Oklahoma State University
Human Development and Family Science
Joseph  Grzywacz

Joseph Grzywacz

Professor, Kaiser Family Endowed Chair in Family Risk and Resilience

Main Hall, 2120
Tulsa, OK 74106-0700
 
Phone: 918-594-8440
Fax: 918-594-8558
joseph.grzywacz@okstate.edu

Educational Background:

Degree Institution Area of Study 
Post-doc University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA Social Ecology of Health
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI Child & Family Studies
M.S. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI Human & Community Resources



Research Areas:
  • Work and family; work organization; immigrant Latinos; health disparities, child health; physical activity, dietary behavior

Service:
  • Director, Center for Family Resilience
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
  • Editorial Board, Family Relations
  • Editorial Board, Human Relations
  • Health, Behavior and Context Subcommittee, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Development

Awards:
  • Kaiser Endowed Professor of Family Resilience
  • Publication "Work, family, and mental health: Testing different models of work-family fit" identified as one of the top 20 citations for the "Journal of Marriage and Family"
  • Mid-Career Investigator Award. Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
  • Young Scholar Award, John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation

Professional Memberships:
  • National Council on Family Relations
  • American Public Health Association
  • Society for Occupational Health Psychology
  • Work and Family Research Network
  • American Psychological Association
  • American Sociological Association

Grants:
  • Grzywacz, J.G. (PI), Daniel, S.S., Payne, C., Leerkes, E., Reboussin, B. Nonstandard maternal work schedules and child health: Implications for impoverished children. (April 2010 - March 2015). Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Development ($2,969,729).
  • Grzywacz, J.G. (PI/Co-I*), Quandt, S.A., Arcury, T.A., Ip, E., & Lang, W. Dietary and physical activity patterns of Latino farmworker children. (September 2009 - August 2014). Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Development ($2,761,549)
  • Grzywacz, J.G. (PI/Co-I*). Prevenir Caídas: An LHA-Based Approach to Safety Education among Latino Roofers. (September 2011 - August 2014), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, through the Center for Innovation in Construction Safety at Virginia Tech. ($299,216).
  • Grzywacz, J.G. (subcontract PI). Integrative Pathways to Health and Illness, Project 1 titled Psychosocial Contributors to Health and Illness. (July 2011 - June, 2016), National Institute on Aging. ($227,681).
  • * Dr. Grzywacz was the PI prior to relocating to OSU; PI status was transferred to another and he currently serves as co-investigator.

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