Thesis:    Chinese Women Negotiating Traditional Family Norms and the Modern World; Implications for Ageing Parents Supervisor: Prof. Sarah Harper Email: Trish1385@gmail.com

Education

Juris Doctor (Law)
Master of Science, Gerontology
Master of Arts, History
Master of Science, Education
Secondary Teaching Credential
Bachelor of Arts, History

Thesis Research

Increased longevity and low fertility across Asia are resulting in aging populations with growing numbers of vulnerable elders. Concurrently, Asian culture has changed. Chinese daughters, who traditionally stayed at home to care for ageing parents and in-laws are today well educated, employed, and self-sufficient. They may be unavailable or unwilling to carry out filial duties in the same way they did in the past. The purpose of this research is to investigate how the lives, attitudes and values of Chinese daughters have changed, what this means for the care and well being of their ageing parents and in-laws, and what influences drive modern Chinese women to act as they do.

Other experiences

• Attorney at Law: Member of California Bar
• Los Angeles County Elder Abuse Forensic Center (Team member)
• Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California
• Research Assistant, University of Southern California
• Research Assistant, Oxford University, Institute of Ageing
• History teacher (secondary level)

Publications and presentations

Publications

• O’Neill, P., Birren, J.E., Svensson, C. (2010) “Narrative and Gender Differences: How Men and Women Interpret Their Lives.” In Storying Later Life: Issues, Investigations and Interventions in Narrative Gerontology; Kenyon, G., Bohlmeijer, E., & Randall, W., eds., Oxford University Press

Conference presentations

• 2012, British Society of Gerontology annual conference
• 2012, Guest speaker, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• 2012, British Sociological Association 2012 Annual Conference 
• 2011, World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities and Asian Ageing Development Conference
• 2010, OIPA Conference on Changing Intergenerational Relationships as Europe and Asia Age
• 2009, International Reminiscence & Life Review Conference
• 2009, Oxford Post Graduate Conference on Ageing Studies
• 2007, Gerontological Society of America