• Introduction to the special issue on theorizing in family gerontology: Beyond broad strokes to the finer details 

  Rauer, Amy; Humble, Áine M.; Radina, M. Elise (Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2020)
• A 10-year portrait of theorizing in family gerontology: Making the mosaic visible 

  Humble, Áine M.; Seidel, Amber J.; Yorgason, Jeremy B.; Redden, Marco (Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2020-06)

  Based on a content analysis of family gerontology empirical studies in 13 journals (2009–2018), this article identifies theories currently being used and provides suggestions for future family gerontology theorizing. Family ...
• The role of information and communication technology in end-of-life planning among a sample of Canadian LGBT older adults 

  Mock, Steven E.; Walker, Earl P.; Humble, Áine M.; de Vries, Brian; Gutman, Gloria; Gahagan, Jacqueline; Chamberland, Line; Aubert, Patrick; Fast, Janet (Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2019-05)

  To better understand the role of technology in later-life planning among older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) adults, we conducted focus groups to explore factors linked to diverse sexual orientations and gender ...
• Placing feminist education within the three paradigms of knowledge and action 

  Humble, Áine M.; Morgaine, Carol A. (Family Relations, 2002-07)

  Use of the three paradigms of knowledge and action (instrumental‐technical, interpretive, and critical‐emancipatory) to achieve the goals of feminist family education is explored. Each paradigm is described, including its ...
• Family work and relationships: Lessons from families of men whose jobs require travel 

  Zvonkovic, Anisa M.; Solomon, Catherine R.; Humble, Áine M.; Manoogian, Margaret (Family Relations, 2005-07)

  This study explores how family members experience their lives when family breadwinners must be absent from home because of their jobs. Informed by general systems theory and contextual perspectives, we described wives’ ...
• Feminism and mentoring of graduate students 

  Humble, Áine M.; Solomon, Catherine R.; Allen, Katherine R.; Blaisure, Karen R.; Johnson, Michael P. (Family Relations, 2006-01)

  A small body of mentoring literature exists, but how mentoring relates to feminist supervision of graduate students has not been explicitly addressed. Because mentoring typically socializes individuals into a preexisting ...
• A note from the guest coordinator 

  Humble, Áine M. (Family Relations, 2006-01)
• A Freirean approach to family life education: Conducting a graduate institute in Jamaica 

  Taber, Nancy; Humble, Áine M.; Norris, Deborah (Convergence,, 2006)

  This paper discusses an international, intensive 10-day graduate institute called A Freirean Approach to Family Life Education, conducted in Jamaica. Details on the coordination of the programme and administration of the ...
• “The royal we”: Gender ideology, display, and assessment in wedding work 

  Humble, Áine M.; Zvonkovic, Anisa M.; Walker, Alexis J. (Journal of Family Issues, 2008)

  Family rituals provide a rich context in which to study the relation between ideology and action. Guided by the gender perspective, this article analyzes the experiences of 21 newly married heterosexual couples who described ...
• Qualitative data analysis software: A call for understanding, detail, intentionality, and thoughtfulness 

  Humble, Áine M (Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2012-05)

  Qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) programs have gained in popularity, but family researchers may have little training in using them and a limited understanding of important issues related to their use. This article ...
• Caregivers’ retirement congruency: A case for caregiver support 

  Humble, Áine M.; Keefe, Janice M.; Auton, Greg M. (The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2012-04)

  Using the concept of retirement congruency (RC), which takes into account greater variation in retirement decisions (low, moderate, or high RC) than a dichotomous conceptualization (forced versus chosen), multinomial ...
• Shared Journaling as Peer Support in Teaching Qualitative Research Methods 

  Humble, Áine M.; Sharp, Elizabeth (The Qualitative Report, 2012)

  Teaching qualitative research methods (QRM), particularly early on in one’s academic career, can be challenging. This paper describes shared peer journaling as one way in which to cope with challenges such as complex ...
• Sexuality and HIV/AIDS: An exploration of older heterosexual women’s knowledge levels 

  Ross, Pamela; Humble, Áine M.; Blum, Ilya (Journal of Women & Aging, 2013-03)

  Sexuality research tends to ignore older populations, and little is known about older women's sexual health knowledge. To fill this research gap, 186 Canadian heterosexual women 50 years and older were surveyed about their ...
• Moving from ambivalence to certainty: Older same-sex couples marry in Canada 

  Humble, Áine M. (Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 2013-06)

  A qualitative study, within a life course perspective, explored the transition into marriage for mid- to later-life same-sex couples. Twenty individuals (representing 11 couples) were interviewed – 12 lesbians, seven gay ...
• Cultivating the family studies terrain: A synthesis of qualitative conceptual articles 

  Sharp, Elizabeth; Zvonkovic, Anisa; Humble, Áine M.; Radina, M. Elise (Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2014)

  With the intent of cultivating the family studies field, we review and synthesize conceptual discussions of qualitative work published since 1985 in the field of family studies. We critically examine the extent to which ...
• Queer theory, intersectionality, and LGBT-parent families: Transformative critical pedagogy in family theory 

  Few-Demo, April L.; Humble, Áine M.; Curran, Melissa A.; Lloyd, Sally A. (2016-03-02)

  We discuss how to move the family studies field and the teaching of family theories from covering the “facts” that LGBT‐parent families exist to a critical conversation that incorporates conceptual tools, language, and ...
• Qualitative research in the CJA/RCV: An 18-year analysis (1995–2012) 

  Humble, Áine M.; Green, Maureen (Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 2016-03)

  Some researchers have suggested that qualitative research is increasing in the gerontology field, but little systematic analysis has tested this assertion. Using the Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du ...
• “She didn’t bat an eye”: Canadian same-sex wedding planning and support from the wedding industry 

  Humble, Áine M. (Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 2016)

  Guided by ecological systems theory, this qualitative study describes 28 individuals' experiences with the wedding industry, government agencies, and religious institutions as they planned their weddings. Participants (20 ...
• Older women’s negative psychological and physical experiences with injectable cosmetic treatments to the face 

  Berwick, Sandi; Humble, Áine M. (Journal of Women & Aging, 2017)

  Seven women (43 to 64 years old) who had negative or mixed emotions about having Botox and/or facial filler injections to the face to reduce signs of aging were interviewed about the impact of the procedures. Impacts ranged ...
• Older LGBT adults’ end-of-life conversations: Findings from Nova Scotia, Canada 

  Gahagan, Jacqueline; Humble, Áine M; Gutman, Gloria M.; de Vries, Brian (Atlantis, 2018-08-02)

  Although increasing research attention inNorth America is being paid to the health and social disparities experienced among older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations, end-of-life (EOL) preparations ...

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