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Kristi Williams

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Associate Professor,
Department of Sociology
The Ohio State University 155 Townshend Hall
1885 Neil Ave. Mall
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321 Journalism
242 W. 18th Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43210
phone: 614-688-3207

Associate Professor
Department of Sociology

  • Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2000


  • Research Interests: Dr. Williams' research examines the influence of support and strain in family and other personal relationships on mental and physical health, with a particular focus on gender and life course variations in these patterns. Her recent projects include an examination of the influence of marital and cohabitation transitions on the health and well-being of single mothers and an NIA funded study of life course variations in the stress-buffering role of personal relationships.


  • Current Research: effects of marital transitions and marital quality on mental and physical health, effects of work/family strain on spouse’s health, and the impact of late-life widowhood on health-related behavior