Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice
Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice
211 Oswald Tower
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-2527
Fax: 814-863-7216
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Valarie King
Associate Professor of Sociology, Demography, and Human Development & Family Studies
415 Oswald Tower |
EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1993
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Professor King specializes in family, aging, and social demography. Current research focuses on relationships between fathers and their children, relationships between grandparents and grandchildren, and the influence of parental divorce on children. She teaches sociology of the family, family policy, and sociology of aging.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1988-1991
NIA Postdoctoral Fellow, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1993-1995
Roy C. Buck Award for the best social science article by junior faculty member, Penn State, 2000, for "Are religious grandparents more involved grandparents?" Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 1999, 54B, S317-S328
Brookdale Foundation National Fellowship and Grant for "Life Course Determinants and Consequences of Grandparenting," 1998-2000
Associate Editor, Journal of Family Issues, 1999-present
Editorial Board, Journal of Marriage and Family, 2000-present
Member, The Brookdale Institute on Aging; Council Member, ASA Family Section (2004-07)
Secretary/Treasurer, NCFR Research & Theory Section (2005-2007)
Principal Investigator, 5-year NICHD grant (2003-2008) "Nonresident Father Involvement and Child Well-Being"
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
King, V. (1994). Nonresident Father Involvement and Child Well-Being: Can Dads Make a Difference? Journal of Family Issues, 15, 78-96.
King, V. (1994). Variation in the Consequences of Nonresident Father Involvement for Children's Well-Being. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56, 963-972.
King, V., & Elder, G.H., Jr. (1995). American Children View Their Grandparents: Linked Lives Across Three Rural Generations. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57, 165-178.
Elder, G.H., Jr., King V., & Conger, R.D. (1996). Intergenerational Continuity and Change in Rural Lives: Historical and Developmental Insights. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 19, 433-455.
Elder, G.H., Jr., King V., & Conger, R.D. (1996). Attachment to Place and Migration Prospects: A Developmental Perspective. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 6, 397-425.
King, V., Elder, G.H., Jr., & Whitbeck, L.B. (1997). Religious Involvement Among Rural Youth: An Ecological and Life Course Perspective. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 7, 431-456.
King, V., & Elder, G.H., Jr. (1997). The Legacy of Grandparenting: Childhood Experiences with Grandparents and Current Involvement with Grandchildren. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59, 848-859.
King, V., & Elder, G.H., Jr. (1998). Education and Grandparenting Roles. Research on Aging, 20, 450-474.
King, V., & Elder, G.H., Jr. (1998). Perceived Self-Efficacy and Grandparenting. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 53B, S249-S257.
King, V., Russell, S.T., & Elder, G.H., Jr. (1998). Grandparenting in Family Systems: An Ecological Perspective. In M. Szinovacz (Ed.), Handbook on Grandparenthood (pp. 53-69). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
King, V., & Heard, H. E. (1999). Nonresident Father Visitation, Parental Conflict, and Mother's Satisfaction: What's Best for Child Well-Being? Journal of Marriage and the Family, 61, 385-396.
King, V., & Elder, G.H., Jr. (1999). Are Religious Grandparents More Involved Grandparents? Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 54B, S317-S328.
Elder, G.H., Jr., & Conger, R.D., in collaboration with V. King, L.S. Matthews, D. Mekos, S.T. Russell, & M.J. Shanahan. (2000). Children of the Land: Adversity and Success in Rural America. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. [Winner of the 2002 William J. Goode Book Award, American Sociological Association, Family Sociology Section]
King, V. (2002). Parental Divorce and Interpersonal Trust in Adult Offspring. Journal of Marriage and Family, 64, 642-656.
King, V., Silverstein, M., Elder, G.H., Jr., Bengtson, V.L., & Conger, R.D. (2003). Relations with Grandparents: Rural Midwest versus Urban Southern California. Journal of Family Issues, 24, 1044-1069.
King, V. (2003). The Legacy of a Grandparent’s Divorce: Consequences for Ties between Grandparents and Grandchildren. Journal of Marriage and Family, 65, 170-183.
King, V. (2003) The Influence of Religion on Fathers' Relationships With Their Children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 65, 382-395.
King, V., Harris, K.M., & Heard, H.E. (2004). Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Nonresident Father Involvement. Journal of Marriage and Family, 66, 1-21.
King, V., & Scott, M.E. (2005). A Comparison of Cohabiting Relationships Among Older and Younger Adults. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67, 271-285.
Sobolewski, J.M., & King, V. (2005). The Importance of the Coparental Relationship for Nonresident Fathers' Ties to Children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67, 1196-1212.
Hawkins, D.N., P.R. Amato and V. King (2006). "Parent-Adolescent Involvement: The Relative Influence of Parent Gender and Residence." Journal of Marriage and Family 68 (1): 125-136.
King, V. and J.M. Sobolewski (2006). "Nonresident Fathers' Contributions to Adolescent Well-Being." Journal of Marriage and Family 68(3):537-557.
King, V. (2006). "The Antecendents and Consequences of Adolescents' Relationships with Stepfathers and Nonresident Fathers." Journal of Marriage and Family 68(4):910-928.
Scott, M.E., A. Booth, V. King and D.R. Johnson (Forthcoming). "Post Divorce Father-Adolescent Closeness." Journal of Marriage and Family.
King, V. (Forthcoming). "When Children Have Two Mothers: Relationships With Nonresident Mothers, Stepmothers, and Fathers." Journal of Marriage and Family.
King, V. (Forthcoming). "The Influence of Religion on Ties Between the Generations." In Ellison, C.G. and R.A. Hummer (eds.), Religion, Families, and Health: New Directions in Population-Based Research. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Hawkins, D.N., Amato, P.R., & King, V. (Forthcoming). Nonresident Father Involvement and Adolescent Well-Being: Father Effects or Child Effects? American Sociological Review.