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Distinguished Research Professor
Peggy C. Giordano received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Minnesota in 1974 and joined the faculty of Bowling Green State University
the same year. She is interested in adolescent problem behaviors, juvenile delinquency, and the nature of peer influence in
adolescence and its specific role in the etiology of problem outcomes. Dr. Giordano also has a long term interest in the ways
in which gender and ethnicity affect adolescent social processes and emotional and behavioral health.
Dr. Giordano’s prior research has focused on basic relationship processes and how these influence adolescent development,
as well as movement into problem behaviors. Her work on relationship processes emphasizes how the meaning and contours of
relationships can be influenced heavily by experiences associated with gender and minority status, as well as social class.
She has also focused extensively on adolescent relationship processes and high-risk problem outcomes, as well as the adulthood
transition period.
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