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Catherine Stepniak

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Early career · publishing since 2019
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingHealth disparities and outcomesFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsFamily Support in IllnessAging and Gerontology Research

Publications

16

Citations

46

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

6

Publishing since 2019

Research summary
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Catherine Stepniak's research focuses on family relationships and aging, particularly how ties between parents and their adult children affect older adults' health and well-being. This work sits at the intersection of family sociology, gerontology (the study of aging), and public health, examining how caregiving and family support influence health outcomes later in life.

Parent-adult child relationshipsFamily caregivingAging and health outcomesIntergenerational family dynamicsHealth disparities in older adults

Publication output has been modest but relatively steady over the past several years, with a slight increase in activity from 2019 through 2024 compared to earlier years in the decade.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
17182019: 2 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 4 publications4212022: 4 publications4222023: 2 publications232024: 3 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Innovation in Aging×10
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B×2
  • Research on Aging×2
  • Journal of Marriage and the Family×1
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Global Public Health×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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