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PRInformation
Fall 2006
Selected Publications
Abler, D.G. and V.A. Sukhatme (2006). "The 'Efficient but Poor' Hypothesis." Review of Agricultural Economics 28(3):338-343.
Almeida, D.M., J. Serido and D.A. McDonald (2006). "Daily Life Stressors of Early and Late Baby Boomers." In Whitbourne, S.K. and S.L. Willis, The Baby Boomers Grow Up: Contemporary Perspectives on Midlife. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc., Publishers.
Alwin, D.F., R.J. McCammon and S.M. Hofer (2006). "Studying Boomer Cohorts Within a Demographic and Developmental Context: Conceptual and Methodological Issues." In Whitbourne, S.K. and S.L. Willis, The Baby Boomers Grow Up: Contemporary Perspectives on Midlife. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc., Publishers.
Alwin, D.F., S.M. Hofer and R.J. McCammon (2006). "Modeling the Effects of Time: Integrating Demographic and Developmental Perspectives." In Binstock, R.H. and L.K. George, Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Sixth Edition. San Diego: Elsevier.
Blair, C. (2006). "How Similar Are Fluid Cognition and General Intelligence? A Developmental Neuroscience Perspective on Fluid Cognition as an Aspect of Human Cognitive Ability." Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29(2):109-125.
Blair, C. (2006). "Toward a Revised Theory of General Intelligence: Further Examination of Fluid Cognitive Abilities as Unique Aspects of Human Cognition." Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29(2):145-160.
Booth, A., D.A. Granger, A. Mazur and K.T. Kivlighan (2006). "Testosterone and Social Behavior." Social Forces 85(1):167-192.
Borisova, T., J.S. Shortle, R.D. Horan and D.G. Abler (2005). "Value of Information for Water Quality Management." Water Resources Research 41(6):Art. No. W06004.
Bower, A.L., D.H. Lang, G.P. Vogler, D.J. Vandenbergh, D.A. Blizard, J.T. Stout, G.E. McClearn and N.A. Sharkey (2006). "QTL Analysis of Trabecular Bone in BXD F-2 and RI Mice." Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 21(8):1267-1275.
Brown, S.L. and A.R. Snyder (2006). "Residential Differences in Cohabitors' Union Transitions." Rural Sociology 71(2):311-334.
Buchanan, A.V., K.M. Weiss and S.M. Fullerton (2006). "Dissecting Complex Disease: The Quest for the Philosopher's Stone?" International Journal of Epidemiology 35(3):562-571.
Buchanan, A.V., K.M. Weiss and S.M. Fullerton (2006). "On Stones, Wands, and Promises." International Journal of Epidemiology 35(3):593-596.
De Jong, G.F. and M. Steinmetz (2006). "Migration Intentions in South Africa and Elsewhere." In Kok, P., D. Gelderblom, J. Oucho and J. van Zyl, Migration in South and Southern Africa. Cape Town: HRSC Press.
Drago, R., C.L. Colbeck, K.D. Stauffer, A. Pirretti, K. Burkum, J. Fazioli, G. Lazarro and T. Habasevich (2006). "The Avoidance of Bias against Caregiving: The Case of Academic Faculty." American Behavioral Scientist 49(9):1222-1247.
Eggebeen, D.J. and S. Sturgeon (2006). "Demography of the Baby Boomers." In Whitbourne, S.K. and S.L. Willis, The Baby Boomers Grow Up: Contemporary Perspectives on Midlife. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc., Publishers.
Farkas, G. (2006). "Literacy/Illiteracy." In Ritzer, G., Encyclopedia of Sociology. Blackwell.
Finke, R., M. Bahr and C. Scheitle (2006). "Toward Explaining Congregational Giving." Social Science Research 35(3):620-641.
Finlayson, A.C., T.A. Lyson, A. Pleasant, K.A. Schafft and R.J. Torres (2005). "The 'Invisible Hand': Neoclassical Economics and the Ordering of Society." Critical Sociology 31(4):515-536.
Foster, E.M., C.A. Flanagan, D.W. Osgood and G.R. Ruth (2005). "The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Youth and Families: Common Themes and Future Directions." In Osgood, D.W., E.M. Foster, C.A. Flanagan and G.R. Ruth, On Your Own without a Net: The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Populations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Granger, D.A. and N.A. Dreschel (2006). "Cytokines, Social Development, and Psychopathology: An Empirical and Theoretical Integration." In Hodgson, D. and C. Coe, Perinatal Programming: Early Life Determinants of Adult Health and Disease. London: Taylor & Francis.
Granger, D.A., G.A. Granger and S.W. Granger (2006). "Immunology and Developmental Psychopathology." In Cicchetti, D. and D.J. Cohen, Developmental Psychopathology, Vol. 2: Developmental Neuroscience (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Granger, D.A., K.T. Kivlighan, C. Blair, M. El-Sheikh, J. Mize, J.A. Lisonbee, J.A. Buckhalt, L.R. Stroud, K. Handwerger and E.B. Schwartz (2006). "Integrating the Measurement of Salivary A-Amylase into Studies of Child Health, Development, and Social Relationships." Journal of Personal and Social Relationships 23:267-290.
Guner, N., G. Ventura and X. Yi (2006). "How Costly Are Restrictions on Size?" Japan and the World Economy 18(3):302-320.
Hardy, M.A. (2006). "Older Workers." In Binstock, R.H. and L.K. George, Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Sixth Edition. San Diego: Elsevier.
Haynie, D.L., E. Silver and B. Teasdale (2006). "Neighborhood Characteristics, Peer Influence, and Adolescent Violence." Journal of Quantitative Criminology 22(2):147-169.
Hazler, R.J., J.V. Carney and D.A. Granger (2006). "Integrating Biological Measures into the Study of Bullying." Journal of Counseling and Development 84(3):298-307.
Hibel, L.C., D.A. Granger, K.T. Kivlighan, C. Blair and The Family Life Project Investigators (2006). "Individual Differences in Salivary Cortisol: Associations with Common Over-the-Counter and Prescription Medication Status in Infants and Their Mothers." Hormones and Behavior 50(2):293-300.
Hillemeier, M., C.S. Weisman, K. Baker and K.S. Primavera (2005). "Mental Health Services Provided through the National Center of Excellence in Women's Health: Do They Reach Rural Women?" Women's Health Issues 15(5):224-229.
Hillemeier, M., C.S. Weisman, G.A. Chase and M. Romer (2005). "Preterm and Low Birthweight Outcomes among Rural Women: The Importance of Preconceptional Physical and Mental Health Status." In Coward, R.T., L.A. Davis, C.H. Gold, H. Smiciklas-Wright, L.E. Thorndyke and F.W. Vondracek, Rural Women's Health: Mental, Behavioral, and Physical Issues. New York: Springer Publishing.
Hillemeier, M., M.E. Gusic and Y. Bai (2006). "Communication and Education about Asthma in Rural and Urban Schools." Ambulatory Pediatrics 6(4):198-203.
Hillemeier, M., M.E. Gusic and Y. Bai (2006). "Rural and Urban Children with Asthma: Are School Health Services Meeting Their Needs?" Pediatrics 118(3):1097-1103.
Hook, J.L. (2006). "Care in Context: Men's Unpaid Work in 20 Countries, 1965-2003." American Sociological Review 71(4):639-660.
Huggett, M., G. Ventura and A. Yaron (2006). "Human Capital and Earnings Distribution Dynamics." Journal of Monetary Economics 53(2):265-290.
Kawasaki, K. and K.M. Weiss (2006). "Evolutionary Genetics of Vertebrate Tissue Mineralization: The Origin and Evolution of the Secretory Calcium-Binding Phosphoprotein Family." Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B-Molecular and Developmental Evolution 306B(3):295-316.
King, G., P. Guilbert, D.G. Ward, P. Arwidson and F. Noubary (2006). "Correlates of Sexual Abuse and Smoking among French Adults." Child Abuse & Neglect 30(6):709-723.
King, V. (2006). "The Antecedents and Consequences of Adolescents' Relationships with Stepfathers and Nonresident Fathers." Journal of Marriage and Family 68:910-928.
King, V. and J.M. Sobolewski (2006). "Nonresident Fathers' Contributions to Adolescent Well-Being." Journal of Marriage and Family 68:537-557.
Kivlighan, K.T. and D.A. Granger (2006). "Salivary Alpha-Amylase Response to Competition: Relation to Gender, Previous Experience, and Attitudes." Psychoneuroendocrinology 31(6):703-714.
Kranz, S., H. Smiciklas-Wright and L.A. Francis (2006). "Diet Quality, Added Sugar, and Dietary Fiber Intakes in American Preschoolers." Pediatric Dentistry 28(2):164-171.
Landale, N.S., B.K. Gorman and R.S. Oropesa (2006). "Selective Migration and Infant Mortality among Puerto Ricans." Maternal and Child Health Journal 10(4):351-360.
Landale, N.S., R.S. Oropesa and C. Bradatan (2006). "Hispanic Families in the United States: Family Structure and Process in an Era of Family Change." In Tienda, M. and F. Mitchell, Hispanics and the Future of America. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Lanza, E., T.J. Hartman, P.S. Albert, R. Shields, M.L. Slattery, B. Caan, E. Paskett, F. Iber, J.W. Kikendall, P. Lance, C. Daston and A. Schatzkin (2006). "High Dry Bean Intake and Reduced Risk of Advanced Colorectal Adenoma Recurrence among Participants in the Polyp Prevention Trial." The Journal of Nutrition 136(7):1896-1903.
Lee, K.S. (2006). "Gender Beliefs and the Meaning of Work among Okinawan Women." Gender & Society 20(3):382-401.
Lionikas, A., M.G. Glover, F. Yu, L. Larsson, G.P. Vogler, G.E. McClearn and D.A. Blizard (2006). "Anomaly of Anatomical Origin of Soleus Muscle: A Mouse Model." Anatomical Science International 81(1):47-49.
Martin, M. (2006). "Family Structure and Income Inequality in Families with Children: 1976 to 2000." Demography 43(3):421-445.
Matchock, R.L. and E.J. Susman (2006). "Family Composition and Menarcheal Age: Anti-Inbreeding Strategies." American Journal of Human Biology 18(4):481-491.
Moorman, S.M., A. Booth and K.L. Fingerman (2006). "Women's Romantic Relationships after Widowhood." Journal of Family Issues 27(9):1281-1304.
Morgan, P.L. (2006). "Increasing Task Engagement Using Preference or Choice-Making: Some Behavioral and Methodological Factors Affecting Their Efficacy as Classroom Interventions." Remedial and Special Education 27:176-187.
Mpofu, E. and K.R. Thomas (2006). "Classroom Racial Proportion: Influence on Self-Concept and Social Competence in Zimbabwean Adolescents." Journal of Genetic Psychology 167(1):93-111.
Mpofu, E. A.J. Flisher, K.B. Bility, H. Onya and C. Lombard (2006). "Sexual Partners in a Rural South African Setting." AIDS & Behavior Jan. 10:1-6.
Neupert, S.D., D.M. Almeida, D.K. Mroczek and A. Spiro (2006). "Daily Stressors and Memory Failures in a Naturalistic Setting: Findings from the VA Normative Aging Study." Psychology and Aging 21(2):424-429.
Neupert, S.D., D.M. Almeida, D.K. Mroczek and A. Spiro (2006). "The Effects of the Columbia Shuttle Disaster on the Daily Lives of Older Adults: Findings from the VA Normative Aging Study." Aging & Mental Health 10(3):272-281.
Noll, J.G., P.K. Trickett, E.J. Susman and F.W. Putnam (2006). "Sleep Disturbances and Childhood Sexual Abuse." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 31(5):469-480.
O'Connor, K.A., E. Brindle, R.C. Brindle, J.B. Shofer, R.J. Ferrell, N.A. Klein, M.R. Soules, D.J. Holman, P.K. Mansfield and J.W. Wood (2006). "Ovulation Detection Methods for Urinary Hormones: Precision, Daily and Intermittent Sampling and a Combined Hierarchical Method." Human Reproduction 21(6):1442-1452.
Osgood, D.W., E.M. Foster, C.A. Flanagan and G.R. Ruth (2005). "Introduction: Why Focus on the Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Populations?" In Osgood, D.W., E.M. Foster, C.A. Flanagan and G.R. Ruth, On Your Own without a Net: The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Populations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Parisi, D., D.K. McLaughlin, S.M. Grice and M. Taquino (2006). "Exiting TANF: Individual and Local Factors and Their Differential Influence across Racial Groups." Social Science Quarterly 87(1):76-90.
Pearson, J., C. Muller and M.L. Frisco (2006). "Parental Involvement, Family Structure, and Adolescent Sexual Decision Making." Sociological Perspectives 49(1):67-90.
Pettit, B. and J.L. Hook (2005). "The Structure of Women's Employment in Comparative Perspective." Social Forces 84(2):779-801.
Plutzer, E. and N. Wiefek (2006). "Family Transitions, Economic Status, and Voter Turnout Among African-American Inner-City Women." Social Science Quarterly 87(3):658-678.
Read, S., G.P. Vogler, N.L. Pedersen and B. Johansson (2006). "Stability and Change in Genetic and Environmental Components of Personality in Old Age." Personality and Individual Differences 40(8):1637-1647.
Riegle-Crumb, C., G. Farkas and C. Muller (2006). "The Role of Gender and Friendship in Advanced Course-Taking." Sociology of Education 79:206-228.
Ruback, R.B. and M.H. Bergstrom (2006). "Economic Sanctions in Criminal Justice: Purposes, Effects, and Implications." Criminal Justice and Behavior 33(2):242-273.
Sambisa, W. and C.S. Stokes (2006). "Rural/Urban Residence, Migration, HIV/AIDS, and Safe Sex Practices among Men in Zimbabwe." Rural Sociology 71(2):183-211.
Schafft, K.A. (2005). "The Incidence and Impacts of Student Transiency in Upstate New York's Rural School Districts." Journal of Research in Rural Education 20(15):1-13.
Schafft, K.A. (2006). "Poverty, Residential Mobility, and Student Transiency within a Rural New York School District." Rural Sociology 71(2):212-231.
Schoen, R. and V. Canudas-Romo (2006). "Timing Effects on Divorce: 20th Century Experience in the United States." Journal of Marriage and Family 68(3):749-758.
Schoen, R., S.J. Rogers and P.R. Amato (2006). "Wives' Employment and Spouses' Marital Happiness: Assessing the Direction of Influence Using Longitudinal Couple Data." Journal of Family Issues 27(4):506-528.
Sideridis, G.D., P.L. Morgan, G. Botsas, S. Padeliadu and D. Fuchs (2006). "Predicting LD on the Basis of Motivation, Metacognition, and Psychopathology: An ROC Analysis." Journal of Learning Disabilities 39:215-229.
Snyder, A.R. (2006). "The Role of Contemporary Family Behaviors in Nonmarital Conception Outcomes of Nonmetro Women: Comments on Albrecht and Albrecht (2004)." Rural Sociology 71(1):155-163.
Snyder, A.R. and D.K. McLaughlin (2006). "Economic Well-Being and Cohabitation: Another Nonmetro Disadvantage?" Journal of Family and Economic Issues 27(3):562-582.
Stanley, S.M., P.R. Amato, C.A. Johnson and H.J. Markman (2006). "Premarital Education, Marital Quality, and Marital Stability: Findings from a Large, Random Household Survey." Journal of Family Psychology 20(1):117-126.
Steffensmeier, D. and J.T. Ulmer (2006). "Black and White Control of Numbers Gambling: A Cultural Assets-Social Capital View." American Sociological Review 71(1):123-156.
Steffensmeier, D. and S. Demuth (2006). "Does Gender Modify the Effects of Race-Ethnicity on Criminal Sanctioning? Sentences for Male and Female White, Black, and Hispanic Defendants." Journal of Quantitative Criminology 22(3):241-261.
Stuart, B.C., L. Simoni-Wastila, F.S. Baysac, T. Shaffer and D.G. Shea (2006). "Coverage and Use of Prescription Drugs in Nursing Homes - Implications for the Medicare Modernization Act." Medical Care 44(3):243-249.
Susman, E.J. (2006). "Psychobiology of Persistent Antisocial Behavior: Stress, Early Vulnerabilities and the Attenuation Hypothesis." Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 30(3):376-389.
Ulmer, J.T. and D. Steffensmeier (2006). "Reply to Lee: Is There No Place for Culture in a Sociology of Legal and Illegal Enterprise?" American Sociological Review 71(1):162-166.
Updegraff, K.A., A. Booth and S.M. Thayer (2006). "Role of Family Relationship Quality and Testosterone Levels in Adolescents' Peer Experiences: A Biosocial Analysis." Journal of Family Psychology 20(1):21-29.
Vernon-Feagans, L. and C. Blair (2006). "Measurement of School Readiness." Early Education and Development 17(1):1-5.
Vicary, J.R., E.A. Smith, J.D. Swisher, A.M. Hopkins, E. Elek, L.J. Bechtel and K.L. Henry (2006). "Results of a 3-Year Study of Two Methods of Delivery of Life Skills Training." Health Education & Behavior 33(3):325-339.
Weisman, C.S., M. Hillemeier G.A. Chase, A.M. Dyer, S.A. Baker, M. Feinberg, D. Symons Downs, R.L. Parrott, H.K. Cecil, J.J. Botti, C. MacNeill, C.H. Chuang and B. Yost (2006). "Preconceptional Health: Risks of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes by Reproductive Life Stage in the Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study (CePAWHS)." Women's Health Issues 16(4):216-224.
Weiss, K.M. (2006). "The Clergyman's Wife and the Parrot." Evolutionary Anthropology 15(1):3-6.
Weiss, K.M. (2006). "Had Reverend Jenyns Said Yes: A Small Decision with a Big Impact on Biology." Evolutionary Anthropology 15(2):47-51.
Whembolua, G.S., D.A. Granger, S. Singer, K.T. Kivlighan and J.A. Marguin (2006). "Bacteria in the Oral Mucosa and its Effects on the Measurement of Cortisol, Dehydroepiandrosterone, and Testosterone in Saliva." Hormones and Behavior 49(4):478-483.
White, L.K., J. McQuillan, A.L. Greil and D.R. Johnson (2006). "Infertility: Testing a Helpseeking Model." Social Science & Medicine 62(4):1031-1041.
Wickrama, K.T., K.S. Wickrama and C.M. Bryant (2006). "Community Influence on Adolescent Obesity: Race/Ethnic Differences." Journal of Youth and Adolescence 35(4):641-651.
Wilson, R.T., G.A. Chase, E.A. Chrischilles and R.B. Wallace (2006). "Hip Fracture Risk Among Community-Dwelling Elderly People in the United States: A Prospective Study of Physical, Cognitive, and Socioeconomic Indicators." American Journal of Public Health 96(7):1210-1218.
Worrell, F.C., L.M. Conyers, E. Mpofu and B.J. Vandiver (2006). "Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure Scores in a Sample of Adolescents from Zimbabwe." Identity 6(1):35-59.
Wray, L. and C.A. Flanagan. "An Inconvenient Truth About Youth." The Washington Post, September 11, 2006: A17.
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