Rukmalie Jayakody's Information
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.
RESEARCH AREAS:
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Family Processes
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| PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Jayakody, R.
,
S. Danziger
and
R.C. Kessler
(1998).
"Early-Onset Psychiatric Disorders and Male Socioeconomic Status."
Social Science Research 27(4):371-387.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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