Deniz Yucel Professor • Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Dr. Yucel earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She is a Professor of Sociology at William Paterson University. Her teaching interests are sociology of family, sociology of adulthood, research methods, data analysis, and senior seminar. Her main research interests are sociology of family, work-family, child and youth development, and quantitative methodology. She is currently exploring flexible work arrangements in the workplace and their effects on health, family and job-related outcomes. Other Interests Studying languages, poetry, watching movies, reading about cinema and film critics. Languages (other than English) Turkish German Degrees PhD Sociology, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH MA Sociology, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH BA Economics, Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH Specialization Sociology of Family, Work and Family, Quantitative Methodology, Children and Youth Representative Publications Mental Health across the Life Course for Men and Women in Married, Cohabiting, and Living Apart Together Relationships; Journal of Family Issues; Volume 44, 2023 Work-Family Conflict and Partners’ Agreement on Fertility Preferences among Dual-Earner Couples: Does Women’s Employment Status Matter?; Journal of Family Issues; 2022 Representative Presentations Caregiving demands and sleep problems among employed men and women who also care for children, disabled, or elderly family members: Do workplace characteristics matter? Eastern Sociological Association Annual Meeting Baltimore , MD 2023 Mental Well-Being among Working Parents during the COVID-19 Pandemic Midwest Sociological Annual Meeting Minneapolis, MN 2023 Work-Family Role Blurring and Workers’ Well-Being Mediterranean Studies Association Annual International (Hybrid) Congress Brno, 2023 Notable Courses Taught Research MethodologyStatisticsIntroduction to SociologySociology of FamilySociology of AdulthoodSenior SeminarSocial Problems Email 973 720 2572 457 Raubinger Hall By appointment