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Melissa A. Hardy

Areas of Specialization:

Research
- Aging and the Life Course
- Stratification
- Research Methodology
- Health

Teaching
- Graduate Stat Classes
- Dynamics of Aging and Social Change

Education and Recent Professional Experience:

Ph.D. Indiana University, August 1980 (Sociology major; economics/econometrics minor)

M.A. Indiana University, 1976 (Sociology)

B.A. Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1974 (Sociology; magna cum laude)

Selected Papers and Publications:

Hardy, Melissa A. 1993. Regression With Dummy Variables . Sage University Paper Series on Quantitative Application in the Social Sciences. Beverly Hills and London: Sage Publications.

Hardy, Melissa A., Lawrence E. Hazelrigg, and Jill Quadagno. 1996. Ending a Career in the Auto Industry: Thirty and Out. New York, NY: Plenum Publishing.

Hardy, Melissa A. (Editor). 1997. Studying Aging and Social Change: Conceptual and Methodological Issues . Beverly Hills and London: Sage Publications.

Melissa A. Hardy, 2003. "Summarizing Distributions." In Handbook of Data Analysis, Melissa A. Hardy and Alan Bryman (Eds.). London: Sage.

Melissa A. Hardy and John Reynolds. 2003. "Incorporating qualitative information into regression analysis." In Handbook of Data Analysis, Melissa A. Hardy and Alan Bryman (Eds.). London: Sage.

Hardy, Melissa A. and Chardie L. Baird. " Is It All About Aging? Technology and Aging in Social Context." In Impact of technology on successful aging, Neil Charness and Warner Schaie (Eds.) New York: Springer Publishing. Forthcoming.