Professor Linda M. Burton holds the Eugene and Rose Kleiner Chair for the Study of Processes, Practices and Policies in Aging and served as Berkeley Social Welfare's Dean from Fall 2019 through the end of the Academic Year 2023-24. Prior to her arrival at Berkeley in 2019, Burton was the James B. Duke Professor of Sociology and director of the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University. In her role as dean of Social Sciences at Duke University's Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, she was responsible for handling all matters relative to 239 faculty members in 14 departments and programs, including African/African American Studies, Economics, History, Political Science, and Women's Studies. She simultaneously co-directed the undergraduate program on International Comparative Studies, was co-chair of the university's Task Force on Bias and Hate Issues, and served on the university's union bargaining team in negotiations with the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU) on behalf of Duke's adjunct professors. Prior to joining Duke, she was a faculty member at Penn State for over 20 years and served as director of its Center for Human Development and Family Research in Diverse Contexts from 1998 to 2006. She holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Southern California.
Dr. Burton is a preeminent scholar on child welfare and poverty whose program of research is conceptually grounded in life course, developmental, and ecological perspectives and focuses on three themes concerning the lives of America's poorest urban, small town, and rural families: (1) intergenerational family structures, processes, and role transitions; (2) the meaning of context and place in the daily lives of families; and, (3) childhood adultification and the accelerated life course. Her methodological approach to exploring these issues is comparative, longitudinal, and multi-method. The comparative dimension of Burton's research comprises in-depth within-group analysis of low-income African American, White, and, Hispanic/Latino families, as well as systematic examinations of similarities and differences across groups. She employs longitudinal designs in her studies to identify distinct and often nuanced contextual and ethnic/racial features of development that shape the family structures, processes (e.g., intergenerational care-giving) and life course transitions (e.g., grandparenthood, marriage) families experience over time. She is principally an ethnographer, but integrates survey and geographic and spatial analysis in her work. Burton was one of six principal investigators involved in a multi-site, multi-method collaborative study of the impact of welfare reform on families and children (Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study), directed the ethnographic component of the Three-City Study, and was also principal investigator of an ethnographic study of rural poverty and child development (The Family Life Project).
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Fellowships, Honors, and Awards
2022 | Fellow, American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare
2020-Present | Eugene and Rose Kleiner Endowed Chair for the Study of Processes, Practices, and Policies
2019-Present | Commissioner, Commission on the Status of Women, City of Berkeley, CA
2018-2019 | President, Sociological Research Association (International Honor Society for Distinguished Sociologists)
2018 | Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, New York University Steinhardt
2018 | Helen Kelley Lecture for Excellence in Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2017 | 12th Annual De Jong Lecture in Social Demography, Penn State University
2017 | Dean’s Excellence in Mentoring Award, Duke University
2017 | Cornerstone Lecture, University of Minnesota
2016-2017 | Ambiguous Loss Scholar, University of Minnesota
2014 | Distinguished Career Award, Family Section, American Sociological Association
2013 | Wiley Alexis Walker Award for Outstanding Research in Family Science (for the article: Burton, L.M., & Hardaway, C.R. 2012. Low-income mothers as “othermothers” to their romantic partners’ children: Women’s coparenting in multiple partner fertility relationships. Family Process, 51, 343-359)
2013 | Inducted into the Sociological Research Association (National Honor Society for Sociological Researchers)
2008 | National Science Foundation Advanced Distinguished Lectureship, Case Western Reserve University
2007 | Awarded Distinguished Chair, James B. Duke Professor of Sociology, Duke University
2006-2007 | Faculty Fellow, Social Science Research Institute, Duke University
2006 | Elected Fellow, Gerontological Society of America
2005 | Family Research Consortium Legacy Award
2005 | Faculty, Salzburg Seminar, Salzburg Austria
2000 | Evan G. and Helen G. Pattishall Outstanding Research Achievement Award, The Pennsylvania State University
2000 | Roberta Grotberg Simmons Memorial Lecture, Society for Research on Adolescence
1999 | North Carolina Central University Inaugural Distinguished Lecture
1997 | Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement, The Pennsylvania State University
1996 | American Family Therapy Academy Award for Innovative Contributions to Family Research
1996 | "Products of Compton" Award, City of Compton and the Compton Coalition for Progress
1993 | Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture, University of California; Orman-Harris Lecture, University of Alabama; Beister-Young Lecture, University of Minnesota
1989-1994 | William T. Grant Faculty Scholars Award
1988-1989 | Fellow, Center for the Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
1987-1990 | Brookdale National Fellow, Brookdale Foundation
1988-1989 | Spencer Foundation Fellow
1986-1987 | Fellow, Post-Doctoral Research Consortium Program of the Behavioral Sciences Research Branch, National Institute of Mental Health
1981-1984 | American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship (Applied Sociology and Sociological Research)
Expanded Publications
Burton, E.C., Bennett, D.S., & Burton L.M. (2020). COVID-19: Health disparities and social determinants of health. International Social Work, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872820944985
Baker, R.S. & Burton L.M. (2018). "Between a rock and a hard place:" Socio-economic (im)mobility among low-income mothers of children with disabilities. In T. Taylor and K. Bloch (Eds.) Marginalized mothers mothering from the margins: Advances in gender research, Volume 25, Somerville, MA: Emerald.
Medwinter, S.D. & Burton, L.M. (2018). Negotiating gender and power: How some poor mothers employed economic survival strategies after welfare reform. In T. Taylor and K. Bloch (Eds.) Marginalized mothers mothering from the margins: Advances in gender research, Volume 25, Somerville, MA: Emerald.
Burton, L.M., Burton, D.O., McHale, S.M., King, V., & Van Hook, J., (Eds) (2016). Boys and men in African American families. NY: Springer.
Welsh, W. & Burton, L.M. (2016). Home, heart, and being Latina: Housing and intimate relationship power among low-income Mexican mothers. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, 2, 307-322
Brady, D. & Burton, L.M. (Eds.) (2016). The Oxford handbook of the social science of poverty. NY: Oxford University Press.
Brady, D. & Burton, L.M. (2016). Social science and poverty from a global perspective. The Oxford handbook of the social science of poverty. NY: Oxford University Press.
Streib, J., Verma, S.J., Welsh, W., & Burton, L.M. (2016). Life, death, and resurrection: The culture of poverty. The Oxford handbook of the social science of poverty. NY: Oxford University Press.
Garrett-Peters, R. & Burton, L.M. (2016). Tenuous ties: The nature and costs of kin support among low-income rural African American mothers. Women, Gender, and Families of Color, 4-35.
Burton, L.M. & Welsh, W. (2016). Inequality and opportunity: The role of exclusion, social capital, and generic social processes in upward mobility. NY: William T. Grant Foundation.
Garrett-Peters, R. & Burton, L.M. (2015). Reframing marriage and marital delay among low-income mothers: An interactionist perspective. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 242-264.
Burton, L.M., Winn, D.M., Stevenson, H., & McKinney, M. (2015). Childhood adultification and the paradox of parenting: Perspectives on African American boys in economically disadvantaged families. In J. Arditti, Family problems: Stress, risk, and resilience. NY: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Burton, L.M. (2014). Seeking romance in the crosshairs of multiple partner fertility: Ethnographic insights on low-income urban and rural mothers. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 654, 185-212
Burton, L.M. & Welsh, W. (2014). Social exclusion, social capital, and socioeconomic mobility: How micro-level processes obfuscate reductions in poverty. The International Federation for Family Development.
Burton, L.M. & Stack, C. B. (2014). "Breakfast at Elmo's:" Adolescent boys and disruptive politics in the Kinscripts' narrative. In A. Garey, R. Hertz, & M. Nelson (Eds), Open to disruption: Practicing slow sociology. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press.
Burton, L.M. Lichter, D.T., Baker, R.S., & Eason, J.M. (2013). Inequality, family processes, and health in the "new" rural America. American Behavioral Scientist, 57(8), 1128-1151.
Burton, L.M., Welsh, W. & Destro, L.M. (2013). Grandmothers' differential involvement with grandchildren in rural multiple partner fertility family structures. In M. Silverstein & Giarrusso (Eds.), From generation to generation: Continuity and discontinuity in aging families. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press.
Burton, L.M., & Hardaway, C.R. (2012). Low-income mothers as "othermothers" to their romantic partners' children: Women's coparenting in multiple partner fertility relationships. Family Process, 51, 343-359
Cross-Barnet, C., Cherlin, A., & Burton, L.M. (2011). Bound by children: Intermittent cohabitation and living together apart. Family Relations, 60, 633-647.
Burton, L.M., Kemp, S., Leung, M., Matthews, S., & Takeuchi, D. (Eds.) (2011). Communities, neighborhoods, and health: Expanding the boundaries of place. NY: Springer.
Burton, L.M., Garrett-Peters, R., & Eason, J. (2011). Morality, identity, and mental health in rural ghettos. In L. Burton, S. Kemp, M. Leung, S. Matthews, & D. Takeuchi (Eds.), Communities, neighborhoods, and health: Expanding the boundaries of place. NY: Springer.
Lawson Clark, S., Burton, L.M., & Flippen, C. (2011). Housing dependence and intimate relationships in the lives of low-income Puerto Rican mothers. Journal of Family Issues, 32(3), 369-393.
Burton, L.M., Bonilla-Silva, E., Ray, V., Buckelew, R., & Hordge-Freeman, E. (2010). Critical race theories, colorism, and the decade's research on families of color. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72, 440-459.
Burton, L.M. & Bromell, L. (2010). Childhood illness, family comorbidity, and cumulative disadvantage: An ethnographic treatise on low-income mothers' health in later life. Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 30, 231-263
Burton, L.M. & Stack, C.B. (2010). Ethnography: A method that "rocks our soul." NCFR Reports, 55, F5-F8.
Arditti, J., Burton, L.M. & Neeves-Botelho, S.E. (2010). Maternal distress and parenting in the context of cumulative disadvantage. Family Process, 49(2), 142-164.
Burton, L.M., Cherlin, A., Winn, D.M., Estacion, A., & Holder-Taylor, C. (2009). The role of trust in low- income mothers' intimate unions. Journal of Marriage and Family, 71, 1107 – 1127.
Burton, L.M. & Cherlin, A. (2009 Winter). "Trust is like Jell-O:" Forms of trust in low-income mothers' romantic unions. NCFR Reports, 44, F2-F5.
Burton, L.M. & Tucker, M.B. (2009). Romantic unions in an era of uncertainty: A post-Moynihan perspective on African American women and marriage. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 62, 132-148.
Burton, L.M. (2009). Uncovering hidden facts that matter in interpreting individuals' behaviors: An ethnographic lens. In B.J. Risman (Ed.), Families as they really are. NY: Norton Publishers.
Burton, L.M., Garrett-Peters, R., & Eaton, S.C. (2009). More than good quotations: How ethnography informs knowledge on adolescent development and context. In R.M. Lerner & L. Steinberg (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent psychology: Vol. 1 (3rd Ed., pp. 55-92). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Burton, L.M., Purvin, D., & Garrett-Peters, R. (2009). Longitudinal ethnography: Uncovering domestic abuse low-income women's lives. In G. Elder Jr. & J. Z. Giele (Eds.), The craft of life course studies. NY: Guilford Press.
Roy, K. & Burton, L.M. (2009). "Show me you can be a father:" Maternal monitoring and recruitment of fathers for involvement in low-income families. In M. Nelson & A. I. Garey (eds.), Monitoring families. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press.
Cherlin, A., Cross-Barnet, C., Burton, L.M., & Garrett-Peters. (2008). Promises they can keep: Low-income women's attitudes toward motherhood and marriage. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70, 919-933.
Burton, L.M. (2007). Childhood adultification in economically disadvantaged families: A conceptual model. Family Relations, 56, 329-345.
Roy, K. & Burton, L.M. (2007). Mothering through recruitment: Kinscription of non-residential fathers and father figures in low-income families. Family Relations, 56, 24-39. Also published in S. Coontz (ed.), American families: A multicultural reader (2nd ed.), NY: Routledge.
Skinner, D., Lachicotte, W., & Burton, L. (2007). Childhood disability and poverty: How families navigate health care and coverage. In B. A. Arrighi & D. J. Maume (Eds.), Health and medical care. NY: Praeger Press.
McHale, S.M., Crouter, A.C., Kim, J.Y., Burton, L.M., Davis, K., Dotterer, A., & Swanson, D. (2006). Mothers' and fathers' racial socialization in African American families: Implications for youth. Child Development 77(5), 1387-1402.
Whitfield, K.E., Angel, J., Burton, L.M., & Hayward, M. (2006). Diversity, disparities, and inequalities in aging. Public Policy and Aging Report 16(3), 16-22.
Tubbs, C. Y., & Burton, L. M. (2006). Bridging research using ethnography to inform clinical practice. In D. H. Sprenkle & F. P. Piercy (Eds.), Research methods in family therapy (2nd ed.). NY: Guilford Press.
McLoyd, V., Aikens, N.L., & Burton, L.M. (2006). Poverty and children's well being: Linking research, policy, and practice. In I. Siegal & A. Renninger (Eds.) Handbook of child psychology. NY: Wiley.
Burton, L.M. & Whitfield, K.E. (2006). Health, aging, and America's poor: Ethnographic insights on family co-morbidity and cumulative disadvantage. In J. Baars, D. Dannefer, C. Phillipson, & A. Walker (Eds.), Aging, globalization and inequality: The new critical gerontology. NY: Baywood.
Burton, L.M. & Lein, L. (2006). Welfare and low-wage work: A troubled and troubling environment for mothers and children. In J. Henrici (ed.) Doing without: Women and work after welfare reform. AZ: University of Arizona Press.
Bryant, C.M., Bolland, J.M., Burton, L.M., Hurt, T., & Bryant, B. (2006). The changing social context of relationships. In J. Feeney & P. Noller (Eds.) Close relationships. Psychology Press.
Skinner, D., Lachicotte, W., & Burton, L.M. (2006). The difference disability makes: Managing childhood disability, poverty, and work. In J. Henrici (ed.). Doing without: Women and work after welfare reform. AZ: University of Arizona Press.
Matthews, S., & Detwiler, J. Burton, L.M. (2006). Geoethnography: Coupling geographic information analysis techniques with ethnographic methods in urban research. Cartographica, 40(4), 75-90. As of March 2014: this article was listed among the ten most-cited articles in the history of Cartographica, Scopus Database.
Burton, L.M. & Lawson-Clark, S. (2005). Homeplace and housing in the lives of low-income urban African American families. In V.C. McLoyd, K. Dodge, & N. Hill (Eds.), Emerging issues in African American family life. NY: Guilford Press.
Burton, L.M., Lein, L., & Kolak, A. (2005). Health and mothers' employment in low-come families. In S. Bianchi, L, Casper, & R. King (Eds.) Work, family health, and well-being. NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Burton, L.M. (2005). The scholar and the oak tree: A profile of Vern L. Bengtson. Contemporary Gerontology, 11(3), 91-94.
Skinner, D., Matthews, S., & Burton, L.M. (2005). Combining ethnography and GIS to examine constructions of developmental opportunities in contexts of poverty and disability. In T. Weisner (Ed.) Discovering successful pathways in children's development: New methods in the study of childhood and family life. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Tubbs, C. Y., Roy, K., & Burton, L. (2005). Family ties and constructing family time in low-income families. Family Process, 44 (1), 77-91.
Cherlin, A., Burton, L.M., Hurt, T., & Purvin, D. (2004). The influence of physical and sexual abuse on marriage and cohabitation. American Sociological Review. 69, 768-789.
Dilworth-Anderson, P., Burton, L.M., & Klein, D. (2004). Contemporary and emerging theories studying families. In V. Bengtson, K. Allen, P. Dilworth-Anderson, & D. Klein (Eds.), Sourcebook of family theory and research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Burton, L.M., Winn, D.M., Stevenson, H., & Lawson Clark, S. (2004). Working with African American clients: Considering the homeplace in counseling and therapy practices. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 30(4), 397-410
Roy, K. M., Tubbs, C.Y. & Burton, L.M. (2004). "Don't have no time:" Daily rhythms and the organization of time for low-income families. Family Relations, 53(2), 168-178. (Top 20 Nominee, Rosbeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research, 2005).
Dallas, C.M. & Burton, L.M. (2004). Health disparities among men from racial and ethnic minority populations. Annual Review of Nursing, Vol 22, 77-100.
Burton, L.M. & Whitfield, K.E. (2003). "Weathering" towards poorer health in later life: Co-morbidity in low-income families urban families. Public Policy and Aging Report, Vol 13, No. 3 13-18.
Roy, K. & Burton, L.M., (2003). Kinscription: Mothers keeping fathers connected to children. Journal of Zero to Three, Vol. 23, No. 3, 27-32.
Cherlin, A., Bogen, K., Quane, J., & Burton, L.M,. (2002). Operating within the rules: Welfare recipients' experiences with sanctions and case closings for noncompliance. Social Service Review, 76(3): 387-405
Burton, L.M. (2002). Sociological and anthropological perspectives on fatherhood: Traversing lenses, methods, and invisible men. In C. Tamis Le Monda & N. Cabrera (Eds.), Handbook on fatherhood involvement: Multidisciplinary perspectives. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associate.
Jarrett, R.L., Roy, K., & Burton, L.M. (2002). Fathers in the "hood:" Insights from qualitative research on low income African American men. In C. Tamis Le Monda & N. Cabrera (Eds.), Handbook on fatherhood involvement: Multidisciplinary perspectives. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Burton, L. M., & Jayakody, R. (2001). Rethinking family structure and single parenthood. Implications for future studies of African-American families and children. In A. Thornton (Ed.) Family and child well-being: Research and data needs. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
Burton, L. M., (2001). One step forward and two steps back: Neighborhoods and adolescent development. In A. Booth and A.C. Crouter (Eds.), Does it take a village? Community effects on children, adolescents, and families. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Burton, L. M.. & Jarrett, R. L., (2000). In the mix, yet on the margins: The place of family in urban neighborhood and child development research. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 62, 1114-1135.
Allison, K. W., Burton, L., Marshall, S. Perez-Febles, A., Yarrington, J., Kirsh, L.B. & Merriwether-deVries, C. (1999). Life experiences among urban adolescents: Examining the role of context. Child Development, 70 (4), 1017-1029.
Allison, K. W., Crawford, I., Leone, P.E., Trickett, E., Perez-Febles, A., Burton, L. M., Le Blanc, R. (1999). Adolescent substance use: Preliminary examinations of school and neighborhood context. American Journal of Community Psychology, 27(2), 111-141.
Jarrett, R. L. & Burton, L. M. (1999). Dynamic dimensions of family structure in low-income African-American families: Emergent themes in qualitative research. Journal of Comparative Family Studies 30(2) 177-187.
Dilworth-Anderson, P., & Burton, L. M. (1999). Critical issues in understanding family support and older minorities. In Toni P. Miles (Ed.), Minority elders: Five goals toward building a public policy base (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: The Gerontological Society of America.
Burton, L. M. & Price-Spratlen, T. (1999). Through the eyes of children: An ethnographic perspective on neighborhoods and child development. In A. Masten (Ed.) Cultural processes in child development: Minnesota symposium on child psychology (Vol. 29). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Obeidallah, D. O., & Burton, L. M. (1999). Affective ties between mothers and daughters in adolescent childbearing families. In J. Brooks-Gunn & M. Cox (Eds.), Conflict and closeness: The formation, functioning, and stability of families. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Burton, L. M., & Graham, J. (1998). Neighborhood rhythms and the social activities of adolescent mothers. In R. Larson & A. C. Crouter (Eds.), Temporal rhythms in adolescence: Clocks, calendars, and the coordination of daily life. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Burton, L. M., Hernandez, D., & Hofferth, S. (1998). Families, youth, and children's well being. Washington, DC: American Sociological Association.
Burton, L. M., & Snyder, A. R. (1998). The invisible man revisited: Comments on the life course, history, and men's roles in American families. In A. Booth & A. C. Crouter (Eds.), Men in families. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Burton, L. M. (1997). Ethnography and the meaning of adolescence in high-risk neighborhoods. Ethos, 25(2), 208-217.
Burton, L. M., Price-Spratlen, T., & Spencer, M. (1997). On ways of thinking about and measuring neighborhoods: Implications for studying context and developmental outcomes for children. In G. Duncan, J. Brooks-Gunn & L. Aber (Eds.), Neighborhood poverty: Context and consequences for children. New York: Russell Sage.
Spencer, M. B., McDermott, P., Burton, L. M., & Cole, S. (1997). An alternative approach for assessing neighborhood effects on early adolescent achievement and problem behavior. In G. Duncan, J. Brooks-Gunn & L. Aber (Eds.), Neighborhood poverty: Context and consequences for children. New York: Russell Sage.
Burton, L. M. (1996). Age norms, the timing of family role transitions, and intergenerational caregiving among aging African American women. The Gerontologist, 36 (2), 199-208.
Burton, L. M. (1996). The timing of childbearing, family structure, and the role responsibilities of aging black women. In E. Mavis Hetherington & E. Blechman (Eds.), Stress and coping in children and families (pp. 155-172). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Burton, L. M., Obeidallah, D. O., & Allison, K. (1996). Ethnographic perspectives on social context and adolescent development among inner-city African American teens. In R. Jessor, A. Colby, & R. Shweder (Eds.), Essays on ethnography and human development. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Dilworth-Anderson, P. & Burton, L. M. (1996). Rethinking family development: Critical conceptual issues in the study of diverse groups. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 13(3), 325-334.
Merriwether-de Vries, C., Burton, L. M., & Eggelletion, L. (1996). Early parenting and intergenerational family relationships within families. In J. Graber, J. Brooks-Gunn, & A. C. Petersen (Eds.) Transitions through adolescence. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Burton, L. M. (1995). Family structure and nonmarital fertility: Perspectives from ethnographic research. Report to congress on out-of-wedlock childbearing (pp. 147-165). Department of Health and Human Services, Pub. No. (PHS) 95-1257.
Bengtson, V. L., Rosenthal, C. & Burton, L. (1995). Paradoxes of families and aging at the turn of the century. In R. Binstock & L. George (Eds.), Handbook of aging and the social sciences. New York: Academic Press.
Burton, L. M., Allison, K., & Obeidallah, D. (1995). Social context and adolescence: Perspectives on development among inner-city African-American teens. In L. Crockett & A. Crouter (Eds.), Pathways through adolescence: Individual development in relation to social context (pp. 119-138). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Burton, L. M. (1995). Thay doi ve dan so va quan he trong gia dinh nhieu the he: Trien vong o Viet Nam trong truong lai (Demographic change and intergenerational family structure: Implications for family relationships in Vietnam). In B. Thi Kin Quy (Ed.), Gia Dinh va dia vi nguoi phu nu trong xa hoi (pp. 197-206). Hanoi: Nha Xuat Ban Khoa Hoc Xa Hoi.
Burton, L. M. (1995). Intergenerational patterns of providing care in African-American families with teenage childbearers: Emergent patterns in an ethnographic study. In K. W. Schaie, V. L. Bengtson, & L. M. Burton (Eds.), Intergenerational issues in aging (pp. 79-96). New York: Springer.
Burton, L. M., Dilworth-Anderson, P., & Merriwether-deVries, C. (1995). Context and surrogate parenting among contemporary grandparents. Marriage and Family Review, 20(3/4), 349-366.
Schaie, W. K., Bengtson, V. L., & Burton, L. M. (Eds.). (1995). Intergenerational issues in aging. New York: Springer.
Burton, L. M. (1994). Intergenerational legacies and intimate relationships. Perspectives on adolescent mothers and fathers. ISSPR Bulletin, 10(2), 2-5.
Stack, C.B. & Burton, L.M. (1994) Kinscripts: Reflections on family, generation, and culture. In E.N. Glenn, G. Chang, and L.R. Forcey (Eds.), Mothering: Ideology, experience, and agency (pp. 33-44). London, England: Routledge.
Burton, L. M. (Ed.). (1993). A new look at families and aging. New York: Baywood Publishing.
Burton, L. M. & Sorensen, S. (1993). Temporal dimensions of intergenerational caregiving in African-American multigeneration families. In S. H. Zarit, L. I. Pearlin, & K. W. Schaie (Eds.), Caregiving systems: Informal and formal helpers (pp. 47-66). New York: Erlbaum Associates.
Burton, L. M. & Stack, C. B. (1993). Kinscripts and adolescent childbearing. In D. L. Rhode & A. Lawson (Eds.), The politics of pregnancy (pp. 174-185). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
Dilworth-Anderson, P., Burton, L. M., & Boulin-Johnson, L. (1993). Reframing theories for understanding race, ethnicity, and family. In P. Boss, W. Doherty, R. Larossa, W. Schumm, & S. Steinmetz (Eds.), Sourcebook of family theories and methods: A contextual approach (pp. 627-646). New York: Plenum Press.
Dilworth-Anderson, P., Burton, L. M., & Turner, W. (1993). The importance of values in the study of culturally diverse families. Family Relations, 42, 238-242.
Stack, C. B., & Burton, L. M. (1993). Kinscripts. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 24(2), 157-170.
Burton, L. M. (1992). Black grandparents rearing children of drug-addicted parents: Stressors, outcomes, and social service needs. The Gerontologist, 32(6), 744-751.
Burton, L. M. (1992). Families and aging: Complexity and diversity. Generations, 25(3), 5-6.
Burton, L. M., Dilworth-Anderson, P., Bengtson, V. L. (1992). Creating new ways of thinking about diversity and aging: Theoretical challenges for the twenty-first century. Generations, 15(4), 67-72.
Burton, L. M., & Merriwether-deVries, C. (1992). The challenges and rewards of rearing grandchildren for African-American grandparents. Generations, 25(3), 51-54.
Burton, L. M., & Stack, C. B. (1992). Conscripting kin: Reflections on family, generation, and culture. In P. Cowan, D. Field, D. Hanson, A. Skolnick, & G. Swanson (Eds.), Family, self, and society (pp. 103-113). New York: Erlbaum Associates.
Burton, L. M. (1991). Caring for children: Drug shifts and their impact on families. American Enterprise, 2(3), 34-37.
Burton, L. M., & Dilworth-Anderson, P. (1991). The intergenerational family roles of aged black Americans. Marriage and Family Review, 16,(3/4), 311-330.
Burton, L. M. (1990). Teenage childbearing as an alternative life-course strategy in multigeneration black families. Human Nature, 1(2), 123-143.
Butler, J., & Burton, L. (1990). Rethinking teenage pregnancy: Is sexual abuse a missing link? Family Relations, 39(1), 73-80.
Bengtson, V. L., Rosenthal, C., & Burton, L. M. (1990). Families and aging. In R. Binstock & L. George (Eds.), Handbook of aging and the social sciences (pp. 263-287). NY: Academic Press.
Burton, L. M., & Martin, P. (1987). Thematikin der mehrgenerationenfamilie: Ein beispiel (Themes in multigeneration families: An example). German Journal of Gerontology, 21(June), 275-282.
Elder, G. H., Caspi, A., & Burton, L. M. (1987). Adolescent transitions in developmental perspective: Sociological and historical insights. In M. Gunnar (Ed.), Minnesota symposium on child psychology (Vol. 21, pp. 151-179). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Hagestad, G. O., & Burton, L. M. (1986). Grandparenthood, life context, and family development. American Behavioral Scientist, 29, 471-484.
Burton, L. M., & Bengtson, V. L. (1985). Black grandmothers: Issues of timing and meaning in roles. In V. L. Bengtson & J. Robertson (Eds.), Grandparenthood: Research and policy perspectives (pp. 61-77). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
Burton, L. M., & Bengtson, V. L. (1982). Research in minority communities: Problems and potentials. In R. Manuel (Ed.), Minority aging: Sociological and social psychological issues (pp. 215-222). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Bengtson, V. L., & Burton, L. M. (1981-1982). Mental health and the black elderly: Competence, susceptibility, and quality of life. Journal of Minority Aging, 7(3 & 4), 25-31.
Bengtson, V. L., Manuel, R. C., & Burton, L. M. (1981). Sociology of age. In R. Davis (Ed.), Aging prospects and issues (pp. 22-39). Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California Press.
Policy Briefs and Technical Reports
Burton, L.M., Mattingly, M., Pedroza, J., & Welsh, W. (2018). Safety Net. Pathways: Special Issues, State of the Union 2018. Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality. Stanford University.
Burton, L.M., Mattingly, M., Pedroza, J., & Welsh, W. (2017). Poverty. Pathways: Special Issues, State of the Union 2017. Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality. Stanford University.
Burton, L.M., Benjamin, A., Hurt, T., Woodruff, S.L., & Kolak, A. (2003). An ethnographic study of low-income non-entrants to TANF: Welfare experiences, diversions, and making ends meet. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Burton, L. M., Tubbs, C., Odoms, A. M., Oh, H. J., Mello, Z. R., & Cherlin, A. (2003). Welfare reform, poverty, and health: Ethnographic perspectives on health status and health insurance coverage in low-income families. The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
Slattery, E., Skinner, D., Lachicotte, W., Cherlin, A., & Burton, L.M. (2002). Disability, health coverage, and welfare reform. The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
Moffitt, R., Cherlin, A. J., Burton, L. M., King, M., & Roff, J. (2001). The characteristics of families of families remaining on welfare. Johns Hopkins University.
Cherlin, A J., Burton, L. M., Francis, J., Henrici, J., Lein, L., Quane, J., & Bogen, K. (2000). Sanctions and case closings for noncompliance: Who is affected and why. Johns Hopkins University.
Cherlin, A. J., Winston, P., Angel, R. J., Burton, L. M., Chase-Lansdale, P. L.,, Moffitt, R. A., Wilson, W. J., Quane, J. & Levine-Coley, R. (2000). What welfare recipients know about the new rules and what they have to say about them. Johns Hopkins University.
Winston, P., Angel, R. J., Burton, L. M., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Cherlin, A .J., Moffitt, R. A., & Wilson, W. J. (1999). Welfare, children, and families: Overview and design. Johns Hopkins University.
Burton, L. M. Cherlin, A. J., Francis, J., Jarrett, R. L., Quane, J., Williams, C., & Stem Cook, M. N. (1998). What welfare recipients and the fathers of their children are saying about welfare reform. Johns Hopkins University.
Papers Presented
Burton, L.M. A methodological innovation: Employing neuro-ethnography to assess poverty and family trauma. Paper presented at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC, May 2018.
Burton, L.M. A precarious pathway: A child’s negotiation of colorism, racial identity, and poverty. Paper presented as the Helen Kelley Lecture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, April 2018.
Burton, L.M., Mattingly, M., Pedroza, J., & Welsh, W. Safety net. Paper presented at the State of the Union 2018 Conference, Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, Stanford University, March, 2018.
Burton, L.M., Garrett-Peters, P., & Welsh, W. Social capital and inequality as processes and indicators of child well-being. Paper presented at the meeting “Child Well-Being Measurement: Aligning Data to Strengthen Systems, Support Families, and Promote Equity,” sponsored by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. New York, New York, February 2018.
Burton, L.M. When ethnography comes home to roost: Andre, the life course, and my family’s intervention. Paper presented as an invited Plenary Address, annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL, November 2017 and as the 12th Annual De Jong Lecture in Social Demography, Penn State University, University Park, PA, November, 2017.
Burton, L.M. Inequality as nuanced processes: Exclusion, trauma, and social capital. Paper presented at the William T. Grant Foundation conference, “Reducing Inequalities,” Philadelphia, PA, November, 2017.
Burton, L.M. What recent research tells us about low-income mothers’ romantic relationships and the persistence of poverty. Paper presented at the 21st Annual AB 1058 Child Support Training Conference, Judicial Council of California, Anaheim, CA, September 2017.
Burton, L.M., Mattingly, M., Pedroza, J., & Welsh, W. Poverty. Paper presented at the State of the Union 2017 Conference, Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, Stanford University, June, 2017
Burton, L.M. The intergenerational transmission of ambiguous loss: Andre’s triumph. Paper presented at the Cornerstone Symposium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, April 2017.
Burton, L.M. Neuroethnography, trauma, and poverty: A road to understanding social capital among America’s rural poor? Paper presented at the “Harvard Inequality Seminar,” Harvard University Cambridge, MA, November 2016.
Burton, L M., & Dallas, C. The logic of inquiry: Neuroethnography and the study of African American boys and men inside and outside complex multi-generation families. Paper presented at the special topics meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, “Babies, Boys, and Men of Color. Tampa, FL, October, 2016.
Burton, L.M., Strauman, T.J., Welsh, W., Garrett-Peters, P., Faircloth, G., Kwapil, L., Faircloth, A., Winn, D.M., Vernon Feagans, L., & the Family Life Project Key Investigators. Neuroethnography, welfare reform, and what would Jesus do? Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Seattle, WA, August 2016.
Burton, L.M. & Garrett-Peters, R. Reframing marriage and marital delay among low-income mothers: An Interactionsist perspective. Paper presented at the Presidential Plenary, annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta GA, April, 2016.
Medwinter, S. & Burton, L.M. Gender, race, and survival: How poor Mexican immigrant women “make ends meet.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA, April, 2016.
Burton, L. M. & Welsh, W. Social exclusion, social capital, socioeconomic mobility, and inequality: How micro social processes obsfuscate reductions in poverty. Paper presented at the summer meeting of the International Sociological Association, Research Committee (RC28) on Social Stratification and Mobility, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, August, 2015.
Ritchie, L. & Burton, L.M. Weathering of low-income women in rural North Carolina: The impact of sexual abuse and domestic violence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Baltimore, MD, November, 2014.
Burton, L.M. Racializing low-income rural mothers: A thirty-year ethnography of race, class, and socioeconomic inequality. Paper presented as a plenary address at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 2014.
White, P. & Burton, L.M. Qualitative research: Review standards and funding opportunities at the National Science Foundation. Paper presented as a plenary address at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 2014.
Burton, L.M. & Welsh, W. Social exclusion, social capital, and socioeconomic mobility: How microlevel processes obfuscate reductions in poverty. Paper presented at the United Nations Expert Group Meeting on , “Confronting Family Poverty and Social Exclusion; Ensuring Work-Family Balance; and Advancing Social Integration and Intergenerational Solidarity in North America, International Federation for Family Development, Mexico City, Mexico, May, 2014.
Garrett-Peters, R. & Burton, L.M. Reframing marriage and marital delay among low-income women: An interactionist perspective. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, Baltimore, MD, February, 2014.
Burton, L.M. Hiding in plain sight: Racialization, colorism, and the intimate unions of low-income rural and urban low-income mothers. Paper presented at the Harvard Inequality Seminar Series, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, November, 2013.
Burton, L.M. Breakfast at Elmo’s: The warrants of mixed methods research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, NY, August, 2013.
Burton, L.M. Authoring mothering in low-income multiple partner fertility relationships: Paradoxes in romance, parenting, and intimate partner hierarchies. Paper presented at the Institute for Research of Poverty conference on “Family complexity, Poverty, and Public Policy, Madison, WI, July, 2013.
Burton, L.M. “Its complicated:” The intimate unions of low-income mothers. Keynote address presented at the annual meeting of the American Family Therapy Academy, Chicago, IL, June, 2013.
Burton, L.M. Multiple partner fertility and the inequalities of mothering. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA, April, 2013.
Lindeke, L., Witherspoon, D., Bhargava, S., & Burton, L.M. Friendships in context: School vs. neighborhood friends among low-income urban adolescents. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA, April, 2013
Burton, L.M. The devil is in the details: Big science ethnography and understanding America’s changing families. Invited address presented at the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, March, 2013.
Burton, L.M., “Hiding in plain sight:” Racialization, colorism, and the intimate union and childbearing behaviors of adolescent and young-adult rural mothers. Invited plenary address presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Themed Meeting: Transitions from Adolescence to Adulthood, Tampa, FL, October, 2012. Also presented at the Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC February, 2013.
Garrett-Peters, R., & Burton, L.M. Poverty and the production of household chaos: Findings from an ethnographic study of low-income rural mothers. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society of the Study of Behavioural Development, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July, 2012.
Burton, L.M. How trust matters in the intimate unions of low-income mothers. Paper presented at the at annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, NV, August, 2011.
Burton, L.M. Journeys inside families and rural poverty: An ethnographic backstory about women and racialization. Invited keynote address at the annual meetings of the Rural Sociological Society, Boise, ID, July, 2011.
Burton, L.M. The intimate unions of low-income women. Invited address presented at the University of California, Los Angeles, May, 2011.
Burton, L.M. A treatise on “coming to Jesus:” The place of race, ethnicity, and colorism in contemporary family research. Invited address presented at the University of Georgia at Athens, Athens, GA, April, 2011.
Burton, L.M. “Journeys to the altar: The intimate union patterns of low-income urban and rural mothers, and, Critical race theories, colorism, and the decade’s research on families of color: Reflections on process and knowledge. Invited plenary addresses presented as Tay Gavin Erickson Lectures, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA, April 2011.
Burton, L.M. Inequality in places: Ethnographic perspectives on poverty and mental health in rural communities. Invited address presented at the National Cancer Institute-sponsored conference, “Social Inequality and Health,” University of Washington, Seattle WA, February, 2011.
Burton, L.M. Poverty, families, and childhood adultification: An ethnographic treatise on “growing up a little faster.” Invited plenary address presented at the conference, “Promoting Child and Family Well-being in the Context of Economic Challenge: Interdisciplinary Perspectives,” Child and Family Research Network, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, January, 2011.
Burton, L.M. Critical race theories, colorism, and the decade’s research on families of color: Reflections on process and knowledge. Invited plenary address presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN, November, 2010.
Burton, L.M. Slippery slopes: How low–income mothers’ behaviors influence boundary ambiguity in multipartner fertility family structures. Paper presented at the “Committee on the Science of Research on Families: A Workshop,” Institute of Medicine, Venable Conference Center, Washington DC, July 2010.
Burton, L.M. The adult life of young children: An ethnographic perspective on parenting and poverty. Paper presented at Head Start’s 10th National Research Conference, Washington DC, June, 2010.
Burton, L.M., Cherlin, A., Winn, D. M., Estacion, A., & Holder-Taylor, C. Poverty, marriage, and trust: New insights for policymakers. Invited Poster presented at the 16th Annual Coalition for National Science Funding Exhibition and Reception, Washington DC, April, 2010.
Tubbs, C.Y., Jacobs, S., & Burton, L. Understanding family systems of violence in low-income families. Paper presented at the Sixth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May, 2010.
Jacobs, S., Tubbs, C.Y., & Burton, L. Coping, resilience, and transformation: Responses to family and and community violence among low-income women and children. Paper presented at the Sixth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May, 2010.
Burton, L.M. Weathering generations: Family co-morbidity and the life course opportunities of America’s poor. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Council on Contemporary Families, Moline IL, April 2010.
Burton, L.M. & Cherlin, A. Greater than the sum of its parts: Mixed methods and the Three-City Study. Paper presented at the Maryland Population Center and Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity’s Qualitative Research Group Speaker Series, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, April, 2010.
Burton, L.M. Journeys to the altar: Intimate unions and childbearing among low-income urban and rural families. Paper presented at the University of North Carolina Greensboro’s Harriet Elliott Lecture Series, Greensboro, NC, March, 2010.
Burton, L.M. Legacies of a letter. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, August, 2009.
Burton, L.M. Nothin’ ‘bout love makes sense: Exploring trauma and intimate partner violence in low-come urban and rural families. Paper presented at the Groves Conference on Marriage and Family, Chapel Hill, NC, June, 2009.
Burton, L.M., Garrett-Peters, R., & Eason, J. Negotiating place in rural America: Identity, morality, and punishment systems. Paper presented at the National Cancer Institute-sponsored conference, “Place, Health, and Equity,” University of Washington, Seattle, WA, May, 2009.
Burton, L.M. All our kin in an era of the hook-up: Complex relational ties in low-income families. Paper presented at a national conference in honor of Dr. Carol Stack’s “All Our Kin,” Yale University, New Haven, CT, May, 2009.
Burton, L.M. Adultified children in service learning programs: Considering needs of youth who are “growing up a little faster.” Paper presented at the Presidential Session, of the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April, 2009.
Burton, L.M. & Hardaway, C. Low-income mothers as “othermothers” to their romantic partners’ children: A multi partner fertility perspective on co-parenting. Paper presented at the bi-annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO, April, 2009.
Winn, D.M., Burton, L.M. & Holder-Taylor, C. Mothers’ romantic relationships and parenting practices: Exemplar case studies. Paper presented at the bi-annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO, April, 2009.
Burton, L.M. Risky families and health: An ethnographic perspective. Paper presented at the Seminar on Stress and Conflict in Family Environments: Pathways to Child and Adult Health Outcomes, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, March, 2009.
Burton, L.M. Co-morbidity and urban poverty: How families navigate health, time, and space. Paper presented in the Distinguished Lecture Series, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, January, 2009.
Burton, L.M. & Welsh, W. Grandmothers’ differential involvement with grandchildren in multiple partner fertility family structures. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD, November 2008.
Burton, L.M. & Tucker, M.B. Romantic unions in an era of uncertainty: A post-Moynihan perspective on African American women and marriage. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Boston, MA, August, 2008
Burton, L.M. Poverty, complex families, and sibling inequality: Ethnographic insights on multi-partner fertility and children’s access to parents’ resources. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society of the Study of Behavioural Development, Wurzburg, Germany, July 2008.
Arditti, J., Ciafardini, A., & Burton, L.M. Cumulative disadvantage and parental incarceration: Implications for family well-being. Paper presented at annual meeting of the Hawaii International Conference on the Social Sciences. Honolulu, HI, May, 2008.
Burton, L.M., Cherlin, A., Winn, D.M., Estacion, A., & Holder-Taylor, C., The role of trust in low income mothers’ intimate unions. Paper presented at the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) 11th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, Washington, DC. May 2008.
Cherlin, A., Cross-Barnet, Burton, L.M., & Garrett-Peters, R. Promises they can keep: Low-income women’s attitudes toward motherhood, marriage, and divorce. Paper presented at the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) 11th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, Washington, DC. May, 2008.
Burton, L.M. Poverty and family life in urban and rural settings: Insights from longitudinal team ethnographies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Sociological Association, Durham, NC, February, 2008.
Winn, D.M., Holder-Taylor, C., & Burton, L.M. Maternal romantic relationship patterns and parenting practices: How they matter for children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Sociological Association, Durham, NC, February, 2008
Lawson Clark, S., Burton, L.M. & Flippen, C. What’s housing got to do with it? How housing policy shapes the romantic relationships of low-income Puerto Rican women. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Sociological Association, Durham, NC, February, 2008
Roy, K., Speirs, K., Vesely, C., Lein, L., & Burton, L.M. Low income families’ utilization of subsidies for childcare and kin maintenance. Paper presented at annual meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis Management, Washington DC, November, 2007.
Burton, L.M. All things considered: Ethnography and discerning meaningful nuances in child development and family life. Paper presented at the National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Prevention of Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse among Children, Youth, and Young Adults, Research Workshop on Prevention Science Methodology and Implementation, Washington DC, October, 2007.
Burton, L.M. and Tucker, M.B. Low income African American women and their intimate unions: Considering contextual “incidentals.” Paper presented at the American Academy of Politicaland Social Science Conference, “The Moynihan Report Revisited: Lessons and Reflections After Four Decades,” Cambridge, MA, September, 2007.
Burton, L.M. Co-morbidity and urban poverty: How families navigate health, time, and space. Paper presented at the NICHD Advisory Council meeting, Bethesda, MD, September, 2007.
Burton, L.M., Cherlin, A., Winn, D.M., Estacion, A., & Holder-Taylor, C., The role of trust in low income mothers’ intimate unions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, NY, August, 2007.
Burton, L.M. Complex family structures: Conceptualization and measurement in ethnographic research on low income families. Paper presented at the Family Research Consortium IV Annual Summer Institute, “Riding the Currents: Families, Mental Health, and Economic Change,” Durham, NC, June 2007.
Burton, L.M. All our kin in an era of the “hook-up:” Complex relational ties in low income families. Paper presented at the NICHD Explaining Family Change Conference, Duke University, Durham, NC, June, 2007.
Burton, L.M. What I know for sure: Ethnography, facts, and “marriage” in low income families. Paper presented at the Council on Contemporary Families’ Tenth Anniversary Conference, “What Works for Today’s Families? And, What Doesn’t?” Chicago, IL, May 2007.
Burton, L.M. Childhood adultification in low income families: A matter of risks and resilience. Paper presented at the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Conference (CYFCR), Chicago, IL, May, 2007.
Roy, K., Speirs, K., Vesely, C., Lein, L., & Burton, L.M. Children “in good hands?” An ethnographic perspective on cross-city variation in child care and work transitions for low-income families. Paper present at the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Conference, “Ten Years After: Evaluating the Long Term Effects of Welfare Reform on Children, Families, Welfare, and Work.” Lexington, KY, April 2007.
Burton, L.M., Lawson Clark S., Destro, L., & Skinner, D. Yours, mine, ours, and someone else’s: low-income rural children’s experiences in multi-partner fertility unions. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA, March 2007.
Bryant, C. & Burton, L.M. Intimate relationships among low-income women: “To marry or not to marry.” Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA, March, 2007.
Burton, L.M. Journeys to the altar: Intimate relationships, childbearing, and marriage in low-income urban and rural families. Invited plenary address presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN, November 2006.
Gayles, J., Marks, J., & Burton, L.M. Sibling relationships in the face of domestic violence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN, November, 2006.
Burton, L.M., Cherlin, A.J., Skinner, D. & Destro, L.M. Multi-partner fertility patterns in low-income urban and rural families. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada, August, 2006.
Burton, L.M. “But what I do does matter:” Adolescent males’ kinwork in low-income urban and rural families. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA, March, 2006.
McHale, S.M., Crouter, A.C., Kim, J.Y., Burton, L.M., Davis, K.D., Dotterer, A.M., & Swanson, D. Mother’s and father’s racial socialization in African American families: Inter-parental linkages and implications for offspring. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA, March, 2006.
Burton, L.M. & Skinner, D. Big science ethnography and exploring life course health in low-income minority populations. Paper presented at the pre-conference workshop of the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL, November, 2005.
Gayles, J., Marks, J., Burton, L. M., & Bodenschatz, L. Low-income children’s experiences with domestic violence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Phoenix, AZ, November, 2005.
Burton, L.M., Skinner, D., & Matthews, S. “Structuring discovery:” A model and method for multi-site team ethnography. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA, August, 2005.
Burton, L.M. Big science multi-site team ethnography: Perspectives and innovations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA, August, 2005.
Burton, L.M. Integrating multi-method approaches in the study of aging and families. Paper presented at the National Institute on Aging Workshop, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN, July, 2005.
Purvin, D. & Burton, L.M. Through an ethnographic lens: Discovering and uncovering domestic violence and sexual abuse in a longitudinal multi-city study of low income families. Paper presented at the 9th International Family Violence Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH, June, 2005.
Burton, L.M. “Growing up a little faster:” Life course implications of childhood adultification. Paper presented at the National Institutes of Health Behavioral and Social Science Research Lecture Series, Rockville, MD, June, 2005.
Burton, L.M. The influence of physical and sexual abuse on marriage and cohabitation. Paper presented at the Administration for Children and Families 8th Annual National Research and Evaluation Conference, Arlington, VA, June, 2005.
Burton, L.M., Bryant, C., & Destro, L. Creating risks or advantages? The impact of mother’s intimate union patterns on the developmental experiences of low-income children. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA, April, 2005.
Burton, L.M. & Skinner, D. Children’s kinwork in low income urban and rural families: Ethnographic perspectives on positive development. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA, April, 2005
Burton, L.M. Complex families, multi-partner fertility, and children’s access to economic resources: An ethnographic perspective on rural families. Paper presented at the Northeastern Regional meetings of the National Center on Rural Poverty, State College, PA, March, 2005.
Burton, L.M. & Cherlin, A. The influence of physical and sexual abuse on marriage and cohabitation. Paper presented at the Congressional Briefing, “Welfare Reauthorization and Marriage Promotion,”sponsored by Legal Momentum Washington, D.C. March, 2005.
Lawson Clark, S., Burton, L.M., Matthews, S., & Destro, L. (2005). “Why don’t you just move?:” Documenting family networks in small communities. Paper presented at the conference, “Qualitative Approaches to the Study of Poverty and Welfare Reform,” Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin, Madison, March, 2005
Burton, L.M., Matthews, S. & Destro, L. All things considered?: Ethnography and discerning the nuances of family life. Paper presented at the NICHD workshop, “Explaining Family Change and Variation,” California Center for Population Research, University of California, Los Angeles, February, 2005.
Burton, L.M., Matthews, S., & Skinner, D. Meeting places: Advancing family science through interdisciplinary multi-method research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL, November, 2004.
Burton, L.M. The roots of wisdom and self-regulation in economically disadvantaged families. Paper presented at the conference, “Social Structure, Aging, and Self-Regulation in the Elderly,” Gerontology Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, October, 2004.
Burton, L.M. “It’s a family affair:” Co-morbidity among parents and children in urban and rural settings. Paper presented at the symposium on “Early Origins of Adult Health: Social and Behavioral Processes, Center on Aging and the Life Course, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, September, 2004.
Burton, L.M., Skinner, D., & Lawson-Clark, S. Family co-morbidity and caring for children in rural settings: An ethnographic perspective. Paper presented at annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Ghent, Belgium, July 2004.
Bryant, C.M., Burton, L.M., & Wickrama, T. Unmarried with children: The impact of family and friends on the intimate relationships of low-income mothers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Association for Relationship Research, Madison WI, July, 2004.
Burton, L.M. & Whitfield, K., Naming it and claiming it: Health and the mind/body disconnect in low-income families. Paper presented at the national conference, “Mind/Body Connections Across the Life Course,” The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, May, 2004.
Burton, L.M. Adultification in childhood and adolescence: A matter of risk and resilience. Paper presented at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland, April, 2004.
Burton, L.M., Matthews, S., & Skinner, D. Homeplace and neighborhoods in the lives of low income urban and rural families: Insights from the three-city study and family life project ethnographies. Paper presented at RUPRI Rural Poverty Research Center Conference, “The Importance of Place in Poverty Research and Policy: Creating a National Rural Poverty Research Agenda,” Gallaudet University, Washington, DC., March, 2004.
Lawson Clark, S., & Burton, L.M. The American dream: Homeownership and aging among American’s urban poor. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA, November 2003.
Tubbs, C.Y., Roy, K.M., Burton, L.M. Family ties: Constructing time in low-income families. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Vancouver, Canada, November, 2003.
Cherlin, A., Burton, L.M., Hurt, T., & Purvin, D. Domestic abuse and patterns of marriage and cohabitation: Insights from a multi-method study. Paper presented the National Poverty Center Conference, “Marriage and Family Formation Among Low-Income Couples: What Do We Know from Research?,” Washington, DC, September, 2003
Burton, L.M., Matthews, S., & Skinner, D. Family co-morbidity in low-income urban and rural settings: An ethnographic perspective on health services needs. Paper presented at the National Association for Rural Mental Health, 29th Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, July 2003.
Burton, L.M., Lein, L., & Kolak, A. “The walls of Jericho:” Poverty, work, and mothering. Paper presented at the conference, “Workplace/Workforce Mismatch: Work, Family, Health, and Wellbeing, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Washington, DC, June, 2003.
Burton, L.M. & Lawson Clark, S. Homeplace in the lives of low income African American families. Paper presented at the conference, “Emerging Issues in African American Family Life: Context, Adaptation, and Policy,” Duke University, Durham, NC, May 2003.
Burton, L.M., Swanson, D., Hardaway, C., & Krom, L. “Slipping out of darkness:” Ethnography, child development, and racial awareness in low income white and inter-racial families. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL, April, 2003.
Skinner, D., & Burton, L.M. Childhood disability, poverty, and development. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL, April, 2003.
Hardaway, C., Burton, L.M., & Hurt, T. Intergenerational experiences of parentification: Four case studies. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL, April, 2003.
Burton, L.M., Quane, J., & Graefe, D.R. Inside which walls?: Low income families’ strategies for procuring stable housing in an era of welfare reform. Paper presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Dallas, TX, November, 2002.
Burton, L.M. & Roy, K. A maternal imperative?: Mothers’ advocacy for paternal involvement with children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Houston, TX, November, 2002.
Burton, L.M., Hurt, T., & Avenilla, F. The three-city study ethnography: An overview. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL, August, 2002.
Burton, L.M., Skinner, D., Matthews, S., & Lachicotte, W. Family health, economic security, and welfare reform. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL, August, 2002.
Burton, L.M., Hurt, T. & Hardaway, C. Adultification in childhood and adolescence: A matter of risk and resilience. Presented at the annual symposium, Berkeley Center for the Development of Peace and Well-being, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, May, 2002.
Matthews, S., Hurt, T., & Burton, L.M. Combining GIS and ethnography to explore social networks and neighborhood resource use among low-income families. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Atlanta, GA. May, 2002.
Burton, L.M. Intergenerational family support in the context of welfare reform. Paper presented at the Brookdale Foundation, New York, NY, April, 2002.
Hurt, T., Glickman, H., & Burton, L. M. The evolution of support networks: A case study of an adolescent mother’s journey into adulthood. Paper presented at the National Conference on Family Relations Annual Conference, Rochester, NY, November, 2001.
Lachicotte, W., Skinner, D., Cherlin, A., & Burton, L.M. Re-authorizing disability: Becoming the hard to serve. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington, D.C., November, 2001.
Burton, L. M., Hurt, T. R., Eline, C. & Matthews, S. “The yellow brick road:” Neighborhoods, the homeplace, and life course development in economically disadvantaged families. Keynote address presented at the second biennial meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development, Ann Arbor, MI, October 2001.
Burton, L. M. In search of mentees: A mentor’s perspective. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Anaheim, CA, August 2001.
Burton, L.M., Hurt, T.R., & Skinner, D. Intergenerational family support in the context of welfare reform: Ethnographic insights from the Three-City Study. Paper presented at the XVIIth World Congress of the International Association of Gerontology, Vancouver, British Columbia, July, 2001.
Burton, L.M., Tubbs, C.Y., Oh, H.J., & Odoms-Young, A. M. Finding a way to the homeland of health: Health coverage and concerns of low-income families. Paper presented at the Third Annual Summer Institute, “Public Policy, Socioeconomic Disadvantage, and Child Development”, Family Research Consortium III, South Lake Tahoe, CA, June, 2001.
Graefe, D.R. & Burton, L.M. Residential instability and family stress: When moving matters to poor children. Paper presented at the Third Annual Summer Institute, “Public Policy, Socioeconomic Disadvantage, and Child Development”, Family Research Consortium III, South Lake Tahoe, CA, June, 2001.
Burton, L.M. Welfare reform, children, and families: Ethnographic insights from the Three-City Study. Paper presented at the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation conference, “Evaluating Welfare Reform Conference IV”, Washington, D.C., May, 2001
Burton, L.M., Jarrett, R., Lein, L., Matthews, S., Quane, J., Skinner, D., Williams, C., Wilson, W. J., & Hurt, T., “Structured discovery:” Ethnography, welfare reform, and the assessment of neighborhoods, families, and children. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN, April, 2001.
Burton, L.M. Poverty, time, and family rhythms: Ethnographic insights from the Three-City Study. Paper presented at the Center for Family Research, University of Georgia, Athens, April, 2001.
Burton, L.M. Context, generations, and life course transitions: Reflections on America’s urban poor families and children. Pattishall Research Lecture, The Pennsylvania State University, March 2001.
Matthews, S., Burton, L.M., & Detwiler, J. Viewing people and places: Conceptual and methodological issues in coupling geographic information analysis and ethnographic research. Paper presented at the conference, “GIS and Critical Geographic Research,” New York, NY, February 2001.
Burton, L.M. Value-added?: Some thoughts on mixed-methods in the study of childhood and family life. Paper presented at the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Pathways Through Middle Childhood Conference, “Discovering Successful Pathways in Children’s Development: Mixed Methods in the Study of Childhood and Family Life”, Santa Monica, CA, January, 2001.
Skinner, D., Burton, L. M., Matthews, S., & Manlove, E. An ethnographic study of parents’ constructions of developmental opportunities in contexts of poverty and disability. Paper presented at the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Pathways Through Middle Childhood Conference, “Discovering Successful Pathways in Children’s Development: Mixed Methods in the Study of Childhood and Family Life”, Santa Monica, CA, January, 2001.
Burton, L M. Inside complexity: Discerning the impact of welfare reform on communities, families, and children. Presented at the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, MI, December 2000.
Burton, L. M., & Tubbs, C. Poverty, time, and family rhythms: Ethnographic insights from the Three-City Study. Plenary address presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN, November, 2000.
Tubbs, C. & Burton, L.M. Just trying to get by: Enhancing family stability during welfare reform. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Family Therapy Academy, Denver CO, November, 2000.
Roy, K., Jarrett, R.L. & Burton, L.M. A range of fatherhood experiences: Insights from qualitative research on men in families. Paper presented at the Pre-Conference Workshop, “The Diverse Experience Of Males in Families”, annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN, November, 2000.
Burton, L.M. “The sins of the father?:” Generations and social development across the life course. Paper presented at the Robert B. Cairns Memorial Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, October, 2000
Burton, L.M. How do neighborhoods matter in the lives of economically disadvantaged urban families and children? Paper presented at Capitol Hill Science Seminar Series, Washington, DC, September, 2000.
Burton, L.M., Matthews, S., Avenilla, F., Quane, J., Graefe, D., & Benjamin, A. Ethnography, geographic information analysis, and minority family health: Navigating space, place, and “health events”. Paper presented at the National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and social Sciences Research Conference, “Toward Higher Levels of Analysis: Progress and Promise in Research on Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health, Bethesda, MD., June, 2000.
Burton, L. M.., Tubbs, C., Jarrett, R., & Skinner, D. Rhythms, time, and social locations: Variability in the lives of America’s economically disadvantaged families. Paper presented at the Second Annual Summer Institute, “Race and Ethnicity in America,” Family Research Consortium III, Keystone, CO., June, 2000.
Burton, L.M. A developmental dance: Generations and family processes across the life course. Paperpresented at the National Institute on Aging Workshop, “Aging and Interpersonal Relationships”,University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA., May ,2000.
Burton, L. M. “Learning to labor:” Adolescent kinwork in multigeneration families. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL., March, 2000.
Avenilla, F. & Burton, L. M.. African American adolescent mothers and variations in the transition to parenthood. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL, March, 2000.
Burton, L. M. Asking the right questions: Culture and caregiving in African American families. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA., November, 1999.
Taylor, L.C., Burton, L. M., Keyes, L., Cox, M. J., Pianta, R. C., Bradley, R. H., & Payne, C. Neighborhood characteristics and transition practices in kindergarten classrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, April, 1999.
Perez-Febles, A., Burton, L. M., & Allison, K. Sociocultural context and the constructions of research questions: The case of adolescent childbearing. Paper resented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM, April, 1999.
Burton, L. M. “New Hope” pathways: Concepts, deeds, and action. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM, April, 1999.
Burton, L. M. One step forward and two steps back: Neighborhoods and adolescent development. Paper presented at the national symposium, “Does it Take a Village: Community Effects on Children, Adolescents, and Families.” University Park, PA, November, 1998.
Burton, L. M., Francis, J., Jarrett, R., Avenilla, F., Snyder, T., Williams, C., & Quane, J. Inside words: Welfare reform, mothers, and fathers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA, August 1998.
Burton, L. M.. & Clark, J. “Not our kind of girl?”: Life course perspectives of teenage motherhood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA, August, 1998.
Mello, Z., & Burton, L. M. Young African-American mother’s future expectations and perceptions of success. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA, August, 1998.
Burton, L. M., Brooks, J., & Clark, J. Dancing in the moonlight: Ethnography, prevention/intervention research, and the adultification of children. Paper presented at Family Research Consortium II Summer Institute. Blaine, WA. June, 1998.
Norwood, R., & Burton, L. M. The impact of welfare reform on social support and exchange networks. Paper presented at the International Conference on Social Networks. Sitges, Spain, May, 1998.
Cherlin, A., Burton, L. M., Francis, J., Jarrett, R., Quane, J, Williams, C., & Cook, N.M. What welfare recipients and the fathers of their children are saying about welfare reform. Paper presented at the Pre-conference on Family Process and Child Development, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research, Chicago, Il., May,1998.
Burton, L. M. Neighborhood rhythms and family processes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Teachers of Family medicine. Kiawah Island, South Carolina, March, 1998.
Allison, K., Burton, L. M., Feldman-Barrett, L., & Perez-Febles, A. African-American mother and daughter perspectives on family adult role transitions. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA, March, 1998.
Allison, K., Burton, L. M., Bruschi, C., Smith-Phagen, P., & Perez-Febles, A. Intergenerational patterns of stress in the families of urban African-American adolescent mothers. Papr presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA, March, 1998.
Burton, L. M. Context, generations, and the life course: A program of research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Cincinnati, OH, November, 1997.
Obeidallah, D. O., & Burton, L. M. Neighborhoods, family support, and depressive symptomatology among adolescent mothers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relationships, Washington, DC, November 1997.
Burton, L. M., & Jayakody, R. Rethinking family structure and single parenthood: Implications for future studies of African-American families and children. Paper presented at the NICHD Family and Child Well-Being Network Conference, "Research Ideas and Data Needs for Studying the Well-Being of Children and Families. Warrenton, VA, October, 1997.
Burton, L. M., & Woodward, M. Setting the cadence and keeping time: Neighborhood rhythms and the lives of urban African-American teens. Paper presented at the NIMH conference "Ecological validity and the assessment of children's functioning and psychopathology: Examples from a range of community case studies." Tysons Corner, VA. April, 1997.
Burton, L. M. To grandmother's house we go!: Residential moves in multigeneration African-American families. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington D.C. November, 1996.
Burton, L. M. Welfare reform and grandparenthood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington D.C. November, 1996.
Burton, L. M., & Snyder, T. The invisible man revisited: Men's roles in African-American families. Paper presented at the conference, "Men in Families." The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, October, 1996.
Burton, L. M. Models of care provision in multigeneration African-American families. Paper presented at biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Quebec, Canada, August, 1996.
Burton, L. M. Integrating the study of context and multigeneration family processes: Clinical implications. Research Plenary presented at the annual meeting of the American Family Therapy Academy, San Francisco, CA, June, 1996.
Burton, L. M. Undercover parenting: The role of African American males in multigeneration families. Paper presented at the National Institute of Health Conference “Developmental, Ethnographic, and Demographic Perspectives on Fatherhood.” Bethesda, MD, June, 1996.
Yarrington, J. M., & Burton, L. M. Neighborhood context and the residential mobility of teenage mothers: An application of geographic information systems technology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, LA, March, 1996.
Burton, L. M. Re-conceptualizing context and adolescent development: An ethnographic perspective. Paper presented at the National Institute of Mental Health Conference “The Illumination of Sociocultural Processes.” Bethesda, MD, October, 1995.
Burton, L. M. Poverty, neighborhoods, and generations: Implications for the lives of children Paper presented at the Trinity Urban Issues Forum, “ Race, Poverty, and America’s Cities”. Trinity College, Hartford, CT, October, 1995.
Burton, L .M. Urban survival in an African-American community: A multigeneration perspective. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C. August, 1995.
Burton, L. M. Tracing the life course of multigeneration African-American families: Linking social policies, neighborhoods, and the lives of kin. Paper presented at the National Institute of Mental Health Conference “Methodological Challenges in Behavioral Science: Issues in Family Research.” Bethesda, MD, June, 1995.
Burton, L. M., Price-Spratlen, T., & Spencer, M. On ways of thinking about and measuring neighborhood: Implications for the study of child development. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, CA, April, 1995.Price-Spratlen, T., & Burton, L. M. Conceptual considerations and “the hood.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, CA, April, 1995.
Burton, L. M. Integrating multiple levels of analysis in research on children and families. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development. Indianapolis, IN, March, 1995.
Obeidallah, D. O., & Burton, L. M. Picking up the pace: The accelerated life course and the developmental trajectories for inner-city African American youth. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Indianapolis, IN, March, 1995.
Allison, K. W., Perez-Febles, A., Burton, L. M., & Merriwether-deVries, C. Dimensional and typological examinations of neighborhood: Adolescent life stress and behavior problems. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Indianapolis, IN, March, 1995.
Burton, L. M. Ethnographic perspectives on the study of context and family development. Plenary address presented at the quadrennial conference of Family Process. La Palmas, Puerto Rico, December, 1994.
Merriwether-deVries, C. A., Burton, L. M., & Allison, K. A. Exploring the role of neighborhood context: The development of a typology to assess neighborhood quality. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN, November, 1994.
Burton, L. M. Generational perspectives on grandparenthood. An empirical update. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA, November, 1994.
Burton, L. M. How current public policies define family. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA, November, 1994.
Burton, L. M. Development of urban African-American children: a contextual perspective. Paper presented at the XXIX Minnesota Symposium on Child Development. Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, October, 1994.
Burton, L. M. Through their eyes: Context, generations, and development among African American children. Symposium on Psychosocial and Physiological Dimensions of Black Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, September, 1994.
Burton, L. M. Age norms in African American families: Perspectives from three ethnographic studies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Los Angeles, CA, August, 1994.
Burton, L. M. Context and the transition to adulthood. Paper presented at the National Institute of Mental Health Workshop "Risk and Resilience in the Transition to Adulthood." Rockville, MD, July, 1994
Burton, L. M. Context, conflict, and cohesion in multigeneration families. Paper presented at the Family Research Consortium II Summer Institute. Santa Fe, New Mexico, June, 1994.
Burton, L. M. Neighborhoods as a context for development among African-American teenage parents and their children. Plenary address presented at National Head Start Research Conference. Washington, DC, November, 1993.
Burton, L. M. Models of care provision in multigeneration African-American families with teen parents. Paper presented at the National Head Start Research Conference. Washington, DC, November, 1993.
Burton, L. M. Linking the study of teens and elderly adults: Conceptual and methodological issues. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. Miami Beach, FL, August, 1993.
Burton, L. M. Intergenerational relationships. Paper presented at the National Institute on Aging Summer Institute in Research on Minority Aging. Warrenton, VA, August, 1993.
Burton, L. M. Conceptual issues in the study of development among economically disadvantaged inner-city African American teens: Lessons learned from an ethnographic study. Paper presented at the MacArthur and Murray/Radcliff Center conference on "Ethnographic Approaches to the Study of Human Development," Oakland, CA, June 1993.
Burton, L. M. Assessing neighborhood context and adolescent outcomes: A multi method approach. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA, March, 1993.
Burton, L. M. Assessing intergenerational family process using a multi-method qualitative approach. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA, March, 1993.
Burton, L. M., & Allison, K. Assessing neighborhoods and family development. Paper presented at the Black Caucus Pre-Conference Workshop, Society for Research on Child Development, New Orleans, LA., March, 1993.
Burton, L. M., & Duncan, G. J. The effects of residential mobility and neighborhood change on adolescent behavior. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA, March, 1993.
Burton, L. M. Multigeneration African-American families. Patterns of social support. Paper presented at Social Science Research Institute conference "Family and the Condition of Women in Society," Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January, 1993.
Burton, L. M., & Allison, K. Neighborhood context, family processes, and adolescent outcomes. Paper presented at the Carnegie conference "Impacts of Social Context on Young Adolescents' Trajectories." The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, October, 1992.
Burton, L. M. Multigenerational patterns of caregiving in African-American families. Paper presented at the conference "Aging and Social Structure." The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, September, 1992.
Burton, L. M. Intergenerational perspectives on black feminist thought. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, PA, August, 1992.
Burton, L. M. & Walls, C. T. Great-grandparents, teenage childbearing, and intergenerational family support. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society. San Diego, CA, June, 1992.
Burton, L. M. Intergenerational patterns of providing care in African-American families with adolescent childbearers. Paper presented at the NICHD conference, "Outcomes of Early Childbearing: An Appraisal of Recent Evidence." Washington DC, May, 1992.
Burton, L. M. Multigeneration African-American families in context. Invited lecture presented at the Russell Sage Foundation, New York, NY, April, 1992.
Burton, L. M. & Merriwether-DeVries, C. The challenges and rewards of grandparenting in contemporary African-American families. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society on Aging. San Diego, CA, March, 1992.
Burton, L. M. & Allison, K. Family process and developmental outcomes for African-American adolescents. Paper presented at conference, "Adolescent Social Development and Change: A Focus on the Americas." Co-sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization, Society of Adolescent Medicine, The Society for Research on Adolescence and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Washington, DC, March, 1992.
Sorensen, S., Burton, L. M., & Dilworth-Anderson. Preparation and planning for caregiving: The dimensions, antecedents and consequences of thinking ahead. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. San Francisco, CA, November, 1991.
Pruett, K., Burton, L. M., & Minuchin, P. Intergenerational patterns which influence the nurturing domain: Infants, parents and grandparents. Plenary presentation, National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, Seventh Biennial National Training Institute, Washington, DC, September, 1991.
Burton, L. M. Resilience and vulnerability in the life course of black families: A multigeneration perspective. Paper presented at the conference "Fostering Resilience," Institute for Mental Health Initiatives and the National Institute of Mental Health. Washington, DC, December, 1991.
Burton, L. M., & Jarrett, R. L. Studying African-American family structure and process in underclass neighborhoods. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Cincinnati, OH, August, 1991.
Burton, L. M. Studying communities and at-risk populations: Implications for intervention research. Paper presented at the National Conference on Prevention Research, Washington, DC, June, 1991.
Burton, L. M. Grandmothers as mothers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Council on Foundations, Chicago, IL, April, 1991.
Burton, L. M. When parents can't: The cost of rearing grandchildren for black grandparents and great-grandparents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Seattle, WA, April, 1991.
Burton, L. M. Grandparents as parents in drug-addicted families. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, November, 1990.
Burton, L. M. Qualitative minority family research: Conceptual, methodological, and ethical issues. Paper presented at the Pre-Conference Workshop, "Approaches to Minority Family Research," the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, November, 1990.
Burton, L. M. Aged black Americans, intergenerational family responsibilities, and mental health. Paper presented at the conference, "Geriatric Psychiatry for African Americans," Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY, October, 1990.
Burton, L. M. Temporal perspectives on intergenerational caregiving in black families. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania State University Gerontology Center Conference on "Social Structure and Caregiving: Family and Cross National Perspectives," University Park, PA, October, 1990.
Burton, L. M., & Sorensen, S. Historical perspectives on black grandparents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Social Science History Association, Minneapolis, MN, October, 1990.
Burton, L. M. Intergenerational patterns of vulnerability and survival in black families with adolescent childbearers. Paper presented at the Family Research Consortium Summer Institute, Monterey, CA, June, 1990.
Burton, L. M. Variability in intergenerational processes in early childbearing families. Paper presented at the MacArthur Foundation Conference, "Successful Adaptation of Adolescent Mothers and Infants: Individual, Family, and Intergenerational Issues," New Orleans, LA, March, 1990.
Burton, L. M. On the night shift: Drug-addicted parents, childcare, and intergenerational family processes. Paper presented at the workshop for the National Forum on the Future of Children and Families, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, March, 1990.
Stack, C. B. & Burton, L. M. Family scripts: Negotiations between individuals and families. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Status Passage and Social Risk in the Life Course, University of Bremen, West Germany, October, 1989.
Burton, L. M. & Stack, C. B. Kinscripts and adolescent childbearing. Paper presented at the conference, "Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Adolescent Pregnancy," Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, April, 1989.
Stack, C. B., & Burton, L. M. Conscripting kin: Reflections on life course, generations, and culture. Paper presented at the Bay Area Conference on Family Research, University of California, Berkeley, CA, February, 1989.
Burton, L. M. Black grandmothers as a family resource: Perspectives on social service needs. Paper presented at the National Conference, "Mental Health and Aging," University of California, Los Angeles, CA, September, 1989.
Burton, L. M. Intergenerational family structure and the roles of aging black women: A pilot study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA, November, 1988.
Walls, C. T., & Burton, L. M. Studying the role of the black church as a support system for the elderly:Methodological potentials and constraints. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA, November, 1988.
Butler, J. R., & Burton, L. M. Rethinking teenage pregnancy: Is sexual abuse a missing link? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Philadelphia, PA, November, 1988.
Burton, L. M. Creating timetables and pathways: The cultural construction of the intergenerational family life course. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA, August, 1988.
Burton, L. M. The role responsibilities of aging black women in early and on-time multi-generation families. Paper presented at the conference, "Nutrition and Aging Blacks," Kansas City, KS, May, 1988.
Burton, L. M. Black grandmothers in culturally isolated communities. Paper presented at the conference on Cross-Cultural Research, Institute for Cross-Cultural and Cross-Ethnic Studies, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY, April, 1988.
Burton, L. M. Young mothers, young grandmothers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Family Relations, Detroit, MI, November, 1986.
Elder, G. H., Caspi, A., & Burton, L. M. Life transitions in developmental perspective: Sociological and historical insights on adolescence. Paper presented at the XXI Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology, "Development During the Transition to Adolescence," Minneapolis, MN, October, 1986.
Burton, L. M. Timing and the transition to grandmotherhood: The saliency of age norms in black multigenerational families. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, NY, August, 1986.
Burton, L. M. Teenage pregnancy and black family life. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Black Journalist, State College, PA, April, 1986.
Burton, L. M. Timing and grandmotherhood in multi-generation black families. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA, November, 1985.
Burton, L. M. Teen parenting: Implications for intergenerational family burden. Paper presented at the conference, "Black Families: Contemporary Issues and Concerns," The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, November, 1985.
Burton, L. M. Implications of intergenerational relationships on the nutritional habits of minority elderly. Paper presented at the Symposium on Nutritional Behavior, Charles Drew Post Graduate Medical School, Los Angeles, CA, March, 1984.
Burton, L. M., Bengtson, V. L., & Mangen, D. Morale in three ethnic elderly groups. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, San Francisco, CA, April, 1982.
Bengtson, V. L., Burton, L. M., & Mangen, D. Family support system and attribution of responsibility: Contrast among elderly blacks, Mexican-Americans, and whites. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America and the Canadian Association of Gerontology, Toronto, Canada, November, 1982.
Van Arsdol, D., Burton, L. M., & Gronvold, R. L. Demographic techniques and the Bahrain Census. Paper presented in Bahrain, May, 1981.
Bengtson, V. L., & Burton, L. M. Mental health and the black elderly. Paper presented at the Mini White House Conference on Black Aging, Los Angeles, CA, January, 1981.
Bengtson, V. L., & Burton, L. M. Familism, ethnicity, and support systems: Patterns of contrast and congruence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA, November, 1980.
Burton, L. M. The effects of relocation on the black elderly. Paper presented at the Workshop on Minority Aging Research, San Diego, CA, August, 1979.
Book Reviews
Meacham, J. A. Family and individual development. Contemporary Sociology, 16(1), January, 1987.
Kornhaber, A. & Woodard, K. L. Grandparents/grandchildren: The vital connection. Journal of Gerontology, January, 1986.
Experience
Administrative Postions
2019-2024 I Dean, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley
2017-2018 I Director, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University
2016-2017 I Union Bargaining/Adjunct Faculty Task Force, Duke University
2016-2017 I Executive Leadership Coach, Duke Leadership Academy
2015-2016 I Co-Chair, Task Force on Bias and Hate Issues, Duke University
2015-2016 I Co-Director, International Comparative Studies Program, Duke University
2014-2017 I Dean of Social Sciences, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Duke University
2010-2014 I Director, Undergraduate Honors Program, Sociology Department, Duke University.
2010-Present I Co-Director, Duke/North Carolina Central Universities Ethnography Training Program.
2008-2010 I Director of Undergraduate Studies, Sociology Department, Duke University
1998-2006 I Director, Center for Human Development and Family Research in Diverse Contexts, The Pennsylvania State University
Teaching and Research Positions
2019-Current I Professor, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley
2017 I Professor of Public Policy, Duke University
2016-Present I Co-Director and Faculty, Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Research Group, Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, Stanford University
2007-2019 I James B. Duke Professor of Sociology and Professor of African American Studies, Duke
University
2006-2007 I Professor of Sociology, Duke University
1993-2006 I Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Sociology, The Pennsylvania
State University.
1995-1996 I Visiting Scholar and Research Associate, Center for Developmental Science and the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
1990-1993 I Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University.
1990-2006 I Senior Research Associate, Population Issues Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University.
1984-1990 I Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University.
1981-1984 I Instructor, University of Southern California, School of Social Work; California State
University, Fullerton; California State University, Dominguez Hills.
1982-1983 I Demographic Researcher, Seismic Safety Commission, Los Angeles, California.
1977-1981 I National Institute on Aging Pre-Doctoral Research Trainee, Andrus Gerontology Center,
University of Southern California.
Review, Editorial, Public Service, Evaluation Activites
2017 I External Review Committee, Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Delaware
2016 I External Review Committee, Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2015-Present I Mentor, American Sociological Association, “Mentoring for Success in Research Program.”
2015 I Co-Organizer, 23rd Annual National Symposium on Family Issues --“Boys and Men in African American Families,” Penn State University, University Park, PA.
2013-Present I Founding Editorial Board, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 2013-2015 Editorial Board, Journal of Marriage and Family 2013 Advisory Board Panel, Foundation for Child Development, New York, NY.
2011-2015 I Editorial Board, American Sociological Review.
2011 - Present I Union Independent School Scholars’ Advisory Board, Durham, NC.
2010-2011 I Co-Organizer/Chair (with Stephanie Coontz) for the National Conference, “Tipping Point: When Minority Families Become the Majority,” Council on Contemporary Families.
2009 - Present I Grant Reviewer, National Science Foundation.
2008-2009 I Faculty Mentor, North Carolina School of Science and Math Research Apprenticeship Program, Durham, North Carolina.
2008-2009 I Chair, External Review Committee, Department of Sociology and Department of Psychology, North Carolina Central University.
2007-2011 I Deputy Editor, Demography.
2005 I Session Organizer and Reviewer, the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, 2006 Program.
2003-2010 I Co-Editor, Journal of Research on Adolescence.
2000-2001I Review Committee for paper submissions to the Gerontological Society of America and the Society for Research on Adolescents.
1996-2002 I Editorial Board, Human Development and Journal of Family Psychology.
1994-2001 I Editorial Board, Journal of Aging and Ethnicity, and Journal of Research on Adolescence.
1993-1997 I Editorial Board, Sociological Inquiry, Family Process, and Generations.
1993-1999 I Publications Committee, Society for Research in Child Development.
1993-1994 I Advisory Committee, The Children's Initiative PEW Charitable Trust.
1992-1994 I Consultant, Task Force on Aging Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health.
1992 I Guest Editor, Generations, Summer Issue.
1988-2002 I External Grant Reviewer, Smith Richardson Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation.
1990,1995 I Session Organizer, the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, 1990 Program, 1995 Program.
1989,1999 I Review Committee Member for Paper Submissions to the Bi-annual Meeting of the Society for Research of Adolescence, 1989 and 1999 Programs.
1988-1990 I Consultant, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, Topeka, KS.
1987-1988 I Reviewer and Mentor, Special Issue of Child Development.
1987 - Present I Ad Hoc Reviewer, Science, Cities, American Sociological Review, Canadian Journal of Gerontology, Gender and Society, Human Development, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Child Development, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Family Planning Perspectives, Family Relations, The Gerontologist, Journal of Adolescent Research, American Journal of Community Psychology, Social Forces, Research on Aging.
1986, 1992 I Review Committee Member for paper submissions to the Family, Kinship, and
1996 I Peer Relations Panel, Society for Research in Child Development.
1985 I Chair, Conference Organizing Committee, The Black Family: Contemporary Issues andConcerns, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
1984 -1985 I Technical Assistant, EFNEP Staff Conference, Intergenerational Issues, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
1981 I Technical Assistant, Mini White House Conference on the Black Elderly, Mental Health Forum, Los Angeles, CA.
Professional and Honorary Society Memberships
National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work
California Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work Council on Social Work Education
Society for Social Work and Research
International Sociological Association
American Sociological Association
Sociological Research Association
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Rural Sociological Society
Southern Sociological Society
Gerontological Society of America
Society for Research in Child Development
National Council on Family Relations
Society for Research on Adolescence
The Links Incorporated
Sigma XI (Honorary Scientific Research Association)
Appointed Memberships on National Institutes of Health, National Academy of Sciences, and Institute of Medicine Boards and Committees
2012-2013 I Member, Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Decade: Phase II.
2011-2012 I Member, Child Maltreatment Research, Policy and Practice for the Next Decade Workshop Planning Committee, Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council.
2010-2011 I Member, Committee on the Science of Research on Families, Institute of Medicine and Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
2006-2009 I Member, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Academy of Sciences
2005-2006 I Co-Chair (with Harold Neighbors), African American Mental Health Research Scientist
Consortium, National Institute of Mental Health.
2003-2007 I Member, Advisory Board, National Children’s Study, National Institutes of Health.
2002-2008 I Member, African American Mental Health Research Scientist Consortium Advisory Board, National Institute of Mental Health.
2001-2003 I Co-Chair (with Christine Bachrach), Working Group on Social Environment, National
Children’s Study, National Institutes of Health.
2000 I Member, Committee on Rural Mental Health Research: Charting a Future Course, National Institute of Mental Health, Office of Rural Mental Health Research.
1999-2001 I Member, Committee on Building Bridges in the Brain, Behavioral and Clinical Sciences,
National Academy of Sciences.
1999-2001 I Member, Committee on Future Research Directions for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institute of Health, National Academy of Sciences.
1998-2003 I Member, SNEM-3 Study Section (formerly Social Sciences and Population Study Section, NICHD), National Institutes of Health.
1998-2003 I Director, Research Consortium on Diversity, Family Processes, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health and the Multisite Postdoctoral Training Program. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.
1998-2000 I Member, Advisory Board, Forum on Adolescence, National Research Council Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Academy of Sciences.
1997-2004 I Member, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, National Research Council Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Academy of Sciences.
1996 I Member, Advisory Committee, National Institute for Child and Human Development, Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch.
1995-1998 I Member, Committee on Youth Development, National Academy of Sciences.
1993-1997 I Member, National Advisory Research Resources Council of the National Institutes of
Health.
1991-1998 I Member, Family Research Consortium on Risk and Resilience and Faculty on the Family Research Consortium Training Grant. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the William T. Grant Foundation.
Elected and Appointed Memberships on Boards and Committees of Professional Societies and Organizations
2020-Present I Member, Executive Committee, St. Louis Group for Excellence in Social Work Research
2018-2019 I Appointed Member, Durham Public Schools Strategic Planning Committee, Durham, NC
2015-2019 I Elected, Sociological Research Association (National Honor Society for SociologicalResearchers) Nominations Chair (2015-2016); Membership Chair (2016-2017); Secretary-Treasurer and President-Elect (2017-2018); President (2018-2019)
2015-2020 I Elected, William T. Grant Faculty Scholars Selection Committee, William T. Grant Foundation, New York, NY
2015-2020 I Elected, National Advisory Board, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University
2015 I Appointed Member, Distinguished Career Award Committee, Family Section, American Sociological Association.
2014 I Selected as a Representative for the National Council on Family Relations for the International Federation for Family Development, North American Expert Group Meeting, “Confronting Family Poverty and Social Exclusion; Ensuring Work-Family Balance; and Advancing Social Integration and Intergenerational Solidarity in North America, Mexico City, Mexico.
2013-2014 I Appointed Chair, Best Article Selection Committee, Family Section, American Sociological Association.
2013-2014 I Appointed Member, Best Article Selection Committee, Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Section, American Sociological Association.
2013-2015 I Elected Member, Fellows Committee, National Council on Family Relations.
2013-2014 I Appointed Member, Qualitative Research Commission Advisory Panel, National Council on Family Relations.
2011-2014 I Elected Member, Family Section Council, American Sociological Association
2011-2012 I Appointed Member, Distinguished Career Award Committee, Family Section, American Sociological Association.
2010-2011 I Appointed Member, Outstanding Publication Selection Committee, Section on Aging and the Life Course, American Sociological Association.
2010-2012 I Appointed Minority Fellowship Advisory Panel, American Sociological Association
2008-2011 I Elected Member, Board of Directors, Council on Contemporary Families.
2007-2012 I Appointed Member, National Advisory Board, National Center for Marriage Research
2007-2011 I Elected Member, Committee on Nominations, American Sociological Section on Aging and the Life Course.
2007-2012 I Appointed Member, Committee on the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Transition, American Sociological Association.
2007-2011 I Elected Member, Board of Directors, Family Process Institute.
2006-2009 I Appointed Member, Executive Advisory Committee, Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
2001-2004 I Elected Member, Council, American Sociological Association.
2001-2004 I Elected Member, Board of Directors, Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families.
2000-2003 I Appointed Member, Advisory Board, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
2000-2003 I Appointed Member, Task Force on Journal Diversity, American Sociological Association.
1999-2001 I Appointed Chair, Dubois-Johnson-Frazier Award Selection Committee, American Sociological Association.
1999-2002 I Elected Member, Steering Committee for the Society for the Study of Human Development.
1999-2002 I Elected Member, Steering Committee, Harrisburg School District, Harrisburg, PA.
1999-2002 I Appointed Member, Advisory Board, The Casey Family Program, Casey Foundation.
1998-1999 I Elected Member, W. K. Kellogg Foundation Leadership for Institutional Change Initiative, The Pennsylvania State University.
1997-2002 I Elected Member, Advisory Board, Wynne Center for Family Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
1997-1999 I Appointed Member, Dubois-Johnson-Frazier Award Selection Committee, American Sociological Association.
1997-1998 I Appointed Member, Task Force on Women, The Gerontological Society of America.
1995-1998 I Appointed Member, Research Committee, Association of Black Sociologists.
1994-1998 I Appointed Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Children, Youth, and Families, Michigan State University.
1994-1998 I Elected Co-Chair, Grandparent Interest Group, Gerontological Society of America.
1993-1996 I Appointed Member, Minority Fellowship Program Advisory Committee, American Sociological Association.
1993-1997 I Elected Member, Council, Section on Aging, American Sociological Association.
1993-1995 I Elected Member, Council, Section on Children, American Sociological Association.
1992 I Appointed Member, Evaluation Panel in Social Sciences, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Program.
1991 I Elected Member, Committee on Membership, Gerontological Society of America.
1989-1996 I Appointed Member, Executive Committee, Working Group on Communities and Neighborhoods, Family Process, and Individual Development, Social Science Research Council.
1989-1991 I Elected Member, Committee on Nominations, Aging Section, American Sociological Association.
1985-1988 I Elected Member, Committee on the Regulation of Research, American Sociological Association.
Grants
2020-2021 I California Arts Council. Project: Arts in Corrections Needs Assessment. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $50,000.
2019 - Present I U.S. Department of Human Services Title IVe. Project: California Social Work Education Center. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton (Connected to Role as Dean of the School of Social Welfare UC Berkeley. Amount: $55,000,000 per year.)
2017-2019 I National Science Foundation. Project: Doctoral Dissertation Research: Unpacking Inequality in the Faith-Based and Federal Healthcare Safety Net. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Co-Principal Investigator: Collin Mueller (Doctoral Student). Amount: $9,642.
2013-2019 I Duke University, Initiative on Education and Human Development. Project: Ethnography, Neurodevelopment, and Self-Regulation: Testing a Mixed Methods Approach in the Study of Academic Achievement among Low-Income Children in Rural North Carolina. Co-Principal Investigators: Linda Burton and Timothy Strauman. Amount: $80,640.
2012-2013 I Duke University/Indian Institute of Management Udaipur Collaborative. Project: Transitioning Low-income Workers from Informal to Formal Labor Markets. Co-Principal Investigators: Linda Burton and SaunJuhi Verma. Amount: $25,000.
2011-2014 I National Science Foundation. Project: Social Norms, Expectations, and Experiences in Urban and Rural Contexts. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $280,550.
2011-2014 I MacArthur Foundation. Project: Housing Contexts and Child Development within Low-income Families. Principal Investigator: Rebekah Levine Coley. Co-Principal Investigators: Linda Burton and Tama Leventhal. Amount: $900,000.
2011-2014 I William T. Grant Foundation. Project: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Housing and Low-income Urban Families. Principal Investigator: Rebekah Levine Coley. Co-Principal Investigators: Linda Burton and Tama Leventhal. Amount: $324,840.
2011-2013 I National Science Foundation. Project: Doctoral Dissertation Research: How Problem Gambling is Medicalized. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Co-Principal Investigator: Rose Buckelew (Doctoral Student). Amount: $9,179.
2010-2013 I National Science Foundation. Project: Doctoral Dissertation Research: Racial and
Gender Differences in Veterans’ Transition to Civilian Life. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Co-Principal Investigator: Victor Ray (Doctoral Student). Amount:$9,639.
2009-2014 I National Institutes of Drug Abuse. Project: Drug Policy, Incarceration, Community Reentry, and Race Disparities in HIV/AIDS. Principal Investigator: Kim Blankenship. Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $526,092 (First Year Direct Costs).
2009-2011 I National Institutes of Drug Abuse. Project: Transdisciplinary Prevention Research Center Grant --Promoting supportive Parenting in New Mothers with Substance Use Problems: A Pilot Randomized Trial. Principal Investigator: Lisa Berlin. Investigators: Linda Burton, Andrea Hussong and Madeline Carrig. Amount: $55,000.
2005-2008 I Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Project: Ethnographic and Survey Studies of the Determinants of Healthy Marriage. Co-Principal Investigators: Andrew Cherlin and Linda Burton. Amount: $400,000.
2005-2007 I National Institute on Aging. Project: African American Mental Health Research Scientists Consortium, Minority Supplement. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Co-Principal Investigator: Harold Neighbors. Amount: $245,000.
2004-2008 I National Science Foundation. Project: Family Resource Allocation in Urban and Rural Communities. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Investigators: Debra Skinner and Stephen Matthews. Amount: $501,000.
2004-2007 I National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Project: Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Children," Co-Principal Investigators: Ronald Angel, Linda Burton, Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Andrew Cherlin, Robert Moffitt, and William Julius Wilson. Amount: $8,223,467.
2004-2007 I National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Project: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Measurement and Analysis. Principal Investigator: Margaret Burchinal. Co-Principal Investigators: Debra Skinner and Linda Burton. Amount: $539,543.
2004-2006 I Anthony Marchionne Foundation. Project: Singlehood among Low-Income Women: An Examination of Three Groups Across Three Sites. Co-Principal Investigators: Chalandra M. Bryant and Linda Burton. Amount: $25,261.
2004-2008 I National Institute on Aging. Project: Center on Population Health, and Aging. Principal Investigator: Mark Hayward. Co-Principal Investigators: Duane Aldwin, Linda Burton, Melissa Hardy, Leif Jensen, Pamela Farley Short, and George Vogler. Amount: $1,103,265.
2004-2005 I National Institute on Aging. Project: Menstrual Health Disparities and Low SES African Americans. Principal Investigators: Patricia Koch and Phyllis Mansfield. Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $144,000.
2004-2005 I Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Project: Migrating for Housing: How Rural Communities Adapt to Social Change. Co-Principal Investigators: Sherri Lawson Clark and Linda Burton. Amount: $50,000.
2002-2007 I National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Project: An Ethnographic Study of Rural Communities, Families, and Young Children. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Investigator: Debra Skinner. Amount: $2,552,029.
2002-2007 I W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Project: Reach Evaluation. Co-Principal Investigators: Mark Greenberg and Linda Burton. Amount: $1,208,046.
2000-2005 I National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Project: Gender Socialization in Middle Childhood and Adolescence. Co-Principal Investigators: Ann C. Crouter and Susan McHale. Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $3,106,870.
2000-2001 I National Institute on Aging. Project: Contextual and Environmental Challenges in Health Care Access Among Older African Americans. Principal Investigator: Keith Whitfield. Investigators: Linda Burton and Mark Hayward. Amount: $58,384.
1998-2003 I National Institute of Mental Health. Project: Multisite Research Training in Diversity and Family Process. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Investigators: Ana Mari Cauce and Mark Appelbaum. Amount: $2,050,069.
1998-2003 I National Institute of Mental Health. Project: Research Consortium on Diversity, Family Processes, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Investigators: Ana Mari Cauce and Mark Appelbaum. Amount: $821,503.
1998-2003 I National Institute on Drug Abuse. Project: Drug Abuse Prevention Research Methodology Conferences. Principal Investigator: Linda Collins. Investigators: Andrea Piccinin, Aline Sayer, and Linda Burton. Amount: $165,112.
1998-2003 I Project: Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Children. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $12,000,000; Annie Casey, $500,000; Edna McConnell Clark, $25,000; W. K. Kellogg, $1,000,057; Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, $60,000; Woods Foundation, $30,000; Joyce Foundation, $300,010; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services, $1,200,000; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $2,024,465; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, $2,000,000; Kaiser Family Foundation, $60,000; David and Lucille Packard Foundation, $1,000,000. Co-Principal Investigators: Ronald Angel, Linda Burton, Andrew Cherlin, Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Robert Moffitt, and William Julius Wilson.
1998-1999 I William T. Grant Foundation. Project: Study Group on Culture and Ethnicity. Co-Principal Investigators: Nancy Hill, Emilie Smith, Velma Murray, and Linda Burton. Amount: $12,000.
1997-1998 I National Institute of Mental Health. Project: Research Partnership: Family Research Consortium III, University of North Carolina, Pembroke and North Carolina Central University. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $42,500.
1996-2000 I U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement Project: National Center to Enhance Early Development and Learning. Principal Investigator, Don Bailey. Investigators, Bob Bradley, Donna Bryant, Margaret Burchinal, Linda Burton, Patrick Casey, Richard Clifford, Martha Cox, Debby Cryer, Lynette Darkes, James, Gallagher, Thelma Harms, Carollee Howes, Lynette Keyes, Janis Kupersmidt, P.J. McWilliam, Bob Pianta, Joanne Roberts, Barbara Wasik, and Pamela Winton. Amount: $14,000,000. 1993 Social Science Research Council. Project: Studying Household Economies: A Qualitative Approach. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $13,000.
1990-1995 I FIRST Award, National Institute of Mental Health. Project: Teen Pregnancy, Socioeconomic Context, and Family Transitions and Supplemental Funding to Support Predoctoral Research Experiences for Minority Students. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $394,246.
1989-1994 I William T. Grant Faculty Scholars Award. Project: Teenage Pregnancy, Socioeconomic Context, and Intergenerational Families in Transition: An Assessment of Life Course Interdependence in Patterns of Stress and Coping and Supplemental Funding to Support a Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $198,126. 1989-1992 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Project: Intergenerational Exchanges in Families with Children. Principal Investigator, Dennis Hogan. Co-Investigators, David Eggebeen, Linda Burton, and Katherine Fennelly. Amount: $383,853.
1987-1990 I Brookdale Research Fellowship. Project: Interdependent Role Transition, Temporal Context, and the Life Course Trajectories of Older Women. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $155,636.
1986-1987 I National Science Foundation Minority Initiation Planning Grant. Project: The Lineage Effects of Adolescent Childbearing in Rural Intergenerational Families. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $10,000.
1986-1987 I Center for the Study of Child and Adolescent Development Seed Research Initiation Grant. Project: Teenage Childbearing and Intergenerational Family Context. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $1,000.
1986 I E.O.P.C. Grant, The Pennsylvania State University. Project: Summer Program of Research with Glen Elder, Jr., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Carol Stack, Duke University; and Vira Kivett, University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $2,500.
1984 I Haynes Foundation Dissertation Grant. Project: On-Time and Early Grandparenthood in Multigeneration Black Families. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $5,000. 1983 Spivak Dissertation Grant (American Sociological Association). Project: On-Time and Early Grandparenthood in Multigeneration Black Families. Principal Investigator: Linda Burton. Amount: $5,000.
Education
1978 | B.S. Gerontology (with honors) University of Southern California
1982 | M.A. Sociology University of Southern California
1985 | Ph.D. Sociology University of Southern California
- Race/Class/Gender
- Systems of Care for Children/Families/Older Adults
- Social Determinants of Health
