Professor Marina A Adler
Professor · Tenured
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health School of Public Policy Language, Literacy and Culture
About
I do cross-national research on social policy and gender, work and family intersections. Key topics are inequality, social change, social movements, family diversity, fatherhood, community-based research and comparative welfare states.
Research interests
Recently I investigated father engagement with young children in various OECD countries.The focus of my research is on Germany, the EU and the US. My current book project is about different family forms in a number of OECD countries. In Mexico, I studied the APPO movement and indigenous grassroots struggles for autonomous livelihoods. My community-based research in Baltimore involves graduate students and community partners.
Teaching interests
Inequality and social policy
Gender, work and family in cross-cultural perspective
Applied social science methodologies
Applied methods and statistics
Applied sociology
Education
- Ph D, Sociology — University of Maryland College Park (1990)
- MA, Sociology — University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1984)
- BA, Sociology — University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1982)
Publications
- Fathers in Europe: Policies, Constructions, and Practices 2023
- Emotions, love, and sexuality in committed relationships. 2021
- Zwischen “Doing gender” and “De-gendering care” – Wie fuersorglich sind aktive Väter in den USA?“ 2021
- Residents’ views about assets, challenges, and renewal options in the Brooklyn, MD community 2020
- Space and the intersection of gender, work and family. Recent currents in US scholarship 2019
- Marina Adler, Ciara Christian, Marie Martin, Emily Melluso and Sydney Phyllips. Neighborhood revitalization projects and community cohesion in Curtis Bay, MD 2017
- Community-based research in support of community well-being in Curtis Bay, MD 2015
Presentations
- The logistics of teaching and learning in participatory community-based courses. 2020
- “Attitudes, Concerns, and Aspirations in the Community of Brooklyn.” 2019
- "Celebrating strong and healthy neighborhoods" 2015
Courses Taught
- Master's Thesis Research
- Directed Indep Study
- Research Methodology
- Soc Inequality/Soc Polcy
- Statistical Analysis