Goldberg, A. E., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (2007). The division of labor and perceptions of parental roles: Lesbian couples across the transition to parenthood. Journal of Social & Personal Relationships, 24, 297-318.

Perry-Jenkins, M., Goldberg, A., Pierce C, & Sayer, A. (2007). Shift work, role overload and the transition to parenthood. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69 , 123-138.

Goldberg, A. & Perry-Jenkins, M. (2004).  The division of labor and working-class women’s well-being across the transition to parenthood.  Journal of Family Psychology, 18, 225-236.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Salamon, S. (2002). Blue-collar kin and community in small-town Midwest. Journal of Family Issues 23, 927-949.

MacDermid, S. M., Barnett, R., Crosby, F., Greenhaus, J., Koblenz, M., Marks, S. Perry-Jenkins, M., Voydanoff, P., Wethington, E., Sabbbatini-Bunch, L. (2001). The measurement of work/life tension: Recommendations of a virtual think tank. Boston, MA: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Perry-Jenkins, M, & Repetti, R., & Crouter, A.C. (2000) Work and family: A decade review. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 62(4), 981-998.

Perry-Jenkins, M. & Gillman, S. (2000). Parental job experiences and children’s well-being: The case of working-class two and single-parent families. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 21(2), 123-147.

Hughes, R. & Perry-Jenkins, M. (1996). Social class and family life education. Family Relations, 45, 175-182.

Larson, R.W., Richards, M.H. & Perry-Jenkins, M. (1994). Divergent worlds: The daily emotional experience of mothers and fathers in the domestic and public spheres. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(6), 1034-1048.

Grimm, K. & Perry-Jenkins, M. (1994). All in a day's work: Job experiences, self-esteem, and fathering in working-class families. Family Relations, 43, 174-181.

Perry-Jenkins, M. & Folk, K. (1994). Class, couples, and conflict. Effects of the division of labor on assessments of marriage in dual-earner families. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56, 165-180.

Perry-Jenkins, M. Seery, B.L., & Crouter, A.C. (1992). Linkages between women's provider-role attitudes, psychological well-being, and family relationships. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 16, 311-329.

McHale, S.M., Bartko, W.T., Crouter, A.C., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (1990). Children's housework and psychosocial functioning: The mediating effects of parents' sex- role behaviors and attitudes. Child Development, 61(5), 1413-1462.

Perry-Jenkins, M. & Crouter, A.C. (1990). Men's provider-role attitudes: Implications for household work and marital satisfaction. Journal of Family Issues, 11(2) 136-156.

Crouter, A.C., MacDermid, S.M., McHale, S.M. & Perry-Jenkins, M. (1990). Parental monitoring and perceptions of children's school performance and conduct in dual- and single-earner families. Developmental Psychology, 26(4), 649-657.

Crouter, A.C., Perry-Jenkins, M., Huston, T.L., & Crawford, D.W. (1989). The influence of work-induced psychological states on behavior at home. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 10(3), 273-292.

Perry-Jenkins, M. (1988). Future directions for research on dual-earner families: A young professional's perspective. Family Relations, 37(2), 226-228.

Crouter, A.C., Perry-Jenkins, M., Huston, T.L., & McHale, S.M. (1987). Processes underlying father involvement in dual-earner and single-earner families. Developmental Psychology, 23(3), 431-440.

Belsky, J., Perry-Jenkins, M. & Crouter, A.C. (1985). The work-family interface and marital change across the transition to parenthood. Journal of Family Issues, 6(2), 205-220.

Perry-Jenkins, M, Claxton, A., Smith, J.Z., & Manning, M.A.. (in press). To work and to love: The bidirectional relationship between work and marriage. J. Hill (Ed.), Families and Work Handbook. Sage.

Perry-Jenkins, M., Bourne, H., & Meteyer, K. (in press). Work-family challenges for blue-collar families. T. Juravich (Ed.), The Future of Work. University of Massachusetts Press.

Perry-Jenkins, M. (2005). Work in the working class: Challenges facing workers and their families. In Bianchi, S.M., Casper, L.M., Christensen, K.E., & R.B. King (Eds.), Work, Family, Health and Well-being. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Perry-Jenkins, M. (2004). The time and timing of work: Unique challenges facing low-income families. A. Crouter and A. Booth (Eds.), Work-Family Challenges for Low-Income Parents and Their Children. (pp. 107-116). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Turner, E. (2004). Jobs, marriage and parenting: Working it out in dual-earner families. In M. Coleman and L.H. Ganong (Eds.), Handbook of Contemporary Families: Considering the Past, Contemplating the Future. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Perry-Jenkins, M., Pierce, C. P., & Goldberg, A. E. (2004). Discourses on Diapers and Dirty Laundry: Family Communication About Child Care and Housework. A. Vangelisti (Ed.), Handbook of Family Communication. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Haley, H., Perry-Jenkins, M., & Armenia, A. (2001). Workplace policies and the psychological well-being of first-time parents: The case of working-class families. In R. Hertz & N. Marshall (Eds.), Work and family: Today’s realities and tomorrow’s visions. CA: University of California Press.

Perry-Jenkins, M. (1994). All work is not created equal: A feminist perspective on the division of labor in families. Chapter in D.L. Sollie, and L. Leslie (Eds.), Gender, family, and close relationships: Feminist research journeys. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Perry-Jenkins. M. (1993). Family roles and responsibilities: What has changed and what has remained the same. Chapter in J. Frankel (Ed.), The employed mother in the family context. New York, NY: Springer Press.

Crouter, A.C. & Perry-Jenkins, M.(1986). Working it out: Effects of parental work on parents and children. Chapter in T.B. Brazelton and M.W. Yogman, (Eds.), Stresses and supports for families. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Turner, E., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (revise and resubmit). Happy marriage, happy baby?: Marital quality and perceptions of infant temperament.

Claxton, A., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (revise and resubmit). You’re no fun anymore: Leisure and marital quality across the transition to parenthood.

Pierce, C., Perry-Jenkins, M., & Sayer, A. (revise and resubmit). Sense of control and psychological well-being during the transition to parenthood.

Meteyer, K., & Perry-Jenkins, M., (revise and resubmit). Predictors of father involvement Across the transition to parenthood.

Perry-Jenkins, M., Goldberg, A., Turner, E., & Smith, J. Z. (in preparation). Predictors of new parents’ mental health across the transition to parenthood.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Smith, J. Z. (in preparation). Change in marital quality across the transition to parenthood: A group-based modeling approach.

Marital Equality. By J. Steil (1999). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

Women in Families. By K.M. Baber and K.R. Allen (1995). Family Relations, 122-123.

Parents' Jobs and Children's Lives. By T. Parcel and E. Menaghan (1995). Journal of Marriage and the Family, 534-535.

Perry-Jenkins, M., Principal Investigator.             January 2003 - January 2008
National Institute of Mental Health (5-year continuation grant)
Title: New Parents’ Mental Health in Socio-cultural Context.
Direct Costs for five years: $1,125,000 (Total Costs five years: $1,569,359).

Perry-Jenkins, M., Principal Investigator.             May, 2001 - May 2002
Faculty Research Grant, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Title: Work and Family Transitions: A Follow-up
Direct Costs: $7,000.

Perry-Jenkins, M., Principal Investigator.             June 1996 - June 2001
National Institute of Mental Health, FIRST Award.
Title: Working -Class Women: Negotiating Jobs and Parenthood.
Direct Costs: $350,000.

Perry-Jenkins, M., Principal Investigator.             September 1999 - June 2001
National Institute of Mental Health, Minority Supplement Award.
Title: Working -Class Women: Negotiating Jobs and Parenthood.
Direct Costs: $30,000.

Perry-Jenkins, M., Principal Investigator.             January 1991 - January 1993
AEC Rural Development Funds, USDA Hatch.
Title: Work in the rural working class: Effects of jobs on rural families.
Direct Costs: $28,450.

Perry-Jenkins, M., Principal Investigator.             April 1990 - May 1991
University Research Board, University of Illinois.
Title: Work in the Working Class: Effects of jobs on families.
Direct Costs: $17,795.

Perry-Jenkins, M., Principal Investigator.             February 1990 - February 1992
USDA Hatch.
Title: Implications of Work and Family Roles for Relationships Within Families.
Direct Costs: $23,000.

Meteyer, K., Bourne, H., & Perry-Jenkins, M. When working works: Workplace conditions and parents’ mental health. Paper presented at National Council on Family Relations, November 2005.

Logan, J., Henninger, K., Claxton, A., & Perry-Jenkins, M. Parental depression and its relation to children’s socio-emotional outcomes. Paper presented at National Council on Family Relations, November 2005.

Smith, J., & Perry-Jenkins, M. Predictors of role overload for working parents: A longitudinal analysis. Poster presented at National Council on Family Relations, November 2005.

Perry-Jenkins, M. Feminists at work: Navigating professional lives as feminists. Special Session at National Council on Family Relations, November 2005.

O’Brien, J., Meteyer, K., & Perry-Jenkins, M. Doing dishes, doing gender: Gender ideology and the division of household tasks. American Psychological Association, August 2005.

Meteyer, K., & Perry-Jenkins, M. Predictors of Father Involvement across the Transition to Parenthood. American Psychological Association, August 2005.

Bourne, H., Claxton, A., & Perry-Jenkins, M. Breastfeeding Intentions and experiences: Obstacles Facing Dual-Earner Parents. Poster presentation at Society for Research in Child Develoment, April 2005.

Smith, J.Z., & Perry-Jenkins, M. Work-family Spillover, Parenting Stress and Children's Achievement: A Longitudinal Analysis. Society for Research in Child Development, April 2005.

Bourne, H., & Perry-Jenkins, M. Work conditions and breastfeeding for working-class new mothers. Poster presentation at National Council on Family Relations, November 2004.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Turner, E. Taking the “blues” out of blue-collar marriage: Linkages between positive assessments of marriage and new parents’ mental health. Paper presented at National Council on Family Relations, Canada, 2003.

Turner, E., Perry-Jenkins, M., Goldberg, A. Marital Quality and Perceptions of Infant Temperament in Dual-Earner, Working-Class Families. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, April 24-27, 2003.

Perry-Jenkins, M., Pierce, C., Salesman, V., & Goldberg. Blue Collar Marriage: Linkages between Job Conditions and New Parents Marital Quality. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Houston, TX, November 2002.

Marks, S.R., MacDermid, S., Perry-Jenkins, M., The Transition to Parenthood and Role Balance. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Houston, TX, November 2002.

Goldberg,A., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (2001). The Division of Labor and Women’s Well-Being Across the Transition to Parenthood. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Rochester, NY, November 2001.

Haley, H.L., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (2001). Social Support, Maternity Leave, and Working-Class Women’s Depression Following the Transition to Parenthood. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Rochester, NY, November 2001.

Pierce, C., & Perry-Jenkins, M. Conflict Resolution strategies and marital quality for husbands and wives during the transition to parenthood. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, April 2001.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Goldberg, A. Father involvement in same- and alternating shift families: Implications for marriage and well-being. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN, November 2000.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Haley, H. Creating role salience and balance across the transition to parenthood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Irvine, CA, November 1999.

Huddleston-Casas, C., & Perry-Jenkins, M. It takes two to divide labor: Implications of couple analysis versus a gender analysis regarding perceptions of fairness in the division of labor. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Irvine, CA, November 1999.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Payne, D. Father Involvement by Choice or Necessity: Implications for parents' well-being. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, April 1999.

Miller, W., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (1998). The Good Providers: Working-class attitudes and realities across the transition to parenthood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Milwaukee, WI, November 1998.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Armenia, A. Constructing Parenthood as a Single Mother. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Arlington, VA, November 1997.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Mason, K. He said, she said: Divergent views of marital roles across the transition to parenthood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Arlington, VA, November 1997.

Perry-Jenkins, M., Miller, W., & Armenia, A. "I can do cartwheels in the living room", Children's perceptions of parents' work. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Washington, DC, April 1997.

Perry-Jenkins, M. Social Class: A new look at an old variable. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Portland, OR, November 1995.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Gillman-Hanz, S. Linkages between parents' daily experiences on job and involvement in family activities. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN, November 1994.

Huddleston, C., Perry-Jenkins, M., & Gillman-Hanz, S. The great divide: Relations between the division of labor, perceptions of equity, and spouses' marital and personal well-being. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN, November 1994.

Perry-Jenkins, M. Class, jobs, and locations as contexts for family life. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD, November 1993.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Grimm, K. Work in the working class: The relationship between two parents' jobs and one child's well-being. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA, 1993.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Gillman-Hanz, S. Processes linking work and the well-being of parents and children in single-parent and two-parent families. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL, November 1992.

Grimm, K., Huddleston, C.A., & Perry-Jenkins, M. Work conditions, self-esteem, and parents' perceptions of parenting in dual-earner families. Poster at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, FL, November 1992.

Perry-Jenkins, M. Life on the edge: Work-family strain in mother-only families. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Denver, CO, November 1991.

Perry-Jenkins, M. Understanding the correlates of school-aged girls well-being: The key is family context. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA, April 1991.

Seery, B.L., & Perry-Jenkins, M. All work is not created equal: A look at the meaning of work to women and their families. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Seattle, WA, November 1990.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Crouter, A.C. Processes underlying parental monitoring in Families of young adolescents. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for research in Adolescence, Atlanta, GA, March 1990.

Perry-Jenkins, M., Bartko, W., McHale, S.M., & Crouter, A.C. Children's daily chores: Implications of family structure and gender roles. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, New Orleans, LA, November 1989.

Crouter, A.C., MacDermid, S., & Perry-Jenkins, M. The influence of parental monitoring in dual-earner and single-earner families. Poster presented at Biennial Conference for the Society for Research on Adolescence, Alexandria, VA, March 1988.

Perry-Jenkins, M. Husbands' and Wives' conceptions of the provider role: Implications for men's involvement in family work. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Atlanta, GA, November 1987.

Perry-Jenkins, M. The relationships between the family work week and marital companionship: Implications for workplace policy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Dallas, TX, November 1985.

Invited address at the Work-Life Congress, sponsored by Working Mother Magazine, New York, NY, October 15, 2005.

Invited address at the Murray Research Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, October 19, 2004. Work-family challenges in socio-cultural Context.

Invited address at “The Future of Work” Conference, Boston, MA, April 28, 2005. Work-Family Challenges for Blue-Collar Families in Massachusetts.

Invited address at the Sloan Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, April 2004. Just Squeezing By: Blue-collar Workers Negotiating Jobs and Parenthood.

Invited address at Work, Family, Health and Well-Being Conference, sponsored by National Institute (NIH) and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Washington, DC, June 16-18, 2003. Work in the Working Class: Challenges facing workers and their families.

Invited Address at Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, April 2002. Just Squeezing By: Blue-Collar Workers Negotiating Jobs and Parenthood.

Keynote address at the 1997 Family and Community Leadership Institute, Amherst, MA, May 1997. Women and Families in the 1990s and Beyond.

Keynote address, Springfield Human Service Forum, January 1997. The Relationship Between the family work week and family life: Implications for work policies.

Invited talk at Murray Research Center, Radcliff College, October 1996. Work in the Working Class: Negotiating Jobs and Parenthood.

Volling, B., & Perry-Jenkins M. Organized Symposium. Happy marriages, happy life? A multidisciplinary look at the positive influences of marriage. Paper symposium accepted for the National Council on Family Relations. Canada, 2004.

Reviewer for National Institute of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Grants to support new investigators in clinical research.

Perry-Jenkins. Organized Symposium. Work in the Working-Class: Low Wage Jobs and Work-Family Challenges. Paper symposium at annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Houston, TX, November 2002.

Secretary/Treasurer of Research and Theory Section of the National Council on Family Relations, 1999-2002.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Deutsch, F. Organized symposium. From Motherhood and Fatherhood to Parenthood, to be presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Arlington, VA, November 1997.

Perry-Jenkins, M. Organized Symposium. Family Research: A Look Back and a Look Forward. Presented as part of the Research and Theory Section of the National Council on Family Relations, Portland, OR, November 1995.

Perry-Jenkins, M., & Salamon, S. Organized symposium. Contextualizing the study of the family. Research and Theory section of the National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD, November 1993.

Served as reviewer for National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for the Minority Research Infrastructure Support Program (M-RISP), Spring 1996.

Served as reviewer for proposals submitted to annual conferences of National Council on Family Relations, 1993-present.

Served on executive board of the Feminism and Family Studies Section of the National Council on Family Relations, 1994-1996.