Andrus Gerontology Center Postdoctoral
Training - 2006 Ph.D.
April 2005 M.A. 1993 B.A. 1992 A.S. 1989 2006 Research Associate 2005 Instructor
1. Marriage, Family, & Human Development 451: Theories
in Family Perspective 2003-2004
Research Assistant 1990-2004 Professional
Genealogist. Employed three years as reference consultant and international
publications coordinator for the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
Worked for a short time for Ancestry.com as their European acquisitions
specialist. Also ran my own research business specializing in German and
Scandinavian genealogical research for several years. Accredited genealogist in
German, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian specialties. Published several books and
articles, and designed three genealogy websites. Publications and Manuscripts Ingoldsby, B., Horlacher G.T., Scheneveldt, P.L., Mathews, M.A. (2005).
Emotional expressiveness and marital adjustment: A follow-up, cross-cultural
analysis. Marriage and Family Review,
38 (1). 25-44. Several genealogical family history books and articles including the following
book: Working Papers:
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Tel. 213-924-9059
ghorlach@usc.eduEducation
University of Southern California
Mentor: Vern L. Bengtson
Study: Effects of Changing Values on Aging and Personal Health
Courses in gerontology, mathematics, and statistics
Brigham
Marriage, Family, and Human Development Program
Dissertation: Contextual Relationship Model across Four Cultures
Chair: Bron Ingoldsby
University of Utah
Linguistics Department
University of Utah
Linguistics Department
Utah
Focus: MathematicsProfessional
Experience
Templeton Grant. Transmission of Religion Across Generations
Primary Investigator: Vern Bengtson
University of Southern California
2. Marriage, Family, & Human Development 354: Cross-cultural
Family & Human Development
3. Prepared course for Marriage, Family, & Human
Development 301: Preparation for Marriage.
Brigham Young University
Worked for Joseph Olsen in reviewing dyadic methodology from family journals and
with Bron Ingoldsby in analyzing cross-cultural research.
Whitaker, W. W., & Horlacher, G. T. (1998). Broad Bay pioneers. Rockport,
Maine: Picton.
Horlacher, G., Ingoldsby, B.B., Larson, J.H. US Latinos and introversion/extraversion: Test of a theory of interpersonal complementarity. To be resubmitted for review at Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Horlacher, G. A dialectical systems approach to ambiguous loss and caregiver burden: stress dynamics theory. To be submitted to Journal of Marriage and Family.
Ingoldsby, B.B., Horlacher, G., Tatum, M. Mate selection
preferences in
Horlacher, G., Holman, T.B, Miller, R.B., & Ingoldsby, B.B. Theory and measurement of complementarity in intimate relationships. To be submitted to the Journal of Marriage and Family.
Horlacher, G., Ingoldsby, B.B., & Larson, J.H. Marital satisfaction across culture and gender: the mediating effect of worldview. To be submitted to the Journal of Marriage and Family.
Horlacher, G., & Ingoldsby, B.B. Contextual relationship model across
four cultures. To be submitted to Journal of Cross-Cultural Family Studies.
Horlacher, G. The two-edged sword: Religiosity’s effect on faithful LDS
member’s same sex orientation and their marriages. To be submitted to Journal
of the Scientific Study of Religion.
Schow, R. L., Brockett J., Bishop, G., Whitaker, M., & Horlacher, G.
Standardization of outcomes measures in hearing aid fitting. To be submitted to Ear
and Hearing.
Conference Presentations
Horlacher, G., Silverstein, M., & Bengtson, V. (Aug 2008). Growth and decline of religiosity across time and age. American Sociological Association conference in Boston, Massachusetts.
Horlacher, G. (Aug 2008). Religious pluralism and change: The process of internal diversification. American Sociological Association conference in Boston, Massachusetts.
Horlacher, G. (Mar 2008). Multimodal modeling in review. International Nonlinear Science conference in Tokyo, Japan.
Horstmanshoff, E., & Horlacher, G. (Nov 2007). Coming out late: Effects of religious sexual orientation conflict. Gerontology Society of America conference in San Francisco, California.
Horlacher, G., & Silverstein, M. (Nov 2007). Modeling continuous and discontinuous change in family life: Comparing three approaches. Theory Construction and Research Methodology conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (www.ldsep.org/ghorlacher/ct/TCRM07_2.pdf).
Horlacher, G., Bengtson, V. L., Putney, N., Silverstein, M. (Nov 2007). Patterns in trajectories of religious change across the adult life course. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in Tampa, Florida.
Horlacher, G., Bengtson, V. L., Putney, N., Silverstein, M. (Nov 2007). Family trajectories across time and generations. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in Tampa, Florida.
Horlacher, G. (Aug 2007). The religious homosexual identity dialectic: A developmental approach. Sunstone conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Horlacher, G., & Silverstein, M. (Jul 2007). Comparing three methods for modeling religious diversity and change. Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences conference in Orange, California.
Horlacher, G. (May 2007). A methodology for diversity and change. Groves Conference on Marriage and Family in Detroit, Michigan.
Horlacher, G., & Bengtson, V. L. (Apr 2007). Effects of changing values on aging & personal health. Pacific Sociological Association Conference in Oakland, California.
Horlacher. G., Bengtson, V.L. (2006). Finding Order in Theories of Aging: A New Approach to Old Theories. The Gerontological Society in America (GSA) Conference in Dallas, Texas.
Horlacher, G., Holman, T.B., Bengtson, V.L. (2006). Catastrophe theory for Modeling Distance in Intimate Relationships. Theory Construction and Research Methods (TCRM) Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Horlacher, G. (2006). Modeling dynamic processes in the family sciences. National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Horlacher, G., Silverstein, M. (2006). Patterns of change in religious identity across time. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) Conference in Portland, Oregon.
Horlacher, G. (2006). Religion and Sexual Orientation in Conflict: Changing values of same-sex oriented Mormons. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) Conference in Portland, Oregon.
Horlacher, G. (2006). Butterfly catastrophe model: Sexual orientation, intimate relationships, and religious beliefs. Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences (SCTPLS) in Baltimore, Maryland.
Horlacher, G. (2006). Dynamic systems modeling of changing value systems: Gay/Lesbian Mormons. Pacific Sociological Association (PSA) Conference in Universal City, California.
Horlacher, G., Ingoldsby, B.B.,
& Holman, T.B. (2005). Improving family science: Controlling for
multiple meanings of families. Theory
Construction and Research Methods Conference (TCRM) Conference in
Horlacher, G., Ingoldsby, B.B., & Larson, J.H.
(2005). Response bias of relationship variables across and within four cultures.
Horlacher, G. (2005). Value systems within and across four cultures.
Paper presentation for International Sociological Association Conference in
Horlacher, G., Holman, T.B., & Miller, R.B. (2004). Theory and
measurement of complementarity in intimate relationships. Paper presentation for
the Theories Construction and Research Methods (TCRM) Conference in Orlando,
Horlacher, G. (2004). Cross-cultural relationship assessment.
Paper presentation for National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
Conference in
Martensen, V., Holman, T.B.,
& Horlacher, G. (2004). Direct and indirect effects of Albanian
family-of-origin variables on adult children’s relationship/marital quality. Paper presentation for National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
Conference in
Horlacher, G., & Ingoldsby, B.B. (2004). Intra-culture differences in
mate selection preferences. Paper presentation for Northwest Council on Family
Relations (NWCFR) Conference in
Mathews, M.A., Horlacher, G., Ingoldsby, B.B. (2003). Emotional expressiveness and marital adjustment: A follow-up cross-cultural analysis. Poster presentation for National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Conference and presentation at the Utah Council on Family Relations (UCFR) Conference.
Grants
& Honors
Research Presentation Award from Graduate Student Association Council, December 2004, Brigham Young University.
Longitudinal Research Institute Workshop: Structural Equation Modeling in Longitudinal Research. University of Southern California, School of Social Work. June 12-16, 2006.
Nonlinear Methods for Psychological Science. APA Advanced Training Institutes (ATIs). University of Cincinnati. June 11-15, 2007.
Memberships:
American Psychological Association, Division 44
Pacific Sociological Association
Gerontology Society of America
International Sociological Association
National Council on Family Relations
Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences
Society for the Scientific Study of Religiosity
Other:
Focus Group Chair: GLBT Focus Group, NCFR 2006
Organized Cross-Cultural Symposium, NCFR 2004
Reviewed for Family Relations
Last Modified: 09 May 2008