Center on Population Health and Aging
Biosketch - Melissa A Hardy
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POSITION TITLE: Distinguished Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Sociology; Director, Gerontology Center
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Individual and family issues involved in working at older ages; retirement; age discrimination; women's issues in old age; financial security in old age; techniques of data analysis (primarily quantitative, but not exclusively); gene-environment interaction.
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Gene Environment Influences on SES and Health Center on Population Health and Aging (2004-2008) Geriatric Education Center of Pennsylvania (GEC/PA) (2007-2008) |
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| PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
2003-Present Distinguished Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, and Professor of Sociology and Demography, The Pennsylvania State University 2003-Present Director, Gerontology Center, The Pennsylvania State University |
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| HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS:
Chair of the Behavioral and Social Sciences section of the Gerontological Society of America 1997- Editorial Board, Research on Aging 1998-2001 Editorial Board, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 2003-2005 Editorial Board, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 2005- Editorial Board, Sociological Methodology |
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: Hayward, M.D. and M.A. Hardy (1985). "Early Retirement Processes Among Older Men: Occupational Differences." Research on Aging 7(4):491-515. |Journal Home Page| Hayward, M.D. , M.A. Hardy and W.R. Grady (1989). "Labor Force Withdrawal Patterns Among a Cohort of Older Men in the United States." Social Science Quarterly 70:425-448. |Journal Home Page| Hayward, M.D. , W.R. Grady , M.A. Hardy and D. Sommers (1989). "Occupational Influences on Retirement, Disability and Death." Demography 26(3):393-409. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Hayward, M.D. , M.A. Hardy and M. Liu (1994). "Work After Retirement Among Older Men in the United States." Social Science Research 23:82-107. |Journal Home Page| Hirsch, B.T. , D.A. Macpherson and M.A. Hardy (2000). "Occupational Age Structure and Access for Older Workers: The Role of Compensation, Skills, and Working Conditions." Industrial and Labor Relations Review 53(April):401-418. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Reid, J. and M.A. Hardy (2000). "Multiple Roles and Well-Being Among Midlife Women: Testing Role Strain and Role Enhancement Theories." Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 56B(1):S329-339. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Quadagno, J. , M.A. Hardy and L. Hazelrigg (2003). "Labour Market Transitions and the Erosion of the Fordist Lifecycle: Discarding Older Workers in the Automobile Manufacturing and Banking Industries in the United States." Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice 28(4):640-651. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Shuey, K. and M.A. Hardy (2003). "Assistance to Aging Parents and Parents-in-Law: Does Lineage Affect Family Allocation Decisions?." Journal of Marriage and Family 65(2):418-431. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Hardy, M.A. (2004). "Summarizing Distributions." In Hardy, M.A. and A.E. Bryman (Eds.) , Handbook of Data Analysis. London: Sage Publications. Hardy, M.A. and A.E. Bryman (Eds.) (2004). Handbook of Data Analysis. London: Sage Publications. |Abstract| Hardy, M.A. and J. Reynolds (2004). "Incorporating Categorical Information into Regression Analysis." In Hardy, M.A. and A.E. Bryman (Eds.) , Handbook of Data Analysis. London: Sage Publications. Hardy, M.A. (2006). "Older Workers." In Binstock, R.H. and L.K. George (Eds.) , Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Sixth Edition. San Diego: Elsevier. (pp. 201-218) Danigelis, N.L. , M.A. Hardy and S.J. Cutler (2007). "Population Aging, Intracohort Aging, and Sociopolitical Attitudes." American Sociological Review 72(5):812-830. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Hardy, M.A. and L. Hazelrigg (2007). Pension Puzzles: Social Security and the Great Debate. Russell Sage. |Abstract| Hardy, M.A. (2008). "Developing Interdisciplinary Approaches to Study Intergenerational Relationships." In Booth, A. , A.C. Crouter , S. Bianchi and J. Seltzer (Eds.) , Intergenerational Caregiving. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute Press. (pp. 67-80) Wong, J.D. and M.A. Hardy (2009). "Women's Retirement Expectations: How Stable Are They?." Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 64(1):77-86. PMCID: PMC2654986?? |Full Text| |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| |
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