Anne Barrett

Contact Information:

Office:	Pepper 230
Phone:	644-2833
Fax:	644-2304
Email:	abarrett@fsu.edu

Areas of Specialization:

Research:

Social structural patterning and health consequences of subjective aging
Health effects of family roles and relationships
Women’s experiences of aging

Teaching:

Undergraduate:
- Sociology of Marriage and Family
- Aging and the Life Course
- Gendered Bodies over the Life Course
Graduate:
- Gendered Bodies over the Life Course
- Social Psychology of Aging
- Research Methods and Statistics
- Writing Seminar for Social Scientists

Education and Recent Professional Experience:

Associate Professor of Sociology, Florida State University, 2007-present
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Florida State University, 2001-2006
Research Associate, Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy, 2001-present
Postdoctoral Fellow at Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 1999-2001
Ph.D. in Sociology, Duke University, 1999
M.A. in Sociology, Duke University, 1996
B.A. in Sociology and Economics, College of William and Mary, 1993

Selected Papers and Publications:

Barrett, Anne E., Manacy Pai, and Rebecca Redmond. “‘It’s Your Badge of Inclusion’: A Qualitative Examination of Women’s Involvement in the Red Hat Society.” Journal of Aging Studies, forthcoming.
McWilliams, Summer and Anne E. Barrett. “Online Dating in Middle and Later Life: Gendered Expectations and Experiences.” Journal of Family Issues, forthcoming.
Barrett, Anne E., Rebecca Redmond, and Carmen von Rohr, “Avoiding Aging? Social Psychological Journals’ Treatment of Aging Issues,” The American Sociologist, 43:328-347.
Toothman, Erica and Anne E. Barrett. “Mapping Midlife: An Examination of Social Factors Shaping Conceptions of the Timing of Middle Age,” Advances in Life Course Research, 16:99-111. READ
Lewis, Robyn K. and Anne E. Barrett. 2011. “Visual Impairment and Quality of Life among Older Adults: An Examination of Explanations for the Relationship.” Journal of Gerontology: Social Science 66B:364-373.
Simon, Robin W. and Anne E. Barrett. 2010. "Nonmarital Romantic Relationships and Mental Health in Early Adulthood: Does the Association Differ for Women and Men?" Journal of Health and Social Behavior 51:168-182. READ

Featured in “A Young Man’s Lament: Love Hurts!” New York Times, July 25, 2010
Barrett, Anne E. and Cheryl Robbins. 2008. “The Multiple Sources of Women’s Aging Anxiety and their Relationship with Psychological Distress.” Journal of Aging and Health 20:32-65. READ
Pai, Manacy and Anne E. Barrett. 2007. "Long-term Payoffs of Work? Women's Paid Work Histories and Mental Health in Widowhood." Research on Aging 29:436-456. READ
Barrett, A.E. and Turner, R.J. 2006. "Family Structure and Substance Use in Adolescence and Early Adulthood: Examining Explanations for the Relationship," Addiction 101: 109-120. READ
Barrett, A.E. 2005. "Gendered Experiences in Midlife: Implications for Age Identity," Journal of Aging Studies 19: 163-183. READ
Barrett, A.E. and Turner, R.J. 2005. "Family Structure and Mental Health: The Mediating Effects of Socioeconomic Status, Family Process, and Social Stress" Journal of Health and Social Behavior 46: 156-169. READ
Blekesaune, M. and Barrett, A.E. 2005. "Marital Dissolution and Work Disability: A Longitudinal Study of Administrative Data from Norway" European Sociological Review 21: 259-271. READ
Westerhof, G.J. and Barrett, A.E. 2005. "Age Identity and Subjective Well-being: A Comparison of the United States and Germany" Journal of Gerontology 60B: S129-S136. READ

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