School of Public Health @ UMD : Department of Family Science

Curriculum Vitae

www.popcenter.umd.edu/mprc-associates/hofferth

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1976

Research Focus

American children's use of time, work and family, research methods, fathers and fathering, and family policy

Current Grant

1) NICHD: Maryland Population Research Center

2) NICHD: American Time Use Survey: Data Access System

Courses

FMSC 610 Research Methods in Family Science
FMSC 700 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Family Research

FMSC 850 Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology

Career Highlights

Author/editor of 5 books, including Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research, Children at the millennium: Where have we come from, where are we going? (2001), Caring for children in low-income families (1993), The National Child Care Survey, 1990 (1991), and Risking the future: Adolescent sexuality, pregnancy and childrearing (1987).
Author of more than 100 articles and book chapters, with publications in such journals as Journal of Marriage and the Family, Population Research and Policy Review, Child Development, Journal of Policy Analysis & Management, Journal of Family Issues, Demography, Social Science Quarterly, Pediatrics, Work and Occupations, and Young Children.
Author of grants and contracts totaling over $7 million, including research on child care and welfare reform.
Recipient of College (HLHP) Research and Development Award, 2005.
Testified three times on Capitol Hill during the Congressional debates on child care legislation and welfare reform.
Former Co-Director of the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics and founding Director of its Child Development Supplement, 1994-2001.
Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC (1977-1983, 1988-1994), directing the National Child Care Survey (1990), and collaborating on A Profile of Child Care Settings.
Health Scientist Administrator at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 1983-1988.
Recipient of the Jensen Lectureship (1991-92), jointly sponsored by the American Sociological Association and Duke University, for research contributing to the goal of providing social action with a more rational grounding in tested knowledge.
Past Vice President of the Population Association of America, and past Chair of the Sociology of Children Section of the American Sociological Association.
Director, Maryland Population Research Center.

Selected Publications

Hofferth, S., Pleck, J. H., & Vesely, C. (In Press). The transformation of parenting from fathers to sons. Parenting: Science and Practice.

Davis, R. R., & Hofferth, S. L. (2011). The association between inadequate gestational weight gain and infant mortality among U.S. infants born in 2002. Maternal and Child Health Journal. DOI 10.10007/s10995-010-0713-5.

Hofferth, S. and Moon, U. J. (2011). Electronic Play, Study, Communication, and Adolescent Achievement, 2003-2008. Journal of Research and Adolescence. DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00770.x.

Cabrera, N., Hofferth, S., & Chae, S. (2011). Patterns and predictors of father-infant engagement across race/ethnic groups. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 26, 365-375.

Forry, Nicole, & Hofferth, S. L. (2011). Maintaining work: The influence of child care subsidies on child care-related work disruptions. Journal of Family Issues, 32(3), 346-368.

Hofferth, S., & Pinzon, A. (2011). Do nonresidential fathers’ financial support and contact improve children’s health? Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 32(2), 280-295.

Hofferth, S., & Goldscheider, F. (2010). Does change in young men’s employment influence fathering? Family Relations, 59, 479-493.

Hofferth, S. (2010). Home media and children’s achievement and behavior. Child Development, 81, 1598-1619.

LaTaillade, J. J., Hofferth, S., & Wight, V. (2010). Consequences of Fatherhood for Young Men’s relationships with Partners and Parents. Research in Human Development, 7(2), 103-122.

Hofferth, S., & Goldscheider, F. (2010). Family structure and the transition to early parenthood. Demography, 47, 415-437.


	Sandra L. Hofferth Professor Phone: 301.405.8501 Email: hofferth@umd.edu Office 1142L School of Public Health
	Curriculum Vitae www.popcenter.umd.edu/mprc-associates/hofferth Education Ph.D., Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1976 Research Focus American children's use of time, work and family, research methods, fathers and fathering, and family policy Current Grant 1) NICHD: Maryland Population Research Center 2) NICHD: American Time Use Survey: Data Access System Courses FMSC 610 Research Methods in Family Science FMSC 700 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Family Research FMSC 850 Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Career Highlights Author/editor of 5 books, including Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research, Children at the millennium: Where have we come from, where are we going? (2001), Caring for children in low-income families (1993), The National Child Care Survey, 1990 (1991), and Risking the future: Adolescent sexuality, pregnancy and childrearing (1987). Author of more than 100 articles and book chapters, with publications in such journals as Journal of Marriage and the Family, Population Research and Policy Review, Child Development, Journal of Policy Analysis & Management, Journal of Family Issues, Demography, Social Science Quarterly, Pediatrics, Work and Occupations, and Young Children. Author of grants and contracts totaling over $7 million, including research on child care and welfare reform. Recipient of College (HLHP) Research and Development Award, 2005. Testified three times on Capitol Hill during the Congressional debates on child care legislation and welfare reform. Former Co-Director of the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics and founding Director of its Child Development Supplement, 1994-2001. Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC (1977-1983, 1988-1994), directing the National Child Care Survey (1990), and collaborating on A Profile of Child Care Settings. Health Scientist Administrator at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 1983-1988. Recipient of the Jensen Lectureship (1991-92), jointly sponsored by the American Sociological Association and Duke University, for research contributing to the goal of providing social action with a more rational grounding in tested knowledge. Past Vice President of the Population Association of America, and past Chair of the Sociology of Children Section of the American Sociological Association. Director, Maryland Population Research Center. Selected Publications Hofferth, S., Pleck, J. H., & Vesely, C. (In Press). The transformation of parenting from fathers to sons. Parenting: Science and Practice. Davis, R. R., & Hofferth, S. L. (2011). The association between inadequate gestational weight gain and infant mortality among U.S. infants born in 2002. Maternal and Child Health Journal. DOI 10.10007/s10995-010-0713-5. Hofferth, S. and Moon, U. J. (2011). Electronic Play, Study, Communication, and Adolescent Achievement, 2003-2008. Journal of Research and Adolescence. DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00770.x. Cabrera, N., Hofferth, S., & Chae, S. (2011). Patterns and predictors of father-infant engagement across race/ethnic groups. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 26, 365-375. Forry, Nicole, & Hofferth, S. L. (2011). Maintaining work: The influence of child care subsidies on child care-related work disruptions. Journal of Family Issues, 32(3), 346-368. Hofferth, S., & Pinzon, A. (2011). Do nonresidential fathers’ financial support and contact improve children’s health? Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 32(2), 280-295. Hofferth, S., & Goldscheider, F. (2010). Does change in young men’s employment influence fathering? Family Relations, 59, 479-493. Hofferth, S. (2010). Home media and children’s achievement and behavior. Child Development, 81, 1598-1619. LaTaillade, J. J., Hofferth, S., & Wight, V. (2010). Consequences of Fatherhood for Young Men’s relationships with Partners and Parents. Research in Human Development, 7(2), 103-122. Hofferth, S., & Goldscheider, F. (2010). Family structure and the transition to early parenthood. Demography, 47, 415-437.