Christina Matz-Costa

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Education

MSW, Boston College; PhD, Boston College

Doctoral Graduation Date

August 2011

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Boston College Graduate School of Social Work

Research Interests

Productive engagement of older adults, work-family issues, aging workforce, and quality of employment

Organization Affiliations

Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College, Society for Social Work and Research, Council on Social Work Education, Gerontological Society of America

Dissertation Title

Productive aging in the workplace: Understanding factors that promote or impede engagement in work roles

Awards and Fellowships

Hartford Geriatric Social Work Doctoral Fellowship, Boston College Doctoral Fellowship

Publications

Matz-Costa, C., Carapinha, R., & Pitt-Castouphes, M. (in press, 2011). Putting age in context: Relational age and inclusion at the workplace. Indian Journal of Gerontology.

Valcour, M., Ollier-Malaterre, A., Matz-Costa, C., Pitt-Catsouphes, M. & Brown, M. (in press, 2011). Influences on employee perceptions of organizational work-life support: Signals and resources. Journal of Vocational Behavior.

Pitt-Catsouphes, M., Matz-Costa, C., & Brown, M. (2010). The prism of age: Managing age diversity at the 21st century workplace. In S. Tyson, & E. Parry (Eds.), Managing an Age Diverse Workforce (pp. 80-94). London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Matz-Costa, C. & Pitt-Catsouphes, M. (2010). Workplace flexibility as an organizational response to the aging of the workforce: A comparison of non-profit and for-profit organizations. Journal of Social Service Research, 36(1), 68-80.

Pitt-Catsouphes, M.; Sano, J.; & Matz-Costa, C. (2009). Unions’ responsiveness to the aging of the workforce. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 24(1), 125-146.

Pitt-Catsouphes, M. & Matz-Costa, C. (2008). The multi-generational workforce: Workplace flexibility and engagement. Community, Work & Family, 11(2), 215-229.

Hill, E.J., Grzywacz, J.G., Allen, S., Blanchard, V.L., Matz-Costa, C., Shulkin, S., & Pitt-Catsouphes, M. (2008). Defining and conceptualizing workplace flexibility. Community, Work, & Family, 11(2), 149-163.

Pitt-Catsouphes, M.; Matz-Costa, C.; & MacDermid, S. (2007). HRD responses to work-life stressors. Advances in Developing Human Resources (ADHR), 9(4), 527-543.

Pitt-Catsouphes, M.; MacDermid, S.; Schwarz, R.; & Matz, C. (2006). Community contexts: The perspectives and adaptations of working parents. American Behavioral Scientist, 49(10), 1400-1421.