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
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 StudiesCurrent 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.