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Natalia Sarkisian

Associate Professor

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Natalia Sarkisian

Ph.D.

Contact

McGuinn Hall 417

Telephone: 617-552-0495

Email: natalia.sarkisian@bc.edu

ORCID

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Courses

SOCY1008 - Marriage and the Family

SOCY3361 - Family and Work
SOCY7704 - Regression Models for Categorical Data
SOCY7705 - Advanced Statistics
SOCY7706 - Longitudinal Data Analysis
SOCY7708 - Hierarchical Linear Modeling
SOCY7709 - Quantitative Data Management

Research Interests

Family sociology. Aging and the life course. Quantitative methods. Sex and gender. Race/ethnicity. Race, gender, and class.

Curriculum Vitae

Department

Sociology

Biography

Natalia Sarkisian's research utilizes her expertise in quantitative methodologies to examine variation in extended family experiences by race/ethnicity, social class, gender, age, and marital status. This research has been published in Social Forces, American Sociological Review, Journal of Marriage and Family, Contexts, and Family Relations, as well as summarized for undergraduate audiences in Sarkisian鈥檚 recent book,聽Nuclear Family Values, Extended Family Lives: The Importance of Gender, Race, and Class聽(Routledge, 2012). Her other recent publications examine the effects of the timing of retirement on subjective physical and emotional health, investigate the influence of ethnicity on older American Indian patients鈥� interpretations of healthcare providers鈥� affective behavior, and assess whether 鈥渉olistic spirituality鈥� promotes individualistic withdrawal or fosters social engagement. In addition, in 2008-2011, she was a co-Principal Investigator on a cross-national study of age and employment, funded by the Sloan Foundation.

Professional Honors and Awards

Visiting Scholar Fellowship, Russell Sage Foundation. 2011-2012.

Oliver Cromwell Cox Article Award, Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities, American Sociological Association. 鈥淪treet Men, Family Men: Race and Men鈥檚 Extended Family Involvement.鈥� (Social Forces, December 2007). 2008.

Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award. Race, Gender, and Class Section, American Sociological Association. 鈥淓xtended Family Integration Among Euro and Mexican Americans: Ethnicity, Gender, and Class.鈥� (Journal of Marriage and Family, February 2007, with Mariana Gerena and Naomi Gerstel.) 2008.

Faculty Fellowship, 艾可直播 College. Project title: 鈥淣uclear and Extended Family Ties: Cooperation or Competition?鈥� 2007-2008. 聽聽 聽

Rosabeth Moss Kanter International Award for Research Excellence in Families and Work. Center for Families at Purdue University and the 艾可直播 College Center for Work & Family. 鈥淓xplaining the Gender Gap in Help to Parents: The Importance of Employment.鈥� (Journal of Marriage and Family, May 2004, with Naomi Gerstel.) 2005.

Junior Faculty Fellowship, College of Arts and Sciences, 艾可直播 College. 2005-2007.

Publications

Calvo, Esteban, Natalia Sarkisian, and Christopher R. Tamborini. 2013. 鈥�.鈥� Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 68, 1 (January), 73-84.

Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2012.聽.聽New York: Routledge.

Garroutte, Eva Marie, Natalia Sarkisian, and Sergey Karamnov. 2012. 鈥�.鈥� Journal of Aging and Health, 24, 7 (October), 1223-1251.

Oh, Seil, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2012. 鈥�.鈥� Sociology of Religion, 73, 3(Autumn), 299-322.

Collins, Amy L., Natalia Sarkisian, and Ellen Winner. 2009. "."听Journal of Happiness Studies,听10, 6 (December), 703-709.

Garroutte, Eva, Natalia Sarkisian, Dedra Buchwald, Jack Goldberg, and Jan Beals. 2008. "."听Social Science and Medicine,听67, 4 (August), 546-556.

Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2008. "."听Journal of Marriage and Family,听70, 2 (May), 360-376.

Sarkisian, Natalia. 2008.聽." Pp. 625-654 in Sharlene Hesse-Biber and Patricia Leavy (Eds.),聽The Handbook of Emergent Methods. New York: Guilford Press.

Sarkisian, Natalia. 2007. "."听Social Forces,听86, 2 (December), 763-794.

Sarkisian, Natalia, Mariana Gerena, and Naomi Gerstel. 2007. "."听Journal of Marriage and Family,听69, 1 (February), 40-54.

Gerstel, Naomi, and Natalia Sarkisian. 2006. ",听5, 4 (November), 16-21.

Sarkisian, Natalia, Mariana Gerena, and Naomi Gerstel. 2006. ""听Family Relations, 55,聽3 (July), 331-344.

Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2004. "."听American Sociological Review,听69,聽4 (December), 812-837.

Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2004. "."听Journal of Marriage and Family, 66, 2 (May), 431-451.

Sarkisian, Natalia, Mariana Gerena, and Naomi Gerstel. 2006. ""听Family Relations, 55,聽3 (July), 331-344.

Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2004. "."听American Sociological Review,听69,聽4 (December), 812-837.

Sarkisian, Natalia, and Naomi Gerstel. 2004. "."听Journal of Marriage and Family, 66, 2 (May), 431-451.

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