisian, Rebecca Grammer, and Wendy L Gross.
2014. “Analysis of Adverse Events Associated with Adult Moderate Procedural Sedation Outside
the Operating Room.” American Society of Anesthesiologists, New Orleans, LA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2014. “Needs versus Resources: Economic Disparities and Kin Support.” American
Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.
McNamara, Tay, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2014. “Global Perspectives of WorkFamily Transactions among Employees 50 and Older.” Work and Family Researchers Network
(WFRN) Changing Work and Family Relationships in a Global Economy Conference, New York,
NY.
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Ollier-Malaterre, Ariane, Natalia Sarkisian, and Kelly Hannum. 2014. “Work-Life Balance and
Performance as a Leader: A Comparison of Welfare State Regimes.” Work and Family Researchers
Network (WFRN) Changing Work and Family Relationships in a Global Economy Conference,
New York, NY.
Calvo, Esteban and Natalia Sarkisian. 2014. “Causal Effects of Retirement Timing on Healthy
Behavior.” XVIII International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama,
Japan.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2014. “Testing the Tradeoff Model: Gender, Paid Work, and Help to Parents.”
Eastern Sociological Society, Baltimore, MD.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2013. “Needs versus Resources: Economic Disparities and Kin Support.” Eastern
Sociological Society, Boston, MA.
Besen, Elyssa, Miwako Kidahashi, Natalia Sarkisian, and Marcie Mitt-Casouphes. 2012. “Relative Age
Bias in the Workplace.” Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
Lai, Lei, Elyssa Besen, Qingwen Xu, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2012. “The Cultural Contradictions of
Workplace Flexibility: A Sino-U.S. Comparison.” The IACMR Conference, Hong Kong.
Calvo, Esteban, Natalia Sarkisian, and Christopher Tamborini. 2012. “Causal Effects of Retirement
Timing on Health and Well-being.” The Second ISA Forum of Sociology, Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
Sarkisian, Natalia, Melissa Brown, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes. 2012. “The Effects of Work
Commitment and Marital Status on Help to Parents: A Cross-National Perspective.” Work and
Family Researchers Network Conference, New York, NY.
Duarte, Catherine, Natalia Sarkisian, Paul L. Nguyen, Eva M. Garroutte, and Mark D. Hurwitz. 2012.
“Impact of Race on Prostate Cancer Selection and Cause-Specific Mortality: A SEER Database
Analysis.” Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, San Francisco, CA.
Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2012. “Gender Gaps in Help to Parents: Exploring CrossNational Variation.” Eastern Sociological Society, New York, NY.
Carapinha, Rene, Natalia Sarkisian, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes. 2011. “The Generations of Talent
Study: Study Design and Methods.” Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
Matz-Costa, Christina, Stephen Sweet, Natalia Sarkisian, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes. 2011. “Work
Centrality and Age: The Impact of Jobs, Organizations, and Cultural Contexts.” Gerontological
Society of America, Boston, MA.
Duarte, Catherine, Natalia Sarkisian, Paul L. Nguyen, Eva M. Garroutte, and Mark D. Hurwitz. 2011.
“Impact of Race on Prostate Cancer Selection and Cause-Specific Mortality: A SEER Database
Analysis.” Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, St. Louis, MO.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2011. “Marriage and Social Ties in Russia.” Society for the Study of Social Problems.
Las Vegas, NV.
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Sweet, Stephen, Christina Matz-Costa, Natalia Sarkisian, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes. 2011. “The
Ecological Contexts that Predict Work Embracement: Gender, Employment, Care Obligations,
and Cultural Values.” Community, Work and Family IV International Conference. Barcelona,
Spain.
Sweet, Stephen, Christina Matz-Costa, Natalia Sarkisian, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes. 2011. “The
Embracement of Work over the Life Course: The Impact of Jobs, Organizations, and Cultural
Contexts.” Community, Work and Family IV International Conference: Actors, Structures and
Theories, Tampere, Finland.
Sarkisian, Natalia, Melissa Brown, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes. 2011. “The Effects of Work
Commitment and Marital Status on Intergenerational Ties: A Cross-National Perspective.”
Community, Work and Family IV International Conference: Actors, Structures and Theories,
Tampere, Finland.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2011. “Gender and the Tradeoff Model: Paid Work and Intergenerational Care
among Older Adults.” Population Association of America, Washington, DC.
Sarkisian, Natalia, Naomi Gerstel, and Esteban Calvo. 2010. “Culture, Structure, or Emotions? Adult
Children’s Marriages and Intergenerational Ties in the United States and China." Gerontological
Society of America, New Orleans, LA.
Calvo, Esteban, Christopher R. Tamborini, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2010. “Retirement Timing and
Subjective Well-being: An Instrumental Variables Approach.” Gerontological Society of America,
New Orleans, LA.
Calvo, Esteban, Christopher R. Tamborini, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2010. “Retirement Timing and
Subjective Well-Being.” American Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Oh, Seil, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2010. “Spiritual Individualism or Engaged Spirituality? Social
Implications of Holistic Spirituality among Mind-Body-Spirit Practitioners.” American Sociological
Association, Atlanta, GA.
Garroutte, Eva Marie, Natalia Sarkisian, and Sergey Karamnov. 2010. “Ratings of Physicians' Affective
Interactions: Differences among American Indian Older Adults with Varying Ethnic
Characteristics.” American Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Calvo, Esteban, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2010. “Retirement and Well-being: Examining the
Characteristics of Life Course Transitions.” XVII World Congress of the International Sociological
Association, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Calvo, M. Rocio, Natalia Sarkisian, Mary C. Waters, and Terje A. Eikemo. 2010. “The Apple Does Fall
Far from the Tree: The Welfare State and the Social Capital of Immigrants and Their Children.”
New Migrations, New Challenges: Trinity Immigration Initiative International Conference, Dublin,
Ireland.
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Calvo, M. Rocio and Natalia Sarkisian. 2010. “Something Old or Something New? Understanding the
Ethnic Differences in Adult Education among Immigrants in the United States.” Eastern
Sociological Society, Boston, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2009. “Graduate Program in Sociology at Boston College.” American Sociological
Association, San Francisco, CA.
Sarkisian, Natalia, and John Williamson. 2008. “Exploring the Trade-Offs: Paid Work and
Intergenerational Assistance among Blacks and Whites.” Gerontological Society of America,
National Harbor, MD.
Calvo, Esteban, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2008. “Retirement and Well-being: Examining the
Characteristics of Life Course Transitions.” American Sociological Association, Boston, MA.
Calvo, M. Rocio, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2008. “Ethnicity versus Structure: Determinants of Adult PostMigration Enrollment in Education in the United States.” International Migration, Integration and
Social Cohesion (IMISCOE) Ph.D. Conference, Lisbon.
Garroutte, Eva Marie, Natalia Sarkisian, Dedra Buchwald, Jack Goldberg and Jan Beals. 2008.
“Dynamics of Medical Communication with American Indians: Relevance for Research in Health
Disparities?” World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Budapest, Hungary.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2008. “Decomposing Similarities: Using Regression Decomposition and Path
Analysis to Understand the Lack of Group Differences.” Eastern Sociological Society, New York,
NY.
Gerstel, Naomi, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2007. “Marriage and Adult Children's Relationship to Their
Parents.” American Sociological Association, New York, NY.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2007. “Street Men, Family Men: Race and Men’s Extended Family Involvement.”
IARR’s New Scholars Workshop, Chestnut Hill, MA.
Garroutte, Eva, Natalia Sarkisian, Dedra Buchwald, Jack Goldberg and Jan Beals. 2007. “Satisfaction
with Medical Care: Differences by Ethnic Identity among American Indian Older Adults.” Second
International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Granada, Spain.
Garroutte, Eva, Natalia Sarkisian, Dedra Buchwald, Jack Goldberg and Jan Beals. 2006. “Perceptions
of Communication Behaviors: Differences between Providers and American Indian Patients.”
Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.
Sarkisian, Natalia, Mariana Gerena, and Naomi Gerstel. 2006. “Extended Family Integration among
Latinos/as and Euro Americans: Ethnicity, Gender, and Class.” American Sociological
Association, Montréal, Canada.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2006. “Extended Family Ties among Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Whites:
Superintegration or Disintegration?” Groves Conference “Families: Borders and Boundaries,”
Tucson, AZ.
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Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2006. “Marriage as a “Greedy” Institution? Examining the
Effects of Marriage on Extended Families and Communities.” Eastern Sociological Society,
Boston, MA.
Meagher, Kathleen Burke, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2006. “Social Class and Contraception Use among
Young Women.” Eastern Sociological Society, Boston, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia, and Mariana Gerena. 2005. “Extended Family Integration among Latinos/as and
Euro Americans: Cultural and Structural Determinants of Ethnic Differences.” American
Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Garroutte, Eva, Natalia Sarkisian, Lester Arguellos, Jack Goldberg, and Dedra Buchwald. 2005.
“Ethnicity and Perceptions of Health Status among American Indian Older Adults and Their
Healthcare Providers.” American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2004. “Advantages and Disadvantages of Kin Support for Black and White
Women.” American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Sarkisian, Natalia, and Mariana Gerena. 2004. “Extended Kin Care Among Latinos/as and Euro
Americans: Exploring Culture and Structure in Care Work.” Society for the Study of Social
Problems, San Francisco, CA.
Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2004. “The Nuclear Family as a Greedy Institution: Race,
Gender and Caregiving to Parents.” “Carework: Research, Theory, and Advocacy” conference,
San Francisco, CA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2004. “Assessing the Myth of Familial AWOL: Kin Support among Euro and
African American Men.” Population Association of America, Boston, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2004. “What Goes Around and Why? Assessing Two Debates on African American
Social Support.” Eastern Sociological Society, New York, NY.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2003. “Teaching Social Problems in Sociology of the Family Courses.” Society for
the Study of Social Problems, Atlanta GA.
Gerstel, Naomi, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2002. “Care Work and Employment: Explaining the Gender
Gap in Caring for Parents.” American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.
Muñoz, Rachel, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2002. “Caring 'Macho' Fathers?: A Comparison of Mexican
American and Euro American Fathers' Carework.” “Carework: Research, Theory, and Advocacy”
conference, Loyola University, Chicago, IL.
Gerena, Mariana, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2002. “Exploring Ethnic Variation: Carework, Class and
Culture Among Latinos.” “Carework: Research, Theory, and Advocacy” conference, Loyola
University, Chicago, IL.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2002. “Street Men, Family Men: Examining Kin Support Among Euro and African
American Men.” Eastern Sociological Society, Boston, MA.
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Gerstel, Naomi, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2002. “The Gender Gap in Carework for Parents: The Role of
Identity, Doing Gender, Jobs, and Marriage.” “Persons, Processes, and Places: Research on Families,
Workplaces, and Communities” conference, San Francisco CA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2001. “More or Less Kin: Assessing the Debates on Kin Support in Euro and
African American Families.” Society for the Study of Social Problems, Anaheim, CA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2001. “Less and Less Kin?: Evaluating the Changes in Kin Support in Euro and
African American Families.” American Sociological Association, Anaheim, CA.
Gerena, Mariana, Natalia Sarkisian, and Rachel Muñoz. 2001. “Detecting Distinctions: Kinship, Class,
and Culture among Latinos/as and Euro Americans.” American Sociological Association,
Anaheim, CA.
Muñoz, Rachel, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2001. ““Macho” Fathers: Comparisons of Mexican American
and Euro American Fatherhood.” American Sociological Association, Anaheim, CA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2000. “Beyond the Words and Pictures: Producing Gender Representation in
Children's Literature.” American Sociological Association, Washington, DC.
Sarkisian, Natalia, Mariana Gerena, and Naomi Gerstel. 2000. “More or Less Kin: Addressing Debates
on Care Work in African American Community.” “Carework: Research, Theory, and Advocacy”
conference, Washington D.C.
Gerena, Mariana, Natalia Sarkisian, Rachel Muñoz, and Naomi Gerstel. 2000. “Detecting Distinctions:
Latinas, Latinos, and Care Work.” “Carework: Research, Theory, and Advocacy” conference,
Washington D.C.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 1999. “Moving Beyond Counting Jacks: Gender Representation in Children's
Literature and Its Producers.” Eastern Sociological Society, Boston, MA.
INVITED TALKS
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2015. Critic, Author Meets Critics Session for Nurturing Dads: Social Initiatives for
Contemporary Fatherhood (by William Marsiglio and Kevin Roy). American Sociological Association,
Chicago, IL.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2015. Critic, Author Meets Critics Session for Grandmothers at Work: Juggling Families
and Jobs (by Madonna Harrington Meyer). Eastern Sociological Society, New York, NY.
Sarkisian, Natalia and Naomi Gerstel. 2014. Author Response to the Critics, Authors Meet Critics
Session for Nuclear Family Values, Extended Family Lives: The Importance of Gender, Race, and Class.
Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) Changing Work and Family Relationships in a
Global Economy Conference, New York, NY.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2014. “More or Less Kin? Economic Disparities and Kin Support.” Department of
Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
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Sarkisian, Natalia. 2012. “More or Less Kin? Economic Disparities and Kin Support.” Department of
Sociology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2012. “More or Less Kin? Economic Disparities and Kin Support.” Russell Sage
Foundation, New York, NY.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2011. Webinar “Understanding Weights.” Center on Aging and Work, Boston College,
Chestnut Hill, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2011. Webinar “Dealing with Missing Data.” Center on Aging and Work, Boston College,
Chestnut Hill, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2008. “Exams, Papers, and Projects: Creating Evaluation Tools and Grading Them.”
Teaching Workshop, Department of Sociology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
Calvo, Rocio, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2007. “Culture versus Structure: Determinants of Adult PostMigration Enrollment in Education in the United States.” Harvard Migration and Immigrant
Incorporation Workshop, Cambridge, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2007. “Grading.” Teaching Seminar Luncheon, Connors Family Learning Center,
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2007. “The Color of Family Ties: Culture, Structure, and Kin Support.” Department
of Sociology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2007. “The Color of Family Ties: Culture, Structure, and Kin Support.” Department
of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2007. “The Color of Family Ties: Culture, Structure, and Kin Support.” Department
of Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Sarkisian, Natalia.. 2007. “The Color of Family Ties: Culture, Structure, and Kin Support.” Department
of Sociology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2007. “The Color of Family Ties: Culture, Structure, and Kin Support.” Department
of Sociology, University of California, Irvine, CA.
Sarkisian, Natalia, and John Williamson. 2007 . “Help Transfers within Extended Families and Older
Workers’ Employment.” Center on Aging & Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2007 . “The Structure of Kin Ties: Exploring the Social Forces Shaping Extended
Family Integration.” Junior Scholars in Conversation Series, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2006. “The Role of Research Interests and Accomplishments in the Job Search.”
Academic Job Searching Workshop, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2006. “Employment and Family Life among Women of Color in the Academy.”
“Women of Color Roundtable: Connecting with Cornell and Others.” Cornell University, NY.
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Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2006. “Explaining the Gender Gap in Help to Parents: The
Importance of Employment.” Alliance for Work-Life Progress conference, Austin, TX.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2006. “Marriage as a ‘Greedy’ Institution.” Sociology Department Seminar Series,
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia and Naomi Gerstel. 2005. “Explaining the Gender Gap in Help to Parents: The
Importance of Employment.” Work and Family Roundtable Meeting, Boston College Center for
Work and Family, Boston, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2004. “Kin Support in Black and White: Culture, Structure, and Extended Families.”
Department of Sociology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2004. “Kin Support in Black and White: Culture, Structure, and Extended Families.”
Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2004. “Kin Support in Black and White: Culture, Structure, and Extended Families.”
Department of Sociology, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2004. “Kin Support in Black and White: Culture, Structure, and Extended Families.”
Department of Sociology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2004. “Kin Support in Black and White: Culture, Structure, and Extended Families.”
Department of Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2004. “Kin Support in Black and White: Culture, Structure, and Extended Families.”
Department of Sociology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2004. “Kin Support in Black and White: Culture, Structure, and Extended Families.”
Department of Sociology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2004. “Kin Support in Black and White: Culture, Structure, and Extended Families.”
Department of Sociology, Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2003. “Formal and Informal Philanthropy among Euro and African Americans.”
Dissertation workshop of the SSRC Program on Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector, Indiana
University, and the Aspen Institute, Denver, CO.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2003. “Research on Parenting.” Student Colloquium Series Roundtable,
Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts. Amherst, MA.
Sarkisian, Natalia. 2003. “Authority and Difference in Teaching.” Student Colloquium Series
Roundtable, Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts. Amherst, MA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Courses Taught:
 Boston College: Regression Models for Categorical Data (Fall 2014, Spring 2009, Fall 2006, Fall
2005, Fall 2004), Advanced Statistics (Fall 2012, Fall 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005),
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Longitudinal Data Analysis (Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2009, Spring 2007),
Hierarchical Linear Modeling (Spring 2014, Fall 2010), Quantitative Data Management (Fall
2015, Fall 2013), Dissertation Seminar (Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring
2009, Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Fall 2006)
Undergraduate Courses Taught:
 Boston College: Marriage and the Family (Spring 2007, Spring 2005), Family and Work (Fall
2009), Statistics (Fall 2015).
 University of Massachusetts Amherst: Elementary Statistics (Spring 2003, Fall 1998), Data Collection
and Analysis (Fall 2002), Sociology of the Family (Spring 2002, Summer 2001)
Teaching Assistantships:
 University of Massachusetts Amherst: Drugs and Society (Spring 2001), Social Welfare (Fall 2000),
Graduate Statistics for Social Sciences II (Fall 1999), Deviance and Social Order (Fall 1999),
Race, Gender, and Social Class (Spring 1999), Data Collection and Analysis (Fall 1998),
Elementary Statistics (Spring 1998), The Family (Fall 1997), Theory and Perspectives (Spring
1996), Social Problems (Fall 1996)
 Moscow State University, Russia: Methods of Data Analysis in Sociology II (Spring 1996), Methods
of Data Analysis in Sociology I (Fall 1995)
Students Supervised (Boston College):
 Dissertation Committees: Jeffrey Stokes (in progress), Sarah Woodside (Sociology, in progress),
Margaret Willis (Sociology, 2015), Eliz Storelli (Sociology, 2014), Rene Carapinha (Social Work,
2013), Dana Hollinshead (Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, 2012), David
Nnyanzi (Sociology, 2011), Christina Costa (Social Work, 2011), Seil Oh (Sociology, 2010),
Masa Higo (Sociology, 2010), Rocio Calvo (Social Work, 2009), Jessica Johnson (Social Work,
2009), Esteban Calvo (Sociology, 2009), Kristen Drummey (Sociology, 2008), Selva LewinBizan (Education, 2008), Tien Ung (Social Work, 2008), Javier Boyas (Social Work, 2007),
Bethany Medeiros (Education, 2007), Michael Anastario (Sociology, 2007), Robert Levine
(Sociology, 2007), Amy Love Collins (Psychology, 2006).
 Master’s Committees: Juan Nunez (in progress), Abolfazl Sotoudeh (in progress), Jeffrey Stokes
(2013), Margaret Willis (2009), Aideen Gleeson (2008), Esteban Calvo (2007), Kristen
Drummey (2007), Darcy Schnack (2006), Rachael Kenney (2006), John Bell (2006), Michael
Anastario (2004).
 Comprehensive Examination Committees: Iyar Mazar (in progress), Jeffrey Stokes (2014), MJ
Yeo (2014), Margaret Willis (2013), Eliz Storelli (2010, 2012), Kim Bachechi (2010), Seil Oh
(2009, 2008), Esteban Calvo (2007), Michael Anastario (2007), Kristen Drummey (2005).
 Graduate Readings & Research courses: Isak Ladegaard (Spring 2015), Jeremiah Morelock
(Spring 2015), Mehmet Cansoy (Spring 2015), Juan Nunez (Fall 2014), Isak Ladegaard (Spring
2014), Jeffrey Stokes (Fall 2013), Cristina Lucier (Spring 2013), Amanda Freeman (Fall 2010),
Douglas Schlichting (Spring 2010), Margaret Willis (Fall 2008), Nicholas Redel (Fall 2008),
Nicole Malec Kenyon (Fall 2008), Esteban Calvo (Fall 2007, Fall 2006), Seil Oh (Fall 2007),
Marissa Perez (Spring 2007), Michael Anastario (Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Fall 2005), Joyce
Mandell (Fall 2006), Jessica Johnson (Fall 2006), Kristen Drummey (Spring 2006, Fall 2005).
 Undergraduate Readings & Research courses: Jeffrey Jozefski (Fall 2007, Spring 2007),
Kathleen Meagher (Spring 2006, Fall 2005).
 Undergraduate Honors Thesis Mentorship: Matthew Ulrich (Sociology, 2015), Catherine
Duarte (Sociology, 2011), Cristina Hancock (Sociology, 2009).
 McNair Mentorship: Sarah Onori (Sociology, 2010), Alexandra Angrand (Sociology, 2005).
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
National Service to the Discipline:
 Council Member, Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the American Sociological
Association. 2015-2017.
 Executive Committee Member, Eastern Sociological Society, 2014-17.
 Member, Financial Committee, Eastern Sociological Society, 2015-16.
 Member, Nominations Committee, Eastern Sociological Society, 2015-16.
 Chair, Candace Rogers Student Paper Award Committee, Eastern Sociological Society, 2015.
 Chair, Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award Committee, Section on Race,
Gender, and Class of the American Sociological Association. 2007, 2011, 2015.
 Carework Mini-Conference Organizer, Eastern Sociological Society, 2014.
 Council Member, Race, Gender, Class Section of the American Sociological Association. 20122014, 2002-2004.
 Chair, Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award Committee, Section on Race, Gender, and
Class of the American Sociological Association. 2004, 2014.
 Member, Goode Book Award Committee, Family Section of the American Sociological
Association. 2012, 2014.
 Chair, Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award Committee, Section on Race,
Gender, and Class of the American Sociological Association. 2005, 2009, 2013.
 Treasurer, Eastern Sociological Society. 2011-2013.
 Session Organizer for the Annual Meetings of American Sociological Association. 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2012, 2013.
 Member, Oliver Cromwell Cox Book Award Committee, Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section
of the American Sociological Association. 2006, 2012.
 Member, Robin L. Williams Lecturer Award Committee, Eastern Sociological Society. 2011,
2012.
 Presider for the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association. 2004, 2005, 2006,
2009, 2012.
 Discussant and Session Co-chair for the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of
America. 2011.
 Member, Ad Hoc Article Award Committee, Family Section of the American Sociological
Association. 2010.
 Member, Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award Committee, Section on
Race, Gender, and Class of the American Sociological Association. 2010.
 Session Chair for the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America. 2010.
 Discussant for the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association. 2003, 2004,
2010.
 Member, Book Award Committee, Sex and Gender Section of the American Sociological
Association. 2009.
 Chair, Sally Hacker Graduate Student Paper Award Committee, Sex and Gender Section of the
American Sociological Association. 2008.
 Co-chair, Reception Committee, Section on Race, Gender, and Class of the American
Sociological Association. 2008.
 Member, Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award Committee, Section on Race,
Gender, and Class of the American Sociological Association. 2003, 2008.
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Member, Sally Hacker Graduate Student Paper Award Committee, Sex and Gender Section of
the American Sociological Association. 2007.
 Member, Program Committee, Section on Race, Gender, and Class of the American
Sociological Association. 2007.
 Council Member, Race, Gender, Class Section of the American Sociological Association. 20022004.
University Service:
 Graduate Recruitment Director, Department of Sociology, Boston College. 2008/09, 2009/10,
2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16.
 Graduate Studies Committee member, Department of Sociology, Boston College. 2007/08,
2014/15, 2015/16.
 Space Planning Committee member, Department of Sociology, Boston College. 2015/16.
 Scholarly Events Committee member, Department of Sociology, Boston College. 2015/16.
 Graduate Placement Officer, Department of Sociology, Boston College. 2013 (Spring), 2015
(Spring).
 Search Committee Member for the Quantitative hire, Department of Sociology, Boston
College. 2013/14, 2014/15.
 Executive Committee member, Department of Sociology, Boston College. 2005/06, 2006/07,
2007/08, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16.
 Person in charge of Tenure Review Letter for Sara Moorman, Department of Sociology,
Boston College. 2014/15.
 Graduate Program Director, Department of Sociology, Boston College. 2013 (Spring),
2013/14.
 Fulbright Program Interviewer, Boston College. 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10,
2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15.
 Third Year Review Committee Member for Sara Moorman, Department of Sociology, Boston
College. 2011/12.
 Social Sciences Representative at the Library Advisory Committee, Boston College. 2009/10,
2010/11.
 Faculty Technology Coordinator, Department of Sociology, Boston College. 2005/06,
2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11.
 Participant in the Classroom Pilot Project for the apps.bc.edu server. 2009/10.
 Member of the Academic Technology Advisory Board (ATAB) Subcommittee on Portal,
Boston College. 2009/10.
 Member of the Academic Technology Advisory Board (ATAB) Subcommittee on Folderwave,
Boston College. 2009/10.
 Search Committee Member for the Aging and Life Course hire, Department of Sociology,
Boston College. 2008/09.
 Social Committee Chair, Department of Sociology, Boston College. 2008/09.
 Graduate Studies Committee member, Department of Sociology, Boston College. 2007/08.
 Faculty Coordinator of the Graduate Student Summer Research Group, Department of
Sociology, Boston College. 2006/07, 2007/08.
 Member of the Academic Technology Advisory Board (ATAB) Subcommittee on Arts &
Sciences Technology Consultants, Boston College. 2007/08.
 Member of the Strategic Planning subcommittee, Department of Sociology, Boston College.
2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11.
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Admissions Committee member, Department of Sociology, Boston College. 2005/06, 2006/07.
Representative to the ScienceDirect Review Project, Boston College. 2005/06.
Secretary/Treasurer of the Sociology Graduate Student Association, Department of Sociology,
University of Massachusetts Amherst. 2002/03.
Chair of the Sociology Graduate Student Association, Department of Sociology, University of
Massachusetts Amherst. 2001/02.
Graduate student representative on the Graduate Studies Policy Committee, Department of
Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst. 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2001/02.
Graduate student representative on the Recruitment Committee, Department of Sociology,
University of Massachusetts Amherst. 1996/97, 2000/01.
Graduate student representative on the Advisory Committee, Department of Sociology,
University of Massachusetts Amherst. 1998/99.
Class President, Department of Sociology, State Academy of Management, Moscow. 19921996.
Peer Reviewer:
 Journal articles: Journal of Marriage and Family, Social Forces, Social Problems, American
Sociological Review, Gender and Society, Journal of Family Issues, American Journal of
Sociology, Family Relations, Journal of Statistical Software, Ageing and Society, Journal of
Gerontology: Social Sciences, Social Psychology Quarterly, The Sociological Quarterly, Social
Psychology Quarterly, Applied Psychology.
 Grants: National Science Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation.
 Book proposals: Elsevier.
 Article reviewer for the “Development of the Methodology for Assessing the Quality of
Russian Sociology Journals” project (PI: Ted Gerber).
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