Karen Kramer

Associate Professor

Additional Campus Affiliations

Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Associate Professor, School of Labor and Employment Relations
Associate Professor, Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity
Affiliate, Social & Behavioral Science Institute

Recent Publications

Choi, H. Y., Bae, H., & Kramer, K. Z. (2026). Changing trends in daily scheduling patterns of Korean mothers and subjective well-being. Time and Society, 35(3), 543-568. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463X251413656

Gong, Q., & Kramer, K. Z. (2026). Longitudinal changes in interparental conflict and impacts on children’s socioemotional skills. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 43(5), 1339-1360. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075251404996

Gong, Q., & Kramer, K. Z. (2026). Predictors of parental literacy involvement: The role of interparental conflict and couple relationship quality. Family Relations. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.70179

Choi, H. Y., & Kramer, K. Z. (2025). Securing a Future in Nonmetropolitan Areas: Community and Family Influences on Young Adults' Intentions to Stay for Employment. Rural Sociology, 90(1), 110-131. https://doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12584

Gong, Q., Ju, S., & Kramer, K. Z. (2024). Children's socioemotional skills and fathers' work satisfaction: Mediation of fathers' parenting. Family Relations, 73(4), 2582-2601. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.13012

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