Ayrlia Welch
Research Interests: Families, Aging and Life Course, Health
Education:
MA, Sociology, Ball State University (2021)
BS, Sociology, University of Evansville (2019)
Recent Courses Taught:
SOC 211: Sociology of Diversity
SOC 293: Social Research Methods
SOC 313: Sociology of Families
Bio:
Ayrlia is interested in investigating sibling relationships across the life course, particularly during the transition to adulthood. Her dissertation research examines how sibling relationship quality in emerging adulthood is influenced by adverse childhood experiences and life statuses. She is also examining how sibling relationship quality influences parent health. In other research, Ayrlia is studying grieving and social support for miscarriages, adult offspring stressors and parental sleep, and perceptions of aging and older adults.
Publications:
Plikuhn, Mari, Ayrlia Welch, Elizabeth M. Long, Sarah M. Akins, and Chelsea Clifton. 2023. “Bridging the Gap: Young Adults' Perceptions of Aging and Older Adults.” International Social Science Review, 99(1).
Holtzman, Mellisa, Ellen Whitehead, and Ayrlia Welch. 2023. “Adjusting Class Policies Amid a Pandemic: How Lessons Learned During COVID-19 Can Help Faculty Prepare for Other Institution-Wide Crises.” Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 11.
Recent Presentations:
Welch, Ayrlia, Mari Plikuhn, Elizabeth M. Long. 2024. “When the Baby Never Comes: Perinatal Loss and Claiming the (Cyber)Space for Grieving.” American Sociological Association, Montreal, CA, August.
Barr, Ashley and Ayrlia Welch. 2024. “Adult Offspring Challenges and Parental Sleep in Mid and Later Life.” American Sociological Association, Montreal, CA, August.
Welch, Ayrlia, Kathy D’Alfonso, and Michelle Williams. 2023. “Affordability, Access, and Allowance: Reproductive Freedom and Purchased Family.” American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA, August.
Pepin, Joanna R., Brittany N. Dernberger, Ayrlia Welch, Ashley B. Barr. 2023. “Changes in Work-Family Attitudes During Early Adulthood.” American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA, August.
Plikuhn, Mari and Ayrlia Welch. 2019. “Removing Barriers, Adding Connections: Assessing and Growing Faculty Development on a Small Campus.” International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Marriot Marquis, Atlanta, GA, October.
Email: ayrliawe@buffalo.edu