Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2003
Dr. Nomaguchi’s research interests include work and family, gender, parenthood, parents and children, families and health, and the life course. She explores what it means to be a parent in contemporary U.S. society and how social and life contexts influence individual parents’ ability to do the best job of raising their children. She also seeks to understand how U.S. adults today integrate two contradicting life goals---personal achievement in the world of work and relationships with others in the family and the community. In doing so, she pays special attention to the roles of social, cultural, and life contexts in shaping the opportunities and constraints that individuals encounter, such as gender, marital status, socioeconomic status, and race/ethnicity.
Recent Publications:
Nomaguchi, K., & Allen, A. (Forthcoming). Mother-child relationship quality from preschool to adolescence: Variation by maternal education. Personal Relationships. Published online first on January 31, 2023. doi: 10.1111/pere.12475
Nomaguchi, K., & A. Milkie, M. A. (2023). Trends in the parenthood gap in health and well-being among U.S. women from 1996 to 2018. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World 9. doi: 10.1177/23780231221145067
Nomaguchi, K., Allen, A., Aldrich, L., & Confer, L. (2022). Parental race/ethnicity and children’s summer activities: A critical race approach. Journal of Family Issues, 43(12), 3271-3298. doi.org/10.1177/0192513X211044483
Aldrich, L., Nomaguchi, K., & Fettro, M. N. (2022). Life course statuses and sibling relationship quality during emerging adulthood. Journal of Family Issues, 43(5), 1235-1262. doi: 10.1177/0192513X211022401
Nomaguchi, K. M., & Milkie, M. A. (2020). Parenthood and well-being: A decade in review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 82: 198-223. doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12646
Nomaguchi, K. M., & Fettro, M. N. (2020). Children's bullying involvement and maternal depressive symptoms. Social Science & Medicine, 245: 112695. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112695
