Gray Divorce

NIA R15, 2014-2022
Health and Well-being Effects on Later-life Divorce and Subsequent Repartnering

Faculty
Susan L. Brown and I-Fen Lin, Multiple PI's

Graduate Students
Kagan A. Mellencamp (2017-present)
Alyssa Vielee (2018-2020)
Anna M. Hammersmith (2014-2018)
Matthew R. Wright (2014-2017)

Recognizes innovative research and creative work conducted by faculty members in collaboration with graduate students.

IPUMS-USA/IPUMS-CPS Research Award, 2012

Honors the best research that uses IPUMS data to advance or deepen our understanding of social and demographic processes.

Population Association of America

(PAA) Poster Award Recipient, 2012 Annual Meeting "Unmarried Boomers Confront Old Age: A National Portrait"

Brown, Susan L., I-Fen Lin, Alyssa Vielee, and Kagan A. Mellencamp. In Press. “Midlife Marital Dissolution and the Onset of Cognitive Impairment.” The Gerontologist.
Lin, I-Fen and Susan L. Brown. In Press. “The Economic Consequences of Gray Divorce for Women and Men.” The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.
Brown, Susan L., I-Fen Lin, and Kagan A. Mellencamp. In Press “Does the Transition to Grandparenthood Deter Gray Divorce? A Test of the Braking Hypothesis.” Social Forces.
Lin, I-Fen and Susan L. Brown. 2020. “Consequences of Later-Life Divorce and Widowhood for Adult Well-Being: A Call for the Convalescence Model.” Journal of Family Theory & Review, 12(2):264-277.
Wright, Matthew R., Anna M. Hammersmith, Susan L. Brown, and I-Fen Lin. 2020. “The Roles of Marital Dissolution and Subsequent Repartnering on Loneliness in Later Life.” The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 75(8):1796-1807.

Lin, I-Fen. Susan L. Brown, Matthew R. Wright, and Anna M. Hammersmith. 2019. “Depressive Symptoms Following Later-Life Marital Dissolution and Subsequent Repartnering.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 60(2): 153-168.

Brown, Susan L., I-Fen Lin, Anna M. Hammersmith, and Matthew R. Wright. 2019. “Repartnering Following Gray Divorce: The Roles of Resources and Constraints for Women and Men.” Demography, 56(2): 503-523.

Brown, Susan L., I-Fen Lin, Anna M. Hammersmith, and Matthew R. Wright. 2018. “Later Life Marital Dissolution and Repartnering Pathways: A National Portrait.” The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 73(6): 1032-2042.

Lin, I-Fen, Susan L. Brown, and Cassandra Jean Cupka. 2018. “A National Portrait of Stepfamilies in Later Life.” The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 73(6): 1043-1054. (Editor’s Choice article)

Lin, I-Fen, Susan L. Brown, Matthew R. Wright, and Anna M. Hammersmith. 2018. “Antecedents of Gray Divorce: A Life Course Perspective.” The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 73(6): 1022-1031.

Lin, I-Fen, Susan L. Brown, and Anna M. Hammersmith. 2017. "Marital Biography, Social Security Receipt, and Poverty." Research on Aging, 39(1): 86-110.

Brown, Susan L., and I-Fen Lin. 2012. "The Gray Divorce Revolution: Rising Divorce Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults, 1990-2010." The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 67(6): 731-741. (Editor's Choice Article)

Brown, Susan L., I-Fen Lin, Alyssa Vielee, and Kagan A. Mellencamp. “Midlife Marital Dissolution and the Onset of Cognitive Impairment.” Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, April 23-26, 2020 (virtual event).

Brown, Susan L., I-Fen Lin, and Kagan A. Mellencamp. “Does the Transition to Grandparenthood Deter Gray Divorce? A Test of the Braking Hypothesis.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Austin, Texas, April 10-13, 2019.

Lin, I-Fen, Susan L. Brown, and Anna M. Hammersmith. “Financial Well-being Following Gray Divorce and Subsequent Repartnering.” Paper presented at the annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, Massachusetts, November 14-17, 2018.

Lin, I-Fen, Susan L. Brown, Matthew R. Wright, and Anna M. Hammersmith. “Depressive Symptoms Following Gray Divorce and Subsequent Repartnering.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Denver, Colorado, April 26-28, 2018.

Wright, Matthew R., Anna M. Hammersmith, Susan L. Brown, and I-Fen Lin. “Marital Dissolution and Subsequent Repartnering on Loneliness in Later Life.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Denver, Colorado, April 26-28, 2018.

Brown, Susan L., I-Fen Lin, Anna M. Hammersmith, and Matthew R. Wright. “Repartnering Following Gray Divorce.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Chicago, Illinois, April 27-29, 2017.

Lin, I-Fen, Susan L. Brown, and Cassandra Jean Cupka. “A National Portrait of Stepfamilies in Later Life.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Chicago, Illinois, April 27-29, 2017.

Brown, Susan L., I-Fen Lin, Anna M. Hammersmith, and Matthew R. Wright. “Later Life Marital Dissolution and Repartnering Pathways: A National Portrait.” Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Washington, DC, March 31-April 2, 2016.

Brown, Susan L., I-Fen Lin, Matthew R. Wright, and Anna M. Hammersmith. “Antecedents of Divorce in Later Life.” Poster presented at the annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, Florida, November 18-22, 2015.

Kovert, Elizabeth, Matthew R. Wright, Anna M. Hammersmith, Susan L. Brown, and I-Fen Lin. 2017. “The Role of Union Dissolution and Repartnering on Health Later in Life” (FP-17-12). National Center for Family & Marriage Research.
Spangler, Ashley, Susan L. Brown, I-Fen Lin, Anna Hammersmith, and Matthew Wright. 2016. “Divorce Timing and Economic Well-being” (FP-16-01). National Center for Family & Marriage Research.
Spangler, Ashley, Susan L. Brown, I-Fen Lin, Anna Hammersmith, and Matthew Wright. 2015. “Divorce Before vs. After Age 50: A National Portrait” (FP-15-09). National Center for Family & Marriage Research.
Brown, Susan L. and I-Fen Lin. 2014. "Gray Divorce: A Growing Risk Regardless of Class or Education." Council on Contemporary Families, 2014 New Inequalities Online Symposium.
Brown, Susan L., I-Fen Lin, and Krista K. Payne. 2014. "Age Variation in the Divorce Rate, 1990-2012" (FP-14-16). National Center for Family & Marriage Research.
Brown, Susan L. and I-Fen Lin. 2013. "Age Variation in the Remarriage Rate, 1990-2011" (FP-13-17). National Center for Family & Marriage Research.
Brown, Susan L. and I-Fen Lin. 2013. "The Gray Divorce Revolution." The National Council on Family Relations Report Magazine.

Updated: 08/26/2021 04:59PM