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Spring 2006

Selected Publications

Aglobitse, P., J.B. Casterline and D.K. Agyeman (2005). "Social Interaction and Reproductive Behaviour: Evidence from the Cape Coast Study." In Agyei-Mensah, S., J.B. Casterline and D.K. Agyeman, Reproductive Change in Ghana: Recent Patterns and Future Prospects. Accra: University of Ghana Press.

Agyei-Mensah, S., J.B. Casterline and D.K. Agyeman (Eds.) (2005). Reproductive Change in Ghana: Recent Patterns and Future Prospects. Accra: University of Ghana Press.

Almeida, D.M. and D.A. McDonald (2005). "The National Story: How Americans Spend Their Time on Work, Family, and Community." In Heymann, J., Unfinished Work: Building Equality and Democracy in an Era of Working Families. New York: New Press.

Almeida, D.M., S.D. Neupert, S.R. Banks and J. Serido (2005). "Do Daily Stress Processes Account for Socioeconomic Health Disparities?" Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 60(Spec. No. 2):S34-S39.

Alwin, D.F. and L.A. Wray (2005). "A Life-Span Developmental Perspective on Social Status and Health." Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 60B(Spec No 2):S7-S14.

Amato, P.R. and T.D. Afifi (2006). "Feeling Caught Between Parents: Adult Children's Relations With Parents and Subjective Well-Being." Journal of Marriage and Family 68(1):222-235.

Berkman, M. and E. Plutzer (2005). Ten Thousand Democracies: Politics and Public Opinion in America's School Districts. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.

Bryant, C.M. (2005). "Developing Professional Skills in Methods: Writing Grant Proposals." In Bengtson, V.L., A.C. Acock, K.R. Allen, P. Dilworth-Anderson and D.M. Klein, Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Bryant, C.M. (2006). "Pathways Linking Early Experiences and Later Relationship Functioning." In Crouter, A.C. and A. Booth, Romance and Sex in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Risks and Opportunities. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Bumpus, M.F., A.C. Crouter and S.M. McHale (2006). "Linkages between Negative Work-to-Family Spillover and Mothers' and Fathers' Knowledge of Their Young Adolescents' Daily Lives." Journal of Early Adolescence 26(1):36-59.

Burton, L.M., L. Lein and A. Kolak (2005). "Health and Mothers' Employment in Low-Income Families." In Bianchi, S., L. Casper and R. King, Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Charles, S.T. and D.M. Almeida (2006). "Daily Reports of Symptoms and Negative Affect: Not All Symptoms Are the Same." Psychology & Health 21(1):1-17.

Chuang, C.H., G.A. Chase, D.M. Bensyl and C.S. Weisman (2005). "Contraceptive Use by Diabetic and Obese Women." Women's Health Issues 15(4):167-173.

Cohan, C.L., S.W. Cole and J. Davila (2005). "Marital Transitions among Vietnam-Era Repatriated Prisoners of War." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 22(6):777-795.

Corwin, R.L., T.J. Hartman, S.A. Maczuga and B.I. Graubard (2006). "Dietary Saturated Fat Intake Is Inversely Associated with Bone Density in Humans: Analysis of NHANES III." The Journal of Nutrition 136(1):159-165.

Crouter, A.C. and A. Booth (Eds.) (2006). Romance and Sex in Adolescence And Emerging Adulthood: Risks and Opportunities. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Crouter, A.C. and S.M. McHale (2005). "The Long Arm of the Job Revisited: Parenting in Dual-Earner Families." In Luster, T. and L. Okagaki, Parenting: An Ecological Perspective (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Crouter, A.C. and S.M. McHale (2005). "Work, Family, and Children's Time: Implications for Youth." In Bianchi, S., L. Casper and R.B. King, Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Cui, M., F.O. Lorenz, R.D. Conger, J.N. Melby and C.M. Bryant (2005). "Observer, Self-, and Partner Reports of Hostile Behaviors in Romantic Relationships." Journal of Marriage and Family 67(5):1169-1181.

Dalton, V.K., P.D. Jacobson, J. Berson-Grand and C.S. Weisman (2005). "Threats to Family Planning Services in Michigan: Organizational Responses to Economic and Political Challenges." Women's Health Issues 15(3):117-125.

De Jong, G.F. (2005). "Commentary: Immigration of Older Adults: Extending the Incorporation Typology." In Schaie, K. and G. Elder, Historical Influences on Lives and Aging. New York: Springer Publishing Co.

Desimone, L.M., T. Smith, D. Baker and K. Ueno (2005). "Assessing Barriers to the Reform of U.S. Mathematics Instruction from an International Perspective." American Educational Research Journal 42(3):501-535.

Dilworth-Anderson, P., L.M. Burton and D.M. Klein (2005). "Contemporary and Emerging Theories in Studying Families." In Bengtson, V.L., A.C. Acock, K.R. Allen, P. Dilworth-Anderson and D.M. Klein, Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Drago, R., C.L. Colbeck, K.D. Stauffer, A. Pirretti, K. Burkum, J. Fazioli, G. Lazarro and T. Habasevich (2005). "Bias Against Caregiving." Academe 91(5):22-25.

Drago, R., D. Black and M. Wooden (2005). "Female Breadwinner Families - Their Existence, Persistence and Sources." Journal of Sociology 41(4):343-362.

Dreschel, N.A. and D.A. Granger (2005). "Physiological and Behavioral Reactivity to Stress in Thunderstorm-Phobic Dogs and Their Caregivers." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 95(3-4):153-168.

Dush, C.M. and P.R. Amato (2005). "Consequences of Relationship Status and Quality for Subjective Well-Being." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 22(5):607-627.

Dziak, K., R.T. Anderson, M.A. Sevick, C.S. Weisman, D.W. Levine and S.H. Scholle (2005). "Variations Among Institutional Review Board Reviews in a Multi-Site Health Services Research Study." Health Services Research 40(1):279-290.

Ferrell, R.J., K.A. O'Connor, G. Rodriguez, T. Gorrindo, D.J. Holman, E. Brindle, R.C. Miller, D.E. Schechter, L. Korshalla, J.A. Simon, P.K. Mansfield, J.W. Wood and M. Weinstein (2005). "Monitoring Reproductive Aging in a 5-Year Prospective Study: Aggregate and Individual Changes in Steroid Hormones and Menstrual Cycle Lengths with Age." Menopause 12(5):567-577.

Finke, R. (2005). "Church Membership in America: Trends and Explanations." In Ebaugh, H.R., Handbook of Religion and Social Institutions. Plenum Press.

Foreman, J.E., D.A. Blizard, G.S. Gerhard, H.A. Mack, D.H. Lang, K.L. Van Nimwegen, G.P. Vogler, J.T. Stout, Z.K. Shihabi, J.W. Griffith, J.M. Lakoski, G.E. McClearn and D.J. Vandenbergh (2005). "Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Activity is Regulated by a Chromosomal Region Containing the Alkaline Phosphatase 2 Gene (Akp2) in C57BL/6J and DBA/2J Mice." Physiological Genomics 23(3):295-303.

Frisco, M.L. (2005). "Parental Involvement and Young Women's Contraceptive Use." Journal of Marriage and the Family 67(1):110-121.

Gorman, B.K. and N.S. Landale (2005). "Premature Birth and Asthma among Young Puerto Rican Children." Population Research and Policy Review 24(3):335-358.

Grandey, A.A., B.L. Cordeiro and A.C. Crouter (2005). "A Longitudinal and Multi-Source Test of the Work-Family Conflict and Job Satisfaction Relationship." Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 78(3):305-323.

Grim, B.J. and R. Finke (2006). "International Religion Indexes: Government Regulation, Government Favoritism, and Social Regulation of Religion." Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion 2(Article 1).

Hartman, T.J., B. Yu, P.S. Albert, M.L. Slattery, E. Paskett, J.W. Kikendall, F. Iber, B.K. Brewer, A. Schatzkin and E. Lanza (2005). "Does Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use Modify the Effect of a Low-Fat, High-Fiber Diet on Recurrence of Colorectal Adenomas?" Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 14(10):2359-2365.

Hawkins, D.N. and A. Booth (2005). "Unhappily Ever After: Effects of Long-Term, Low-Quality Marriages on Well-Being." Social Forces 84(1):451-471.

Hawkins, D.N., P.R. Amato and V. King (2006). "Parent-Adolescent Involvement: The Relative Influence of Parent Gender and Residence." Journal of Marriage and Family 68:125-136.

Henderson, J.T. and C.S. Weisman (2005). "Women's Patterns of Provider Use Across the Lifespan and Satisfaction with Primary Care Coordination and Comprehensiveness." Medical Care 43(8):826-833.

Hollenbeak, C.S., C.S. Weisman, M. Rossi and S.M. Ettinger (2006). "Gender Disparities in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Pennsylvania." Medical Care 44(1):24-30.

Hynes, K. and M. Clarkberg (2005). "Women's Employment Patterns During Early Parenthood: A Group-Based Trajectory Analysis." Journal of Marriage and Family 67(1):222-239.

Jacobson, P.D., V.K. Dalton, J. Berson-Grand and C.S. Weisman (2005). "Survival Strategies for Michigan's Health Care Safety Net Providers." Health Services Research 40(3):923-940.

Jensen, L.I., S.J. Goetz and H. Swaminathan (2006). "Changing Fortunes: Poverty in Rural America." In Brown, D.L. and W. Kandel (Eds.), Population Change and Rural Society. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Johnson, D.R. (2005). "Two-Wave Panel Analysis: Comparing Statistical Methods for Studying the Effects of Transitions." Journal of Marriage and Family 67(4):1061-1075.

Kaduri, P., T. Gilreath, J. Mbwambo, G. King, G. Kilonzo, A.J. Flisher and S.A. Matthews (2005). "Social Networks' Influence on Tobacco Use among Students in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania." Promotion & Education 12(2):10-14.

Kemper, P., H.L. Komisar and L. Alecxih (2005). "Long-Term Care Over an Uncertain Future: What Can Current Retirees Expect?" Inquiry 42(4):335-350.

Knodel, J., V.M. Loi, R. Jayakody and V.T. Huy (2005). "Gender Roles in the Family: Change and Stability in Vietnam." Asian Population Studies 1(1):69-92.

Matthews, S.A., J. Detwiler and L.M. Burton (2005). "Geoethnography: Coupling Geographic Information Analysis Techniques with Ethnography Methods in Urban Research." Cartographica 40(4):75-90.

McDonnell, E., C. Probart, J.E. Weirich, T.J. Hartman and L. Bailey-Davis (2006). "School Competitive Food Policies: Perceptions of Pennsylvania Public High School Foodservice Directors and Principals." Journal of the American Dietetic Association 106(2):271-276.

McHale, S.M., K.A. Updegraff, L. Shanahan, A.C. Crouter and S.E. Killoren (2005). "Siblings' Differential Treatment in Mexican American Families." Journal of Marriage and Family 67(5):1259-1274.

Moore, L.E., R.T. Wilson and S.L. Campleman (2005). "Lifestyle Factors, Exposures, Genetic Susceptibility and Renal Cell Cancer Risk: A Review." Cancer Investigation 23(3):240-255.

Mpofu, E. (2005). "Selective Interventions in Counseling African-Americans with Disabilities." In Harley, D.A. and J.M. Dillard, Contemporary Mental Health Issues among African Americans. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Mpofu, E., K. Peltzer, A. Shumba, R. Serpell and A. Mogaji (2005). "School Psychology in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results and Implications of a Six-Country Survey." In Reynolds, C.R. and C. Frisby, Comprehensive Handbook of Multicultural School Psychology. New York, NY: John Wiley.

Osgood, W., E.M. Foster, C.A. Flanagan and G. Ruth (Eds.). (2005) On your Own Without a Net: The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Populations. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Post, D. (2005). "Conceiving Child Labor in Human Rights Terms: Can It Mobilize Progressive Change?" In Weston, B.H., Child Labor and Human Rights: Making Children Matter. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, Publishers.

Probart, C., E. McDonnell, T.J. Hartman, J.E. Weirich and L. Bailey-Davis (2006). "Factors Associated with the Offering and Sale of Competitive Foods and School Lunch Participation." Journal of the American Dietetic Association 106(2):242-247.

Raley, R.K., M.L. Frisco and E. Wildsmith (2005). "Maternal Cohabitation and Educational Success." Sociology of Education 78:144-164.

Rodriguez, L. and J.H. Cohen (2005). "Generations and Motivations: Russian and Other Former Soviet Immigrants in Costa Rica." International Migration 43(4):147-165.

Ruback, R.B. and J.N. Shaffer (2005). "The Role of Victim-Related Factors in Victim Restitution: A Multi-Method Analysis of Restitution in Pennsylvania." Law and Human Behavior 29(6):657-681.

Sandell, J. and E. Plutzer (2005). "Families, Divorce and Voter Turnout in the US." Political Behavior 27(2):133-162.

Schiefelbein, V.L., E.J. Susman and L.D. Dorn (2005). "Self-Competence Mediates Earlier and Later Anxiety in Adolescent Mothers: A 3-Year Longitudinal Perspective." Journal of Research on Adolescence 15(4):625-655.

Schoen, R. and Y.A. Cheng (2006). "Partner Choice and the Differential Retreat From Marriage." Journal of Marriage and Family 68(1):1-10.

Shearer, C.L., A.C. Crouter and S.M. McHale (2005). "Parents' Perceptions of Changes in Mother-Child and Father-Child Relationships during Adolescence." Journal of Adolescent Research 20(6):662-684.

Sherrod, L., C.A. Flanagan, R. Kassimir and A.B. Syvertsen, A. B. (Eds.). (2005). Youth Activism: An International Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Company.

Short, P.F. (2005). From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition. Institute of Medicine.

Short, P.F. and E.L. Mallonee (2006). "Income Disparities in the Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors." Medical Care 44(1):16-23.

Silver, E., L. Arseneault, J. Langley, A. Caspi and T.E. Moffitt (2005). "Mental Disorder and Violent Victimization in a Total Birth Cohort." American Journal of Public Health 95(11):2015-2021.

Singley, S.G. and K. Hynes (2005). "Transitions to Parenthood: Work-Family Policies, Gender, and the Couple Context." Gender & Society 19(3):376-397.

Snyder, A.R. (2006). "Risky and Casual Sexual Relationships Among Teens." In Crouter, A.C. and A. Booth, Romance and Sex in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Risks and Opportunities. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Sobolewski, J.M. and V. King (2005). "The Importance of the Coparental Relationship for Nonresident Fathers' Ties to Children." Journal of Marriage and Family 67:1196-1212.

Tubbs, C.Y. and L.M. Burton (2005). "Bridging Research: Using Ethnography to Inform Clinical Practice." In Sprenkle, D.H. and F.P. Piercy, Research Methods in Family Therapy (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

Wang, J.Z. and B.G. Lindsay (2005). "A Penalized Nonparametric Maximum Likelihood Approach to Species Richness Estimation." Journal of the American Statistical Association 100(471):942-959.

Weech-Maldonado, R.J., D.G. Shea and V. Mor (2006). "The Relationship between Quality of Care and Costs in Nursing Homes." American Journal of Medical Quality 21(1):40-48.

Wilson, R.T., J.F. Dick and N. Cobb (2005). "Accuracy of Administrative Data for Tracking Preventive Services among American Indian Cancer Patients." IHS Primary Care Provider 30(8):205-210.

Wray, L.A., D.F. Alwin and R.J. McCammon (2005). "Social Status and Risky Health Behaviors: Results from the Health and Retirement Study." Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 60B(Spec No 2):S85-S92.

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