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K.A.S. Wickrama


Title: Professor, Child and Family Development, University of Georgia

Education: Ph.D. Sociology, Iowa State

Role on project: Co-investigator

How long have you been involved with the project? Since 1990

Family and hobbies: My wife is a registered nurse. Our daughter is a project officer for the United Nations Development Programme, and our son is an assistant professor in Human Development and Family Studies at Auburn University.

Why is the Family Transitions Project important? The Family Transitions Project provides a rich archive of longitudinal data for lifecourse and health studies.

Link to University of Georgia profile

ISU study finds early family depression has lasting effects on teens, young (link to Iowa State University web site)

Invited behind front doors (link to Iowa State University web site)

Divorce increases chronic stress, later illness in women according to ISU study