Current Members
Matt Johnson
Professor, Department of Human Ecology
Dr. Johnson joined the Edmonton Transitions Study in 2012, and became principal investigator in 2020. Dr. Johnson’s research examines the development and maintenance of couple relationships. He teaches courses about couples and families.
Michelle Maroto
Professor, Department of Sociology
Dr. Maroto became co-investigator of the Edmonton Transitions Study in 2022. Her research examines wealth inequality, household structure and economic security, and labor market outcomes for people with disabilities. She offers courses in social stratification and policy, and statistics.
Harvey Krahn
Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology
Dr. Krahn began the Edmonton Transitions Study with colleagues in 1985, and co-directed it until he retired in 2020. Although he is no longer teaching, he remains an active collaborator on the Edmonton Transitions Study project. His research has examined school-work and life-course transitions, as well as social inequality, immigration, and political attitudes and behaviors.
Samuel Braden
Graduate Student, Department of Sociology
Samuel Braden is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta who has worked as a research assistant with the Edmonton Transitions Study since 2023. His doctoral research examines childbearing intentions and ideals in Canada and Germany.
Past Contributors
Nancy Galambos
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology
Dr. Galambos became co-investigator on the Edmonton Transitions Study in 2004 and continued in that role until 2025. Her primary research interests were in psychosocial development from the transition to adulthood and into midlife where she explored trajectories of mental health, happiness, and family relations.
