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Recent Faculty Publications

Faculty Publications

2019

  • Baumle, Amanda K. and Dudley L. Poston, Jr. 2019. “Apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020: Alternative Immigration-Based and Overseas Population-Based Scenarios.” Population & Development Review, online at https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.12230.
  • Baumle, Amanda K., M.V. Lee Badgett, & Steven Boutcher. 2019. “New Research on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination.” Journal of Homosexuality, online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2019.1603494. Special Issue: Honoring the Lifetime Contributions of Dr. Gregory Herek, edited by Dominic Parrott.
  • Baumle, Amanda K. and Ben Dreon. 2019. “The Demography of Sexuality.” In Handbook of Population, Second Edition. Edited by Dudley L. Poston, Jr. and Michael Micklin. New York, NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

2018

  • Anderson, Kathryn Freeman, Eric Bjorklund, and Simone Rambotti. Forthcoming. “Income Inequality and Chronic Health Conditions: A Multilevel Analysis of the U.S. States.” Sociological Focus.
  • Baumle, Amanda K. 2018. “LGBT Family Lawyers: Evolution of Professional Identities and Practice.” Family Court Review 56(3): 423-433. Special issue on “Sexual Orientation, Gender Diversity, and Family Law,” edited by Carlos Ball and Charlotte Patterson (Invited).
  • Baumle, Amanda K. 2018. “LGBT Family Lawyers and Same-Sex Marriage Recognition: How Legal Change Shapes Professional Identity and Practice.” Journal of Homosexuality 65(14): 2053-2075. Special issue on “The Impact of Same-Sex Marriage on LGBT Activism, Politics, and Communities,” edited by Mary Bernstein.
  • Baumle, Amanda K. 2018. “Legal Counseling and the Marriage Decision: The Impact of Same-Sex Marriage on Family Law Practice.” Family Relations, 67: 192-206. Special issue on “Intersectional Variations in the Experiences of Queer Families,” edited by Brad van Eeden-Moorefield.
  • D’Lane R. Compton and Baumle, Amanda K. 2018. “Demographics of Gay and Lesbian Partnerships and Families.” In International Handbook on the Demography of Gender, edited by Nancy Riley and Jan Brunson. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer Press.
  • Baumle, Amanda K. 2018. “The Demography of Sexuality: Queering Demographic Research.” In Other: Please Specify: Queer Methods in Sociology, edited by Kristen Schilt, Tey Meadow, and D’Lane Compton. University of California Press.
  • Bobel, Chris, and Samantha Kwan, editors. Body Battlegrounds: Transgressions, Tensions, and Transformations. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press. Forthcoming.
  • Dworkin, Anthony Gary & Pamela Anne Quiroz, “Educational inequality in the United States” In Peter A. J. Stevens and A. Gary Dworkin. The Palgrave Handbook of Race and Ethnic Inequalities in Education, 2nd Edition. London: Palgrave-Macmillan (forthcoming 2018).
  • Dworkin, Anthony Gary and Marios Vryonides. (forthcoming, 2018) “Emerging and continuing inequalities in education. In Markus Schultz, (ed.), The Futures We Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World. Madrid: International Sociological Association.
  • Peter A. J. Stevens, Marios Vryonides, and A. Gary Dworkin. (In Press, 2018). “Problems in Education,” In A. Javier Trevino, (ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
  • Monserud, Maria A. Marital Status and Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults of Mexican Descent. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, Forthcoming.
  • Monserud, Maria A., and Markides, Kyriakos S. “Immigrant status-gender differences in age trajectories of depressive symptoms among older adults of Mexican descent: The role of resources.” Sociological Perspectives, Forthcoming.
  • Monserud, Maria A. Age trajectories of physical health among older adults of Mexican descent: Implications of immigrant status, age at immigration, and gender. Journal of Aging and Health. Forthcoming.
  • Quiñones-Camacho, Laura E., Emily W. Shih, Scott V. Savage, Covadonga Lamar Prieto, and Elizabeth L. Davis. Forthcoming in 2018. “Regulating emotions in two languages: How do emotion regulation strategies relate to physiological reactivity in emotional contexts?” International Journal of Bilingualism
  • Stets, Jan E., Peter J. Burke, Scott V. Savage. 2018. “Exchange, Identity Verification, and the Development of Social Bonds.” Social Psychology Quarterly 81(3):207-227.
  • Savage, Scott V. and Monica M. Whitham. 2018. “The Social Exchange Perspective.” Pp. 29-53 in Contemporary Social Psychological Theories, 2nd Edition edited by Peter J. Burke. Stanford: Stanford University Press.

2017

  • Anderson, Kathryn Freeman, and Jessie K. Finch. 2017. “The Role of Racial Microaggressions, Stress, and Acculturation in Understanding Latino Health Outcomes in the USA.” Race and Social Problems 9(3):218–233.
  • Anderson, Kathryn Freeman. 2017. “Racial Residential Segregation and the Distribution of Auxiliary Health Care Practitioners across Urban Space.” Research in the Sociology of Health Care 35:145-167.
  • Schoon, Eric W., and Kathryn Freeman Anderson. 2017. “Rethinking the Boundaries: Competitive Threat and the Asymmetric Salience of Race/Ethnicity in Attitudes toward Immigrants.” Socius 3:1-14.
  • Anderson, Kathryn Freeman. 2017. “Racial Residential Segregation and the Distribution of Health-Related Organizations in Urban Neighborhoods.” Social Problems 64(2):256-276.
  • Baumle, Amanda K. and D’Lane R. Compton. 2017. “Love Wins? Legal Challenges for LGBT Families After Marriage Equality.” Contexts 16(1): 30-35.
  • Baumle, Amanda K. 2016-2017. Guest Editor of special collection on “Demography of Sexuality” for Population Review.
  • Karner, Tracy Xavia, 2017, "The Facebook Gaze: Disciplining Action in Online Interpersonal Space" in Social Spaces and Social Relations (Małgorzata Bogunia-Borowska, ed), Switzerland: Peter Lang Publisher.
  • Karner, Tracy Xavia, 2017, "Storied Lives" in Martha Corn's The Ground on Which I Stand: Photographs of Tamina. College Station, Texas: A & M Press.
  • Monserud, Maria A., and Markides, Kyriakos S. 2017. Changes in depressive symptoms during widowhood among older Mexican Americans: The role of financial strain, social support, and church attendance. Aging and Mental Health, 21(6), 586-594.
  • Savage, Scott V., Jan E. Stets, Peter J. Burke, and Zachary L. Sommer. 2017. “Identity and Exchange: The Fairness Identity and Power Use in an Exchange Network.” Sociological Perspectives 60(3):510-528.

2016

  • Anderson, Kathryn Freeman. 2016. “Racial Residential Segregation and Health Outcomes: Moving Beyond Black and White.” Population Review 55(2):45-74.
  • Fullerton, Andrew S., Michael A. Long, and Kathryn Freeman Anderson. 2016. “Job Insecurity and Substance Use in the United States: Stress, Strain, and the Gendering of Precarious Employment.” Research in the Sociology of Work 29:241-271.
  • Dworkin, Anthony Gary and Karl Eschbach. "Minorities: Case studies: Five vignettes on race in America" Pp. 161-187 in N. Dolch, H. Wise, E. Polson, R. Wells-Lewis, S. Cruze, & W. Hinze (eds.) Social Problems: Case Study Approach, 4nd Edition, Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt, (2016).
  • Melamed, David and Scott V. Savage. 2016. “Status, Faction Sizes, and Social Influence: Testing the Theoretical Mechanism.” American Journal of Sociology 122(1):201-232.
  • Savage, Scott V. and David Melamed. 2016. “The Status and Factions Theory of Social Influence.” Sociology Compass 10(12):1110-1118.
  • Savage, Scott V. and Zachary L. Sommer+. 2016. “Should I Stay or Should I Go? Reciprocity, Negotiation, and the Choice of Structurally Disadvantaged Actors to Remain in Networks.” Social Psychology Quarterly 79(2):115-135.
  • Savage, Scott V. and Jan E. Stets. 2016. “Identity and Exchange: Person Identities and Power Use” in New Directions in Identity Theory and Research, edited by Jan E. Stets and Richard T. Serpe. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Savage, Scott V. and Ryan Seebruck. 2016. “Race, Supervisorial Change, and Job Outcomes: The Case of NCAA Division I College Basketball.” The Sociological Quarterly 57(3):415-436.

2015

  • Legalizing LGBT Families: How the Law Shapes Parenthood Baumle, Amanda K. and D’Lane R. Compton. 2015. Legalizing LGBT Families: How the Law Shapes Parenthood. New York, NY: NYU Press. 
  • Dworkin, Anthony Gary and Pamela F. Tobe, “Does School Accountability Alter Teacher Trust and Promote Burnout?” Pp. 183-192 in J. H. Ballantine and J. Z. Spade (eds.), School and Society: A Sociological Approach, 5th Edition. Los Angeles: Sage Publishers (2015).
  • Karner, Tracy Xavia, 2015, "An Experiential Glimpse" foreword in Harvey Stein's Briefly Seen: New York Street Life, Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
  • Tyler-Perrys-America--Inside-His-Films.jpgLee, Shayne. 2015. Tyler Perry's America: Inside His Films. Rowman and Littlefield.
  • Monserud, Maria A., and Wong, Rebeca. 2015. Depressive symptoms among older Mexicans: The role of widowhood, gender, and social integration. Research on Aging, 37(8), 856-886.
  • Savage, Scott V. and Ryan Seebruck. 2015. “The Road to the Top: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Mobility in the Elite Labor Market of College Basketball Coaching.” Sociological Focus 48(3): 208-227.

2014

  • Anderson, Kathryn Freeman, and Jessie K. Finch. 2014. “Racially Charged Legislation and Latino Health Disparities: The Case of Arizona’s S.B. 1070.” Sociological Spectrum 34(6):526-548.
  • Anderson, Kathryn Freeman, and Andrew S. Fullerton. 2014. “Residential Segregation, Health, and Health Care: Answering the Latino Question.” Race and Social Problems 6(3):262-279.
  • Baumle, Amanda K. and D’Lane R. Compton. 2014. “Identity Versus Identification: How LGBTQ Parents Identify their Children on Census Surveys.” Journal of Marriage and Family, 76: 94-104.
  • Baumle, Amanda K. 2014. “Same-Sex Cohabiting Elders versus Different-Sex Cohabiting and Married Elders: Effects of Relationship Status and Sex of Partner on Economic and Health Outcomes.” Social Science Research 43: 60-73.
  • Dworkin, Anthony Gary and Pamela F. Tobe (2014). “Globalization and education: Neoliberalism and its implications.” Taiwan Journal of Sociology of Education,14 (December 2014): pp. 1-32.
  • Dworkin, Anthony Gary and Pamela F. Tobe, “The Effects of Standards Based School Accountability on Teacher Burnout and Trust Relationships: A Longitudinal Analysis.” Pp. 121-143 in P. Forsyth, D. Van Maele, and M. Van Houtte, eds., Trust Relationships and School Life, Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer (2014).
  • Dworkin, Anthony Gary and Ruth Lopez Turley. “Educational inequality in the United States.” Pp. 559-607 in Peter Stevens and Anthony Gary Dworkin. Palgrave Handbook of Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in Education. London: Palgrave-Macmillan (2014).
  • Dworkin, Anthony Gary and Jeanne Ballantine. (2014). ‘‘Sociology of Education in the United States.’’ Sociology of Education Around the World, edited by Alexander Osipov. Russia: State University of Novgorod Press.
  • Dworkin, Anthony Gary and Pamela F. Tobe. Forthcoming. ‘‘High-Stakes Accountability, School Safety and Teacher Burnout: A longitudinal Study of Teacher Trust.’’ In Trust Relationships and School Life, edited by P. Forsyth, D. Van Maele, and M.Van Houtte. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer, (2014).
  • Karner, T.X. 2014. "A Visual Typology of Urban Narratives: the photographs of Susan A. Barnett," Visual Studies, 29(3): 294-298.
  • Discovering-Qualitative-Research-Ethnography-Interviews-Documents-and-Images.jpegWarren, C.A.B. and T.X. Karner. 2014. Discovering Qualitative Research: Ethnography, Interviews, Documents, and Images, 3rd Edition New York: Oxford University Press. Second Edition 2010, New York: Oxford University Press. First edition 2005, Los Angeles, Roxbury.
  • The-Politics-of-Womens-Bodies--Sexuality,-Appearance,-and-Behavior.jpgWeitz, Rose, and Samantha Kwan, editors. 2014. The Politics of Women’s Bodies: Sexuality, Appearance, and Behavior. 4ed. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Lorence, Jon. 2014. “Third Grade Retention and Reading Achievement in Texas: A Nine Year Panel Study.” Social Science Research, 48 (November):1-19.
  • Monserud, Maria A., and Peek, M. Kristen. 2014. Functional limitations and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal analysis of older Mexican American couples. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 69(5), 743-762.
  • Seebruck, Ryan and Scott V. Savage. 2014. “The Differential Effects of Racially Homogeneous Sponsorship Ties on Job Opportunities in an Elite Labor Market.” Sociological Inquiry 84(1): 75-101.
  • Savage, Scott V., Samantha Kwan, and Kelly Bergstrand. 2014. “Virtual Health: The Impact of Health-Related Websites on Doctor-Patient Interactions.” Research in the Sociology of Health Care 32: 91-115.

2013

  • Anderson, Kathryn Freeman. 2013. “Diagnosing Discrimination: Stress from Perceived Racism and the Mental and Physical Health Effects.” Sociological Inquiry 83(1):55-81.
  • Fullerton, Andrew S., and Kathryn Freeman Anderson. 2013. “The Role of Job Insecurity in Explanations of Racial Health Inequality.” Sociological Forum 28(2):308-325.
  • International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality.jpg Baumle, Amanda K., Editor. 2013. International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer Press
  • Dworkin, Anthony Gary, Marios Vryonides, Lawrence J. Saha, Jeanne Ballantine, Antonio Teodoro, Shaheeda Essack, Maria Ligia Barbosa, Jason Chang, David Konstantinvoskiy, Ari Antikainen, (December 2013). “Sociology of education: An update,” Sociopedia (on-line journal).
  • Framing Fat: Competing Constructions in Contemporary Culture.jpgKwan, Samantha, and Jennifer Graves. 2013. Framing Fat: Competing Constructions in Contemporary Culture. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
  • Savage, Scott V., David Melamed, and Aaron Vincent. 2013. “Uncertainty and Social Influence: Effects of Status and Numbers.” Advances in Group Processes 30: 109-129.
  • Melamed, David and Scott V. Savage. 2013. “Status, Numbers, and Influence.” Social Forces 91(3): 1085-1104.
  • Melamed, David and Scott V. Savage. 2013. “Predicting Social Influence with Faction Sizes and Relative Status.” Social Science Research 42(5): 1346-1356.
  • Bergstrand, Kelly and Scott V. Savage. 2013. “The Chalkboard vs. The Avatar: Comparing the Effectiveness of Online and In-Class Teaching.” Teaching Sociology 41(3): 294-306.
  • Trautner, Mary Nell, Samantha Kwan, and Scott V. Savage. 2013. “Masculinity, Competence, and Health: The Influence of Weight and Race on Social Perceptions of Men.” Men and Masculinities 16(4): 432-451.
  • Savage, Scott V. and Kelly Bergstrand. 2013. “Negotiating the Unknown: The Role of Uncertainty in Social Exchange.” Sociology Compass 7(4): 315-327.

2012

  • Anderson, Kathryn Freeman, and Andrew S. Fullerton. 2012. “Racial Residential Segregation and Access to Health Care Coverage: A Multilevel Analysis.” Research in the Sociology of Health Care 30:133-158.
  • Compton, D’Lane R. and Baumle, Amanda K. 2012. “Beyond The Castro: The Role of Demographics in the Selection of Gay and Lesbian Enclaves.” Journal of Homosexuality 59(10): 1327-1356.
  • Johnson, Monica K., and Monserud, Maria. 2012. Work value development from adolescence to adulthood. Advances in Life Course Research, 17(2), 45-58.

2011

  • Baumle, Amanda K. and Dudley L. Poston. 2011. “The Economic Cost of Being Homosexual: A Multilevel Analysis.” Social Forces 89: 1005-1031.
  • Baumle, Amanda K. and D’Lane R. Compton. 2011. “Legislating the Family: The Effect of State Family Laws on the Presence of Children in Same-Sex Households.” Law & Policy 33: 82-115.
  • Karner, Tracy Xavia, 2011. "The Photographs of Øyvind Hjelmen" foreword in Øyvind Hjelmen's Elsewhere. Heidelberg, Germany: Kehrer Verlag.
  • Embodied Resistance: Challenging the Norms, Breaking the Rules.jpgBobel, Chris, and Samantha Kwan, editors. 2011. Embodied Resistance: Challenging the Norms, Breaking the Rules. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press.
  • Monserud, Maria A., and Elder, Glen H., Jr. 2011. “Household structure and children’s educational attainment: A perspective on coresidence with grandparents.” Journal of Marriage and Family, 73(5), 981-1000.
  • Monserud, Maria A. 2011. “Changes in grandchildren’s adult role statuses and their relationships with grandparents.” Journal of Family Issues, 32(4), 425-451.
  • Savage, Scott V. 2011. “Patients, Trust, and Patient Participation: Factors Influencing Whether Patients Want to be Active Health Care Participants.” Research in the Sociology of Health Care 29: 149-177.

2010

  • Baumle, Amanda K. 2010. “Border Identities: Intersections of Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation in the U.S.-Mexico Borderland.” Social Science Research 39: 231-245.
  • Poston, Dudley L. and Amanda K. Baumle. 2010. “Patterns of Asexuality in the United States.” Demographic Research 23: 509-530.
  • Erotic Revolutionaries: Black Women, Sexuality, and Popular Culture.jpgLee, Shayne. 2010. Erotic Revolutionaries: Black Women, Sexuality, and Popular Culture Hamilton Press.
  • Lorence, Jon. 2010. “Trait Validity and Reliability of TAAS Reading Scores.” Educational Research Quarterly, 34, no. 2 (December): 18-59.
  • Monserud, Maria A. (2010). Continuity and change in grandchildren’s closeness to grandparents: Consequences of changing intergenerational ties. Marriage and Family Review, 46(5), 366-388.
  • Monserud, Maria A. 2010. Role markers of adulthood and young adults’ ties to grandparents. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 8(1), 38-53.
  • Johnson, Monica K., and Monserud, Maria A. 2010. Judgments about work and the features of young adults’ jobs. Work and Occupations, 37(2), 194-224.

2009

  • Same-Sex Partners: The Social Demography of Sexual OrientationBaumle, Amanda K., D’Lane Compton, and Dudley L. Poston, Jr. 2009. Same-Sex Partners: The Social Demography of Sexual Orientation. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
  • Sex Discrimination and Law Firm Culture on the Internet: Lawyers at the ‘Information Age Water Coole.jpgBaumle, Amanda K. 2009. Sex Discrimination and Law Firm Culture on the Internet: Lawyers at the ‘Information Age Water Cooler’. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Baumle, Amanda K. 2009. “The Cost of Parenthood: Unraveling the Effects of Sexual Orientation and Gender on Income.” Social Science Quarterly 90: 983-1002.
  • Badgett, M.V. Lee, Amanda K. Baumle, Shawn Kravich, Adam P. Romero, and R. Bradley Sears. 2009. “The Impact on Maryland's Budget of Allowing Same-Sex Couples to Marry.” University of Maryland Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class 7: 295-339.
  • Karner, Tracy Xavia, 2009. “Dualities of Gender and Transformation” foreword pps. 12-20 in Shelley Calton’s Hard Knocks: Rolling with the Derby Girls. Germany: Kehrer Verlag.
  • Karner, Tracy Xavia. 2009. “Fearless, Outspoken, and Absolutely Free: Women and Creativity” in Thrive (Caroline Goeser, editor). Houston: Women’s Studies at the University of Houston
  • Karner, T.X. 2009. “Changing Lens: an Autoethnographic Account of Seeing and Knowing” in Selected Articles from the 2nd Annual Congress on International Qualitative Research (Selección de artículos del segundo congreso internacioal de investigación cualitativa), University of Guanajuato, Mexico .
  • Holy Mavericks: Evangelical Innovators and the Spiritual Marketplace.jpgLee, Shayne. 2009. Holy Mavericks: Evangelical Innovators and the Spiritual Marketplace (NYU Press)  co-authored with Phillip Sinitiere
  • Molinari, Deana L., and Monserud, Maria A. 2009. “Rural nurse cultural self-efficacy and job satisfaction.” Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 20(2), 211-218.

2008

  • Baumle, Amanda K., Mark Fossett, and Warren Waren. 2008. “Strategic Annexation Under the Voting Rights Act: Racial Dimensions of Annexation Practices.” Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal 24: 81-115.
  • Karner, T. X. 2008. “If only time healed all wounds: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Older Men” Generations: Journal of the American Society on Aging, special issue edited by Edward Thompson, 32(1):82-87.
  • Karner, T.X. 2008. “Photographic Knowing: Engaging Perspectives through Photography,” SPOT, Fall: 22-25.
  • Lorence, Jon. 2008. “Texas TAAS Scores Revisited.” Educational Research Quarterly, 31, no. 4 (June): 3-31.
  • Monserud, Maria A. 2008. “Intergenerational relationships and affectual solidarity between grandparents and young adults.” Journal of Marriage and Family, 70(1), 182-195.
  • Molinari, Deana L., and Monserud, Maria A. 2008. “Rural nurse job satisfaction.” Rural and Remote Health 8: 1055 (12 pages).
  • Molinari, Deana, Monserud, Maria, and Hudzinski, Dionetta. 2008. “A new type of rural nurse internship.” The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 39(1), 42-47.