Kevin J. A. Thomas's Information
POSITION TITLE: Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies, Sociology, and Demography
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Migration, urbanization, Diaspora populations, health metrics, and population and development relationships in Third World countries.
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| PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
2002-2004 Research Assistant, Population Studies Center (African Census Analysis Project), University of Pennsylvania
2004-2005 David Bell Research Fellow, Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University
2005-2007 Research Fellow, Harvard Initiative for Global Health/Center for Population and Development Studies
2007-Present Faculty Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
2007-Present Assistant Professor, Departments of African and African American Studies, and Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University
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| HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS:
2001 Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society
2001 Mellon Foundation Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
2002 Fogarty Institute Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
2003 Population Policy Communication Fellow, Population Reference Bureau
2004 David Bell Fellowship, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
2008 Award, Young Investigator's Grant Competition, University of Kentucky's Center for Poverty Research
2008 Inaugural award, Minnesota Population Center, for best paper using data from the IPUMS-International database written by a junior scholar
2009 Fellow, Rock Ethics Institute/Schreyer Honors College, Penn State
2009 Roy C. Buck Award for Outstanding Scholarly Publication by a Junior Faculty Member, College of Liberal Arts, Penn State
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Thomas, K.J.
(2002).
"Development Projects and Involuntary Population Displacement: The World Bank's Attempt to Correct Past Failures."
Population Research and Policy Review 21(4):339-349.
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Thomas, K.J.
(2004).
"Disability among the Children of Migrants in South Africa."
African Population Studies 19:139-164.
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Madhavan, S.
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K.J. Thomas
(2005).
"Childbearing and Schooling: New Evidence from South Africa."
Comparative Education Review 49(4):452-467.
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Hill, K.
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K.J. Thomas
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C. AbouZahr
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N. Walker
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L. Say
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M. Inoue
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E. Suzuki
(2007).
"Estimates of Maternal Mortality Worldwide between 1990 and 2005."
Lancet 370(9595):1311-1319.
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Thomas, K.J.
(2007).
"Child Mortality and Socioeconomic Status: An Examination of Differentials by Migration Status in South Africa."
International Migration Review 41(1):40-74.
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Stevens, G.
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R.H. Dias
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K.J. Thomas
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J.A. Rivera
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N. Carvalho
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S. Barquera
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K. Hill
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M. Ezzati
(2008).
"Characterizing the Epidemiological Transition in Mexico: National and Subnational Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors."
PLoS Medicine 5(6):e125.
PMCID: PMC2429945??
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Thomas, K.J.
(2008).
"Return Migration in Africa and the Relationship between Educational Attainment and Labor Market Success: Evidence from Uganda."
International Migration Review 42(3):652-674.
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Thomas, K.J.
(2009).
"Parental Characteristics and the Schooling Progress of the Children of Immigrant and U.S.-Born Blacks."
Demography 46(3):513-534.
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Logan, B.I.
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K.J. Thomas
(In Press).
"The US Diversity Program and the Transfer of Skills from Africa."
International Migration.
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Thomas, K.J.
(In Press).
"Family Contexts and Schooling Disruption among Orphans in Post-Genocide Rwanda."
Population Research and Policy Review.
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Thomas, K.J.
(In Press).
"Household Context, Generational Status, and English Proficiency among the Children of African Immigrants in the US."
International Migration Review.
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Thomas, K.J.
(In Press).
"The Human Capital Characteristics and Household Living Standards of Returning International Migrants in Eastern and Southern Africa."
International Migration.
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Thomas, K.J.
(In Press).
"Sociodemographic Determinants of Language Transitions among the Children of French and Spanish-Caribbean Immigrants in the US."
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.
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