School Project

KATHRYN HYNES

*** ***** *********, ************ ***** University, University Park, PA 16802

814-***-**** *****@***.***

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

**** ******* ********* ********* ** Human Development & Family Studies, and Demography

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

EDUCATION

2005 Ph.D., Sociology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Faculty advisors: Phyllis Moen, Marin Clarkberg, H. Elizabeth Peters

Dissertation Title: The Trade-Offs Parents Make: Examining the Relationship between Parental

Employment, Parental Resources, and Children s Cognitive Development

1997 M.A., Women s Studies, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ.

1994 B.A., Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Social Policy, Child Care Systems, Work & Family, Demography, Gender & the Life Course, Child

Development

JOURNAL ARTICLES (Reports and other disseminated writings on p. 2)

*Greene, K., Hynes, K., & *Doyle, E. Self-care among school-age children of immigrants. Conditionally

accepted, Children and Youth Services Review.

Joyner, K., Peters, H.E., Hynes, K., *Sikora, A., *Taber, J., & Rendall, M. (Forthcoming). The quality of

male fertility data in major U.S. surveys Demography.

Hynes, K. & Sanders, F. (2010). The changing landscape of after-school programs. Afterschool Matters,

12, 17 - 27.

Astone, N.M., Dariotis, J., Sonenstein, F., Pleck, J., & Hynes, K. (2010). Men s work efforts and the

transition to fatherhood. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 31, 3 13.

Hynes, K., Smith, E.P., & Perkins, D. (2009). Piloting a school-based intervention in after-school

programs: A case study in science migration. Journal of Children s Services, 4, 5 22.

Dunifon, R., Hynes, K., & Peters, H.E. (2009). State welfare policies and children s living arrangements.

Social Service Review, 351 388.

Hynes, K. & *Habasevich-Brooks, T. (2008). The ups and downs of child care: Variations in child care

quality and exposure across the early years. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23, 559 574.

Hynes, K., Joyner, K., Peters, H.E., & *DeLeone, F. (2008). The transition to early fatherhood: National

estimates based on multiple surveys. Demographic Research, 18, 337 376.

Hynes, K. & Dunifon, R. (2007). Children in no parent households: The continuity of arrangements and

the composition of households. Children and Youth Services Review, 29, 912 932.

Dunifon, R., Hynes, K., & Peters, H.E. (2006). Welfare reform and child well-being. Children and Youth

Services Review, 28, 1273 1292.

Hynes, K. & Clarkberg, M. (2005). Women s employment patterns during early parenthood: A group-

based trajectory analysis. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67, 222 239.

Singley, S. & Hynes, K. (2005). Transitions to parenthood: Work-family policies, gender and the couple

context. Gender & Society, 19, 376-397.

* indicates student collaborator

CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDITED VOLUMES

Hynes, K. & *Davis, K. (2008). Gender in the workplace. In D. Carr (Ed.). Encyclopedia of the Life Course

and Human Development. Macmillan, pp. 163 168.

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Hynes, K. (2006). Linking theories to real world decisions: A paper project. In S. Sweet, M. Pitt-

Catsouphes, J. Mumm, J. Casey, & C. Matz (Eds). Teaching Work and Family: Strategies,

Activities, and Syllabi. Washington DC: American Sociological Association, pp.183-185.

Hynes, K. (2006). Work and family (syllabus). In S. Sweet, M. Pitt-Catsouphes, J. Mumm, J. Casey, & C.

Matz (Eds). Teaching Work and Family: Strategies, Activities, and Syllabi. Washington DC:

American Sociological Association, pp.81-85.

BOOK REVIEWS

Hynes, K. (2008). Book review of Forgotten Families: Ending the Growing Crisis Confronting Children

and Working Parents in the Global Economy, by Jody Heymann. Gender & Society, 22, 133 134.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW AT JOURNALS

Smith, E., Carmack, C., Hynes, K., & Perkins, D. Collective efficacy, adjustment, and problem behavior

among children in community-based afterschool. Revise and resubmit in progress.

Hynes, K. & Sanders, F. Diverging experiences during out-of-school time: The race gap in exposure to

after-school programs. Revise and resubmit in progress.

*Liu, S. & Hynes, K. Work-family balance and subsequent fertility.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS

Hynes, K. & *Miller, A. Characteristics of out-of-school time programs that successfully recruit and retain

older youth.

Hynes, K. & *Greene, K. Child care subsidies, welfare policies, and child development.

Hynes, K. & *Greene, K. Maternal employment, father-only time, and fathers time in care work.

REPORTS AND OTHER DISSEMINATED WRITINGS (Maiden name: McGuire)

Hynes, K., Miller, A., & Cohen, B. (2010). The Pennsylvania older youth out-of-school time study: A

practitioner s guide to promising practices for recruiting and retaining older youth. Available on-

line at http://www.psaydn.org/Documents/2010PractitionerGuideforOlderYouthRetention.pdf.

Hynes, K., Miller, A., & Cohen, B. (2010). The Pennsylvania older youth out-of-school time study:

Technical report. Camp Hills, PA: Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development

Network.

Hynes, K. & *Doyle, E. (2009). Changes in after-school program use: 1995 2005. Population Research

Institute Working Paper #0901, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Available on-

line at http://www.pop.psu.edu/general/pubs/working_papers/psu-pri/wp0901.pdf

Hynes, K. (2003). What Should We Consider When Assessing the Impacts of Maternity Leave Policies?

Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center Working Paper #03-03, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Hynes, K. (2003). The Influence of Parents Work-Family Strategies on Children s Development: A

Review. Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center Working Paper #03-04, Cornell University, Ithaca,

NY.

Hynes, K. & Singley, S. (2001). Married Women s Work Patterns During Early Parenthood: A Life

Course Approach. Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center Working Paper #01-15, Cornell

University, Ithaca, NY.

Hynes, K., O Connor, S. & Chung, A. (1999). Literacy: Exploring Strategies to Enhance Learning in

After-School Programs. Wellesley, MA: NIOST. (There is also a book that is published through

School-Age Notes and NIOST that consists of this literacy paper and the homework assistance

paper listed below.)

O Connor, S. & McGuire, K. (1998). Homework Assistance & Out-of-School Time: Filling the Need,

Finding a Balance. Wellesley, MA: NIOST.

Coltin, L. & K. McGuire, K. (1997). Making the MOST of Out-of-School Time: Technology s Role in

Collaboration. (Published through ERIC in collection of papers on technology.)

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PAST RESEARCH AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

2005 Post Doctoral Fellow, Transition to Fatherhood Program Project

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (P.I. Elizabeth Peters).

Member of large team analyzing multiple nationally representative datasets in order to

understand dynamics of men s fertility decisions, particularly the transition to early

fatherhood.

2003-2005 Research Assistant, Welfare Reform, Family Structure, and Child Well-Being Project

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (P.I.s Rachel Dunifon and Elizabeth Peters)

Used the Survey of Income and Program Participation data to conduct analyses of the impacts

of welfare reform on family structure and parenting behaviors.

2002-2003 Assistant, Child Care Programs of Excellence Project

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (P.I. Elizabeth Peters)

Provided advice and assistance with the design and implementation of a qualitative evaluation

of a pilot project in Upstate NY that aimed to improve program quality and consumer

information about quality by implementing a stars rating system for local early childhood

education programs. Tasks included training student interviewers, conducting interviews,

assisting in design of interview guides and focus group protocol, advising on logistical aspects

and implementation of project.

2000-2003 Predoctoral Fellow, Cornell Employment and Family Careers Institute

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. (P.I. Phyllis Moen)

Worked on project to design, conduct and analyze qualitative interviews with dual-earner

couples about their work-family experiences during early parenthood. Conducted quantitative

analyses and learned programming. Participated in weekly research practicum that included

formal and informal peer review of papers, attending guest lectures on methodological topics

of interest, inviting and organizing visiting lecturers, assisting with research tasks such as

assigning occupational coding to survey data and acting as pilot participant in surveys.

1999 Consultant, The Children s Museum and the Boston 2:00-6:00 Initiative

Boston, MA.

Conducted informal needs assessment for the Mayor s initiative on after-school programming.

Gathered data through a small survey, interviews with local leaders, and discussion groups

with program staff about the quality and quantity of educational programming in Boston s

after-school programs. Presented report on findings to planning committee.

1997-1999 Project Coordinator / Research Administrator, National Institute on Out-of-School Time

Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, Wellesley, MA.

Under supervision of senior staff: researched and wrote reports for after-school program staff

and policy makers; presented at local and national conferences; helped write narrative and

organized extensive appendix for annual report to national foundation; provided project

coordination to the MOST Initiative; supervised student workers; assisted with proposal

writing; designed and produced newsletters; provided daily office administration; developed

and maintained web pages, databases and listservs.

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

Hynes, K. & Sanders, F. Diverging experiences during out-of-school time: The race gap in exposure to

after-school programs. Presented by K. Hynes at the American Sociological Association meetings,

Atlanta, GA, August 2010.

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Hynes, K. & *Greene, K. Child care subsidies, welfare policies, and child development among school-age

children. Presented by K. Hynes at the Population Association of America meetings, Dallaz, TX,

April 2010.

Smith, E., Carmack, C., Hynes, K., Perkins, D., & Osgood, W. The role of community based after-school

programs in promoting collective efficacy and preventing problem behavior. Presented by E.

Smith at the European Community Psychology Association, Paris, France, October 2009.

*Liu, S. & Hynes, K. Do perceptions of work-family balance have long-term consequences? Associations

with job exits and subsequent fertility. Presented by S. Liu at the American Sociological

Association annual meetings, San Francisco, CA, August 2009.

*Greene, K., Hynes, K., & Doyle, E. Self-care among school-age children of immigrants. Poster presented

by K. Greene at the Society for Research on Child Development conference, Denver, CO, April

2009.

Hynes, K. & *Doyle, E. Changes in after-school program use: 1995 2005. Presented by E. Doyle at the

Eastern Sociological Society annual meetings, Baltimore, MD, March 2009.

Peters, H.E., Hynes, K., Joyner, K., & *Doyle, E. The relationship context of early motherhood and

fatherhood: The relative insignificance of family background. Presented by K. Joyner at the Father

Involvement Research conference, Toronto, Canada, October 2008.

Peters, H.E., Hynes, K., Joyner, K., & *Doyle, E. The relationship context of early motherhood and

fatherhood: The relative insignificance of family background. Presented by K. Hynes at the

American Sociological Association annual meetings, Boston, MA, August 2008.

Hynes, K., & *Greene, K. A More Complex View of the Relationship between Maternal Employment and

Fathers Time with Children. Poster presented by K. Greene at the Population Association of

America annual meetings, New Orleans, LA, April 2008.

Hynes, K., Joyner, K., & Peters, H.E. Cohort Differences in Teen Fertility for Men and Women.

Presented by K. Hynes at the American Sociological Association annual meetings, August 2007.

Hynes, K. Trajectories of Child Care Quality across the Early Years. Poster presentation at the Family

Research Consortium Summer Institute, June 2007.

Hynes, K., Smith, E.P., & Perkins, D. Piloting a School-Based Intervention in After-School Programs: A

Case Study of Science Migration. Presented by K. Hynes at the Society for Community Research

and Action conference, June 2007.

Peters, H.E., Joyner, K., & Hynes, K. The Relationship Context of Early Fatherhood. Presented by H.E.

Peters at the Administration for Children and Families Tenth Annual Welfare Research and

Evaluation Conference, June 2007.

Hynes, K. Changes in the Use of After-School Programs during the Late 1990s. Presented by K. Hynes at

the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management fall conference, November, 2006.

Hynes, K., *Yang, F., Joyner, K. & Peters, H.E. The Transition to Early Fatherhood: National Estimates

Based on Multiple Surveys. Presented by K. Hynes at the Population Research Institute Brown

Bag series, Oct. 10, 2006

Peters, H.E., Joyner, K., & Hynes, K. The Relationship Context of Early Fatherhood. Presented by K.

Joyner at Cornell University s Evolving Family Project conference: An Examination of Recent

Trends in Fatherhood and Father Involvement. Ithaca, NY, September 2006.

Hynes, K., *Yang, F., Joyner, K. & Peters, H.E. The Transition to Early Fatherhood: National Estimates

Based on Multiple Surveys. Presented by K. Hynes at the American Sociological Association

annual meetings, Montreal, Canada, August 2006.

Peters, H.E., K. Hynes, K. Joyner, F. *Yang, N.M Astone, J. Dariotis, F. Sonenstein, and J. Pleck. 2006.

Timing and Circumstances of Early Fatherhood. Presented at the Administration for Children &

Families Ninth Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, Arlington, VA, June 2006.

Hynes, K. & Dunifon, R. Children in No-Parent Households: The Continuity of Arrangements and the

Composition of Households. Presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis &

Management conference, Washington, DC, November 3 5, 2005.

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Dunifon, R., Hynes, K. & Peters, H.E. The Impact of Welfare Reforms on Family Structure. Presented by

R. Dunifon at the Population Association of America conference, Philadelphia, PA, March, 2005.

Dunifon, R., Hynes, K., & Peters, H.E. The Impact of Welfare Reforms on Parenting Behavior and Child

Well-Being. Paper presented by R. Dunifon at the Association for Public Policy Analysis &

Management conference, Atlanta, GA, October, 2004.

Hynes, K. Are Parental Trade-Offs Between Spending Time with Children and Earning Money Associated

with Young Children s Development? Poster session at the Population Association of America

annual conference, Boston, MA, April, 2004.

Hynes, K. Do Parents Make Trade-Offs Between Spending Time with their Children and Earning

Money? Sustainable Careers: New Options for a Changing Workforce, NY: NY, Feb. 2004.

Hynes, K. & Clarkberg, M. Patterns and Predictors of Women s Employment during Early Parenthood: A

Group-Based Trajectory Analysis Poster session at the Population Association of America annual

conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 1-3, 2003.

Hynes, K. What Should We Consider When Assessing the Impacts of Maternity Leave Policies? Eastern

Sociological Society Meetings, Philadelphia, PA, February, 2003.

Hynes, K. & Clarkberg, M. Women s Work Patterns during Early Parenthood: A Group-Based Trajectory

Analysis American Sociological Association annual meetings, Chicago, IL, August 16-19, 2002.

Clarkberg, M. & Hynes, K. Childbearing and Women s Employment: Parity Differences in Job Exits.

Presented by M. Clarkberg, Population Association of America conference, Atlanta, GA, May

2002.

Hynes, K. A Framework for Child Care Research: Focusing on Levels of Analysis. Southern

Sociological Society annual conference, Baltimore, MD, April 4-6, 2002.

Hynes, K. & Singley, S. Married Women s Work Patterns During Early Parenthood: A Life Course

Approach. National Council on Family Relations annual conference, Rochester, NY, Nov. 2001.

Hynes, K. Does the Time that Parents Spend with Children Predict Parents Psychological Well-Being?

Roundtable presentation at the American Sociological Association annual meetings, Anaheim, CA,

August 18-21, 2001

Singley, S. & Hynes, K. Examining Couples Work/Family Strategies through the Transition to

Parenthood: Gender, Workplace Policies, and the Couple Context. Presented by S. Singley at the

Sloan Working Family Centers Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, May 2001.

INVITED COMMUNITY / EXTENSION PRESENTATIONS / WORKSHOPS (Maiden name: McGuire)

Hynes, K & Conley, K. Recruiting and Retaining Older Youth. Presented at:

Eastern Regional Afterschool Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 2010.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Summit, Philadelphia, PA, Sept 2010

PSAYDN Annual Partners Retreat, Camp Hills, PA, Sept 2010

Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Summit, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept 2010

Youth Services Academy, State College, PA, October 2010

Hynes, K. Balancing Work and Life. Presented by K. Hynes, Penn State Graduate Student Workshop,

November 2007

Hynes, K. The U.S. Child Care System. Presented by K. Hynes at Jonkoping University, Jonkoping,

Sweden, September 2006.

McGuire, K. Literacy: Exploring Strategies to Enhance Learning. Massachusetts School-Age Coalition

Conference, Boston, MA, May 2000.

McGuire, K. et al. Academic Support: Literacy and Homework Assistance. National Institute on Out-of-

School Time Summer Seminars, Wellesley, MA, July 1999.

McGuire, K. Literacy in Out-of-School Time. Massachusetts School-Age Coalition Conference, Boston,

MA, May 1999.

McGuire, K. Homework Assistance & Out-of-School Time. Massachusetts School-Age Coalition

Conference, Boston, MA, May 1999.

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O Connor, Susan & K. McGuire. Homework Assistance & Out-of-School Time. National School-Age

Care Alliance Conference, Seattle, Washington, May 1998.

COURSES TAUGHT

At Penn State (2005 present)

HDFS/SOC 440: Family Policy

HDFS 496H: Advanced Family Policy (honors course)

HDFS 497H: Professional Development for HDFS Honors Students (honors course)

HDFS 524: Work as a Context for Human Development (graduate seminar)

HDFS 597: U.S. Social Policy in International Comparison (graduate seminar)

At Cornell University (2003 2004)

Human Development 456: Families & Social Policy

SOC 203: Work & Family

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS

2010 2011 Career Programming in Out-of-School Time Edmund Stanley Jr. Research Grant,

National Institute on Out-of-School Time. P.I. K. Hynes ($10,000)

2009 2010 Older Youth Recruitment & Retention Project Pennsylvania Statewide

Afterschool/Youth Development Network. P.I. K. Hynes ($28,740)

2007 2008 Transitions Into and Out of Low Quality Child Care Population Research Institute Seed

Grant. P.I. K. Hynes ($4,000)

2007 2008 Selected for the Sloan Foundation Early Career Scholars Program

2006 2007 Improving the Behavioral Environment of After-School Settings W.T. Grant Foundation,

P.I. E. Smith, Role: Faculty collaborator ($125,000).

2006 2007 Bennett Faculty Fellowship at the Penn State Prevention Research Center

2006 2007 The Quality of Young Children's Child Care Arrangements: Trajectories, Transitions

and Reasons for Change." Children, Youth and Families Consortium at

Pennsylvania State University, P.I. K. Hynes ($25,225)

2006 Article in the top 20 nominations for the Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family

Research (Hynes & Clarkberg, 2005)

2006 Comparative Social Policy Faculty Travel Grant from the International Programs at

Pennsylvania State University, P.I. K. Hynes ($1,200)

2005 2008 Transitions to Fatherhood PO1 funded by the National Institute for Child Health and

Human Development. P.I. H.E. Peters. Role: Consultant

2003 Best Poster Award for Session #3, Population Association of America, Minneapolis, MN

2000 2003 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship, Cornell Careers Institute

SERVICE

2009 Present Global initiatives advisory committee

2009 Present Department advisor for students in the Schreyer Honors College

2007 2010 Women s Leadership Initiative faculty advisory committee

2008 2009 United Way funds distribution committee member, Centre County United Way

2007 2009 Rosabeth Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research nominating committee

2005 2007 Graduate admissions committee member, HDFS department

OCCASIONAL REVIEWER

American Sociological Review, Journal of Marriage and Family, Population Studies, Early Childhood

Research Quarterly, Children and Youth Services Review, Journal of Family Issues, Gender & Society,

Social Science Quarterly, The Sociological Quarterly, Sociological Forum, Journal of Social and Personal

Relationships, Work-Family Encyclopedia

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