[4] Moen was then appointed the director of the Cornell Retirement and Well-Being Study which "examined the latest research and trends in volunteerism and how life-course factors affect volunteering.
Moen also "focused on the economic, social, and psychological consequences of various career trajectories and family strategies in light of the existing policies and practices of work organizations and communities.
"[8] Her research accumulated into two books in 2003; It's About Time: Couples and Careers[9] and Residential Choices and Experiences of Older Adults: Pathways to Life Quality.
[10] Her following book was a joint project with John Krout of Ithaca College's Gerontology Institute that detailed the results of a six-year longitudinal study that began in 1997.
To begin the year, she was elected President of the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) and invited to be a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.