Bio: "Dr. Brittany N. Hearne is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminology. In her research, teaching, and service, Dr. Hearne is particularly interested in socially patterned variations in the areas of health, family, and social psychology. Specifically, she utilizes quantitative methods to examine how race, gender, and educational attainment intersect to produce unequal outcomes in depressive symptoms, self-concept, romantic relationships, and parent-child relationships during the transition to adulthood. Currently, she is working on a project in which she analyzes the impact of romantic relationships (i.e., singlehood, monogamous dating, cohabitation, and marriage) on self-concept and health for blacks and whites by educational attainment during the transition to adulthood. In other work, she has assessed how parenting styles during adolescence influence young adults’ mental health and educational achievements in young adulthood."