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PRInformation
Fall 2008
Selected Publications
Abler, D.G., J.C. Beghin, D. Blandford and A. Elobeid (2008). "Changing the U.S. Sugar Program into a Standard Crop Program: Consequences under the North American Free Trade Agreement and Doha." Review of Agricultural Economics 30(1):82-102.
Alwin, D.F., R.J. McCammon, L.A. Wray and W.L. Rodgers (2008). "Population Processes and Cognitive Aging." In Hofer, S.M. and D.F. Alwin, Handbook of Cognitive Aging: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Barry, T., P. Kemper and S.D. Brannon (2008). "Measuring Worker Turnover in Long-Term Care: Lessons from the Better Jobs Better Care Demonstration." Gerontologist 48(3):394-499.
Barsom, S.H., H.E. Dillaway, P.B. Koch, M.L. Ostrowski and P.K. Mansfield (2008). "The Menstrual Cycle and Adolescent Health." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1135:52-57.
BeLue, R., A.S. Schreiner, K. Taylor-Richardson, L.E. Murray-Kolb and J.L. Beard (2008). "What Matters Most: An Investigation of Predictors of Perceived Stress among Young Mothers in Khayelitsha." Health Care for Women International 29(6):638-648.
Berkman, M.B., J.S. Pacheco and E. Plutzer (2008). "Evolution and Creationism in America's Classrooms: A National Portrait." PLoS Biology 6(5):e124.
Beverly, E.A., L.A. Wray and C.K. Miller (2008). "Practice Implications of What Couples Tell Us about Type 2 Diabetes Management." Diabetes Spectrum 21:39-45.
Blair, C., D.A. Granger, K.T. Kivlighan, W.R. Mills-Koonce, M. Willoughby, M.T. Greenberg, L.C. Hibel and C.K. Fortunato (2008). "Maternal and Child Contributions to Cortisol Response to Emotional Arousal in Young Children from Low-Income, Rural Communities." Developmental Psychology 44(4):1095-1109.
Bodovski, K. and G. Farkas (2008). "'Concerted Cultivation' and Unequal Achievement in Elementary School." Social Science Research 37(3):903-919.
Booth, A., D.A. Granger and E.A. Shirtcliff (2008). "Gender- and Age-Related Differences in the Association between Social Relationship Quality and Trait Levels of Salivary Cortisol." Journal of Research on Adolescence 18(2):239-260.
Brown, G.L., E.L. McGarvey, E.A. Shirtcliff, A. Keller, D.A. Granger and K. Flavin (2008). "Salivary Cortisol, Dehydroepiandrosterone, and Testosterone Interrelationships in Healthy Young Males: A Pilot Study with Implications for Studies of Aggressive Behavior." Psychiatry Research 159(1-2):67-76.
Brown, S.L., J. Van Hook and J.E. Glick (2008). "Generational Differences in Cohabitation and Marriage in the US." Population Research and Policy Review 27(5):531-550.
Bryant, C.M., R.J. Taylor, K.D. Lincoln, L.M. Chatters and J.S. Jackson (2008). "Marital Satisfaction among African Americans and Black Caribbeans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life." Family Relations 57(2):239-253.
Chuang, C.H., M.J. Green, G.A. Chase, A. Dyer, S.H. Ural and C.S. Weisman (2008). "Perceived Risk of Preterm and Low-Birthweight Birth in the Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 199(1):64.e61-64.e67.
Cleveland, H.H. and R.P. Wiebe (2008). "Understanding the Association between Adolescent Marijuana Use and Later Serious Drug Use: Gateway Effect or Developmental Trajectory?" Development and Psychopathology 20(2):615-632.
Dodoo, F.N. and A. Frost (2008). "Gender in African Population Research: The Fertility/Reproductive Health Example." Annual Review of Sociology 34(1):431-452.
Donato, K.M., B. Wagner and E. Patterson (2008). "The Cat and Mouse Game at the Mexico-US Border: Gendered Patterns and Recent Shifts." International Migration Review 42(2):330-359.
Dorn, L.D., S.R. Rose, D. Rotenstein, E.J. Susman, B. Huang, T.L. Loucks and S.L. Berga (2008). "Differences in Endocrine Parameters and Psychopathology in Girls with Premature Adrenarche Versus On-Time Adrenarche." Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism 21(5):439-448.
Dotterer, A.M., L. Hoffman, A.C. Crouter and S.M. McHale (2008). "A Longitudinal Examination of the Bidirectional Links between Academic Achievement and Parent-Adolescent Conflict." Journal of Family Issues 29(6):762-779.
Dwyer, J. and J.L. Findeis (2008). "Human and Social Capital in Rural Development--EU and US Perspectives." EuroChoices 7(1):38-45.
Edwards, R.R., D.M. Almeida, B. Klick, J.A. Haythornthwaite and M.T. Smith (2008). "Duration of Sleep Contributes to Next-Day Pain Report in the General Population." Pain 137(1):202-207.
El-Sheikh, M., S.A. Erath, J.A. Buckhalt, D.A. Granger and J. Mize (2008). "Cortisol and Children's Adjustment: The Moderating Role of Sympathetic Nervous System Activity." Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 36(4):601-611.
Eng, S., K. Kanitkar, H.H. Cleveland, R. Herbert, J.L. Fischer and J.D. Wiersma (2008). "School Achievement Differences among Chinese and Filipino American Students: Acculturation and the Family." Educational Psychology 28(5):535-550.
Erbas, B.C. and D.G. Abler (2008). "Environmental Policy with Endogenous Technology from a Game Theoretic Perspective: The Case of the US Pulp and Paper Industry." Environmental & Resource Economics 40(3):425-444.
Friedman, D., M. Hechter and D. Kreager (2008). "A Theory of the Value of Grandchildren." Rationality and Society 20(1):31-63.
Frisco, M.L. (2008). "Adolescents' Sexual Behavior and Educational Attainment." Sociology of Education 81(3):284-311.
Gerstorf, D., N. Ram, C. Röcke, U. Lindenberger and J. Smith (2008). "Decline in Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Longitudinal Evidence for Links to Distance-to-Death." Psychology and Aging 23(1):154-168.
Gerstorf, D., N. Ram, R. Estabrook, J. Schupp, G.G. Wagner and U. Lindenberger (2008). "Life Satisfaction Shows Terminal Decline in Old Age: Longitudinal Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP)." Developmental Psychology 44(4):1148-1159.
Goodman, W.B., A.C. Crouter, S.T. Lanza and M.J. Cox (2008). "Paternal Work Characteristics and Father-Infant Interactions in Low-Income, Rural Families." Journal of Marriage and Family 70(3):640-653.
Graefe, D.R. and D.T. Lichter (2008). "Marriage Patterns among Unwed Mothers: Before and After PRWORA." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 27(3):479-497.
Graefe, D.R., G.F. De Jong, M. Hall, S. Sturgeon and J. VanEerden (2008). "Immigrants' TANF Eligibility, 1996-2003: What Explains the New Across-State Inequalities?" International Migration Review 42(1):89-133.
Greenman, E. and Y. Xie (2008). "Double Jeopardy? The Interaction of Gender and Race on Earnings in the United States." Social Forces 86(3):1217-1244.
Greenman, E. and Y. Xie (2008). "Is Assimilation Theory Dead? The Effect of Assimilation on Adolescent Well-Being." Social Science Research 37(1):109-137.
Grim, B.J. (2008). "An Exodus from Iraq." USA Today June 30:A11.
Grim, B.J. (2008). "An Exodus from Iraq." Newsletter of the Peace, War & Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association July:5-6.
Grim, B.J. (2008). "Global Anglicanism at a Crossroads." Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life June 19.
Grim, B.J. (2008). "God's Economy: Religious Freedom and Socio-Economic Wellbeing." In Marshall, P., Religious Freedom in the World. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. (pp. 42-47)
Grim, B.J. (2008). "Religion on the Eve of the 2008 Olympics." Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life May 2.
Grim, B.J. (2008). "Religious Freedom: Good for What Ails Us?" The Review of Faith & International Affairs 6(2):3-7.
Grim, B.J. and D. Masci (2008). "The Demographics of Faith." eJournal USA 13(8):12-15.
Hartert, T.V., X. Deng, T.J. Hartman, W. Wen, G. Yang, Y. Gao et al. (2008). "The Shanghai Women's Asthma and Allergy Study: Objectives, Design, and Recruitment Results." American Journal of Epidemiology 167(11):1387-1396.
Hillemeier, M., C.S. Weisman, G.A. Chase and A. Dyer (2008). "Mental Health Status among Rural Women of Reproductive Age: Findings from The Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study (CePAWHS)." American Journal of Public Health 98(7):1271-1279.
Hill-Soderlund, A.L., W.R. Mills-Koonce, C.B. Propper, S.D. Calkins, D.A. Granger, G.A. Moore, J.L. Gariepy and M.J. Cox (2008). "Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Responses to the Strange Situation in Infants and Mothers from Avoidant and Securely Attached Dyads." Developmental Psychobiology 50(4):361-376.
Hofer, S.M. and D.F. Alwin (Eds.) (2008). Handbook of Cognitive Aging: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Hynes, K., K. Joyner, H.E. Peters and F.Y. DeLeone (2008). "The Transition to Early Fatherhood: National Estimates Based on Multiple Surveys." Demographic Research 18:337-376.
Iceland, J. and M. Scopilliti (2008). "Immigrant Residential Segregation in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1990-2000." Demography 45(1):79-94.
Jayakody, R. and V.T. Huy (2008). "Social Change and Marriage in Vietnam: From Socialist State to Market Reform." In Jayakody, R., A. Thornton and W.G. Axinn, International Family Change: Ideational Perspectives. New York: Taylor & Francis. (pp. 199-222)
Kawasaki, K. and K.M. Weiss (2008). "SCPP Gene Evolution and the Dental Mineralization Continuum." Journal of Dental Research 87(6):520-531.
Kemper, P., B. Heier, T. Barry, S.D. Brannon, J.J. Angelelli, J. Vasey and M. Anderson-Knott (2008). "What Do Direct Care Workers Say Would Improve Their Jobs? Differences Across Settings." Gerontologist 48(Spec No 1):17-25.
Kemper, P., S.D. Brannon, T. Barry, A.L. Stott and B. Heier (2008). "Implementation of the Better Jobs Better Care Demonstration: Lessons for Long-Term Care Workforce Initiatives." The Gerontologist 48:26-35.
Langenkamp, A.G. and M.L. Frisco (2008). "Family Transitions and Adolescent Severe Emotional Distress: The Salience of Family Context." Social Problems 55(2):238-253.
Leach, M.L. and F.D. Bean (2008). "The Structure and Dynamics of Mexican Migration to New Destinations in the United States." In Massey, D.S., New Faces in New Places: The Changing Geography of American Immigration. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. (pp. 51-74)
Lee, B.A., S.F. Reardon, G. Firebaugh, C.R. Farrell, S.A. Matthews and D. O'Sullivan (2008). "Beyond the Census Tract: Patterns and Determinants of Racial Segregation at Multiple Geographic Scales." American Sociological Review 73(5):766-791.
Lindsay, B.G., M. Markatou, S. Ray, K. Yang and S. Chen (2008). "Quadratic Distances on Probabilities: A Unified Foundation." Annals of Statistics 36(2):983-1006.
Lisonbee, J.A., J. Mize, A.L. Payne and D.A. Granger (2008). "Children's Cortisol and the Quality of Teacher-Child Relationships in Child Care." Child Development 79(6):1818-1832.
Loeb, S.J., D. Steffensmeier and F. Lawrence (2008). "Comparing Incarcerated and Community-Dwelling Older Men's Health." Western Journal of Nursing Research 30(2):234-249.
Mahabir, S., S.M. Ettinger, L.L. Johnson, D.J. Baer, B.A. Clevidence, T.J. Hartman and P.R. Taylor (2008). "Measures of Adiposity and Body Fat Distribution in Relation to Serum Folate Levels in Postmenopausal Women in a Feeding Study." European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 62(5):644-650.
Markusen, A. and A.K. Glasmeier (2008). "Overhauling and Revitalizing Federal Economic Development Programs." Economic Development Quarterly 22(2):83-91.
Massoglia, M. (2008). "Incarceration as Exposure: The Prison, Infectious Disease and Other Stress-Related Illnesses." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 49(1):56-71.
Massoglia, M. (2008). "Incarceration, Health, and Racial Disparities in Health." Law and Society Review 42(2):275-306.
McHale, S.M. and A.C. Crouter (2008). "Interparental Incongruence in Differential Treatment of Adolescent Siblings: Links with Marital Quality." Journal of Marriage and Family 70(2):466-479.
Menon, U., L.A. Szalacha, R. BeLue, K. Rugen, K.R. Martin and A.Y. Kinney (2008). "Interactive, Culturally Sensitive Education on Colorectal Cancer Screening." Medical Care 46(9 Suppl 1):S44-S50.
Miller, P., W. Demark-Wahnefried, D.C. Snyder, R. Sloane, M.C. Morey, H. Cohen, S. Kranz, D.C. Mitchell and T.J. Hartman (2008). "Dietary Supplement Use among Elderly, Long-Term Cancer Survivors." Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and Practice 2(3):138-148.
Morgan, P.L., D. Fuchs, D.L. Compton, D.S. Cordray and L.S. Fuchs (2008). "Does Early Reading Failure Decrease Children's Reading Motivation?" Journal of Learning Disabilities 41(5):387-404.
Morgan, P.L., G. Farkas, P.A. Tufis and R.A. Sperling (2008). "Are Reading and Behavior Problems Risk Factors for Each Other?" Journal of Learning Disabilities 41(5):417-436.
Mpofu, E., F. Lawrence, M.S. Ngoma, S. Siziya and J.R. Malungo (2008). "Mapping an HIV/STD Prevention Curriculum for Zambian In-School Settings." International Journal of Psychology 43(2):97-106.
Ohlander, J. and K.S. Chew (2008). "Family Structure and Differential Child Abuse: The Role of Siblings." International Journal of Social Inquiry 1(1):121-150.
Pacheco, J.S. and E. Plutzer (2008). "Political Participation and Cumulative Disadvantage: The Impact of Economic and Social Hardship on Young Citizens." Journal of Social Issues 64(3):571-593.
Palen, L., J.W. Graham, E.A. Smith, L.L. Caldwell, C. Mathews and A.J. Flisher (2008). "Rates of Missing Responses in Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Versus Paper Assessments." Evaluation Review 32(3):257-272.
Paul, I.M., E.B. Lehman, A.K. Suliman and M. Hillemeier (2008). "Perinatal Disparities for Black Mothers and Their Newborns." Maternal and Child Health Journal 12(4):452-460.
Plutzer, E. and M.B. Berkman (2008). "Evolution, Creationism and the Teaching of Human Origins in Schools." Public Opinion Quarterly 72(3):540-553.
Préville, M., S.H. Zarit, E.J. Susman, P. Boulenger and R. Lehoux (2008). "Response Variability of Salivary Cortisol among Older Adults under Psychological Stress." Aging & Mental Health 12(2):249-257.
Ray, S. and B.G. Lindsay (2008). "Model Selection in High Dimensions: A Quadratic-Risk-Based Approach." Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B 70(1):95-118.
Reardon, S.F., S.A. Matthews, D. O'Sullivan, B.A. Lee, G. Firebaugh, C.R. Farrell and K. Bischoff (2008). "The Geographic Scale of Metropolitan Racial Segregation." Demography 45(3):489-514.
Ruback, R.B. and P. Singh (2008). "Inequity in Hindu-Muslim Riots: A Test of Two Biases." Journal of Applied Social Psychology 38(4):982-998.
Ruback, R.B., J. Pandey and N. Kohli (2008). "Evaluations of a Sacred Place: Role and Religious Belief at the Magh Mela." Journal of Environmental Psychology 28(2):174-184.
Ruder, E.H., J.F. Dorgan, S. Kranz, P.M. Kris-Etherton and T.J. Hartman (2008). "Examining Breast Cancer Growth and Lifestyle Risk Factors: Early Life, Childhood, and Adolescence." Clinical Breast Cancer 8(4):334-342.
Ruder, E.H., T.J. Hartman, J. Blumberg and M.B. Goldman (2008). "Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants: Exposure and Impact on Female Fertility." Human Reproduction Update 14(4):345-357.
Savla, J., D.M. Almeida, A. Davey and S.H. Zarit (2008). "Routine Assistance to Parents: Effects on Daily Mood and Other Stressors." Journals of Gerontology Series B--Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 63(3):S154-S161.
Scheitle, C.P. and R. Finke (2008). "Maximizing Congregational Resources: Selection Versus Production." Social Science Research 37(3):815-827.
Scopilliti, M. and J. Iceland (2008). "Residential Patterns of Black Immigrants and Native-Born Blacks in the United States." Social Science Quarterly 89(3):551-572.
Sefhedi, S., M. Montsi and E. Mpofu (2008). "In-School HIV and AIDS Counselling Services in Botswana: An Exploratory Study." Perspectives in Education 26(1):63-71.
Shanahan, L., S.M. McHale, A.C. Crouter and D.W. Osgood (2008). "Linkages between Parents' Differential Treatment, Youth Depressive Symptoms, and Sibling Relationships." Journal of Marriage and Family 70(2):480-494.
Shapiro, D. and B.O. Tambashe (2007). "Fertility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo." Population Bulletin of the United Nations 46/47:239-250.
Short, P.F. and F.M. Weaver (2008). "Transitioning to Medicare before Age Sixty-Five." Health Affairs 27(3):w175-w184.
Slack, T. and L.I. Jensen (2008). "Employment Hardship among Older Workers: Does Residential and Gender Inequality Extend into Older Age?" The Journals of Gerontology 63B(1):S15-S24.
Spaccarotella, K.J., P.M. Kris-Etherton, W.L. Stone, D.M. Bagshaw, V.K. Fishell, S.G. West, F.R. Lawrence and T.J. Hartman (2008). "The Effect of Walnut Intake on Factors Related to Prostate and Vascular Health in Older Men." Nutrition Journal 7(1):13.
Staff, J.A. and J.T. Mortimer (2008). "Social Class Background and the School-to-Work Transition." New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development 119:55-69.
Stawski, R.S., M.J. Sliwinski, D.M. Almeida and J.M. Smyth (2008). "Reported Exposure and Emotional Reactivity to Daily Stressors: The Roles of Adult Age and Global Perceived Stress." Psychology and Aging 23(1):52-61.
Stevens, G., R.H. Dias, K.J.A. Thomas, J.A. Rivera, N. Carvalho, S. Barquera, K. Hill and M. Ezzati (2008). "Characterizing the Epidemiological Transition in Mexico: National and Subnational Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors." PLoS Medicine 5(6):e125.
Stovel, K.W., D. Kreager and M.A. Moreno (2008). "Social Dimensions of Adolescent Sexuality." In Holmes, K.K., F.P. Sparling, W.E. Stamm, P. Piot, J.N. Wasserheit and L. Corey, Sexually Transmitted Diseases. McGraw-Hill. (pp. 95-108)
Stubbs, M.L. and P.K. Mansfield (2008). "Editorial: Contemporary Research on the Menstrual Cycle." Health Care for Women International 29(7):671-672.
Sutherland, K.S., T. Lewis-Palmer, J. Stichter and P.L. Morgan (2008). "Examining the Influence of Teacher Behavior and Classroom Context on the Behavioral and Academic Outcomes for Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders." Journal of Special Education 41(4):223-233.
Townsend, L., A.J. Flisher, P. Chikobvu, C. Lombard and G. King (2008). "The Relationship between Bullying Behaviours and High School Dropout in Cape Town, South Africa." South African Journal of Psychology 38(1):21-32.
Trochtenberg, D.S., R. BeLue, S. Piphus and N. Washington (2008). "Differing Reports of Asthma Symptoms in African Americans and Caucasians." The Journal of Asthma 45(2):165-170.
Tucker, C.J., S.M. McHale and A.C. Crouter (2008). "Links between Older and Younger Adolescent Siblings' Adjustment: The Moderating Role of Shared Activities." International Journal of Behavioral Development 32(2):152-160.
Tucker, M.B. and A.C. Crouter (2008). "Enduring Couples in Varying Sociocultural Contexts." Family Relations 57(2):113-116.
Velott, D.L., S.A. Baker, M. Hillemeier and C.S. Weisman (2008). "Participant Recruitment to a Randomized Trial of a Community-Based Behavioral Intervention for Pre- and Interconceptional Women: Findings from the Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study." Women's Health Issues 18(3):217-224.
Wang, J.Z. and B.G. Lindsay (2008). "An Exponential Partial Prior for Improving Nonparametric Maximum Likelihood Estimation in Mixture Models." Statistical Methodology 5(1):30-45.
Weiss, K.M. (2008). "All Roads Lead to ... Everywhere? Is the Genetic Basis of Interesting Traits So Complex That It Loses Much of Its Traditional Evolutionary Meaning?" Evolutionary Anthropology 17(2):88-92.
Weiss, K.M. (2008). "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugli - Can Seemingly Incompatible Worldviews Be Hybridized?" Evolutionary Anthropology 17(3):129-134.
Weiss, K.M. (2008). "Tilting at Quixotic Trait Loci (QTL): An Evolutionary Perspective on Genetic Causation." Genetics 179(4):1741-1756.
Wilson, R.T., M. Donahue, G. Gridley, J. Adami, L. El-ghormli and M. Dosemeci (2008). "Shared Occupational Risks for Transitional Cell Cancer of the Bladder and Renal Pelvis among Men and Women in Sweden." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 51(2):83-99.
Xie, Y., Y. Jiang and E. Greenman (2008). "Did Send-Down Experience Benefit Youth? A Reevaluation of the Social Consequences of Forced Urban-Rural Migration during China's Cultural Revolution." Social Science Research 37(2):686-700.
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