Beth A. Latshaw

Beth A. Latshaw is a Professor and Co-Chair of the Department of Sociology at Widener University, where she also contributes to the Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies program. Her research focuses on gender, work-family conflict, and health outcomes, with secondary interests in experiential learning and cultural impacts on food practices.

Education: PhD in Sociology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2010).

Her pedagogical approach emphasizes active, student-centered learning through simulations and service-learning. Key research areas include work-life balance, mental health across relationship types, and the impact of employment dynamics on family decisions.

Publications span topics like pandemic-era work shifts and mental health, gender roles in parenting stress, and the effects of work conflicts on children. Recent work explores caregiving demands and marital dynamics.

• Awards: 2019 Outstanding Researcher Award (Widener), 2017 Teaching Innovation Award (Widener), and multiple recognitions from UNC-Chapel Hill.

No formal advisees listed; however, she actively mentors through classroom and internship programs. No grants explicitly noted in text.