University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Sociological Quarterly Abstract: Dualistic approaches that separate the natural from the social have long been the norm in sociology, but they are flawed in an era of ecological crisis where the interconnections between humans and nature have never been thrown into starker relief. Natural entities—animals, plants, and even rivers—are not simply facets of ecology …
TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology Abstract: This course sociologically analyzes historical and recent ethnic/racial conflict and movements in the U.S., including the relations between European Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. The class introduces fundamental theories of social movements and prepares students to think critically about the resources, …
Social Forces Abstract: Child maltreatment and foster care placement are common, unequally distributed, and consequential for life-course outcomes. Yet, little is known about how foster care placements vary across children who experience different types and frequencies of maltreatment, and about the adulthood consequences of experiencing specific combinations of maltreatment and foster care placement. In this …
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B Abstract: Objectives People tend to choose marital partners who are similar to themselves, and spouses become increasingly similar in some respects due to shared life experiences. However, it is unknown whether spousal similarity contributes to the health of married people in later life. This study investigates whether and how …
Demography Abstract: Scholars continue to debate the progress of the gender revolution. Some argue that the gender revolution is stalled, whereas others see an emerging second half marked by men’s increased involvement in the home. Using longitudinally linked monthly data from the 1989–2020 Current Population Survey, I show that U.S. fathers from more recent cohorts …
American Journal of Sociology Abstract: We leverage the rollout of Secure Communities (S-Comm)—the largest effort in US history to integrate local criminal justice authorities into immigration enforcement—to examine whether immigration enforcement exacerbates racial disparities in the criminal justice system. Using detailed case information on all arrests in California and Texas from 2006–12, we test conflicting …
Social Problems Abstract: Evidence suggests that Americans became more sympathetic toward people who experienced sexual harassment as the MeToo movement surged. Yet how comprehensive these shifts in public opinion have been remains unclear. I hypothesize that women who experience workplace sexual harassment are judged against the archetype of an idealized target of sexual harassment and …
Scientific Data Abstract: We generate datasets quantifying extreme temperature exposure in Europe using a variety of metrics at two sub-national spatial scales (NUTS 2 and NUTS 3) and three temporal scales (daily, extreme temperature wave, and yearly) from 1980-2024. These datasets capture the breadth of temperature metrics used in epidemiology, demography and environmental literature with …
Book chapter in Advances of Social Demography This chapter describes complex parenthood experiences for men and women in the contemporary United States.
Journal of Religion and Society Abstract: The story of the rise and transformation of the American conservative movement largely characterizes the Religious Right as established, comprised, and led by evangelical and fundamentalist Christians. Through highlighting the impact of Catholic actors, institutions, and issue agendas in the years 1950–1990, however, this critical literature review illustrates that …