Patrick is a Family Social Science Ph.D. student. For the first 13 years of his life, he lived in an agricultural region of Ontario, Canada. Since 2002, he has lived in Maine. He received two degrees from the University of Maine, a B.A. in social sciences in 2007, and an M.A. in human development in 2009.
His professional work experience, besides “the plethora of semi-shady odd-jobs” that he has held while being a full-time student since 2003, includes consistent employment in the University of Maine system as a teaching assistant in fields not limited to developmental psychology, philosophy, and human sexuality.
He currently has an appointment with the College of Education & Human Development as the Family Social Science Department's Instructional Technology Fellow. His academic interests include: 1) how an inequitable division of housework affects personal well-being and marital satisfaction; 2) the influence of family history, parental involvement, and socioeconomic status on offspring outcomes; 3) applying sociological, feminist, and life-course perspectives to these types of family issues.
"My boyhood dream was to be a starting wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers. I do not currently follow any sports team."
