Joel Anthony Muraco

Division: 
Family Studies and Human Development
UA Email: 
muraco@email.arizona.edu
Degrees: 
B.S. in Family Studies and Human Development from the University of Arizona; B.A. in English from the University of Arizona; B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona.
Hometown: 
Tucson, AZ
 
My research areas of interest include:

  •     Resiliency in sexual minority youth

  •     Romantic relationships for adolescent and adult sexual minorities

  •     Qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches to data collection and analysis

Minor: 
FCS Thematic Minor in Romantic Relationship Theories, Methods, & Statistics
Advisor: 
Stephen Russell
Recent Accomplishments 

 

Scholarly Publications

Curran, M. A., Utley, E. A., & Muraco, J. A. (2010). An exploratory study of the meaning of marriage for African Americans. Marriage & Family Review, 46(5), 346-365.

Manuscripts Under Review

Muraco, J. A. & Curran, M. A. (revise & resubmit). Associations between marital meaning and reasons not to marry for emerging adults.

Manuscripts In Progress

Russell, S. T., Muraco, J. A., & Curran, M. A. The affect of same-sex marriage discussion at school on school safety as associated with frequency and supportiveness of discussion, sexual orientation, and current ballot initiatives.

Muraco, J. A. Variability in romantic attractions from adolescent to adulthood: Is change in attraction associated with relationship quality?

Book Chapters

Russell, S. T., Van Campen, K. S., & Muraco, J. A. (2012). Sexuality development in adolescence. In J. DeLamater & L. Carpenter (Eds.), Sex for Life: From Virginity to Viagra, How Sexuality Changes Throughout Our Lives. New York University Press.

Russell, S. T., Watson, R. J., & Muraco, J. A. (2012). The development of same-sex intimate relationships during adolescence. In B. Laursen & A. W. Collins (Eds.), Relationships Pathways: From Adolescence to Young Adulthood. Sage Press.

Russell, S. T. & Muraco, J. A. (2012). The use of national datasets to study LGBT-parent families: Challenges, advantages, and opportunities. In A. E. Goldbert & K. R. Allen (Eds.), LGBT-Parent Families: Possibilities for New Research and Implications for Practice. Springer.

Outreach Publications

Muraco, J. A. & Russell, S. T. (2011). How school bullying impacts lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) young adults.(Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth, and Families ResearchLink, Vol. 3, No. 2). Tucson, AZ; The University of Arizona.

Van Campen, K. S., Muraco, J. A., & Curran, M. A. (2011). What do relationships of expectant cohabitors look like?(Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth, and Families ResearchLink, Vol. 3, No. 1). Tucson, AZ; The University of Arizona.

Scholarly Presentations

Russell, S. T. & Muraco, J. A. (2011, October). The affect of same-sex marriage discussion at school on school safety as associated with frequency and supportiveness of discussion, sexual orientation, and current ballot initiatives.Poster to be presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference, Tucson, AZ.

Muraco, J. A.& Curran, M. A. (2009, November). Marital meaning and reasons for lack of marriage. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, San Francisco, CA.