Merril Silverstein Ph.D.
Professor of Gerontology and Sociology.
Family and intergenerational relations

Research and Grants

Longitudinal Study of Generations and Mental Health
Agency: National Institute of Aging
Co-Principal Investigator: Merril Silverstein, Ph.D. (Vern L. Bengtson, PI)
The major goal is to examine how intergenerational relationships
influence psychological, physical, and material well-being of family
members in the context of life-course transitions from early to
middle to late adulthood

The Well-being of the Elderly in Anhui Province, China
Agency: Fogarty International Center, NIH
Principal Investigator: Merril Silverstein, Ph.D.
The major goal is study how economic change and migration of young
adults in rural China have affected the psychological well being of elderly
Chinese parents and grandparents.

Grandparents as Buffers of Social Change
Agency: National Science Foundation (Sociology)
Principal Investigator: Merril Silverstein, Ph.D.
The major goal is to compare supportive ties between grandparents
and grandchildren in divorced families with those in intact families

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