Publications and data products
My research — and check out some of my favorites.
A note on names: bold marks a student co-author, and ** marks the authorship convention of final senior author. Every title links to the paper itself. For always-current versions, see my current CV, Google Scholar, or ORCID profile.
★ Claire’s favorites Forthcoming 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 ≤ 2008 Books & chapters Data
Forthcoming
Sexual Minority Adults Exhibit Greater Inflammation than Heterosexual Adults in the Context of Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety: Pathways to Health Disparities
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
Marriage and Premarital Cohabitation Timing for LGB Adults in the United States: A Research Note
Demography.
Self-Rated Health and Inflammation: Associations among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Adults
Health Psychology.
Assessing Inflammatory Biomarkers at the Intersection of Marijuana and PrEP Use: Preliminary Findings from the NCHAT-BIO Study
JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.
2026
Social Support, Loneliness and Inflammation in LGB Subgroups: Health Disparities in a Partnered U.S. Cohort
Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine 88: 369–378.
Multidimensional Racism-Related Stress and the Undermining of Black Romantic Relationships
Journal of Marriage and Family 88: 413–424.
Racial Discrimination and Mental Health Among Asian Americans During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 12: 68–85.
2025
Half of the Picture: A Research Note on Measuring the Sexual Identity Composition of Couples
Demography 62: 1185–1201.
Different-Sex American Couples’ Stress, Uncertainty, and Fertility Desires During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Genus 81: 1–22.
LGBTQ+ Identity and Its Association with Inflammation and Cellular Immune Function
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 126: 333–341.
Sexual Minority Stress and Epigenetic Aging
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 126: 24–29.
When New Fathers Take More Leave, Does Maternal Gatekeeping Decline?
Sex Roles 91: 1–17.
Marginalized Identities, Healthcare Discrimination, and Parental Stress about COVID-19
Journal of Marriage and Family 87: 258–279.
Family Planning and Concerns of Unfair Treatment of (Potential) Children Among Partnered Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals
LGBTQ+ Family 21: 83–99.
Health Care Stereotype Threat during the Covid-19 Pandemic among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals
American Journal of Public Health 115: 425–433.
2024
Suicidal Ideation Among Partnered U.S. Adults by Sexual Identity: Emerging Ideas
Family Relations 73: 3148–3158.
A Comparison of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration, ACEs and Mental Health among Men in Same-Gender and Different-Gender Relationships
Partner Abuse 4: 457–487.
Using Alcohol to Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic: Differentials According to Sexual and Gender Identities
PLOS ONE 19: 1–18.
State-Level LGBTQ+ Policies and Experiences of Interpersonal Discrimination Among Partnered Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People
Population Research and Policy Review 43: 1–13.
Emotional Support and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Focus on Gender and Sexual Identities
Socius 10: 1–16.
Measurement Opportunities for Studying Sexual and Gender Diverse Partnerships in Population-Based Surveys
Journal of Marriage and Family 86: 1410–1431.
2023
Emotional Support Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Couples During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Social Science Research 114: 1–16.
Coping Patterns during the Covid-19 Pandemic by Sexual and Gender Identity
Journal of Homosexuality 71: 2719–2739.
An Intersectional Approach to Understanding Minority Stressors and Relationship Satisfaction in Sexual and Gender Minority Women’s Same-Gender Interracial/Interethnic Intimate Relationships
Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity 12: 10–25.
National Couples’ Health and Time Study: Sample, Design, and Weighting
Population Research and Policy Review 42: 1–30.
Coparenting Relationship Quality and Breastfeeding Duration for Dual-Earner New Parents
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 40: 2878–2891.
2022
Stress and Mental Health: A Focus on COVID-19 and Racial Trauma Stress
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of Social Sciences 8: 104–134.
COVID-19 Stress and Sexual Identities
Socius 8: 1–11.
2021
A Biopsychosocial Framework for Understanding Sexual and Gender Minority Health: A Call for Action
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 129: 107–116.
Moving Beyond Access: Predictors of Maternity and Paternity Leave Duration in the United States
Sex Roles 84(5): 271–284.
Fathers’ Parenting and Coparenting Behavior in Dual-Earner Families: Contributions of Traditional Masculinity, Father Nurturing Role Beliefs, and Maternal Gate Closing
Psychology of Men and Masculinities 22: 538–550.
2020
“Best-Laid Plans”: Barriers to Meeting Marital Timing Desires Over the Life Course
Marriage & Family Review 56: 633–656.
New Fathers’ Perceptions of Dyadic Adjustment: The Roles of Maternal Gatekeeping and Coparenting Closeness
Family Process 59: 571–585.
Paternal Stimulation and Father-Infant Attachment
Attachment & Human Development 22: 15–26.
2019
Longitudinal Measurement Invariance across Fathers’ and Mothers’ Reports of Maternal Gatekeeping Behavior
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development 84: 35–49.
2018
The Intergenerational Transmission of Partnering
PLOS ONE 13(11): 1–19.
A Cohort Comparison of Predictors of Young Adult Union Formation and Dissolution in the US
Advances in Life Course Research 38: 37–49.
Distant Horizons: Marital Expectations May Be Dampened by Economic Circumstances
Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice 7(1): 1–11.
Associations Between Maternal Gatekeeping and Fathers’ Parenting Quality
Journal of Child and Family Studies 27(8): 2678–2689.
Maternal Coparenting Attitudes and Toddler Adjustment: Moderated Mediation Through Father’s Positive Engagement
Parenting: Science and Practice 18(2): 67–85.
What Are Men Doing While Women Perform Extra Unpaid Labor? Leisure and Specialization at the Transition to Parenthood
Sex Roles 78(11–12): 715–730.
Coparenting in the Family of Origin and New Parents’ Couple Relationship Functioning
Journal of Family Psychology 32(2): 206–216.
2017
Like Mother, Like Child: Offspring Marital Timing Desires and Maternal Marriage Timing and Stability
Journal of Family Psychology 31: 261–272.
Doing Gender Online: New Mothers’ Psychological Characteristics, Facebook Use, and Depressive Symptoms
Sex Roles 76: 276–289.
Toddlers’ Differential Susceptibility to the Effects of Coparenting on Social-Emotional Adjustment
International Journal of Behavioral Development 41: 228–237.
2016
Anticipating the “Ball and Chain”? Reciprocal Associations Between Marital Expectations and Delinquency
Journal of Marriage and Family 78: 1371–1381.
Emotional Health Across the Transition to First and Second Unions Among Emerging Adults
Journal of Family Psychology 30: 233–244.
Supportive Coparenting Relationships as a Haven of Psychological Safety at the Transition to Parenthood
Research in Human Development 13(1): 32–48.
New Parents’ Psychological Adjustment and Trajectories of Early Parental Involvement
Journal of Marriage and Family 78: 197–211.
2015
Dimensions of Attachment and Commitment Across the Transition to Parenthood
Journal of Family Psychology 29: 938–944.
Who Are the Gatekeepers? Predictors of Maternal Gatekeeping
Parenting: Science and Practice 15: 166–186.
Production of Inequality: The Gender Division of Labor across the Transition to Parenthood
Journal of Marriage and Family 77: 662–679.
Winner of the Jesse Bernard Award for Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Scholarship, National Council on Family Relations
Gut Microbiome Composition Is Associated with Temperament During Early Childhood
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 45: 118–127.
2014
Associations Between Prenatal Coparenting Behavior and Observed Coparenting Behavior at 9-Months Postpartum
Journal of Family Psychology 28: 495–504.
Expectant Fathers’ Intuitive Parenting: Associations with Parent Characteristics and Postpartum Positive Engagement
Infant Mental Health Journal 35: 409–421.
Infant Characteristics and Parental Engagement at the Transition to Parenthood
Infant Behavior & Development 37: 787–799.
Mental Health and Disrupted Family Processes in the Lives of Court-Involved African American and Caucasian Youth Being Raised by Grandparents
Journal of Family Issues 35: 1279–1297.
Commitment Across the Transition to Parenthood Among Married and Cohabiting Couples
Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice 3: 126–136.
Boy or Girl? Maternal Psychological Correlates of Knowing Fetal Sex
Personality and Individual Differences 68: 195–198.
Relations Between Fathers’ and Mothers’ Infant Engagement Patterns in Dual-Earner Families and Toddler Competence
Journal of Family Issues 35: 1107–1127.
Casual Sexual Relationships and Mental Health in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
Journal of Sex Research 51: 121–130.
Indicators of Adolescent Depression and Relationship Progression in Emerging Adulthood
Journal of Marriage and Family 76: 191–206.
2013
Involvement with Children and Low-Income Fathers’ Psychological Well-Being
Fathering 11(3): 306–326.
Time in Parenting Activities in Dual-Earner Families at the Transition to Parenthood
Family Relations 62: 795–807.
Daily Parenting Engagement Among New Mothers and Fathers: The Role of Romantic Attachment in Dual-Earner Families
Journal of Family Psychology 27: 862–872.
Marital and Cohabitation Dissolution and Parental Depressive Symptoms in Fragile Families
Journal of Marriage and Family 75: 91–109.
Chaos as a Social Determinant of Child Health: Reciprocal Associations?
Social Science and Medicine 95: 69–76.
2012
Another Baby? Father Involvement and Childbearing in Fragile Families
Journal of Family Psychology 26: 976–986.
New Parents’ Facebook Use at the Transition to Parenthood
Family Relations 61: 455–469.
Trajectories of Marital Conflict Across the Life Course: Predictors and Interactions with Marital Happiness Trajectories
Journal of Family Issues 33: 341–368.
Parenting Perfectionism and Parental Adjustment
Personality & Individual Differences 52: 454–457.
2011
Relationship-Specific Investments, Chaos, and Cohabitation Dissolution Following Nonmarital Birth
Family Relations 60: 586–601.
Predictors of Supportive Coparenting After Relationship Dissolution Among At-Risk Parents
Journal of Family Psychology 25: 356–365.
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: The Impact of Unmarried Relationship Dissolution on Mental Health and Life Satisfaction
Journal of Family Psychology 25: 366–374.
2010
The Mental Health of Mothers in and After Violent and Controlling Unions
Social Science Research 39: 925–937.
Genetic Influences on Language, Reading, and Mathematic Skills in a National Sample: An Analysis in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools 41: 118–128.
2008 & earlier
Parents Perceived as Peers: Development and Correlates of a Filial Maturity Measure
Journal of Adult Development 15: 1–12.
Marital Happiness and Psychological Well-Being across the Life Course
Family Relations 57: 211–226.
Parents’ and Offspring’s Perceptions of Change and Continuity When Parents Experience the Transition to Old Age
Advances in Life Course Research 12: 275–306.
Assessments of Parenting Quality and Experiences Across the Life Course
Advances in Life Course Research 12: 123–152.
Consequences of Relationship Status and Quality for Subjective Well-Being
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 22: 607–627.
The Relationship Between Cohabitation and Marital Quality and Stability: Changes Across Cohorts?
Journal of Marriage and Family 65: 539–549.
Books & chapters
Subjective Well-Being and Fertility Uncertainty During the Pandemic
Pp. 297–322 in Advances in Social Demography, edited by Robert Schoen. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.
Spatial/Social Location of LGBTQ Persons
In The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ+ Studies, 2nd Edition, edited by Abbie E. Goldberg. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Interracial Couples at Risk: Discrimination, Well-Being, and Health
Journal of Family Issues 45: 303–325. Editor reviewed.
Population Perspectives on Marriage among Same-Sex Couples in the US: Rates and Predictors of Same-Sex Unions
Pp. 19–39 in The Social Science of Same-Sex Marriage: LGBT People and Their Relationships in the Era of Marriage Equality, edited by Aaron Hoy. New York, NY: Routledge.
The Science of Families: Work-Family Balance and the Twenty-First Century Land-Grant Mission
In Fulfilling the 21st Century Land Grant Mission: Essays in Honor of The Ohio State University’s Sesquicentennial Commemoration, edited by Stephen Gavazzi and David J. Staley. Columbus, OH: The Ohio State University Press.
Cohabitation and Single Mothering in the United States: A Review and a Call for Psychological Research
Pp. 667–685 in APA Handbook of Contemporary Family Psychology: Vol. 1, edited by Barbara H. Fiese. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Forecasting U.S. Parents’ Perceptions of Early Coparenting Using the Prenatal Lausanne Trilogue Play
Pp. 121–139 in Naitre et grandir au sein de la triade le développement de l’alliance familiale, edited by Nicolas Favez, France Frascarolo-Moutinot, and Hervé Tissot. Brussels, Belgium: De Boeck.
Marriage and Family: Perspectives and Complexities
New York City, NY: Columbia University Press. Including two chapters and the introduction by Kamp Dush.
Change in Romantic Relationships over Time
Pp. 204–207 in Encyclopedia of Human Relationships, edited by Harry Reis and Susan Sprecher. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Data products
Public data my teams have created and released so other researchers can do this work too — each measure below links to its dataset at IPUMS.
Sexism, measured state by state
Seven state-level indicators of structural sexism, ready to link to any geocoded survey.
Racism, measured county by county
Five county-level indicators of structural racism across education, work, housing, and segregation.
Cisheterosexism, state and county
Where LGBTQ+ people live, and the contexts they live in.
Politics: presidential election results
Election results at two geographies, for political context in health research.
Anti-Critical Race Theory measures
Other teams’ contextual data, redistributed so no one has to rebuild it.