Rukmalie Jayakody, Ph.D.
1996, University of Michigan
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Sociology
Associate Director, Population Research Institute
114-J Henderson
(814) 865-2659
jayakody@pop.psu.edu
Education
- Boston College, Chestnut Hill, B.A., 1989, Sociology
- University of Michigan, M.S.W., 1990, Social Work (Social Policy)
- University of Michigan, M.A., 1992, Sociology
- University of Michigan, Ph.D., 1996, Sociology
Research and Professional Experience
- Present: Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Sociology, and Demography
Research Associate, Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University - 2004- Present: Research Affiliate, National Poverty Center, University of Michigan
- 2004-2005: Visiting Scholar, National Poverty Center, University of Michigan
- Jan.-May, 2002 & 2003: Visiting Professor, Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Jan.-May, 2002-03, 2005: Sociology Faculty for Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Interdisciplinary Social Science Research Methods Training Program, Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Summer 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000: Co-Instructor, Advanced Categorical Data Analysis Workshop, Inter-University Consortium for Social and Political Research (ICPSR)
- 1989: Summer Program in Quantitative Methods, University of Michigan
Honors and Awards
- 1989-1994: Michigan Merit Fellowship, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
- 1989, 1990, 1993: Institute for Social Research Summer Programs Fellowship, University of Michigan
- 1992: Distinguished Research Partnership Award for "Kin Support to Single Mothers," Rackham Graduate School and the Office for the Vice-President of Research, University of Michigan
- 1994: Gerontological Society of American's Minority Predoctoral Leadership Development Program
- 2000-2005: W.T. Grant Foundation Faculty Scholars Award
Publications
Journal Articles
- Jayakody, R., Chatters, L.M., and Taylor, R.J. (1993). "Family support to single and married African American mothers." Journal of Marriage and the Family , 55, 261-276.
- Chatters, L.M., Taylor, R.J., and Jayakody, R. (1994). "Fictive kin relations in extended black families." Journal of Comparative Family Studies , 25(3), 297-313.
- Taylor, R.J., Chatters, L.M., Levin, J., and Jayakody, R. (1996). "Race differences in religious participation." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion , 35, 403-410.
- Jayakody,R. (1998). "Race differences in intergenerational financial assistance: The needs of children and the resources of parents." Journal of Family Issues , 19, 508-533.
- Jayakody, R., Danziger, S.H., and Kessler, R. (1998). "Psychiatric disorders and socio-economic status. Social Science Research , 27, 371-387.
- Jayakody, R., & Stauffer, D. (2000). "Mental health problems among single mothers: Implications for welfare reform." Journal of Social Issues , 56, 617-634.
- Jayakody, R., Danziger, S.H., and Pollack, H.A. (2000). "Mental health problems, substance abuse and welfare reform." Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law , 25(4), 623-651.
- Jayakody, R., & Kalil, A. (2002). "Social fathering in low-income, African American families with preschoolers." Journal of Marriage and the Family , 64(2), 504-516.
- Lichter, D., & Jayakody, R. (2002). "Welfare reform: How do we measure success?" Annual Review of Sociology , 28, 117-141.
- Pollack, H.A., Danziger, S.H., Jayakody, R., & Seefeldt, K. (2002). "Drug testing welfare recipients: False negatives, false positives, unanticipated opportunities." Women's Health Issues , 12(1), 23-31.
- Pollack, H.A., Danziger, S.H., Seedfeldt, K., & Jayakody, R. (2002). "Substance use among welfare recipients: Trends and policy responses." Social Service Review , 76(2), 256-274.
Books
- Jayakody, R., Thornton, A., & Axinn, W. (Eds.). (2007). International family change: Ideational perspectives. Mawah, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum Asso.
Book Chapters
- Jayakody, R. (1992). "Neighborhoods and neighbor relations." In Jackson, J.S., Chatters, L.M., and Taylor, R.J. (Eds.), Aging in Black America , Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
- Chatters, L.M., and Jayakody, R. (1995). "Intergenerational support within African American families: Concepts and methods." In Bengston, V.L., Schie, K.W. and Burton, L.M. (Eds.), Intergenerational Issues in Aging . New York: Springer.
- Jackson, J.S., Jayakody, R., and Antonucci, T.C. (1996). "The family environmental context model: Exchanges within Black American three generational families." In Harevan, T.K. (Ed.), Aging and generational relational over the life course: A historical and cross-cultural perspective . New York: Walter De Gruyter.
- Jayakody, R., Chatters, L.M. (1997). "Differences among African American single mothers: Marital status, living arrangements and family support." In Taylor, R.J., Chatters, L.M., and Jackson, J.S. (Eds.), Family life in Black America , Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
- Taylor, R.J., Chatters, L.M., Tucker, M.B., and Jayakody, R. (1997). "Demographic trends in African American families." In Taylor, R.J., Chatters, L.M., and Jackson, J.S. (Eds.), Family life in Black America , Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
- Burton, L.M., & Jayakody, R. (2001). "Rethinking family structure and single parenthood: Implications for future studies of African American families and children." In Thornton, A. (Ed.), Research and data needs for studying the well-being of children and families . Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
- Jayakody, R., & Cabrera, N. (2002). "What are the choices for low-income families: Cohabitation, marriage and remaining single." In A. Booth and A. Crouter (Eds.), Just living together: Implications of cohabitation for children, families, and social policy.
- Jayakody, R., Thornton, A., & Axinn, W. (2007). International family change: an introduction. In R Jayakody, A. Thornton, & W. Axinn (Eds.), International family change: Ideational perspectives. Mawah, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates.
- Jayakody, R., & Vu Tuan Huy. (2007). Marriage and the family in Vietnam: From socialist state to market reform. In R Jayakody, A. Thornton, & W. Axinn (Eds.), International family change: Ideational perspectives. Mawah, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates.
- Jayakody, R., & Vu Tuan Huy. (in press). "From war to reunification to renovation: Mating and marriage in north Vietnam." In Belanger, D., & Barbieri, M. (Eds.), Post-transitional Vietnamese families: The legacy of doi moi . Stanford: Stanford University Press.