Molly A. Martin's Information
POSITION TITLE: Assistant Professor of Sociology and Demography
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Social stratification and inequality; family sociology; social demography; adolescent health.
RESEARCH AREAS:
Demographic Perspectives on Inequality and Opportunity
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| GRANTS:
Genetics and Social Structure: A Conference - Columbia University RWJ Health and Society Scholars Seed Grant (PI: Sara Shostakk; Co-PIs: Peter Bearman & Molly Martin)
A Life Course Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Obesity - PRI Seed Grant (PI: Michelle Frisco)
A Preliminary Investigation of the Causes and Consequences of Adolescent Obesity - University of Wisconsin RWJ Health & Society Scholars Seed Grant (PI: Gary Sandefur; Co-PIs: Michelle Frisco and Molly Martin)
Social Demography and Adolescent Obesity (2005-2009)
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| PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
2003-2005 Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar, Columbia University
2005- Assistant Professor of Sociology and Demography, The Pennsylvania State University
2005- Research Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
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| HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS:
1998 Distinguished Masters Thesis Award, Social Sciences division, University of Wisconsin
2001 Graduate Student Paper Award, American Sociological Associations Section on Population
2002 Graduate Student Mentor Award, University of Wisconsin
2008 Co-editor, American Journal of Sociology Special Issue "Genetics and Social Structure" (114(S1): November 2008)
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Sandefur, G.D.
,
M. Martin
and
T. Wells
(1999).
"Poverty as a Public Health Issue: Poverty since the Kerner Commission Report of 1968." In
Harris, F.R.
and
L.A. Curtis
(Eds.)
, Locked in the Poorhouse: Cities Race, and Poverty in the United States.
Lanham, MD:
Rowman and Littlefield.
Sandefur, G.D.
and
M. Martin
(2000).
"Evaluating the Impacts of W-2 on Family Structure and Maternal and Child Health." In
Barnow, B.S.
,
T. Kaplan
and
R.A. Moffitt
(Eds.)
, Evaluating Comprehensive State Welfare Reform: The Wisconsin Works Program.
New York:
Rockefeller Institute Press.
Sandefur, G.D.
,
M. Martin
,
J. Eggerling-Boeck
,
S.E. Mannon
and
A.M. Meier
(2001).
"An Overview of Racial and Ethnic Demographic Trends." In
Smelser, N.J.
,
W.J. Wilson
and
F. Mitchell
(Eds.)
, America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequences, Volume I.
Washington, DC:
National Academy Press.
(pp. 40-102)
Martin, M.
(2003).
"The Role of Family Income in the Intergenerational Association of AFDC Receipt."
Journal of Marriage and Family 65(2):326-340.
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Martin, M.
(2006).
"Family Structure and Income Inequality in Families with Children: 1976 to 2000."
Demography 43(3):421-445.
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Martin, M.
(2008).
"The Intergenerational Correlation in Weight: How Genetic Resemblance Reveals the Social Role of Families."
American Journal of Sociology 114(S1):S67-S105.
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Hillemeier, M.M.
,
G. Farkas
,
P.L. Morgan
,
M. Martin
and
S.A. Maczuga
(2009).
"Disparities in the Prevalence of Cognitive Delay: How Early Do They Appear?."
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 23(3):186-198.
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Frisco, M.L.
,
J. Houle
and
M. Martin
(Forthcoming).
"Adolescent Body Mass Index and Psychological Distress: For Whom Is Weight a Burden?."
Social Science Quarterly.
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Martin, M.
,
M.L. Frisco
and
A.L. May
(Forthcoming).
"Sex and Race/Ethnic Differences in Inaccurate Weight Perceptions among U.S. Adolescents."
Women's Health Issues.
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