Professor
Sociology / Criminology
Breiseth Hall 324
robert.tuttle@wilkes.edu
(570) 408-4044
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Dr. Tuttle joined the Wilkes faculty in 1989. He has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the
University of Notre Dame. He teaches a variety of courses including Introduction
to Sociology, The Family, Social Stratification, Family Violence, and Research Methods.
Dr. Tuttle鈥檚 primary research area of interest is the intersection of work and family.
He has published research involving the determinants of fathers' participation in
childcare, the relationship between self-employment and family life satisfaction,
and the relationship between self-employment and mental health of females. He has
made numerous presentations at both the annual conference of the National Council
on Family Relations, and the American Sociological Association. His current research
studies the effects of workplace policies on parents experiencing work/family conflict.
Education
University of Notre Dame, Ph.D., 1987 (Sociology)
University of Notre Dame, M.A., 1985 (Sociology)
University of Kansas, B.A. With Highest Distinction, 1983 (Sociology)
Self-Employment, Work-Family Fit and Mental Health Among Female Workers鈥� Journal of Family and Economic Issues. 2009, 30:282-292.
鈥淕ender Differences in the Relationship Between Self Employment and Family Life Satisfaction鈥� Women and Work: A Journal of the Business and Women鈥檚 Professional Foundation. 1999, v.1 82-92, co-authored with Margarita Rose.
鈥淒eterminants of Father's Participation in Child Care" International Journal of Sociology of the Family. 1994, vol. 24 (1) 113-125.
Book review of Egon Mayer's Love and Tradition : Marriage Between Jews and Christians to appear in the Journal of Comparative Family Studies(forthcoming).
Book review of Susan K. Steinmetz's (ed.)Family Support Across the Life Span in Gerontology
and Geriatrics, 1990, vol. 10 (3) pp.105-107.
"Poverty Over the Family Life Cycle." Lifestyles: Family and Economic Issues 1989,
vol. 10 (4) 267-291.
Co-author with Dr. Joan Aldous on the chapter "Unemployment and the Family" in Catherine Chilman and Fred Cox (Eds.) Families With Problems of Work and Financial Resources, Vol. I of Catherine Chilman, Fred Cox, and Elam Nunally (Eds.) Families in Trouble: Knowledge and Practice. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage 1988.
"The Appeal to Reason and the Failure of the Socialist Party in 1912." Mid-American Review of Sociology 1983 Vol. 8 (1) 51-82.
Presentations
鈥淪hift Work, Work-Family Fit and Workers鈥� Mental Health: Is There a Crossover Effect?鈥� co-presented with Dr. Michael Garr at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA, August 14, 2010.
鈥淪hift Work, Work-Family Fit and Mental Health: Do Spouses鈥� Schedules Matter?鈥� at the annual conference of the National Council On Family Relations San Francisco, CA November 12, 2009.
鈥淪hift Work, Work-Family Fit and Children鈥檚 Outcomes鈥� co-presented with Dr. Michael Garr at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association, Boston, MA August 3 2008.
鈥淪hift Work, Work-Family Fit and Workers鈥� Mental Health鈥� co-presented with Dr. Michael Garr at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association, New York, NY August 12, 2007.
鈥淪elf-Employment, Work-Family Fit and Mental Health Among Female Workers鈥� co-presented with Dr. Michael Garr at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada August 11, 2006.
鈥淪elf-Employment, Work-Family Fit and Life Satisfaction Among Male Workers presented at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA August 16, 2005.
鈥淪elf-Employment, Work-Family Fit and Life Satisfaction Among Female Workers鈥� presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando FL November 18, 2004.
鈥淲orkplace Characteristics, Family Characteristics, and Child Care Performance by Fathers and Mothers鈥� presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Houston, TX November 23, 2002.
鈥淕ender Differences in the Relationship Between Self Employment and Family Life Satisfaction, 鈥� co-presented with Margarita Rose at the conference Work and Family: Today鈥檚 Realities and Tomorrow鈥檚 Visions, Boston, MA November 6,1998.
鈥淢arital Happiness Among Self Employed and Organizationally Employed Workers,鈥� presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Kansas City, MO November 9, 1996.
鈥淭he Effects of Work Schedule and Child Care Choices on Marital Happiness," presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN November 11, 1994.
鈥淭he Effects of Shift Work on Marital Satisfaction," presented at the annual conference
of the National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, Maryland November 14,1993.
鈥淒eterminant's of Father's Participation in Child Care," presented at the annual Conference
of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, Florida Nov. 9,1992.
"Children's Time in Housework," presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Meetings St. Louis, MO April 6, 1989.
"Poverty Over the Family Life Cycle," presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Meetings Chicago, IL March 15, 1987.