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Katherine R. Allen, Ph.D.
Professor of Human Development

 

              E-Mail    kallen@vt.edu

Mailing Address   401C Wallace Hall (0416)
                          
   Blacksburg, VA 24061

               Phone    540-231-6526

                   Fax    540-231-7012

     Office Hours    By appointment


   
  

Curriculum Vitae

Katherine Allen, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Primary Academic Interests

  • Family Diversity Over The Life Course
  • Family Gerontology
  • Feminist Family Studies
  • LGBTQ Families
  • Qualitative Research Methods

Professional Roles and Responsibilities

  • Faculty Affiliate, Center for Gerontology, Virginia Tech
  • Faculty Affiliate, Women's Studies Faculty, Virginia Tech
  • Virginia Tech Academy of Teaching Excellence
  • Fellow, Gerontological Society of America
  • Charter Fellow, National Council on Family Relations
  • Editorial Board Member:
         Journal of Marriage and Family
         Family Relations
        Journal of Family Issues
        Journal of Family Theory and Reviews
        Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Current Research

  • Aging, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in families
  • College students perceptions about sexuality
  • Critical race, feminist, and global perspectives on pedagogy and scholarship
  • Persistence of women and minorities in STEM fields

Selected Publications and Presentations

Allen, K. R., Few, A. L., & Lloyd, S. A. (in press). Reclaiming feminist theory, methods, and practice for family studies. In S. A. Lloyd, A. L. Few, & K. R. Allen (Eds.), Handbook of feminist family studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Allen, K. R., & Walker, A. J. (2009). Theorizing about families and aging from a feminist perspective. In V. L. Bengtson, M. Silverstein, N. M. Putney, & D. Gans (Eds.), Handbook of theories of aging (pp. 517-528). New York: Springer.

Allen, K. R., Husser, E. K., Stone, D. J., & Jordal, C. E. (2008). Agency and error in young adults, stories of sexual decision making. Family Relations, 57, 517-529.

Ewing, J., & Allen, K. R. (2008). Women's narratives about God and gender: Agency, tension, and change. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 27, 90-107.

Flemke, K., & Allen, K. R. (2008). Women's experience of rage: A critical feminist analysis. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 34, 92-110.

Singh, K., Allen, K. R., Scheckler, R., & Darlington, L. (2007). Women in computer related majors: A critical synthesis of research and theory from 1994-2005. Review of Educational Research, 77, 500-533.

Allen, K. R. (2007). Ambiguous loss after lesbian couples with children break up: A case for same-sex divorce. Family Relations, 56, 174-182.

Goldberg, A. E., & Allen, K. R. (2007). Imagining men: Lesbian mothers perceptions of male involvement during the transition to parenthood. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69, 352-365.

Roberto, K. A., Blieszner, R., & Allen, K. R. (2006). Theorizing in family gerontology: New opportunities for research and practice. Family Relations, 55, 513-525.

Benson, M. J., Allen, K. R., Few, A. L., Roberto, K. A., Blieszner, R., Meszaros, P. S., & Henderson, T. L. (2006). Transforming the Masters degree in Human Development and Family Science. Family Relations, 55, 44-55.

Humble, A., Solomon, C. R., Allen, K. R., Blaisure, K. R., & Johnson, M. P. (2006). Feminism and mentoring of graduate students. Family Relations, 2-15.

Philaretou, A. G., & Allen, K. R. (2006). Researching sensitive topics through autoethnographic means. Journal of Menâs Studies, 14, 65-78.

Beitin, B. K., & Allen, K. R. (2005). Resilience in Arab American couples after September 11, 2001: A systems perspective. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 31, 251-267.

Books:

Lloyd, S. A., Few, A. L., & Allen, K. R. (in press). Handbook of feminist family studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Bengtson, V. L., Acock, A. C., Allen, K. R., Dilworth-Anderson, P., & Klein, D. M. (Eds.). (2005). Sourcebook of family theory & research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Demo, D. H., Allen, K. R., & Fine, M. A. (Eds.). (2000). Handbook of family diversity. New York: Oxford University Press.

Baber, K. M., & Allen, K. R. (1992). Women and families: Feminist reconstructions. New York: Guilford.

Allen, K. R. (1989). Single women/Family ties: Life histories of older women. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

 

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