National Center for Marriage Research

Graduate Research Assistantships Awarded

Summer 2008

Kristen Abraham. Psychology. “Young Adults’ Felt Obligation toward their Distressed Parents.” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Catherine Stein

Krista Payne. Sociology. “Marrying Young: The Effect on an Individual’s Earnings Trajectory.” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gary Lee

Lauren Rinelli. Sociology. “Cohabitation: Parents following in their Children’s Footsteps?”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Susan Brown

For Academic Year 2008-09

Krista Payne. Sociology. “The Mental Health of the Married and Widowed: Integrating two literatures.”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gary Lee.

Lauren Rinelli. Sociology. “The Effect of Father Involvement on Relationship Quality and Transitions out of Cohabitation among Cohabitating Parents with Young Children.”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Susan Brown.

Deanna Trella. Sociology. “Adolescent Marriage Expectations: A Focus on Participants in a Marriage Initiative.”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Wendy Manning.

Disclaimer: This project was supported with a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, grant number 1 U01 AE000001-01. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s) and should not be construed as representing the opinions or policy of any agency of the Federal government.