Personnel
Director: W. Bradford Wilcox
Professor Wilcox is associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia and a member of the James Madison Society at Princeton University. As an undergraduate, he was a Jefferson Scholar at U.Va. His research focuses on marriage, and on the ways that gender, religion, class, and children influence the quality and stability of American family life. He has published articles on marriage, cohabitation, fatherhood, and religion and family life in The American Sociological Review, Social Forces, The Journal of Marriage and Family, and The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. His research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post, Time, CNN, NBC’s The Today Show, and numerous NPR stations.
Faculty & Graduate Fellows
The faculty and graduate fellows of the National Marriage Project pursue research on topics related to marriage and family life, attend NMP events, and contribute to the publications of the project.
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Kerry Abrams | Law School, Virginia |
| Jeffrey Dew | Family Studies, Utah State |
| Javier Garcia Manglano | Sociology, Maryland |
| David Morris | Sociology, Virginia |
| Mark Regnerus | Sociology, Texas |
| Leonard Schoppa | Politics, Virginia |
| Hyun Joo Shim | Psychology, Virginia |
| Claudia Ayanna Sitgraves | Economics, NYU |
| Christine Whelan | Sociology, Iowa |
| Ronald Wilcox | Darden School, Virginia |
Board of Advisors
| Name | School / Institute |
|---|---|
| Don S. Browning | University of Chicago |
| William J. Doherty | University of Minnesota |
| Kathryn Edin | Harvard University |
| Robert Emery | University of Virginia |
| William A. Galston | The Brookings Institution |
| Neil Gilbert | University of California at Berkeley |
| Norval D. Glenn | University of Texas at Austin |
| Ron Haskins | Brookings Institution |
| Linda Malone-Colon | Hampton University |
| Elizabeth Marquardt | Institute for American Values |
| David G. Myers | Hope College |
| Isabel Sawhill | The Brookings Institution |
| Scott Stanley | University of Denver |
| Linda J. Waite | University of Chicago |
| James Q. Wilson | UCLA, emeritus |
University of Virginia Faculty Advisory Committee
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Robert Emery | Psychology |
| Jonathan Haidt | Psychology |
| Lynn Sanders | Politics |
| Jorge Secada | Philosophy |
| Paul Kingston | Sociology |
| David O’Brien | Politics |
| Steven Rhoads | Politics |
| Ronald Wilcox | Darden School |