Faculty Biography - Jay D. Teachman

Professor
Sociology Department
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA 98225-9081
Arntzen Hall 505
Phone: (360) 650-7214
Fax: 360-650-7295
Jay.Teachman@wwu.edu

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Jay Teachman is a professor in the Department of Sociology. He graduated from Western in 1974 and received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1978. Prior to returning to Western, he served on the faculties of the University of Iowa, Brown University, Old Dominion University, the University of Maryland, and Washington State University.

Professor Teachman maintains a long-standing interest in families and how families change over time. He has published a number of articles concerning topics such as divorce, remarriage, child support, and cohabitation. Dr. Teachman is currently Co-Principal Investigator with Professor Tedrow on two grants: “Military Service and Patterns of Marriage, Cohabitation, and Union Dissolution” funded by the National Science Foundation and “Stimulating Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research in Population and Health” funded by the National Institute on Aging. See Current Research Activity (pdf) on the NSF grant.

Professor Teachman is an avid fly fisherman, who also likes to ride horses and golf.

Recent Publications

J. Teachman and L. Tedrow.  2008.  “The Demography of Stepfamilies in the United States.”  Forthcoming in J. Pryor (ed.), International Handbook of Stepfamilies: Policy and Practice in Legal, Research, and Clinical Spheres.  New York:  John Wiley and Sons.

J. Teachman. 2008. “The Living Arrangements of Children and their Educational Well-being.” Journal of Family Issues, forthcoming.

J. Teachman.  2007.  “Military Service and Educational Attainment in the All-Volunteer Era.”  Sociology of Education 80:359-374.

J. Teachman and L. Tedrow.  2007.  “Joining Up: Did Military Service in the Early All Volunteer Era Affect Subsequent Civilian Income?”  Social Science Research 36:1447-1474.

J. Teachman. 2007. “Race, Military Service, and Marital Timing: Evidence from the NLSY-79.” Demography, 44:389-404

J. Teachman, L. Tedrow, and M. Hall. 2005. “Future Demographic Trends in Divorce.” Pp. 59-82 in M. Fine and J. Harvey (eds.), Handbook of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution. New York: Lawrence Ehrlbaum.

R. Bulcroft and J. Teachman. 2005. “Ambiguous Constructions: Development of a Childless or Childfree Life Course.” Pp. 116-135 in M. Coleman and L. Ganong (eds.), Handbook of Contemporary Families. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

J. Teachman. 2005. “Military Service in the Vietnam Era and Educational Attainment.” Sociology of Education 78:50-68.

J. Teachman. 2004. “Military Service During the Vietnam Era: Were There Consequences for Subsequent Civilian Earnings?” Social Forces 83:709-730.

J. Teachman and L. Tedrow. 2004. “Wages, Earnings, and Occupational Status: Did World War II Veterans Receive a Premium?” Social Science Research 33:581-605.