Christine Whelan

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Christine B. Whelan
Born(1977-07-05)July 5, 1977
New York City
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Princeton University, University of Oxford
Employer University of Wisconsin-Madison
TitleClinical Professor of Consumer Science
Parent(s)Stephen Whelan, Elizabeth Whelan
Website http://www.christinewhelan.com

Christine Barrett Whelan (born July 5, 1977) is a writer, journalist, and commentator. She is the author of two books about marriage, two self-help books for young-adults and Great Courses Audible Original lecture series on purpose. She is a clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Early life

Whelan was born in New York City to attorney Stephen T. Whelan and Elizabeth M. Whelan, an author and public health specialist. [1]

At eight years old, Whelan was the moderator for "No Kidding," a nationally syndicated health talk show for kids, by kids, produced by the American Council on Science and Health, the organization her mother founded. [2]

Education

Whelan earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University, graduating magna cum laude with a degree in Politics. Whelan subsequently was awarded the 1999 Daniel M. Sachs scholarship, [3] one of Princeton's highest honors, which enabled her to study at Worcester College, Oxford. [4] As a Sachs Scholar, she studied Economic and Social History at the University of Oxford, from which she earned her masters and doctorate. [5] [6]

Academic and consulting roles

Whelan has held teaching positions in the Sociology department at the University of Iowa and in the Sociology and Politics departments at Princeton University. [2] In 2009 she accepted a position with the Sociology department at the University of Pittsburgh, where she taught until 2013. In 2013, she accepted a position with the Consumer Science department at the School of Human Ecology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she currently teaches and directs the Money, Relationships, and Equality (MORE) initiative. [7]

Journalism

As an undergraduate, Whelan was editor-in-chief of The Daily Princetonian . [2] From 1997 through 2000, she interned at The Wall Street Journal in New York and Washington bureaus and in 2000 interned at The Washington Post. [5] In 2008, Whelan was awarded a Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowship. [8]

Whelan's writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, [9] The New York Times , USA Today , National Review Online [10] and The Washington Post, [11] among other publications. From 2005-2010, she wrote a bi-weekly relationship advice column for Busted Halo [12] and contributed occasional pieces to The Huffington Post . [13]

Publishing

Whelan's first book, Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women, was published by Simon & Schuster in October 2006. In the book, Whelan coined the term SWANS, which stands for Strong Women Achievers, No Spouse.

Intended in part as a response to Maureen Dowd's 2005 book Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide , [14] Whelan presented evidence contrary to the belief that an elite education and high income among women correlate with lower marriage rates. [15] Using Census Bureau statistics, a commissioned poll of 3,700 men and women ages 25 to 40 [16] and personal interviews, Whelan showed that while the stereotype was valid among previous generations, today a higher income and education in fact increases a woman's marriage chances, and that high-achieving women simply marry later in life. [17]

Prior to conducting the research, Whelan originally intended for the book to be a pessimistic take on the marriage prospects of professional women, drawn from popular studies and personal experience. The book was initially conceived with the title Overqualified for Love. [18]

Whelan's second book, Marry Smart: The Intelligent Woman's Guide to True Love, was published by Simon & Schuster on December 30, 2008. [2] Whelan's third book, Generation WTF: From “What the #%$&” to a Wise, Tenacious, and Fearless You, was published by Templeton Press in February 2011. [19] Whelan's fourth book, The Big Picture: A Guide to Finding Your Purpose in Life, was published in May 2016. [20] Whelan's most recent work is an Audible Original lecture series from the Great Courses, "Finding Your Purpose," which was published in 2021. [21] "Finding Your Purpose" made the Associated Press Bestseller list for Audible books in March 2021. [22]

Public appearances

Whelan has frequently appeared as an expert commentator on television news programs, including The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer , Good Morning America , and on national radio programs, including Iowa Public Radio, [23] [24] [25] Wisconsin Public Radio, [26] and the BBC [27] Whelan is a frequent featured speaker at public events and academic conferences. [28] [29] [30]

Personal

Whelan has three young children. [31]

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