Tanya Whitworth

Staff
Phone: (603) 862-0936
Office: UNH COLA Family Research Lab, 125C McConnell Hall, Durham, NH 03824
Pronouns: She/her/hers

Education

  • Ph.D., Sociology, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Research Interests

  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • Adolescent Health
  • Adolescent Sexual Behavior
  • Child Abuse/Neglect
  • Child Health
  • Emotional/Mental Health--Child/Adolescent
  • Child/Maternal Health
  • Child Welfare
  • Children/Youth
  • Families
  • Family Violence
  • Sociology of mental health
  • Parent Education

Selected Publications

  • Whitworth, T. R., & Paik, A. (2019). Sex and Education: Does Sexual Debut During Adolescence Lead to Poor Grades?. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 51(2), 81-89. doi:10.1363/psrh.12101

  • Ide, M. E., Harrington, B., Wiggins, Y., Whitworth, T. R., & Gerstel, N. (2018). Emerging Adult Sons and Their Fathers: Race and the Construction of Masculinity. Gender & Society, 32(1), 5-33. doi:10.1177/0891243217743245

  • Whitworth, T. R. (2017). Teen Childbearing and Depression: Do Pregnancy Attitudes Matter?. Journal of Marriage and Family, 79(2), 390-404. doi:10.1111/jomf.12380

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