Toni Antonucci

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Toni C. Antonucci
Born (1948-09-09) September 9, 1948 (age 76)
Nationality American
Alma mater Wayne State University
Scientific career
Fields Psychology
Institutions University of Michigan
Thesis The Relationship between Attachment and Contingency Learning in Infancy  (1973)
Doctoral advisor Carolyn Shantz

Toni Claudette Antonucci (born September 9, 1948) is an American psychologist, currently the Elizabeth R. Douvan Collegiate Professor at University of Michigan and formerly President of Gerontological Society of America [1] [2] Her husband was James S. Jackson.

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Antonucci studies social relations at all stages throughout the life span. (infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age), including multigenerational studies of the family and comparative studies of social relations across the life span in the United States, Europe and Japan. [1] She strongly criticizes the practice of mandatory retirement found in many countries, regarding it as ageism and discriminatory. [3] [4]

Early Life

Toni C. Antonucci was born and raised in a Brooklyn Italian-American family. Her parents valued an education and encouraged her to get one. She attended a all girls Catholic high school. [5]

Education

She received her B.A. from Hunter College in 1969, applied to Wayne State University's Department of Psychology, and received her M.A. in 1972, and her Ph.d in 1973. [6] [7]

She was the former president of Adult Development and Aging, Division 20 of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the former president of the Gerontological Society of America. [1]

Career

Toni C. Antonucci is the Elizabeth M. Douvan Collegiate Professor of Psychology and Program Director and Research Professor in the Life Course Development Program at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.

Accomplishment and Awards

Personal Life

Antonucci married James S Jackson and were married for more than 40 years. [9] She had two daughters with him, Ariana and Kendra, as well as three grandchildren. [9] [10]

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