Professional Affiliations

National Council on Family Relations

Editorial Board of Family Relations

Member of the National Financial Security for All Community of Practice

Member of the National Leadership Committee for eXtension

 

Research Interests

Divorce, single-parenting, and remarriage and parent-child functioning; custodial fathers; intergenerational resource exchange; healthy aging

 

Recent Publications

Hilton, J. M., Kopera-Frye, K., & Krave, A. (in press). Family caregivers’ perceptions of successful aging. Family Journal.

Hilton, J.M., Martin, S. & Evans, W. (2007). Assessing the needs of Nevada’s older adults: The role of University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Educational Bulletin-07-02, 1-82. Available online: www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/cy/2007/eb0702.pdf

Hilton, J. M. & Kopera-Frye, K. (2007). Resources provided by grandparents in single and married parent families. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 47(1/2), 33-54.

Hilton, J. M. & Kopera-Frye, K. (2006). Loss and depression in cohabiting and noncohabiting custodial single parents. Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 14 (1), 28-40.

Hilton, J. M., & Millis, B. (2006). Techniques for student engagement and classroom management in large (and small) classes. Journal of Teaching in Marriage and Family, 6, 490-505.

Wilson, S. & Hilton, J. M. (2006). Marriage and family life in Nevada. Invited book chapter in (D. Shalin, Ed.), The Social Health of Nevada Report. Las Vegas, NV: Center for Democratic Culture. Available online at: www.unlv.edu/centers/cdclv/healthnv/family.html

 

Personal Interests

Enjoying my husband, children and 12 grandchildren, having friends for dinner, cuddling with my Russian Blue kitty, creating a sanctuary garden, and quietly indulging in needlework such as Brazilian embroidery, Hardanger, and cross stitch.