Jay Teachman

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Outstanding faculty honored at ceremony 2015-05-08
Women in Military Drink Less Than Civilians, Report Shows

Women who serve in the U.S. military are less likely to drink alcohol than their civilian peers, a new study suggests.

Overall, members of the military are more likely to consume alcohol. However, these researchers found that women respond differently to their experience in the military…

2014-08-04
Women's illness more likely to lead to divorce, research shows

For married couples, serious illness is supposed to unfold like the story of Angelo Merendino, the New York photographer who stayed by his wife Jen’s side from the minute she was diagnosed with breast cancer – just five months after their wedding day – through four years of gruelling cancer…

2014-05-05
The military gateway to the middle class is vanishing

For many Americans, earning a college degree and buying a house are considered milestones on the path toward a middle-class life. For Ted White, a licensed mental health therapist and proud homeowner, neither of those steps would have been easy, or perhaps even possible, without a career in the…

2014-03-11
Military Gateway to the Middle Class Is Vanishing

For many Americans, earning a college degree and buying a house are considered milestones on the path toward a middle-class life. For Ted White, a licensed mental health therapist and proud homeowner, neither of those steps would have been easy, or perhaps even possible, without a career in the…

2014-03-06
Faculty announced for March 22 commencement 2014-02-26
How Military Services Impacts Returning Veterans

More than 200,000 individuals leave military service each year and face the challenges of readjusting to civilian life. Sociologist Jay Teachman and his colleagues at Western Washington Universitystudy the employment, health and family lives of veterans of World War II, the Vietnam War and the…

2014-01-28
Assessing the impact of military service on our returning veterans

With over 200,000 individuals currently separating from military service each year, a growing number of veterans are faced with readjusting to civilian life. Jay Teachman and his colleagues from Western Washington University studied employment, health and family life of veterans of World War II…

2013-11-08
Increasing Concentration of Veterans in Rural Areas Creates Challenges for VA Subhead: Most Vets Now Settle in Only a Few States

Changing demographics for veterans in United States, with most now settling in the South and the Southwest, often in rural areas, has potentially profound implications for how and where VA offers services. It also raises questions about the future of the broad base of political support that…

2013-01-11
Couples must adjust when the wife is the breadwinner

After a long, hard day at work, Katherine Murray arrives home to a martini and newspaper by her easy chair. Dinner is bubbling on the stove.

The house is sparkling, laundry is folded and grocery shopping is complete.

"It's…

2013-01-11
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