Center on Population Health and Aging
Biosketch - Rukmalie Jayakody
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POSITION TITLE: Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Demography; Associate Director, Population Research Institute; and PRI Faculty Assistant for Developmental Infrastructure
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Single mother families; the consequences of welfare reform.
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1996-2002 Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies; Research Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University 1996-present Faculty Research Associate, Center for Poverty, Risk and Mental Health, University of Michigan. 2002-present Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies; Research Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University 2008-present Associate Director, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University |
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: Jayakody, R. , L.M. Chatters and R.J. Taylor (1993). "Family Support to Single and Married African American Mothers." Journal of Marriage and the Family 55:261-276. |Journal Home Page| Chatters, L.M. , R.J. Taylor and R. Jayakody (1994). "Fictive Kin Relations in Extended Black Families." Journal of Comparative Family Studies 25(3):297-313. |Journal Home Page| Taylor, R.J. , L.M. Chatters , R. Jayakody and J.S. Levin (1996). "Black and White Differences in Religious Participation: A Multisample Comparison." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 35(4):403-410. |Journal Home Page| Jayakody, R. and L.M. Chatters (1997). "Differences among African American Single Mothers: Marital Status, Living Arrangements and Family Support." In Taylor, R.J. , L.M. Chatters and J.S. Jackson (Eds.) , Family Life in Black America. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Taylor, R.J. , M.B. Tucker , L.M. Chatters and R. Jayakody (1997). "Recent Demographic Trends in African American Family Structure." In Taylor, R.J. , L.M. Chatters and J.S. Jackson (Eds.) , Family Life In Black America. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (pp. 14-62) Jayakody, R. (1998). "Race Differences in Intergenerational Financial Assistance: The Needs of Children and the Resources of Parents." Journal of Family Issues 19(5):508-533. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Jayakody, R. , S. Danziger and R.C. Kessler (1998). "Early-Onset Psychiatric Disorders and Male Socioeconomic Status." Social Science Research 27(4):371-387. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Jayakody, R. and D.E. Stauffer (2000). "Mental Health Problems among Single Mothers: Implications for Work and Welfare Reform." Journal of Social Issues 56(4):617-634. |Full Text| |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Jayakody, R. , S. Danziger and H.A. Pollack (2000). "Welfare Reform, Substance Use, and Mental Health." Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law 25(4):623-651. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Burton, L.M. and R. Jayakody (2001). "Rethinking Family Structure and Single Parenthood: Implications for Future Studies of African-American Families and Children." In Thornton, A. (Ed.) , The Well-Being of Children and Families: Research and Data Needs. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Jayakody, R. and A. Kalil (2002). "Social Fathering in Low-Income, African American Families with Preschool Children." Journal of Marriage and Family 64(2):504-516. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Jayakody, R. and N. Cabrera (2002). "What Are the Choices for Low-Income Families?: Cohabitation, Marriage, and Remaining Single." In Booth, A. and A.C. Crouter (Eds.) , Just Living Together: Implications of Cohabitation for Children, Families, and Social Policy. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Lichter, D.T. and R. Jayakody (2002). "Welfare Reform: How Do We Measure Success?." Annual Review of Sociology 28:117-141. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Pollack, H.A. , S. Danziger , K.S. Seefeldt and R. Jayakody (2002). "Substance Use among Welfare Recipients: Trends and Policy Responses." Social Service Review 76(2):256-274. |Journal Home Page| Knodel, J. , V.M. Loi , R. Jayakody and V.T. Huy (2005). "Gender Roles in the Family: Change and Stability in Vietnam." Asian Population Studies 1(1):69-92. |Journal Home Page| Jayakody, R. and V.T. Huy (2008). "Social Change and Marriage in Vietnam: From Socialist State to Market Reform." In Jayakody, R. , A. Thornton and W.G. Axinn (Eds.) , International Family Change: Ideational Perspectives. New York: Taylor & Francis. (pp. 199-222) Jayakody, R. , A. Thornton and W.G. Axinn (Eds.) (2008). International Family Change: Ideational Perspectives. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. |Abstract| |
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