Catherine Richards Solomon

Dr. Solomon is a Professor of Sociology. An expert in family sociology and qualitative methods, Dr. Solomon teaches in the areas of families, gender, aging, work and occupations as well as introductory sociology. She is passionate about cultivating the sociological imagination in students and being a part of their intellectual and professional growth. At Quinnipiac, she directs the Gerontology program, is a Co-Director of the Global, Public, and Community Health Concentration in the Department of Medical Sciences at the Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, and is a founding member of the Age-Friendly University steering committtee.

Dr. Solomon studies how professional norms, responsibilities, and policies shape individuals' work/life management The majority of her scholarship focuses on professors' work/life issues as well as feminist leadership in academia. She has also explored masculinity and fatherhood. She's published several articles on this topic and written a book about stay-at-home fathers' experiences: "The Lives of Stay-at-Home Fathers: Masculinity, Carework and Fatherhood in the United States." In addition, she co-edited a book about work/family policies in academia. See her CV for details about her scholarship or email her for more information.

She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, her Master's in Human Development and Family Studies from Oregon State University, and her Bachelor's Degrees in Sociology (with Honors) and English from University of Oregon.