Sociology Department Wake Forest University Phone: (732) 470-9058 E-mail: [email protected] May 2019 Robin W. Simon Website: (college.wfu.edu/sociology/people/faculty/robin-w-simon) Google Scholar Profile: (scholar.google.com/citations?user=77ljeWIAAAAJ&hl=en) ______________________________________________________________________________ Education 1992 Ph.D. in Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington 1986 M.A. in Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington 1984 B.A. in Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Summa Cum Laude) Employment 2009-Present Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University 2003-2009 Associate Professor of Sociology, Florida State University 2003-2009 Research Associate, Center for Demography and Population Health, Florida State University 2000-2003 National Institute of Mental Health Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University 1992-2000 Assistant to Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Iowa Research and Teaching Interests Social Determinants of Health Sex and Gender Stress and Mental Health Families Culture, Identity and Emotions Aging and Life Course Gender, Social Relationhsips and Well-Being Social Psychology of Inequality Honors and Awards 2019 Leonard I. Pearlin Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Study of Mental Health, Mental Health Section of the American Sociological Association 2019 Keynote Speaker, Conference on Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Gender Gaps in Health, Max Plank Institute for Demographic Research, Rodstock, Germany 2018 Katharine Jocher-Belle Boone Beard Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Understanding of Gender and Society, Southern Sociological Society 2017 Award for the Best Article, Family Section of the American Sociological Association, “Parenthood and Happiness: Effects of Work-Family Reconciliation Policies in 22 OECD Countries.” American Journal of Sociology, 2016 2016-2017 Wake Forest University Reynolds Leave, “Intensive Parenting Among the Middle-Class: Implications for Men’s and Women’s Stress, Emotions and Health” Simon - 2 Honors and Awards 2016-2017 Wake Forest Unniversity Pilot Research Grant, “Intensive Parenting Among the Middle- Class: Implications for Men’s and Women’s Stress, Emotions and Health.” ($10,000) 2011 Award for the Best Publication, Mental Health Section of the American Sociological Association, “Sex, Anger and Depression.” Social Forces, 2010 2010-2011 National Science Foundation Grant (Collaborative Project with Jennifer Glass), “A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Children on Parents’ Well-Being.” ($103,000) 2010 Inducted into the Sociological Research Association 2007 Outstanding Contribution Award, Emotions Section of the American Sociological Association, “Gender and Emotion in the U.S.: Do Men and Women Differ in Self- Reports of Feelings and Expressive Behavior?” American Journal of Sociology, 2004 2005 Florida State University COFRS Award, “Marital Status, Marital Transitions and Mental and Physical Health: Gender and Social Staus Variations.” ($8,000) 2004 Award for the Best Publication, Mental Health Section of the American Sociological Association, “Revisiting the Relationships among Gender, Marital Status and Mental Health.” American Journal of Sociology, 2002 1999-2000 National Science Foundation Dissertation Award (with Kristen Marcussen), “Marital Status and Psychological Well-Being: A Comparison of Married and Cohabiting Adults.” ($4,740) 1997 Award for the Best Paper by a Young Scholar, Mental Health Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, “Gender, Multiple Roles, Role Meaning and Mental Health.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 1995 1996 Obermann Center for Advanced Studies Spellmann-Rockefeller (CASSPR) Grant, University of Iowa, “Assessing Sex Differences in Vulnerability among Employed Parents: The Importance of Marital Status.” ($5,000) 1995-1996 University of Iowa Research Leave 1993-1995 Old Gold Summer Research Fellowships, University of Iowa ($5,000 for each year) 1993 Roberta Simmons' Dissertation Award, Medical Section of the American Sociological Association, “Spouse, Parent and Worker: Gender, Multiple Role Involvements, Role Meaning and Mental Health.” 1991-1992 National Research Service Award, National Institute of Mental Health, PHS F31 MH10110-01, “Multiple Roles, Role Meaning and Emotional Distress” ($20,667) 1990-1991 Dissertation Fellowship, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University 1990 Graduate Student Paper Award, Social Psychology Section of the American Sociological Association, “Parental Role Strains, Parental Identity and Gender Differences in Distress.” Simon - 3 Honors and Awards 1989 Edwin Sutherland Teaching Award for Outstanding Teaching by an Associate Instructor, Department of Sociology, Indiana University 1884 Commonwealth Scholar, University Honors, University of Massachusetts 1983 Award in Sociology for Excellence in Undergraduate Studies, University of Massachusetts Publications Simon, Robin W. and Jennifer Caputo. 2019. “The Costs and Benefits of Parenthood for Mental and Physical Health in the U.S.: The Importance of Parenting Stage.” Forthcoming in Society and Mental Health Online First (http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2156869318786760) Simon, Robin W. 2018. “Parenthood and Mental Health in the U.S.: Why Don't Children Improve Adults’ Emotional Well-Being?” Contemporary Parenting and Parenthood: From New Headlines to New Research. Michelle Janning (ed.). Praeger Glass, Jennifer, Robin W. Simon and Mathew A. Andersson. 2016. “Parenthood and Happiness: Effects of Work-Family Reconciliation Policies in 22 OECD Countries.” American Journal of Sociology. 122: 886-929 Best Article Award, Family Section of the American Sociological Association, 2017 Simon, Robin W. 2014. “Sociological Scholarship on Gender Differences in Emotion and Emotional Well-Being in the United States: A Snapshot of the Field.” Emotions Review 6 (Special Section): 196-201 Simon, Robin W. 2014. “Mental Health and Emotion.” Pages 29-49 in Handbook of the Sociology of Emotion (2nd Volume). Jan Stets and Jonathon Turner (eds.). Springer Simon, Robin W. 2014. “Twenty Years of the Sociology of Mental Health: The Continued Significance of Gender and Marital Status for Emotional Well-Being.” Pages 21-52 in Sociology of Mental Health: Selected Topics from Forty Years, 1970s-2010s. Robert Johnson, R. Jay Turner and Bruce Link (eds.). Springer Caputo, Jennifer and Robin W. Simon. 2013. “Physical Limitations and Emotional Well- Being: Gender and Marital Status Variations.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 54: 240-256 Andersson, Matthew A., Jennifer Glass and Robin W. Simon. 2013. “Users Beware: Variable Effects of Parenthood on Happiness Within and Across International Datasets.” Social Indicators Research 115: 945-961 Simon, Robin W. and Kathryn J. Lively. 2010. “Sex, Anger and Depression.” Social Forces 88: 1543-1568 Best Publication Award, Mental Health Section of the American Sociological Association, 2011 Simon - 4 Publications Simon, Robin W. and Anne Barrett. 2010. “Non-Marital Romantic Relationships and Mental Health in Early Adulthood: Does the Association Differ for Women and Men?” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 51: 168-182 Simon, Robin W. 2008. “The Joys of Parenthood, Reconsidered.” Contexts 7: 40-45 Reprinted in: Contexts Reader, Douglas Hartman and Christopher Uggen (eds.), Norton, 2012 Psychology Today, February 2008; UTNE Reader, September/October 2008 Simon, Robin W. 2007. “Contributions of the Sociology of Mental Health for Understanding the Social Antecedents, Social Regulation and Social Distribution of Emotion.” Pages 239-274 in Mental Health, Social Mirror. William Avison, Jane McLeod and Bernice Pescosilido (eds.). Springer Evenson, Ranae J. and Robin W. Simon. 2005. “Clarifying the Relationship Between Parenthood and Depression.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 46: 341-358 Reprinted in The Sociology of Mental Illness: A Comprehensive Reader. Jane McLeod and Eric Wright (eds.). Oxford, 2009 Feature Article on the American Sociological Association’s Website, December 2005 Simon, Robin W. and Leda K. Nath. 2004. “Gender and Emotion in the U.S.: Do Men and Women Differ in Self-Reports of Feelings and Expressive Behavior?” American Journal of Sociology 109: 1137-1176 Outstanding Recent Contribution Award, Emotions Section of the American Sociological Association, 2007 Highlighted as New and Newsworthy in the Spring 2004 Issue of Contexts Simon, Robin W. 2002. “Revisiting the Relationships among Gender, Marital Status and Mental Health.” American Journal of Sociology 107: 1065-1096 Best Publication Award, Mental Health Section of the American Sociological Association, 2004 Reprinted in The Sociology of Mental Illness: A Comprehensive Reader. Jane McLeod and Eric Wright (eds.). Oxford University Press, 2009 Simon, Robin W. 2000. “The Importance of Culture in Sociological Theory and Research on Stress and Mental Health: A Missing Link?” Pages 68-78 in Handbook of Medical Sociology (5th Edition), Chloe Bird, Peter Conrad and Allen Fremont (eds.). Prentice Simon, Robin W. and Kristen Marcussen. 1999. “Marital Transitions, Marital Beliefs and Mental Health.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 40: 111-125 Simon, Robin W. 1998. “Assessing Sex Differences in Vulnerability Among Employed Parents: Importance of Marital Status.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 39:37-53 Simon - 5 Publications Simon, Robin W. 1997. “The Meanings Individuals Attach