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July 2019
LISA STROHSCHEIN
Professor phone: (780) 492-0475
Department of Sociology email: [email protected]
University of Alberta
5 - 21 Tory Building
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H4
EDUCATION
2002-2004 SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto
Supervisor: Dr. Blair Wheaton
2002 PhD, Sociology, McMaster University
Supervisor: Dr. Margaret Denton; committee: Dr. John Fox, Dr. Michael Offord
1997 MA, Sociology, York University
Supervisor: Dr. Peggy McDonough; committee: Dr. Terrence Sullivan
1995 BA (with distinction) Psychology, University of Alberta
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2019 - Professor (promoted July 1, 2019)
Department of Sociology, University of Alberta
2013 - 2017 Associate Chair, Undergraduate
Department of Sociology, University of Alberta
2010 - 2019 Associate Professor (promoted July 1, 2010)
Department of Sociology, University of Alberta
2004 - 2010 Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology, University of Alberta
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PROFESSIONAL HONOURS
2019-2020 Killam Professor, University of Alberta
2017 Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award, Delta Chi fraternity, University of Alberta
Top 50 Reviewer in 2015 for Family Relations
2014 Bill Meloff Memorial Teaching Award, Department of Sociology
2010 Research Award, at the rank of Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta
Honourable mention for best publication in mental health in 2007, presented by the mental health
section of the American Sociological Association, August 11, 2007.
Recognition of exceptional service, Journal of Marriage and Family, 2007.
Top ten media experts: Summer 2007 Ranked in the top ten media experts at the University of
Alberta by Cormex Research Group in a report titled ‘Canadian Universities in the Media:
Summer 2007’.
PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
23. Strohschein, Lisa and Anne H. Gauthier. (2018). Poverty dynamics, parenting and child
mental health in Canada. Society and Mental Health 8(3), 231-247.
https://doi.org/10.1177/2156869317731603
22. Smith, Chelsea, Lisa Strohschein and Robert Crosnoe. (2018). Family histories and teen
pregnancy in the United States and Canada. Journal of Marriage and Family 80(5),
1244-1258. DOI:10.1111/jomf.12512.
21. Strohschein, Lisa and Usha Ram. (2017). Gender, marital status and mental health: A test
of the sex role hypothesis in India. Journal of Family Issues 38(13), 1899-1922.
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0192513X16680090
20. Strohschein, Lisa. (2017). Non-residential fatherhood in Canada. Canadian Studies in
Population, 44(1), 16-27. Invited paper selected from presentations at the 2015 meetings
of the Federation of Canadian Demographers. http://dx.doi.org/10.25336/P6NC8Q
19. Strohschein, Lisa and Alvinelle Matthew. (2015). Adolescent problem behavior in
Toronto, Canada: Associations with family, school and neighborhood social capital.
Sociological Inquiry, 85(1): 129-147. https://doi.org/10.1111/soin.12055
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18. Ram, Usha, Lisa Strohschein and Kirti Gaur. (2014). Gender socialization: Differences
between male and female youth in India and associations with mental health.
International Journal of Population Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/357145
17. Freistadt, Josh and Lisa Strohschein. (2013). Family structure differences in family
functioning: Interactive effects of social capital and family structure. Journal of Family
Issues 34(7), 952-74. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X12447054
16. Strohschein, Lisa. (2012). Parental divorce and child mental health: Understanding
predisruption effects. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage 53(6), 489-502. (listed as
fourth most read article on journal website:
https://www.tandfonline.com/action/showMostReadArticles?journalCode=wjdr20 with
8300+ reads as of July 2019)
15. Strohschein, Lisa. (2012). I want to move, but cannot: Characteristics of involuntary
stayers and associations with health among Canadian seniors. Journal of Aging and
Health, 24(5), 735-751. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264311432312
14. Strohschein, Lisa. (2011). Spousal bereavement as a triggering mechanism for a loss of
residential independence among Canadian seniors. Research on Aging, 33(5), 576-597.
13. Strohschein, Lisa. (2011). A life course approach to studying transitions among Canadian
seniors in couple-only households. Canadian Public Policy, 37(1), 57-71.
12. Strohschein, Lisa. (2010). Generating heat or light? The challenge of social address
variables. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72(1), 23-28.
11. Li, Xu, Anne H. Gauthier, and Lisa Strohschein. (2009). Why are some children left out?
Factors barring children from participating in extracurricular activities. Canadian Studies
in Population, 36(3-4), 325-345. http://dx.doi.org/10.25336/P6CW3H
10. Strohschein, Lisa, Noralou Roos, and Marni Brownell. (2009). Family structure histories
and high school completion: Evidence from a population based registry. Canadian
Journal of Sociology, 34(1), 83-103.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/canajsocicahican.34.1.83
9. Strohschein, Lisa, Anne H. Gauthier, Rachel Campbell, and Clay Kleparchuk. (2008).
Parenting as a dynamic process: A test of the resource dilution hypothesis. Journal of
Marriage and Family, 70(3), 670-83. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00513.x
8. Strohschein, Lisa. (2007). Challenging the presumption of diminished capacity to parent:
Does divorce really change parenting practices? Family Relations, 56(3), 358-368.
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7. Strohschein, Lisa. (2007). Prevalence of methylphenidate use among Canadian children
following parental divorce. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 176(12), 1711-14.
6. Strohschein, Lisa A., Peggy McDonough, Georges Monette and Qing Shao. (2005).
Gender, marital status and mental health: Are there gender differences in the short-term
effects of continuity and change in marital status? Social Science and Medicine, 61,
2293-2303.
5. Strohschein, Lisa A. (2005). Parental divorce and child mental health trajectories.
Journal of Marriage and Family, 67, 1286-1300.
4. Strohschein, Lisa A. (2005). Household income histories and child mental health
trajectories. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 64(4), 359-375.
https://doi.org/10.1177/002214650504600404
3. McDonough, Peggy and Lisa Strohschein. (2003). Age and the gender gap in distress.
Women and Health, 38(1), 1-20.
2. McDonough, Peggy, Vivienne Walters, and Lisa Strohschein. (2002). Chronic stress and
the social patterning of women's health in Canada. Social Science and Medicine, 54, 767-
782.
1. Walters, Vivienne, Peggy McDonough, and Lisa Strohschein. (2002). The influence of
work, household structure, and social, personal and material resources on gender
differences in health: An analysis of the 1994 Canadian National Population Health
Survey. Social Science and Medicine, 54, 677-692.
Textbooks
2. Brym, Robert, Lance Roberts, and Lisa Strohschein. (2019). Sociology: Compass for a
New Social World. (Sixth edition). Toronto, ON: Nelson Education (602 pp.; responsible
for seven chapters: 4, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, and 20). Also co-author in Brym, Roberts,
Strohschein and Lie, 2016, Sociology: My Compass for a New World, Fifth edition, 600
pp; also responsible for same chapters as above).
1. Strohschein, Lisa and Rose Weitz. (2014). Sociology of Health, Illness and Health Care
in Canada: A Critical Approach. (First Canadian edition). Toronto: Nelson Education
(423 pp, adapted for Canada, 90% rewritten).
Instructor Manual
1. Strohschein, Lisa. (2019). Sociology: Compass for a New Social World. Instructor
Manual. Toronto, ON: Nelson Education.
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Book Chapters
5. Strohschein, Lisa. (2020). Socialization. Chapter 4 in R. Brym (Ed.) New Society. (Ninth
edition). Toronto: Nelson Education.
4. Strohschein, Lisa. (2017). Socialization. Chapter 4 in R. Brym (Ed.) New Society. (Eighth
edition). Toronto: Nelson Education.
3. Feldberg, Georgina, Lisa Strohschein, Karen Grant, and Dominika Wranik-Lohrenz.
(2003). Does gender count? Differences in English-Canadian beliefs, attitudes, and
behaviours towards breast cancer and infertility. In P. Van Esterik (Ed). Head, heart and
hand: Partnerships for women’s health in Canadian environments. Toronto: National
Network on Environments and Women’s Health.
2. Walters, Vivienne, Peggy McDonough, and Lisa Strohschein. (2003). The influence of
work, household structure, and social, personal and material resources on gender
differences in health: An analysis of the 1994 Canadian National Population Health
Survey. Pp. 89-120 In S. Arber and M. Khlat (Eds.) Social and economic patterning of
health among women. Paris: Committee for International Cooperation in National
Research in Demography.
1. McDonough, Peggy, Vivienne Walters, and Lisa Strohschein. (2003). Chronic stress and
the social patterning of women’s health in Canada. Pp. 267-296. In S. Arber and M. Khlat
(Eds.) Social and economic patterning of health among women. Paris: Committee for
International Cooperation in National Research in Demography.
Encyclopedia Entries
2. Strohschein, Lisa. (2014). Child labor. In L. Ganong & M. Coleman (Editors). Social
History of the American Family. London: Sage.
1. Strohschein, Lisa. (2013). Health, children’s physical effects of parental divorce. In R.E.
Emory (Editor). Cultural Sociology of Divorce. London: Sage.
Letters
2. Strohschein, Lisa. (2016). Do men really benefit more from marriage than women?
American Journal of Public Health. 106(9), e2. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303308
1. Strohschein, Lisa. (2007). Methylphenidate use and divorce. Canadian Medical
Association Journal, 177(7), 751.
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Government Reports
5. Strohschein, Lisa. (2009). Data Evaluation of Living in Canada Pilot: CSHCN Screener.
Report prepared for Income Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.
4. Strohschein, Lisa. (2008). Identifying content from the NLSCY for use in the CHPS: Final
Report. Report prepared for Income Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.
3. Strohschein, Lisa, Jayna Brulotte, and Amy Klassen. (2008). Transitions in later life:
Who experiences them? Are transitions linked over time? Report prepared for Human
Resources Social Development Canada.
2. McDonough, Peggy, Georges Monette, Lisa Strohschein, Qing Shao, and Donna Ansara.
(2003). A life course approach to the social determinants of health. A report submitted to
the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
1. McDonough, Peggy, Vivienne Walters, and Lisa Strohschein. (1999). Gender, work and
health: An analysis of the 1994 National Population Health Survey. A report submitted to
the Women’s Health Bureau and the National Network on Environments and Women’s
Health.
Book Reviews
1. Strohschein, Lisa. (2009). Review of C.E. Bird and P.P. Rieker: Gender and Health: The
Effects of Constrained Choices and Social Policies. Canadian Journal of Sociology,
34(4), 1178-1180.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Under review
SSHRC Partnership grant. Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making
(CAnD3): Developing Talent for Population Analytics in Aging Societies. Principal Investigator:
Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, McGill University ($2.5 million, Funding period: 2020-2026; successful
at Stage 1, preparing for stage 2 submission in fall 2019).
Current
SSHRC Insight Grant: The changing dynamics of parenthood in Canada. Principal investigator:
Lisa Strohschein ($89,082; SSHRC Insight Grant No. 435-2019-1025).
Completed
Kule Institute for Advanced Studies (KIAS) Cluster Grant. Health, wealth, and happiness:
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Dynamics of families and a good old age? Principal investigator: Norah Keating, University of
Alberta. Co-applicants: Janet Fast, Lisa Strohschein and Jacquie Eales, University of Alberta;
Zheng Wu, University of Victoria; Laura Funk, University of Manitoba; Yeongjung Lee,
University of Calgary and Joohong Min, Jeju National University in Korea. ($99,765; Funding
period: 2016-19).
Kule Institute for Advances Studies (KIAS) Alberta-Saskatchewan Research Collaboration
Grant. Teen pregnancy and childbearing in Canada: What do we know? What do we need to
know? Co-principal investigators: Lisa Strohschein, University of Alberta and Laura Wright,
University of Saskatchewan. Co-applicants: Nancy Galambos and Matt Johnson, University of
Alberta and Sarah Knudson, University of Saskatchewan ($10,000, Funding period: 2017-18).
SSHRC Insight Grant: Canadian families in flux: New and emerging family forms across the life
course. Principal investigator: Lisa Strohschein ($100,381; SSHRC Grant No. 435-2014-0268,
Funding period: 2014-2018).
National Science Foundation grant: Transitioning into adulthood during the Great Recession.
Principal investigator: Rob Crosnoe, University of Texas at Austin, co-applicants: Shannon
Cavanagh and Leticia Marteleto at University of Texas at Austin, collaborator: Lisa Strohschein,
University of Alberta (Funding period: 2014-2016).
Canadian Institutes for Health Research Operating Grant. Demands and resources in work and
family life and their implications for stress and health among Canadians. Principal investigator:
Scott Schieman, University of Toronto. Co-applicants: Bill Avison, University of Western
Ontario; Lisa Strohschein, University of Alberta; Alex Bierman and Jean Wallace, University of
Calgary and Melissa Milkie, University of Maryland. ($800,240. Funding period: 2010-2014).
SSHRC Standard Research Grant. Family structure histories and child outcomes: How do
patterns of stability and change in family structure influence the lives of Canadian children?
Principal investigator: Lisa Strohschein ($67,750; SSHRC Grant No. 410-2009-0890, Funding
period: 2009-13).
SSHRC, Initiatives of the New Economy grant. Raising and leveling the learning bar. Principal
investigator: Doug Willms, University of New Brunswick. Co-applicants: from across Canada
including Lisa Strohschein, University of Alberta ($3,000,000, Funding period: 2003-2008).
RBC Financial Group Visiting Scholar at the Manitoba Center for Health Policy. Divorce
histories, residential mobility and educational outcomes. Principal investigator: Lisa Strohschein,
University of Alberta. Co-applicants: Noralou Roos and Marni Brownell, University of
Manitoba. ($20,000, Funding period: 2005-2008).
Human Resources and Social Development Canada. Successful transitions. Principal
investigator: Doug Willms, University of New Brunswick. Co-applicants: from across Canada
including Lisa Strohschein, University of Alberta ($100,000, Funding period: 2006-2009).
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada. Life course as a policy lens: Six illustrative
studies. Co-principal investigators: Paul Bernard, University of Montreal and Susan McDaniel,
University of Utah. Co-applicants: Martin Cooke, University of Waterloo; Lisa Strohschein,
University of Alberta; Stephanie Gaudet, University of Ottawa; Michael Ornstein, York
University and Lynn McDonald, University of Toronto. ($266,501, Funding period: 2007-2008).
Statistics Canada. Canadian Household Panel Survey: Identifying questions from the NLSCY to
be used in the CHPS. Principal investigator: Lisa Strohschein, $10,000, 2007-08.
Statistics Canada. Canadian Household Panel Survey: Preliminary analysis of pilot data.
Principal investigator: Lisa Strohschein, $5,000, 2009.
Other completed grants (internal)
$2800 SAS travel grant, 2005, travel to Norway to present paper
$1623 SAS research grant, 2006
$1800 Killam travel grant, 2006, travel to Norwich, UK to present paper
$1800 SAS travel grant, 2007, travel to New York to present paper
$900 SAS travel grant, 2013, travel to Victoria to present paper and chair session at CPS 2013
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Editorships/Editorial Board
Associate Editor, Canadian Public Policy (2015-present)
Editorial board, Journal of Marriage and Family (2005-present)
Elected Positions
President, Canadian Population Society, elected (2019-21)
Vice-President, Canadian Population Society, elected (2016-18)
Council member, Canadian Population Society, elected (2012-14)
Appointed Positions and Committee membership
Vanderkamp Prize committee, for best paper published in 2017 Canadian Public Policy/Analyse
de politiques (2018)
Canadian Population Society, Lifetime Award adjudication committee (2017)
CIHR grant review committee, Analyses of existing Canadian cohorts and databases related to
Reproductive Maternal & Child Health committee (2016-17)
Vanderkamp Prize committee, for best paper published in 2016 Canadian Public Policy/Analyse
de politiques (2017)
CIHR New Investigator Salary Award review committee (2015-16)
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Advisory Board, Canadian Society for the Sociology of Health (2015-18)
ACAT Department of Sociology representative (2014-17)
Statistics Canada Advisory Committee on Demographic Statistics and Studies (2014-present)
Canadian Sociological Association, department representative (2013-16)
Statistics Canada Longitudinal Platform Advisory Committee (2009-14)
Canadian Population Society, chair, national committee (appointed) (2012-14)
Canadian Population Society, student paper award committee (2014)
Canadian Population Society, Lifetime Award adjudication committee (2013)
CIHR New Investigator Salary Award review committee (2011)
National Steering Committee, National Longitudinal Survey of Child and Youth, Statistics
Canada (2007-09)
New Investigators Network, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (2003-07)
Academic Assessor
Reviewer, Tenure and Promotion file, Western University
Reviewer, Tenure and Promotion file, University of Calgary
External reviewer, Sociology undergraduate program, Western University
Conference organizer
Chair, Conference Organizing Committee, Canadian Population Society, Annual meeting, Regina,
SK, May 30-June 1, 2018
Chair, Conference Organizing Committee, Canadian Population Society, Annual meeting,
Toronto, ON, May 31-June 2, 2017
Committee member, Scientific Program, Federation of Canadian Demographers, “Revisiting the
demographic challenges of the 21st century: Population dynamics, demographic methods
and public policy” Ottawa, ON, June 4-5, 2015
Vice-Chair, Conference Organizing Committee for the 2012 Biennial meeting of the
International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Edmonton, AB, July 8-
12, 2012 (Nancy Galambos, Chair and Jeff Bisanz, Vice-Chair)
Committee member, Scientific Program, “Longitudinal Studies and Demographic Challenges for
the 21st Century”, sponsored by the Federation of Canadian Demographers, Montreal,
QC, November 18-19, 2005
Session organizer/chair
Session chair, ‘Parents, children and schools’, 2018 CRDCN National Conference, Hamilton,
ON, October 18-19, 2018.
Session co-organizer, ‘New developments in the measurement of social inequalities in health’,
with Amélie Quesnel-Vallee, McGill University and Peter Kriwy, Technical University
of Chemnitz. 2018 meetings of the International Sociological Association, Toronto, ON,
July 15-21, 2018.
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Session presider, ‘Family relationships’, 2017 annual meeting of the American Sociological
Association, Montreal, QC, August 11-15, 2017.
Session organizer, ‘Families and fertility’, 2016 annual meeting of the Canadian Population
Society, Calgary, AB, June 1-3, 2016.
Session organizer and chair, ‘Changing Canadian families’ and ‘Families: International
perspectives’, 2016 annual meeting of the Canadian Population Society, Calgary, AB,
June 1-3, 2016.
Session organizer and chair: “Lone-parent households: Complexity, diversity and change”, 2014
annual meeting of the Canadian Population Society, St. Catharines, ON, May 28-30,
2014.
Session organizer and chair: “Canadian families in the 21st century”, with Pascale Beaupré
(Statistics Canada), 2013 annual meeting of the Canadian Population Society, Victoria,
BC, June 5-7, 2013.
Grant Reviewer (single applications)
Grant reviewer, SSHRC Insight Grant (2014)
Grant reviewer, Croatian Agency for Science and Higher Education (2013)
Grant reviewer, Czech Science Foundation (2012)
Grant reviewer, SSHRC Standard Research Grant (2009)
Reviewer, Book Manuscripts
Reviewer, book proposal, Critical Perspectives on Mental Health and Illness, Oxford University
Press (2016)
Reviewer, book manuscript, William Cockerham, Sociology of Mental Disorder, Routledge
(2015)
Reviewer, book manuscript, Alexander Segall and Christopher Fries, Pursuing Health and
Wellness: Healthy Societies, Healthy People. Oxford University Press (2011)
Reviewer, book manuscript, Richard U’Ren, Social perspective: The missing element in mental
health practice. University of Toronto Press (2009)
Reviewer, book manuscript, blinded review, Sociology of Health, Illness and Health Care:
Canadian edition. Thomson Wadsworth (2006)
Reviewer, Government Reports
External reviewer, Statistics Canada report ‘Living alone in Canada’ by Jackie Tang, Nora
Galbraith and Johnny Truong (2018)
External reviewer, Institute de la Statistique Québec report “The impact of parental separation on
young children’s mental health” by Hélène DesRosiers (2013)
External reviewer, Statistics Canada report “Readiness to learn at school among five-year-old
children in Canada” by Eleanor Thomas (2006)
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Reviewer, Academic Journals
Occasional reviewer for Family Relations (25), Journal of Health and Social Behavior (11),
Society and Mental Health (10), Canadian Journal of Aging (5), Social Science and
Medicine (5), Journal of Family Issues (4), Sociological Inquiry (4), American
Sociological Review (3), Canadian Journal of Sociology (3), BMC Public Health (2),
Social Forces (1), Demography (1), Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (1),
Journal of Comparative Family Studies (1), Canadian Studies in Population (1), Journal
of Child and Family Studies (1), Research on Aging (1), Development and
Psychopathology (1), Population Research and Policy Review (1), Canadian Journal of
Public Health (1), Canadian Medical Association Journal (1), Youth and Society (1),
Journal of Socioeconomics (1), Infant and Child Development (1), Sociological
Perspectives (1), Sociological Spectrum (1), Advances in Life Course Research (1),
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1), Comparative Population Studies (1),
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (1), Journal of Community Practice (1), Demographic
Research (1)
Consultant
Advisory team member, Public Health Agency of Canada “Because Life Goes On”. (published
in 2016, this handbook provides advice to parents going through separation and divorce).
Available at https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/healthy-
canadians/migration/publications/healthy-living-vie-saine/because-life-goes-on-2016-
parce-que-la-vie-continue/alt/64-03-15-1503-because-life-goes-on-eng.pdf
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2018-19 President’s Review Committee, appointed (2018-2021)
Working Group, Signature Area in Aging
Undergraduate Teaching Committee, Dept. of Sociology
2016-17 Faculty Evaluation Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta, elected
Arts Teaching, Learning and Engagement Committee, Faculty of Arts
Assistant professor, Hiring Committee, Social Neuroscience position, Dept. of
Psychology
Assistant professor, Hiring Committee, Developmental Science Advanced
Methodology position, Dept. of Psychology
Chair, Undergraduate Teaching Committee, Dept. of Sociology
2015-16 Faculty Evaluation Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta, elected
FEC policy committee, Faculty of Arts
Arts Teaching, Learning and Engagement Committee, Faculty of Arts
Honors Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta, elected
Chair, Undergraduate Teaching Committee, Dept. of Sociology
2014-15 Faculty Evaluation Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta, elected
Chair selection committee, Dept. of Sociology
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Assistant professor, Hiring Committee, Family Science position, Dept. of Human
Ecology
Assistant professor, Hiring committee, Gerontology position, Dept. of Human
Ecology
Chair, Undergraduate Teaching Committee, Dept. of Sociology
Chair, Advisory Committee, Population Research Lab (January - June 2015)
2013-14 Undergraduate Research Symposium, poster judge (November 2013)
Chair, Undergraduate Teaching Committee, Dept. of Sociology
Chair, Criminology program (Jan. - June 2014)
Chair, Advisory Committee, Population Research Laboratory (Jan. - June 2014)
2012-13 Undergraduate Research Initiative selection committee, Faculty of Science
Undergraduate Teaching Committee, Dept. of Sociology
2011-12 Advisory Committee, Population Research Laboratory
Assistant professor, Screening committee, Dept. of Sociology
2009-10 Graduate Program and Policy, Dept. of Sociology
2008-09 Graduate Awards and Admissions Committee, Dept. of Sociology
Assistant professor, Hiring committee, Dept. of Psychology
2007-08 Advisory Committee, Population Research Laboratory
Assistant professor, Screening committee, Dept. of Psychology
2006-07 Staff Advisory Evaluation Committee, Dept. of Sociology
Graduate Awards and Admissions Committee, Dept. of Sociology
Assistant professor, Screening committee, Dept. of Psychology
2005-06 Staff Advisory Evaluation Committee, Dept. of Sociology
Assistant professor, Hiring committee, Dept. of Anthropology
2004-05 Advisory Committee, Population Research Laboratory
STUDENT SUPERVISION
Postdoctoral
1. Laura Wright, SSHRC postdoctoral fellow, 2015-2016 (tenure-track assistant professor,
appointed July 1, 2016 at University of Saskatchewan)
2. James Falconer, SSHRC postdoctoral fellow, 2016-2017 (analyst in demography
division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa)
International PhD (with internationally funded scholarships)
1. Alvinelle Matthew, PhD student, University of West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago,
research supervisor, Canada-CARICOM scholarship, Sept 2011 - March 2012
2. Kirti Gaur, PhD student, International Institute of Population Studies, Mumbai, India,
research supervisor, Canada Commonwealth scholarship, January - June 2013
PhD
1. Jiawen Chen, PhD, Department of Psychology, dissertation co-supervisor (with Nancy
Galambos), 2012-2017
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Masters
1. Meghann Eagle, Master of Arts, Department of Sociology, thesis supervisor, defended
August 2015, currently employed by Alberta government
2. Katherine Herzog, Master of Arts, Department of Sociology, thesis co-supervisor (with
Rob Shields), 2012-14, employed by MS Society of Canada
3. Jiawen Chen, Master of Arts, Department of Psychology, thesis co-supervisor (with
Nancy Galambos), 2010-12, entered PhD program
4. Amy Klassen, Master of Arts, Department of Sociology, thesis supervisor, 2007-09,
currently in PhD program at the University of Toronto
Honors
1. Ashley Carlson, Bachelor of Arts, Department of Sociology, honors thesis supervisor,
2004-05
2. Derwin Cheng, Bachelor of Arts, Department of Sociology, honors thesis supervisor,
2006-07, accepted in Master’s program at University of Chicago
3. Melissa Tirkha, Bachelor of Arts, Department of Sociology, honors thesis supervisor,
2017-18
Other
1. Hamda Ali, Bachelor of Science, Undergraduate Research Initiative award, (Summer
2012)
2. Solomiya Draga, Bachelor of Arts, Roger S. Smith Award, (Summer 2013)
3. Melissa Tirkha, Bachelor of Arts, Roger S. Smith Award, (Summer 2017)
Directed Reading, Graduate
1. Family complexity and LATs in Canada, SOC 603 (Fall 2015)
2. A life course approach to socioeconomic inequalities in health, SOC 503 (Fall 2011)
Directed Reading, Undergraduate
1. Sociology of disability, SOC 403 (Fall 2005)
2. Sociology of stigma, SOC 403 (Fall 2006)
3. FWB and hooking up: Romance in the 21st century, SOC 403 (Winter 2015)
4. Parenting in marriage and cohabitation, SOC 403 (Summer 2016)
5. Second Demographic Transition: Families and kids, SOC 403 (Fall 2016)
GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE COMMITTEES
PhD
1. Marlene Mulder, PhD specialization exam, Department of Sociology, University of
Alberta, 2005
2. Connie Meeks, PhD candidacy exam, Department of Anthropology, University of
Alberta, 2007
3. Keiko Asakawa, PhD candidacy exam and external examiner, Public Health Sciences,
University of Alberta, 2006-08
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4. Kateryna Pashkovska, PhD candidacy exam, Department of Anthropology, University of
Alberta, 2008
5. Peggy McFall, PhD candidacy exam, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta,
2010
6. Teresa Lightbody, PhD candidacy exam, Department of Human Ecology, University of
Alberta, 2008-12
7. Dayuma Vargas, PhD specialization exam, Department of Psychology, University of
Alberta, 2012
8. Christoph Schimmele, PhD external examiner, Department of Sociology, University of
Victoria, November 2013
9. Alvinelle Matthew, PhD dissertation committee, University of West Indies, Trinidad and
Tobago, 2013-2016
10. Jonathan Simmons, PhD candidacy exam, Department of Sociology, University of
Alberta, 2014
11. Jinette Comeau, PhD external examiner, Department of Sociology, Western University,
August 2015
12. Marta Urbanik, PhD defense committee, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta,
August 2017
13. Bethany Devenish, PhD external examiner, Department of Psychology, Deakin
University, Australia, February 2018
14. Choong Kim, PhD dissertation committee, Department of Human Ecology, University of
Alberta, 2017-
15. Luca Berardi, PhD defense committee, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta,
June 2018
16. Chelsea Durber, PhD dissertation committee, Department of Educational Psychology,
University of Alberta, 2018-
Masters
1. Kristianne Dechant, Master of Arts, Dept. of Sociology, University of Alberta, thesis
committee, 2004-05
2. Ting Yang, Master of Science, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, thesis
committee, 2004-06
3. Dayuma Vargas, Master of Arts, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta,
external examiner, 2010
RESEARCH SUPERVISION
Graduate Research Supervision (supported through my external research grants)
Kristianne Dechant, research assistant (July 2004 - June 2005; graduated with MA, subsequently
employed by Government of Manitoba)
Michelle Brady, research assistant (September 2004 - December 2004; current position:
Lecturer, The University of Queensland)
Rachel Campbell, research assistant (September 2005 - September 2007; current position:
associate professor, Grand Valley State University, Michigan)
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Melanie Beres, research assistant (April 2006 - June 2006; current position: senior lecturer,
University of Otago, New Zealand)
Amy Klassen, research assistant (January - August 2007; went on to do PhD at University of
Toronto)
Teresa Lightbody, research assistant (May - December, 2007; current position: employed by the
Alberta government)
Joshua Freistadt, research assistant (July 2007 - December 2009; current position: director in
Ministry of Social Services in the Saskatchewan government)
Jiawen Chen, research assistant (August 2010 - August 2012)
Lei Chai, research assistant (August 2015 - June 2016)
Nicole Hill, research assistant (January - April 2017)
Jiawen Chen, research assistant (May 2017 - August 2017)
Undergraduate Research supervision (supported through my external research grants)
Claire Pitcher, research assistant (September - November 2006; current position: MA, UBC)
Clayton Kleparchuk, Department of Psychology (University of Alberta, January - April 2007)
Jayna Brulotte, research assistant (May - December 2007; to University of Victoria for MA)
Alexandra Rydz, Department of Sociology (September 2009 - April 2010)
Hamda Ali, Department of Sociology (January – April 2012)
Farhia Aden, Department of Sociology (January - April 2012)
Katherine Childs, Department of Sociology (July 2012 - November 2012)
Jasbinder Badesha, Department of Sociology (May - August 2015)
Taylor Maxston, Department of Sociology (May - August 2016; July - August 2017)
Melissa Tirkha, Department of Sociology (September 2016 - April 2017)
Vladimir Kuszniryk, Department of Sociology (September 2016 - April 2017)
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate
Sociology of Health and Illness
(2018-19, 2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14, 2012-13; 2011-12; 2009-10, 2008-09,
2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05)
Sociology of Mental Illness
(2018-19, 2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14, 2012-13; 2011-12; 2009-10, 2008-09,
2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05)
Socialization
(2018-19, 2012-13)
Graduate
Sociology of Health and Illness
(2012-13, 2009-10, 2008-09, 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05)
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Multivariable Analysis
(2011-12; 2008-09, 2007-08, 2006-07)
OTHER TEACHING
University Courses
January 2002 - Graduate Instructor, Quantitative Methods
June 2002 (winter and spring session)
School of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Social Work
University of Toronto
January 2002 - Undergraduate Instructor, Social Production of Illness: Women’s Health
December 2002 (winter and fall session)
Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology
McMaster University
Workshops
Co-instructor, Workshop on Intermediate Statistics, with Peggy McDonough, Western Statistics
Seminar, Statistics Canada Data Training School, Edmonton, AB, May 2-6, 2005.
Co-instructor, Workshop on Multilevel Models, with Blair Wheaton, Toronto Regional Statistics
Canada Research Data Centre, Toronto, ON, April 28-29, 2003
Presentations
Invited Presentations
24. Strohschein, Lisa. Poverty, parenting and mental health: A closer look at teen mothers in
Canada. Presented to the Development Psychology study group, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, October 29, 2018.
23. Strohschein, Lisa. Teen pregnancy: A forgotten social problem. Sociology Colloquium
Series, Western University, April 6, 2018.
22. Strohschein, Lisa. Living alone in later life: Evidence from Canada. Aging Research
Forum. Session sponsored by the Institute for Population and Development Studies, Xi'an
Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, September 9, 2017.
21. Meet the editor panel. “Top 3 tips for publishing’. Canadian Political Science Association
meetings, Calgary, Alberta, June 1, 2016.
20. Strohschein, Lisa. Mental illness: A global perspective. Invited keynote speaker at the
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Edmonton WHO Simulation conference. Edmonton, Alberta, February 14, 2015.
19. Strohschein, Lisa. Family complexity and Canadian fathers. Symposium “Does marriage
matter? US and Canadian perspectives”, Population Association of America, San Diego,
April 30 – May 2, 2015.
18. Strohschein, Lisa. Promoting optimal child health and development: More than income?
Strathcona County Family and Community Services ‘Lunch and Learn’, March 27, 2014.
17. Strohschein, Lisa. Nonmarital childbearing in Canada. Population Research Group at the
University of Victoria. November 29, 2013.
16. Strohschein, Lisa. Nonmarital childbearing among first time mothers and health in early
childhood in Canada. International Perspectives on Family Structures and Child Well-
being. McGill University, November 30 - December 1, 2012.
15. Strohschein, Lisa. Aging in place: A closer look. Seminar at the Institute for Human
Development, Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto, September 22, 2011.
14. Strohschein, Lisa. Keeping time in health and aging research. Keynote address at the
Annual Interdisciplinary Research Day, Centre for Population, Health, and Aging,
University of Western Ontario, May 27, 2011.
13. Strohschein, Lisa. Fragile families and health in early childhood: What accounts for the
association? Presented to the Development Psychology study group, University of
Alberta, Edmonton, April 18, 2011.
12. Strohschein, Lisa. Child health in Canada. Presented at the International Institute of
Population Sciences, Mumbai, India, January 25, 2011.
11. Strohschein, Lisa. Families and mental health: Does marriage still matter? Presented at
JSS Medical College Hospital, Mysore, India, January 6, 2011.
10. Strohschein, Lisa. Are the kids okay? Towards an understanding of how parental divorce
affects child health and well-being. Grand Pediatrics Rounds, University of Alberta
Hospital, March 11, 2010.
9. Strohschein, Lisa. Family structure histories and child outcomes: How do patterns of
stability and change in family structure influence the lives of Canadian children?
Presented at the Women and Children’s Health Research Institute Research Day,
Edmonton, AB, November 25, 2009.
8. Strohschein, Lisa. Longer-term maternal health outcomes. Presented at the Maternal
Health Consensus Workshop, sponsored by Canadian Institutes of Health Research,
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Montreal, QC, June 10-11, 2009.
7. Strohschein, Lisa. Thinking through the links between families and health from an
international perspective. Presented at the First Annual meeting of the Student University
Network for Social & International Health (SUNSIH), Edmonton, AB, September 27-28,
2008.
6. Strohschein, Lisa. Family structure or marital instability: What matters more for child
outcomes? Presented at the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The
Hague, Netherlands, March 31, 2008.
5. Strohschein, Lisa. Parental divorce and child mental health trajectories: Findings from the
National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Presented at the 10th Journées
Annuelles de Santé Publique (JASP). Montreal, QC, October 24-27, 2006.
4. Strohschein, Lisa. Parental divorce and child mental health: A growth curve model
approach. Presented at the annual meeting of the Statistical Society of Canada, London,
ON, May 28-31, 2006.
3. Strohschein, Lisa. The mental health consequences of divorce: Do children and their
mothers respond similarly? Presented at the Manitoba Center for Health Policy,
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, August 18, 2005.
2. Strohschein, Lisa. Social determinants of child health over time: Findings from the
NLSY, 1986-1998. Presented to the Canadian Child and Youth Research Network,
Hamilton, ON, November 9, 2001.
1. McDonough, Peggy, Vivienne Walters, and Lisa Strohschein. The social patterning of
women’s health in Canada: Exploring structures and pathways. Presented at the
conference, “Social and economic patterning of health among women,” organized by the
Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in Demography, Tunis,
Tunisia, January 20-22, 2000.
Peer Reviewed
38. Strohschein, Lisa. LAT relationships among emerging adults in Canada: Innovation or
capitulation? To be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of
Emerging Adulthood (SSEA), Toronto, ON, October 10-12, 2019.
37. Strohschein, Lisa. Connecting union and fertility histories to non-residential fatherhood
in Canada. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Population Society,
Vancouver, BC, June 5-7, 2019.
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36. Strohschein, Lisa and Nancy Galambos. Teen pregnancy in Canada: A multi-dimensional
life course approach. Presented at the CRDCN National Conference, Hamilton, ON.
October 18-19, 2018.
35. Strohschein, Lisa. Trends in teen births in Canada: Lower prevalence, but greater risk.
Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Population Society, Regina, SK, May
30-June 1, 2018.
34. Strohschein, Lisa, James Falconer, and Zheng Wu. The effect of spousal loss on living
arrangements and residential location in later life. Presented at the annual meeting of the
Canadian Population Society, Regina, SK, May 30-June 1, 2018.
33. Strohschein, Lisa. LAT relationships among Canadian young adults. Presented at IUSSP
workshop ‘New and emerging family forms’, Barcelona, Spain, March 21-23, 2018.
32. Strohschein, Lisa and Usha Ram. Mental health problems among married young adults in
India: Accounting for gender differences. Presented at IUSSP 2017, Cape Town, South
Africa, October 29-November 4, 2017.
31. Strohschein, Lisa, James Falconer, Zheng Wu and Joohong Min. Spousal bereavement
and mortality risk: Evidence from Canada. Presented at the annual meeting of the
Canadian Population Society, Toronto, ON, May 31-June 2, 2017.
30. Strohschein, Lisa and Laura Wright. Teen parenthood and early home-leaving: Does one
risky transition beget another? Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian
Population Society, Toronto, ON, May 31-June 2, 2017.
29. Strohschein, Lisa and Lei Chai. LAT Relationships among young Canadian adults: A life
course perspective. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Population Society,
Calgary, AB, June 1-3, 2016.
28. Smith, Chelsea, Rob Crosnoe, and Lisa Strohschein. Human capital in the family and
teen pregnancy in the United States and Canada. Presented at the annual meeting of the
Society for the Longitudinal and Life Course Studies. Dublin, Ireland, October 18-22,
2015.
27. Strohschein, Lisa. Non-residential fatherhood in Canada. Presented at “Revisiting the
demographic challenges of the 21st Century - Population dynamics, demographic
methods and public policy.” Conference of the Federation of Canadian Demographers,
Ottawa, ON, June 4-5, 2015.
26. Strohschein, Lisa. Children born to single, never-married mothers: What do we know?
What do we need to know? Annual meeting of the Canadian Population Society, St.
Catharines, ON, May 28-30, 2014.
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25. Strohschein, Lisa. Evaluating the risk for parental separation for children born into
cohabiting versus married parent households: Is Québec comparable to the rest of
Canada? Annual meeting of the Canadian Population Society, Victoria, BC, June 5-7,
2013.
24. Strohschein, Lisa, Usha Ram and Kirti Gaur. Marital status and mental health in India:
Gender differences among young adults. Presented at the biennial meeting of the
International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development. Edmonton, Alberta, July
8-12, 2012.
23. Ram, Usha, Kirti Gaur, and Lisa Strohschein. Gendered Socialization and Family
Violence Experiences: Barriers to Young Indian Adults’ Agency and Egalitarian
Attitudes. Presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of
Behavioral Development. Edmonton, Alberta, July 8-12, 2012.
22. Gaur, Kirti, Lisa Strohschein, and Usha Ram. Parent-youth interaction and effects on
mental health among Indian youth: Exploring the unexplored. Presented at the biennial
meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development.
Edmonton, Alberta, July 8-12, 2012.
21. Strohschein, Lisa, Greg Eklics, and Scott Schieman. Children with chronic health or
school problems and psychological distress among working parents: Examining the
mediating influence of family-to-work conflict. Presented at the biennial meeting of the
International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development. Edmonton, Alberta, July
8-12, 2012.
20. Strohschein, Lisa. Fragile families and health in early childhood in Canada. Presented at
the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, California,
May 3-5, 2012.
19. Strohschein, Lisa. Fragile families in Canada and effects on health in early childhood.
Presented at the annual meeting of the National Council for Family Relations (NCFR),
Orlando, Florida, November 15-19, 2011.
18. Chen, Jiawen and Lisa Strohschein. Family structure changes as a predictor of
postsecondary education enrollment in emerging adulthood. Presented at the meeting of
the Study for the Society of Emerging Adulthood, Maryland, Rhode Island, October 28-
29, 2011.
17. Strohschein, Lisa. “I want to move, but cannot”: Characteristics of involuntary stayers
and associations with health among Canadian seniors. Presented at the National RDC
Conference Coming of Age: The Policy Impact of an Aging Population, Edmonton,
Alberta, October 4-5, 2011.
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16. Strohschein, Lisa. Fragile families and health in early childhood: What accounts for the
association? Presented at the Statistics Canada Socioeconomic conference, Ottawa,
Ontario. September 27-28, 2011.
15. Chen, Jiawen and Lisa Strohschein. Who goes? Parental influence on Canadian youth
participation in postsecondary education. Presented at the Royce Conference, Department
of Psychology, University of Alberta, March 18, 2011.
14. Strohschein, Lisa and T.S.S. Rao. Divorce and the stress process: Does divorce increase
the risk for childhood mental disorders? Workshop presented at the 2011 Annual
National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS), New Delhi, India,
January 16 - 19, 2011.
13. Strohschein, Lisa, Lucia Tramonte, and J. Douglas Willms. Family instability and child
mental health trajectories. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological
Association, Atlanta, Georgia, August 14 - 17, 2010.
12. Strohschein, Lisa, Rachel Campbell, and Anne H. Gauthier. Assessing the influence of
poverty histories and parenting on child behavioural development in stable two-
biological-parent households: Findings from Canada. Presented at the 21st biennial
meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Lusaka,
Zambia, July 18-22, 2010.
11. Joshua Freistadt and Lisa Strohschein. Do increases in social capital improve levels of
family functioning in single-parent households? Presented at the annual meeting of the
American Sociological Association, San Francisco, California, August 8-11, 2009.
10. Li, Xu, Anne H. Gauthier, and Lisa Strohschein. Why are some children left out? Factors
barring children from participating in extracurricular activities: Results from the
Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Presented at the annual
meeting of the Canadian Population Society, Vancouver, B.C., May 28-June 4, 2008.
9. Strohschein, Lisa. Gender differences in the mental health consequences of bereavement.
Presented at the 11th International Conference on Social Stress Research, Santa Fe, New
Mexico, May 31-June 2, 2008.
8. Strohschein, Lisa, Anne H Gauthier, Rachel Campbell, and Clayton Kleparchuk.
Parenting as a dynamic process: A test of the resource dilution hypothesis. Presented at
the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York City, New
York, August 11-14, 2007.
7. Strohschein, Lisa. Tracking the mental health consequences of divorce in Canada: Do
children and their mothers respond similarly? Presented at the International Conference
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on Children and Divorce, Norwich, United Kingdom, July 24-27, 2006.
6. Strohschein, Lisa. Diminished capacity to parent: Does divorce change parenting
behaviour? Presented at the international conference “Longitudinal studies and
demographic challenges for the 21st century”, Montreal, Quebec, November 18-19, 2005.
5. Strohschein, Lisa. Parenting practices during the process of divorce: Effects on the
mental health of Canadian children. Presented at “Childhoods 2005", Oslo, Norway, June
29-July 3, 2005.
4. Strohschein, Lisa. Effects of parental divorce on child mental health trajectories.
Presented at the 2nd annual RDC Network Conference, University of Calgary, Alberta,
September 20-21, 2004.
3. Strohschein, Lisa, Peggy McDonough, Georges Monette and Qing Shao. Gender, marital
status and psychological distress: Evidence from the Canadian National Population
Health Survey, 1994-98. Presented at the 14th International Conference on Women’s
Health Issues, Victoria, B.C., June 15-18, 2003.
2. McDonough, Peggy, Lisa Strohschein, Donna Ansara, Georges Monette, and Qing Shao.
The gender gap in distress: What can longitudinal data tell us? Presented at the annual
meeting for the Canadian Population Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 31-June 1,
2003.
1. Strohschein, Lisa A. It’s the little things that get you: Strategies of coping in a self help
group for unemployed professionals. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for
the Study of Social Problems, San Francisco, California, August 20-22, 1998.
Government presentations
4. Beaupré, Pascale and Lisa Strohschein. Non-residential fatherhood in Canada. Presented
to the Analysis Coordination Committee, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, ON, June 7, 2019.
3. Strohschein, Lisa, Lucia Tramonte, and J. Doug Willms. The effects of family structure
on children’s developmental outcomes. Presented at “Successful Transitions”, Ottawa,
Ontario, April 28-29, 2009.
2. Strohschein, Lisa, Jayna Brulotte, and Amy Klassen. Transitions in later life: Who
experiences them? Are transitions linked over time? Presented at “Policy Dialogue: The
Lifecourse Perspective as a Policy Lens”, Ottawa, Ontario, January 30, 2009.
1. Strohschein, Lisa. Parental divorce, parenting practices and child mental health.
Presented at the Raising and Leveling the Learning Bar mid-term report. St. Andrew,
New Brunswick, June 14-17, 2005.
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MEDIA INTERVIEWS
CBC Radio, live radio interview, December 13, 2005
Global National News, live television interview, December 14, 2005
The Globe and Mail, ‘Divorce can ease turmoil in home’, December 14, 2005
WebMD, “Is divorce always bad for the kids?” interview December 14, 2005
KCBS in San Francisco, live radio interview, December 15, 2005
New 740 in Montreal, live radio interview, December 19, 2005
Reuters (interview for study on divorce covered in all major newspapers in Canada and picked
up in newspapers as far away as Australia [The Australian, The Courier-Mail] and India [Kerala
News, Telegraph]).
University of Alberta ExpressNews, ‘Bad behaviour grows as income stays small’, interview,
February 17, 2006
Child Magazine (interview, March 2006)
Edmonton Journal “U of A sociologist looks at links between ADHD and divorce”, June 5, 2007
Edmonton Global Evening news (television interview, June 6, 2007): ADHD and divorce
Reuters and Canadian Press (interviews, June 6, 2007): interviews with reporters from Reuters
and Canadian Press were picked up in major newspapers in Canada as well as around the world
(e.g., US, New Zealand, France, Germany, UK, South Africa). The coverage also led to an
editorial article by Colby Cosh in the National Post on June 8, 2007 titled ‘Broken homes,
unfocused minds’ that commented on the association between divorce and Ritalin use as well as
an e-Review article posted by Institute for Marriage and Family Canada on June 20, 2007,
‘Ritalin children and divorce: What scholars are not saying’
CTV local news (television interview, September 12, 2007): 2006 census, marriage statistics
Global local news (television interview, September 12, 2007): 2006 census, marriage statistics
Calgary Today - AM 770 CHQR (live radio interview, September 12, 2007): 2006 census,
marriage statistics
Edmonton Sun 2006 census, marriage statistics, interview, September 13, 2007
National Post ‘Parenting doesn’t suffer, study finds’, interview, December 8, 2007
LiveScience, ‘Divorced parents do a good job’ (also picked up by divorce360 and MSNBC),
December 19, 2007
The New York Sun ‘Clinic in South Bronx targets children’s mental health’, July 28, 2008
USA Today ‘Children who have ADHD can strain marriages’, October 19, 2008
CTV local news (television interview, April 1, 2009)
Edmonton Journal (interview, April 7, 2009): ‘High school dropout rate rises for children whose
parents divorce, study finds’ (later picked up in newspapers across Canada)
AM 1220 Cornwall, live radio interview, April 15, 2009
USA Today “Same-sex couples can be effective parents”, January 21, 2010
Asunder, CBC Radio, with Rachel Cave, April 22, 2010
University of Zambia Radio 91.7 FM, July 18, 2010
630 CHED Radio, Edmonton, ‘Families at Christmas’, December 8, 2010
Edmonton Journal ‘Spousal death key link to loss of independent living for seniors’, October 21,
2011
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Edmonton Journal, Family Day, February 2012
More Magazine ‘Why women lie to their doctors’ April 2012
Postmedia ‘Number of new divorces falling, StatsCan survey shows’, National Post, Montreal
Gazette, March 28, 2012
University of Alberta Express News, July 11, 2012
Edmonton Sun, Family Day, February 17, 2013
630 CHED with Brenton Driedger, ‘Families in flux’, October 27, 2014
U of A News, ‘The narcissism of modern love’, February 22, 2016
CBC RadioActive, live radio interview with Portia Clark, ‘Modern marriage’, February 24, 2016
630 CHED live radio interview with Brenton Driedger, ‘Modern marriage’, February 24, 2016
CBC News, ‘Canadian marriage changing, says University of Alberta sociologist’, February 28,
2016
Jon McComb Show, live radio interview, CKNW Vancouver, ‘The narcissism of modern love’,
February 29, 2016
770 News Talk Radio with Roger Kingkade and Rob Breakenridge, ‘Modern marriage’, March
2, 2016
Radio Canada International, ‘Marriage evolving in Canada; becoming obsolete in Quebec’,
March 3, 2016
American Psychological Association, ‘A living wage’. In Monitor on Psychology, Vol 47(4), p.
28, April 2016 (http://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/04/living-wage.aspx)
Edmonton Journal, ‘Complex income assistance system may leave Alberta parents, children with
inadequate funds’, August 15, 2016
In love or left out? No way, Valentine’s Day. https://www.ualberta.ca/newtrail/featurestories/in-
love, February 14, 2017.
106.9 ‘The X’ and ‘CFRL Radio’, radio interviews, ‘Teen pregnancy: a forgotten social issue’,
April 6, 2018
Edmonton Metro Star, ‘Common-law couples could make for more complicated families’, May
16, 2018.