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Pamela J. Smock is a Professor of Sociology and Research Professor at the Population Studies Center within the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA). Her research focuses on demography, family structures, and social stratification, with emphasis on the economic consequences of divorce, cohabitation dynamics, and racial-ethnic disparities in family patterns. She holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in demography, alongside degrees from the University of Chicago.
Smock’s work appears in top journals like American Sociological Review and Demography, examining topics such as lifelong singlehood’s economic impact, gender differences in family dissolution outcomes, and intersectional analyses of family disruption. She has served as Editor-in-Chief of Demography, Deputy Editor of Journal of Marriage and Family, and held leadership roles in professional organizations like the Population Association of America and American Sociological Association.
Her awards include membership in the Sociological Research Association and recognition for editorial excellence. Current research explores late-life economic well-being tied to relationship histories and Social Security policies, alongside racial disparities in economic fallout from family disruption. Smock teaches courses on population problems and women’s inequality in work (SOC 330, SOC/WGS 451).
- Education: PhD (Sociology, UW-Madison), MA (Social Sciences, UChicago), BA (Sociology, UChicago)
- Key Roles: Editorships in top journals, leadership in national demographic associations, frequent media commentator (NYT, NPR)
- Research Labs: Population Studies Center at U-M
