Jennifer Glick

Jennifer Glick
Arnold S. and Bette G. Hoffman Professor in Sociology
Director, Population Research Institute

Curriculum Vitae

Education

1997 Ph.D. in Sociology, the University of Texas at Austin
1993 M.A. in Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin
1991 B.A. in Sociology; Minor in Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University

Professional Bio

Research Interests

I am a social demographer who focuses primarily on migration and family processes. My work has been directed at the intersection of migration and the family life course and the extent to which migration alters educational and labor force trajectories and influences the timing and patterns of family formation. I am also interested in the importance of migration for intergenerational relationships and living arrangements.

Research Projects

Although migration figures prominently in the family life course of many people throughout the world, there is limited understanding of how these dynamics influence the lives of children and adolescents beyond the impact on household economies. The FAMELO project, with support from a grant from NICHD, is collecting data on children’s social development, education and transitions to adulthood in three different countries to assess how migration may be an important factor in shaping these outcomes. I am also working on related projects that are designed to understand how migration changes individual’s interactions with physical and socio-political environments.

Research Interests by Concentration

Demography

Demography, Family, Migration, Race/ Ethnicity

Family and Relationships

children's social development, transition to adulthood, family life course, family formation

Migration

immigrant families
Jennifer Glick
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