My Research
Current Research Agenda
My current research
agenda can be subsumed under the broader theme of research in the
family. I draw from the diversity of topics in sociology of the family
across the majority of my research, both independently and in my work
with others. The main foci of my research within family sociology
follow two distinct paths: 1) first-generation college students and the
role of family in determining academic outcomes; and 2) fertility,
infertility, perinatal loss, and childlessness across the life course.
The main research interest outside of family sociology is in the
scholarship of teaching and learning.
I currently have two active research studies in the field, and additional research projects underway. Each of my current projects involves undergraduate students as research assistants, who learn the process of research from the ground up.
First-Generation College Graduates Study
Plikuhn, Mari and Matthew Knoester. “First-Generation College Graduates
and the Discourses Needed for Academic Success.” In preparation
for
Inequality
of Access, Opportunity, and Outcome: Readings on the Working Class and
Higher Education;
Presented at the 2012 Annual Meetings of the American Educational
Research Association.
Knoester, Matthew and Mari Plikuhn. “Inquiry into the Childhood
Independent Reading Lives of First-Generation College Graduates.”
Presented at the 2013 Annual Meetings of the American
Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Knoester, Matthew and Mari
Plikuhn. “Social Aspects of Literacy Development in the Lives of
First-Generation College Graduates.” Presented at the
Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 2013,
New York, NY.
Additional Research
Plikuhn, Mari and James
Doane. “Improving and Developing Curricular Assessment in the Face
of Resistance.” In progress.
Doane, James and Mari
Plikuhn. “For Us or For Them? Why We Develop the Student-Faculty
Connection.” In progress
Spalding, Sarah, Chelsea Clifton, and Mari Plikuhn. “’Bridging the
Gap: Perceptions of Young Adults on Aging and Interactions with Older
Adults.” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, November
2013, New Orleans, LA.
Plikuhn, Mari, Jenna Koschmeder*, Sarah Malik*, and Sarah Spalding*.
2013. “Struggle and Satisfaction with the Second Shift: Differences
between Married and Cohabiting Couples.” Accepted for Presentation at
the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, March, Chicago,
IL.
Plikuhn, Mari, Jenna Koschmeder*, Sarah Malik*, Ashlee Niehaus, Rebecca
Reeves, and Sarah Spalding*. 2013. “Leading and Succeeding:
Collaborating with Undergraduate Student Researchers.” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society,
March, Chicago, IL.
Plikuhn, Mari, Ashlee Niehaus*, and Rebecca D. Reeves*. “’65
Isn't What It Used to Be’: Changes and Trends in Perceptions of Older
Adults.” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, November
2011, Boston, MA; Accepted for publication at International
Social Science Review.
*Indicates Student Co-Authors
Knoester, Matthew and Mari Plikuhn. “Inquiry into the Childhood Independent Reading Lives of First-Generation College Graduates.” Presented at the 2013 Annual Meetings of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Knoester, Matthew and Mari Plikuhn. “Social Aspects of Literacy Development in the Lives of First-Generation College Graduates.” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 2013, New York, NY.
Additional Research
Plikuhn, Mari and James Doane. “Improving and Developing Curricular Assessment in the Face of Resistance.” In progress.
Doane, James and Mari Plikuhn. “For Us or For Them? Why We Develop the Student-Faculty Connection.” In progress
Spalding, Sarah, Chelsea Clifton, and Mari Plikuhn. “’Bridging the Gap: Perceptions of Young Adults on Aging and Interactions with Older Adults.” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, November 2013, New Orleans, LA.
Plikuhn, Mari, Jenna Koschmeder*, Sarah Malik*, and Sarah Spalding*. 2013. “Struggle and Satisfaction with the Second Shift: Differences between Married and Cohabiting Couples.” Accepted for Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, March, Chicago, IL.
Plikuhn, Mari, Jenna Koschmeder*, Sarah Malik*, Ashlee Niehaus, Rebecca Reeves, and Sarah Spalding*. 2013. “Leading and Succeeding: Collaborating with Undergraduate Student Researchers.” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, March, Chicago, IL.
Plikuhn, Mari, Ashlee Niehaus*, and Rebecca D. Reeves*. “’65 Isn't What It Used to Be’: Changes and Trends in Perceptions of Older Adults.” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, November 2011, Boston, MA; Accepted for publication at International Social Science Review.
*Indicates Student Co-Authors
