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Maryland Experts Put Fathers "Under the Microscope."
Father's Day 2009 (June 21): Talk to our University of Maryland faculty experts about:
* How well men make the transition to fatherhood.
* How fathers interact with their children.
* Whether fathers are pulling their weight with the family chores.
* Whether a married father is a better father.
* Whether fathers in low income families are meeting their responsibilities.
For answers to these, and other Father's Day questions, feel free to contact our Maryland experts directly.
Number of experts found: 9
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Judith P. Hallett
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Professor, Affiliate Professor
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Classics
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Prof. Hallett specializes in Latin language and literature; ancient Roman and Greek civilization; women, sexuality and the family in classical antiquity; and the classical tradition in America.
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301 405 2024
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301-229-2706
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jeph@umd.edu
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Seth G. Sanders
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Professor and Director - Maryland Population Research Center
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Economics
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Labor economics with a particular emphasis on economic demography. The cost and consequences of teenage childbearing to mothers and government, the use of welfare programs, the economic progress of Asian Americans in the U.S. economy, and the economic demography of gays and lesbians in America.
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301 405 3497
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ssander1@umd.edu
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Steven P. Martin
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Assistant Professor
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Sociology
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Expertise Key Words:
Social Demography, Sociology of the Family including divorce, Statistics and Methods, Sociology of Science.
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301 405 3464
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martinsp@umd.edu
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Harriet B. Presser
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Distinguished University Professor
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Sociology
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Expertise Key Words:
24/7 economy, work schedules and their impact on the family, child care, gender issues.
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301 405 6422
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hpresser@umd.edu
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Kevin M. Roy
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Assistant Professor
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Family Studies
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Dr. Roy's research focuses on the involvement of low-income men (fathers) in jobs, intimate relationships, parenting, and family residences. He also examines how poor families in diverse urban communities create social capital for their children.
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301 405 6348
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kroy@umd.edu
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Olivia N. Saracho
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Professor
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Curriculum & Instruction
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Expertise Key Words:
Early childhood education and teaching social values to young children; fathers and their role in a child's literacy development as well as home literacy for fathers of bilingual children.
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301 405 3155
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ons@umd.edu
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Sandra L. Hofferth
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Professor and Director fo the Maryland Population Research Center
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Family Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
Fathers and fathering; childhood overweight; homework - Changes in Study Time of Children 6-12.
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301 405 8501
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hofferth@umd.edu
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Natasha J. Cabrera
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Assistant Professor
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Human Development
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Expertise Key Words:
early childhood policy, fatherhood and a father's involvement in the family, parenting and social policy, child care, poverty/welfare; Headstart.
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301 405 2827
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ncabrera@umd.edu
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Elaine A. Anderson
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Professor
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Family Science
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Expertise Key Words:
Fathering, family policy, at-risk families, and work and family issues.
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301 405 4010
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eanders@umd.edu
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