Education
PhD State University of New York at Stony Brook Sociology 1985
Research Interests
Parent-adult child relations; family caregiving; sibling relationships in adulthood; interpersonal relations and well-being; mixed methods
Teaching Interests
Sociology of the Family; Aging and the Family; Mixed-Methods
Grants
2019 - National Institute on Aging
2018 - Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships and the Office of the Provost. Purdue University
Selected Publications
Frase, Robert T., Shawn Bauldry, J. Jill Suitor, Megan Gilligan, And Destiny Ogle. In Press. "Adult Children's Education And Mothers' Psychological Well-Being: Do Adult Children's Problems Mediate This Relationship?" Journal Of Gerontology: Social Sciences.
Hou, Yifei, J. Jill Suitor, And Megan Gilligan. In Press. Intergenerational Transmission Of Relationship Quality In Later-Life Families. Journal Of Marriage And Family.
Rurka, Marissa, J. Jill Suitor, Megan Gilligan, And Robert Frase. In Press. How Do Own And Siblings' Genders Shape Caregivers' Risk Of Perceiving Care-Related Criticism From Siblings? Journal Of Gerontology: Social Sciences. Https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac188
Rurka, Marissa, J. Jill Suitor, Megan Gilligan, And Robert Frase. In Press. How Do Own And Siblings' Genders Shape Caregivers' Risk Of Perceiving Care-Related Criticism From Siblings? Journal Of Gerontology: Social Sciences. Https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac188
Rurka, Marissa, J. Jill Suitor, Megan Gilligan, And Robert Frase. In Press. How Do Own And Siblings' Genders Shape Caregivers' Risk Of Perceiving Care-Related Criticism From Siblings? Journal Of Gerontology: Social Sciences. Https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac188
Hou, Yifei, J. Jill Suitor, And Megan Gilligan. In Press. Intergenerational Transmission Of Relationship Quality In Later-Life Families. Journal Of Marriage And Family. Https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12884
Park, Taeyoung, Karl Pillemer, Corinna Loeckenhoff, J. Jill Suitor, And Catherine Riffin. In Press. What Motivates Physicians To Address Caregiver Needs? The Role Of Experiential Similarity." Journal Of Applied Gerontology. Https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648231151937
Suitor, J. Jill, Megan Gilligan, Reilly Kincaid, Yifei Hou, Catherine Stepniak, And Siyun Peng. (2022). How Widowhood And Gender Shape The Impact Of Maternal Favoritism On Adult Children's Psychological Well-Being. Journal Of Gerontology: Social Sciences 77: 224-236.
Suitor, J. Jill And Megan Gilligan. (2022). Applying Mixed-Method Designs To The Study Of Family Relations. Sourcebook Of Family Theories And Methodologies. Adamson, Few-Demo, Proulx & Roy (Eds.) NY: Springer.
Stepniak, Catherine, J. Jill Suitor & Megan Gilligan. (2022). Mothers' Functional Limitations And Relationship Quality With Adult Children: Exploring The Moderating Roles Of Race And Gender. Research On Aging 44: 414-425.
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