Áine Humble

  Áine M. Humble

  Associate Professor, Chair

  BHEc, MSc (Alberta), PhD (Oregon State), CFLE

  Email: msvu.ca

  Phone: (902) 457-6109

  Office: Evaristus 313

  Curriculum Vitae- March 2012 (PDF- 789 KB)                    

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   1. Personal webpage                      

   2. Academia.edu profile 

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Biography

I completed my PhD in Human Development and Family Studies, with a minor in Women Studies, at Oregon State University. I have an undergraduate degree in Home Economics, with a major in Family Studies, and a Master’s degree in Family Life Education. I also have a diploma in Early Childhood Development. I am certified as a Family Life Educator (CFLE) through the National Council on Family Relations.

My primary research interests focus on how gender is constructed ("doing gender") in families and relationships, and how gender affects the division of unpaid labour and the intersection of unpaid labour with paid labour. I have conducted both qualitative and quantitative research in this area. I am the Director of the Atlantic Research Centre for Family-Work Issues at the Mount, a research centre funded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. My secondary research interests involve qualitative research methods, feminist education, sexuality education, and understudied intimate relationships such as same-sex couples/families. Training workshops on qualitative software (with a focus on MAXQDA) and copy-editing services are available through my consulting company, Fada Research Consulting (gmail.com).

I have taught MSVU undergraduate courses on families and aging (introductory courses), research methods, social and family theories, women and aging, retirement, family life education, and communication skills. In the Winter 2012 term, I am co-teaching our graduate course on research methods (GFSG 6606) wtih Dr. Deborah Norris and also teaching "Healthy Aging" (FSGN 2100) by distance. I also occassionally teach a graduate course on qualitative research methods. I have taught many other courses prior to being at MSVU on topics such as adult development and aging, child development, family development/dynamics, understudied intimate relationships, and women’s experiences in families.

I currently supervise graduate student theses in the following areas: (a) family work, (b) retirement, (c) women and aging, and (d) sexuality education. 

Ross, P., Humble, A. M., Blum, I. (accepted, with minor revisions). Sexuality and HIV/AIDS: An exploration of older heterosexual women's knowledge levels. Journal of Women & Aging.

Humble, A. M., & Sharp, E. (accepted- in development). Sharing journaling as a resource for teaching qualitative methods. The Qualitative Report. 

Humble, A. M., Keefe, J. M, & Auton, G. M. (2012). Caregivers' retirement congruency: A case for caregiver support. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 74(2), 113-142. doi:10.2190/AG.74.2.b

Humble, A. M. (2012). Qualitative data analysis software: A call for understanding, detail, intentionality, and thoughtfulness. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 4(2), 122-137. doi:10. 1111/j.1756-2589.2012.00125.x

Humble, A. M. (2009). Wedding work (Method in Practice Report #9). [On-line supplement to Sage Publications' Companion Website to L. Richards' Handling qualitative data (2nd ed.).

Humble, A. M. (2009). Technique triangulation for validation in directed content analysis (PDF- 208 KB). International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 8(3), 34-51.

Humble, A. M. (2009). The second time 'round: Remarried couples' gender construction in wedding planning (PDF- 139 KB).Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 50(3/4), 260-281. doi:10.1080/ 10502550902775994

Price, C. , & Humble, A. M. (2009). Individual and family coping in later life. In S. Price & C. Price (Eds.), Families and change: Coping with stressful events and transitions (4th ed. pp. 51-71). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Humble, A. M. (2009). Computer-based analysis of qualitative data: MAXQDA 2007. In A. J. Mills, G. Durepos, & E. Wiebe (Eds.), Encyclopedia of case study research (pp. 190-192). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Humble, A. M. (2009). Families. In A. J. Mills, G. Durepos, & E. Wiebe (Eds.), Encyclopedia of case study research (pp. 393-394). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Humble, A. M., Zvonkovic, A. M., & Walker, A. J. (2008). "The royal we": Gender ideology, display, and assessment in wedding work (PDF- 109 KB). Journal of Family Issues, 29(1), 3-25. doi:10.1177/0192513X07305900

Boswell, J., & Humble, A. M. (2011, October). Choice in the retirement decision: An exploration of factors differentiating between low, moderate, and high retirement congruency. Paper presented at the annual scientific and education meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Ottawa, ON.

Humble, A. M. (2011, October). Icing on the cake: A qualitative inquiry into older lesbian and gay men's wedding experiences. Paper presented at the annual scientific and education meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Ottawa, ON.

Humble, A. M. (2010, November). An introduction to using qualitative data analysis software. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN. (Special session presented jointly with Theory Construction and Research Methodology Workshop).

Humble, A. M., & Keefe, J. M. (2010, November). Caregivers' retirement pathways and tipping points. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.

Humble, A. M., & Keefe, J. A. (2010, May). Caregivers and early retirement: A social care system analysis. Paper presented at the 2010 Silver Economy Summit meeting, Province of Nova Scotia (Department of Seniors), Halifax, NS.

Sharp, E., Humble, A.M., Zvonkovic, A. M., Richards, L., & Radina, E. M.  (2009, November). What should we be be teaching the next generation of qualitative scholars? Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, San Francisco, CA.

Humble, A. M., & Keefe, J. A. (2009, October). Retiring early to give care: The decision making process and perceptions of choice. Poster presented at the 15th Qualitative Health Research Conference, Vancouver, BC.

Humble, A. M., & Sharp, E. (2009, October). Peer support in teaching qualitative research methods through shared journaling. Paper presented at the 10th Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, Vancouver, BC. 

Humble, A. M. (2008, November). Gender construction in remarried couples' wedding planning (PDF- 701 KB). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Little Rock, AK.

Humble, A. M., Keefe, J. A., & Auton, G. M. (2007, December 14). Caregivers and retirement congruency: Findings from a mixed method study (PDF- 448 KB). Paper presented at the third annual meeting of the Population, Work and Family Policy Research Collaboration, Ottawa, Ontario.

Humble, A. M., & Fine, M. A. (2007, November). Authorship issues in student-faculty and multiple-authored collaborations. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Pittsburgh, PA.

Ross, P., Humble, A. M., & Blum, I. (2007, November). At risk? Older women, sexuality, and HIV/AIDS. Paper presented at the annual scientific and education meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Calgary, AB.

Humble, A. M., Auton, G., & Keefe, J. (2007, November). Wanting to stay employed but not able: Retirement congruency in caregivers. Paper presented at the annual scientific and educational meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Calgary, AB.

Humble, A. M., & Weeks, L. E. (2007, June). Teaching about older women’s lives through qualitative interviewing assignments: A comparison of two approaches. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Family Science Association, Charlottetown, PEI.

Humble, A. M., Auton, G., Keefe, J. A., & Byrne, J. (2007, June). Caregivers and retirement congruency. Poster presented at "Caregivers: Essential Partners in Care" conference, part of the Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging, and Technology, Toronto.

MacLellan, M., Butler, S., & Humble, A. M. (2007, June). Retirement planning. Paper presented at "Growing Older with a Disability" conference, part of the Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging, and Technology, Toronto.

(all principle investigator unless noted otherwise)

2010

MSVU Internal Grant ($6999)

Wedding planning in same-sex couples: An analysis of gender and heteronormativity (2-year grant)

2006

Development Grant- International Opportunities Fund, SSHRC ($25,930)

Population aging and policy initiatives: A Canada-China collaborative working seminar (PI: Dr. Janice Keefe)

Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Human Development ($5000)

Population aging and policy initiatives: A Canada-China collaborative working seminar (PI: Janice Keefe)

2005

Health Research Project Grant, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) ($113,409)

When caregiving results in involuntary retirement: Well-being in the later years (3-year grant)

Population Health Project Grant, Public Health Agency of Canada, Atlantic Region Population Health Fund ($74,930)

The Next Step: Retirement planning for older adults with developmental disabilities (3-year project) (PI: Nova Scotia Community College)

2004

New Opportunities Infrastructure Grant, Canadian Foundation for Innovation ($112,496)

Atlantic Research Centre for Family-Work Issues (3-year grant)

MSVU New Scholar’s Internal Grant ($5868)

Gender construction prior to remarriage: An analysis of dyadic, interactional processes (3-year grant)