Faculty and Staff
Gerontology Program
Human Development and Family Sciences
Alexis Walker
Professor; Jo Anne L. Petersen Chair in Gerontology and Family Studies
Faculty
College of Health and Human Sciences
Oregon State University
312 Milam Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-5102
| Phone: | 541-737-1083 |
| Fax: | 541-737-1076 |
| E-mail: | walkera@oregonstate.edu |
Research Interests
Grounded in both a life course and a feminist critical perspective, my research focus is the study of adults in family relationships. Currently, I am collaborating with Katherine Allen (Virginia Tech) in a project to bring feminist ideas to gerontological research on families in middle and later life.
Personal Interests
For more information on the Petersen Program in Family Gerontology please visit http://www.hhs.oregonstate.edu/gerontology/petersen/index.html
Publications
McGraw, LA, Walker, AJ (2009) Nondisabled sisters navigating sociocultural boundaries of gender and disability. Handbook of Feminist Family Studies, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 177-191.
Additional OSU HHS Author(s): McGraw, Lori
Manoogian, M, Walker, AJ, Richards,
LN (2007) Gender, genocide, and
ethnicity: The intergenerational transmissions
of older Armenian American
mothers. Journal of Family Issues,
28(4): 567-589
Additional OSU HHS Author(s): Richards, Leslie
McGraw, LA, Walker, AJ (2007) Meanings of sisterhood and developmental disability: Narratives from White nondisabled sisters. Journal of Family Issues, 28(4):474-500Additional OSU HHS Author(s): McGraw, Lori
Allen, KA, Walker, AJ (2006) Integrating age relations into a feminist understanding of gender and families. IN: Age Matters: Re-Aligning Feminist Thinking, Calasanti, T, Slevin, K (Eds.), Routledge, pp. 155-174
Walker, A, Connidis, IA, Allen, KA. (2005). Theorizing and studying adult sibling ties. IN: Sourcebook of family theory and research, AC Acock, KA Allen, V Bengtson, P Dilworth-Anderson, D Klein (Eds.), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 167–181, 187–190
McGraw, L, Walker, A. (2004). Negotiating Care: Ties between white aging mothers and their caregiving daughters. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 59B, S324-S332
Additional OSU HHS Author(s): McGraw, Lori
Richards, C, Acock, AC, Walker, A. (2004). Gender ideology and investment in housework: Postretirement change, Journal of Family Issues, 25, 1050-1071Additional OSU HHS Author(s): Acock, Alan
Walker, A. (2004). Methods, theory, and the practice of feminist research: A response to Janet Chafetz, Journal of Family Issues, 25, 980–984Books and Chapters
Allen, K. A., & Walker, A. J. (2006). Integrating age relations into a feminist understanding of gender and families. In T. Calasanti & K. Slevin (Eds.). Age matters: Re-aligning feminist thinking (pp. 155 – 174). New York: Routledge.
McGraw, L, Walker, A. (2004). Gender in families: The more things change, the more they stay the same. In M. Coleman & L. H. Ganong (Eds.), Handbook of contemporary families: Considering the past, contemplating the future, 174-191, Sage Press
Additional OSU HHS Author(s): McGraw, Lori
Editorships and Editorial Board Memberships
Editor, 2002 - 2006, Journal of Marriage and Family.
Walker, A (2002-2007) Editor, Journal
of Marriage and Family
Walker, A. (2005). Editorial Advisory Board, Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research
Walker, A. (2004). Editorial Board, Journal of Family Issues
Awards and Honors
Walker, A. C. L. Anderson Outstanding Faculty Award. College of Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, 2003.
Research Grants and Contracts
Donatelle, B, Manore, MM, Walker,
A (2006-2007) Behavioral Approaches
for Risk Reduction of Metabolic Syndrome
in Middle-Aged Women, College
of Health and Human Sciences,
Center for Healthy Aging Research
Oregon State University & Good Samaritan
Hospital.
Additional OSU HHS Faculty: Donatelle, Becky Manore, Melinda
McGraw, LA, Principal Investigator, Walker, AJ (2005-2006) Pilot Project for the Oregon Family Panel, Oregon Health & Science University.Additional OSU HHS Faculty: McGraw, Lori