Dr. Brown is Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH. A family demographer, her research addresses the patterns and consequences of the rapid transformation of U.S. family life. She has published extensively on cohabitation and its implications for the well-being of children and adults. She also conducts research on how family living arrangements and instability shape child development. Finally, her research examines new family forms in the second half of life, with an emphasis on cohabitation, dating, and divorce among Baby Boomers and older adults. Dr. Brown's work has been supported by federal grants from NICHD, NIA, and ASPE/HHS.