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Emily Greenman

Department Affiliation:  Sociology
Education: PhD, Sociology and Public Policy, University of Michigan, 2007
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POSITION TITLE:  Assistant Professor of Sociology and Demography

RESEARCH INTERESTS:  Children in immigrant families; gender inequality at home and in the workplace; work-family balance and women's earnings; social stratification; health inequalities.

GRANTS: 

Does Acculturation Lower Educational Achievement for Children of Immigrants? (2008-2010)

The Influence of Legal Status on Educational Transitions among Mexican Immigrant Youth: Empirical Patterns and Policy Implications (2009-2010)


PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE: 

2007-Present Assistant Professor of Sociology and Demography, The Pennsylvania State University

2007-Present Faculty Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University


HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS: 

2007 Distinguished Dissertation Award, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan

2008 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship. Project title: "Does Acculturation Lower Educational Achievement for Children of Immigrants?"


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 

Garrett, B. , L.M. Nichols and E. Greenman (2001). Workers Without Health Insurance: Who Are They and How Can Policy Reach Them?. The Urban Institute and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. |Abstract|

Ferry, D. , B. Garrett , S. Glied , E. Greenman and L.M. Nichols (2002). "Health Insurance Expansions for Working Families: A Comparison of Targeting Strategies." Health Affairs 21(4):246-254. |Full Text| |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Greenman, E. and Y. Xie (2008). "Double Jeopardy? The Interaction of Gender and Race on Earnings in the United States." Social Forces 86(3):1217-1244. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Greenman, E. and Y. Xie (2008). "Is Assimilation Theory Dead? The Effect of Assimilation on Adolescent Well-Being." Social Science Research 37(1):109-137. PMCID: PMC2390825?? |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Xie, Y. , Y. Jiang and E. Greenman (2008). "Did Send-Down Experience Benefit Youth? A Reevaluation of the Social Consequences of Forced Urban-Rural Migration during China's Cultural Revolution." Social Science Research 37(2):686-700. PMCID: PMC2597845?? |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|