Lynne Casper

Professor of Sociology
Email lcasper@usc.edu Office HSH 313 Office Phone (213) 740-3533

Research & Practice Areas

Family Sociology; Family Demography; Work, Family and Health; Gender, Work, and Family; Family Change and Variation; Social Demography, Quantitative Methods

Center, Institute & Lab Affiliations

  • Faculty Affiliate, California Center for Population Research,
  • NICHD Explianing Family Change Research Network,
  • NIH Work, Family, and Health Research Network,

Education

  • Ph.D. Demography and Sociology, Penn State, 1992
  • M.A. Sociology and Social Policy Research, University of Chicago, 1988
  • B.A. Sociology and Spanish, University of Wisconsin, 1984
  • Research, Teaching, Practice, and Clinical Appointments

    • Health Scientist, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), 2000-01-01-2005-09-01
    • Senior Statistician and Demographer, U.S. Census Bureau, 1992-08-03-2000-12-31
    • Research Associate, Princeton University, Office of Population Research, 1990-08-31-1992-08-01
  • Summary Statement of Research Interests

    Demography; work, family, and health; gender, work, and family; family change and variation; family structure; intergenerational families; child care; cohabitation; fatherhood; the well-being of single-mother families; women’s life course transitions and family functioning; women’s status, economic and social development, and demographic change; women’s status and economic and family well-being; adolescent pregnancy and childbearing; child well-being.

  • Contracts and Grants Awarded

    • Data Coordinating Center for the Work, Family, and Health Network, (National Institutes of Health), Lynne M. Casper $383,467, 2008-2014
    • Multidisciplinary Examination Of Change And Variation In Romantic Unions, (Duke University), Casper, Lynne Marie $54,162, 2006-2009

    USC Funding

    • James Zumberge Faculty Research and Innovation Fund. Generating Funding for Interdisciplinary Research Across Colleges Through the Southern California Population Research Center $10,000, 2006-2008
    • U.S.C. College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences: College Programs, Projects, and Centers Initiative. The Southern California Population Research Center $75,000, 2006-2008
    • U.S.C. College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences: College Infrastructure Initiative. The Southern California Population Research Center $100,000, 2006-2008
  • Book

    • Morgan, S., Bachrach, C. A., Bianchi, S. M., Bledsoe, C. H., Brandon, P. D., Casper, L. M., Chase-Lansdale, P., DiPrete, T. A., Evans, V., Hotz, J., Johnson-Hanks, J., Kohler, H. P., McGarry, K., Sanders, S. G., Seltzer, J. A., Smock, P. J. (2008). Designing New Models for Explaining Family Change and Variation. http://www.soc.duke.edu/~efc/Docs/pubs/EFC%20FINAL%20AUG%2018%20complete%20w%20appendice.pdf.
    • Hofferth, S. L., Casper, L. M. (2007). The Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research. Mahwah, New Jersey: Erlbaum.
    • Bianchi, S. M., Casper, L. M., King, R. B. (2005). Work, Family, Health, and Well-being. New Jersey: Erlbaum.

    Book Chapter

    • Casper, L. M., Haaga, J. G., Jayasundera, R. (2009). “Demography and Family Health.” In J. Kaakinen, S. Hanson, V. Gedaly-Duff and (eds.), Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice and Research (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.
    • Casper, L. M., Bianchi, S. M. (2009). “The Stalled Revolution: Gender and Time Allocation in the United States”. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Casper, L. M., Brandon, P. D., DiPrete, T. A., Sanders, S. G., Smock, P. J. (2008). “Rethinking Change and Variation in Unions.” In S.P.Morgan et al. (eds.), Designing New Models for Explaining Family Change and Variation..
    • Bianchi, S. M., Casper, L. M., DiPrete, T. A., Hotz, V., Chase-Lansdale, P., Morgan, S., Sanders, S. G., Seltzer, J. A. (2008). “Recommendations for a Coordinated Program of Data Collection for Research on Family Change and Variation.” In S.P.Morgan et al. (eds.), Designing New Models for Explaining Family Change and Variation.
    • Hofferth, S. L., Casper, L. M. (2007). Progress Made, Gaps Remain: Final Observations. Mahwah: The Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research/Erlbaum.
    • Casper, L. M., Hofferth, S. L. (2007). Playing Catch-up: Improving Measures for Family Research. The Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research/Erlbaum. Vol. NA,
    • Casper, L. M., Bianchi, S., King, R. (2005). Forging the Future in Work, Family, Health, and Well-being Research. New Jersey: Work, Family, Health, and Well-being/Erlbaum. Vol. NA,
    • Bianchi, S., Casper, L. M., King, R. (2005). Complex Connections: A Multidisciplinary Look at Work, Family, Health, and Well-being Research. New Jersey: Work, Family, Health, and Well-being./Erlbaum. Vol. NA,

    Encyclopedia Article

    • Casper, L. M., Kitchen, P. J. (2008). Demographic Factors. pp. 11. Oxford: Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development/Elsevier Science.

    Journal Article

    • Marsh, K., Darity, W. A., Cohen, P. N., Casper, L. M., Salters, D. (2007). The Emerging Black Middle Class: Single and Living Alone. 2 pp. 735-762.Social Forces. Vol. 86 (2),
    • Seltzer, J. A., Bachrach, C. A., Bianchi, S. M., Bledsoe, C. H., Casper, L. M., Lansdale, L. C., DiPrete, T. A., Hotz, J. V., Morgan, P. S., Sanders, S. G., Thomas, D. (2005). Explaining Family Change and Variation: Challenges for Family Demographers. pp. p. 67(4).Journal of Marriage of the Family/NCFR.

    Monograph

    • Casper, L. M., Cohen, P. N., Sayer, L. C. (2005). Women, Men, and Work. Russell Sage Foundation.
    • Mellon Mentoring Award– Faculty to Graduate Students, 2012-2013
    • General Education Excellence in Teaching Award, 2012-2013
  • Administrative Appointments

    • Director of Graduate Studies, 2013
    • Director, Southern California Population Research Center, 2007-2013
  • Professional Offices

    • Vice-President, Population Association of America”, 2013-2015
    • Board of Directors, American Sociological Association, Family Section”, 2009-2013
    • President, Association of Population Centers”, 2008-2011
    • Member, Otis Dudley Duncan Book Award Committee, American Sociological Association, Population Section”, 2007-2011
    • Board of Directors, American Sociological Association, Population Section”, 2005-2009
    • Board of Directors, Population Association of America”, 2005-2008
    • Secretary-Treasurer, Population Association of America”, 2003-2006