NEKEHIA TAMARA QUASHIE. University of Utah Cell Phone:

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1 NEKEHIA TAMARA QUASHIE Cell Phone: South 1530 East, Room 301 Education Ph.D. Sociology, The, Salt Lake City, expected completion December 2013 Title: Intergenerational Support In Urban Latin America and the Caribbean: Perspectives of Older Adults and Their Adult Children Committee: Kim Korinek (chair, ); Zachary Zimmer (co-chair, University of California, San Francisco); Rebecca Utz (); Claudia Geist (); and Godfrey St. Bernard (University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago). Fields: Sociology of the Life Course and Aging, Population and Health M.Sc. Sociology, The, Salt Lake City, 2010 B.Sc. Psychology, Florida Memorial University, Miami, Florida, 2007 Research Areas of Interest Population Aging Transnationalism Gender Intergenerational Relations Latin America Demographic Methods Social Protection Caribbean Life Course Teaching Areas of Interest Sociology of Aging Social Demography Race/ Ethnicity, Gender and Family Teaching Experience Ethnic Minorities in America Spring 2009 to Fall 2013 Sociology Department,. Graduate student instructor solely responsible for undergraduate course design and administration. In-class and online course preparation and administration.

2 Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Quashie, N and Z. Zimmer. (2013). Residential Proximity of Nearest Child and Older Adults Receipts of Informal Support Transfers in Barbados. Ageing and Society, volume 33, issue 02, pp Related Publications Moonie, Sinovia and N. Quashie Social Health Protection for the elderly in the Englishspeaking Caribbean. Studies and Perspectives Series-The Caribbean, 17, LC/CAR/L.350. United Nations-ECLAC, Santiago, Chile Available online at Book Chapters: McManus, Patricia A., Claudia Geist, and Nekehia T. Quashie, (2013). Internal Migration. In A. C. Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research. Heidelberg, Springer. Manuscripts under Review Proximity and Financial Transfers to Older Adults in Urban Latin America and the Caribbean. Under review at Ageing International Manuscripts in Progress: Remittances to Elderly in the Caribbean: A comparison of Havana, Cuba and Bridgetown, Barbados. Who Supports Whom and For Whose Needs? Gender and Informal Support Transfers in Post- Industrial Barbados. Living Arrangements, Marital Status and Older Puerto Ricans Receipts of Informal Support Transfers. Differential Development and Reproduction across Three Brazilian States: Unequal Unemployment: Latin American and Caribbean Immigrants Unemployment Status from 1980 to Scholastic Awards and Honors Graduate Research Fellowship, 2012 First Place Graduate Research Award, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Sociology Department Hiatt Scholarship, 2007 All-Round Psychology Student and Outstanding Project, Florida Memorial University 2

3 Research Experience (selected) The United Nations- Economic Commission for Latin America And the Caribbean, Subregional Headquarters Port-of-Spain, Trinidad 06/ /2011 Research Intern Principal investigator of a study on the state of social pensions and public health in the English-speaking Caribbean with detailed case study analysis of 2 Caribbean countries. Conducted interviews with government officials as well as United Nations sub-divisions such as the International Labour Organization (ILO); data compilation and analysis, and documented a manuscript. The Anatol Institute of Research and Social Sciences Port-of-Spain, Trinidad 05/ /2006 Research Intern Principal investigator of a mixed-model research study on culture s influence in shaping the perceptions of mental health in Trinidad. Constructed surveys, conducted interviews, data input and analysis using SPSS and documented a manuscript Central Statistical Office Port of Spain, Trinidad 09/ /2003 Clerical Assistant Assisted in the analysis, editing, coding and compilation of travel statistics, both arrivals and departures, for Trinidad and Tobago. Conference Presentations 2013: Proximity, Gender and Financial Support Received by Older Adults in Urban Latin America and the Caribbean: A Comparative Analysis. Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2012: Who Supports Whom and For Whose Needs? Gender and Informal Support Transfers In Post- Industrial Barbados. Presented at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies Conference: Critical Reflections in a Time of Uncertainty, Kingston, Jamaica. Living Arrangements, Marital Status and Older Puerto Ricans Receipts of Informal Support Transfers. Roundtable Presentation at the American Sociological Association, 107 th Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado. Residential Proximity of Nearest Child and Older Adults Receipts of Informal Support Transfers in Barbados. Poster Presentation at the Population Association of America, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. Differential Development and Reproduction across Three Brazilian States: 1960 to Pacific Sociological Association, Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. 3

4 2011: Social Health Protection for the Elderly in the English-Speaking Caribbean. Presented at the Expert Group Meeting on Social Health Protection for Vulnerable Populations: Identifying Challenges and Forging New Directions, hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Proximity of Children and the Receipt of Informal Support by Older Adults in Barbados, Western Social Science Association, Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah. 2009: The Psychosocial Adjustment and Mental Health of Caribbean International Students at Historically Black College and University: An examination of Individual, Socio-cultural and Institutional Factors. Western Social Science Association, Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Labor Market Mobility of the Foreign-Born: An Assessment of Ethnic Group Differentials in Labor Force Attachment from 1980 to Pacific Sociological Association, Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. Languages English: Native Spanish: Beginner to Intermediate conversational proficiency; Intermediate writing and reading proficiency Brazilian Portuguese: Beginner proficiency- conversation, reading and writing Professional Memberships American Sociological Association (ASA) Population Association of America (PAA) Pacific Sociological Association (PSA) Western Social Science Association (WSSA) Latin American Population Association (ALAPOP) Professional Service 2013 Chair of Session Gender and Fertility at the Annual meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, Louisiana present Editorial Board Member of the Graduate Student Publication- Social Dialogue Chair of Graduate Sociology Student Advisory Committee and Conference Funding Coordinator at the 4

5 Referees: Kim Korinek, PhD Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Zachary Zimmer, PhD Professor Social and Behavioral Sciences University of California, San Francisco Laurel Heights Campus Box 0612 San Francisco, CA Claudia Geist, PhD Assistant Professor & Gender Studies Rebecca Utz, PhD Associate Professor Salt Lake City, Utah