Research

Projects by Thematic Area

Health Disparities

Validation and Evaluation of a Portable Body Scanner for Determination of Obesity
Principal Investigator: Bugao Xu

Changing Race/Ethnic Disparities in Infant Mortality
Principal Investigator: W. Parker Frisbie

How Americans Eat: Time and Goods Inputs Into Meals
Principal Investigator: Daniel S. Hamermesh

Educational Differences in U.S. Adult Mortality
Principal Investigator: Robert A. Hummer

Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Principal Investigator: Kelly Mikelson

Aging, Status, and the Sense of Control
Principal Investigator: John Mirowsky

Mexican American Child Health: Birth to Early Childhood
Principal Investigator: Yolanda C. Padilla

Marriage and Health Over the Life Course
Principal Investigator: Debra J. Umberson

Religion and Demographic Processes

National Survey of Religion and Family Life
Principal Investigator: Christopher G. Ellison

Religion and Entrepreneurship in the Contemporary United States
Principal Investigator: Christopher G. Ellison

Race and Religion in Adolescent Sexual Norms and Conduct
Principal Investigator: Mark D. Regnerus

Religious Organizations, Local Norms, and HIV in Africa
Principal Investigator: Mark D. Regnerus

The Context and Consequences of Spiritual Transformation
Principal Investigator: Mark D. Regnerus

The Project on Religion and Economic Change (PREC)
Principal Investigator: Robert D. Woodberry

Religion and Gender Equality in Contemporary Taiwan
Principal Investigator: Jiexia Elisa Zhai

Children, Youth and Families

Parental Repartnering after Divorce
Principal Investigator: Edward R. Anderson

The Parallel Strengths and Weaknesses of the Civil Society and the State: The Example of Katrina Survivors
Principal Investigator: Ronald J. Angel

Family Structure and Developmental Trajectories across the Early Life Course
Principal Investigator: Shannon Cavanagh

The NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development - Phase IV
Principal Investigator: Robert L. Crosnoe

Texas Healthy Marriage Survey
Principal Investigator: Norval D. Glenn

Changes in Employment, Welfare Receipt, and Income as Predictors of Family and Child Care Contexts and Youth Risk and Resilient Behavior
Principal Investigator: Aletha Huston

Early Care Settings and School Readiness of Low-Income Children: Cross-Cutting Lessons from Two Complementary Studies
Principal Investigator: Aletha C. Huston

Interventions, Economic Security, and Child Development
Principal Investigator: Aletha C. Huston

The New Hope Project: Income and Employment Effects on Children and Families
Principal Investigator: Aletha C. Huston

Evaluation of a Program for Infant/toddler Caregivers (PITC)
Principal Investigator: Aletha C. Huston

Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Children
Principal Investigator: Jennifer L. Matjasko

Social Ties and Health Behavior Over the Life Course
Principal Investigator: Debra Umberson

Education and the Transition to Adulthood

The Academic Preparation of English Learners and Other Linguistic Minority Students at the Secondary Level
Principal Investigator: Rebecca Callahan

Education as a Developmental Phenomenon
Principal Investigator: Robert L. Crosnoe

The Social Marginalization of Adolescents in High School
Principal Investigator: Robert L. Crosnoe

Poverty, Family Processes, and the Transition to Elementary School
Principal Investigator: Robert L. Crosnoe

Collaborative Research: Diversifying Graduate Education in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Principal Investigator: Robert A. Hummer

The Effect of School Transitions on Academic Achievement: Curriculum, Social Relationships, and School Context
Principal Investigator: Amy Langenkamp

Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement
Principal Investigator: Chandra Muller

Gender Differences in Science and Math: Diversity and the Role of Social Context
Principal Investigator: Chandra Muller

Language, school context and Hispanic student achievement and integration in Texas
Principal Investigator: Chandra L. Muller

The Roles of Language and Education in the Civic Integration of Adolescent Immigrants during the Transition to Adulthood
Principal Investigator: Chandra L. Muller

Science Achievement and Health Behavior: High School Curriculum, Social Context, and Opportunity to Learn
Principal Investigator: Chandra Muller

Adolescent Development and the Social Organization of Schools Pilot Study
Principal Investigator: Chandra Muller

Race and School Contexts of Adolescent Social Relations
Principal Investigator: R. Kelly Raley

Examining Inequality at the Intersection of Gender and Race/Ethnicity: High School Achievement and Post-Secondary Matriculation
Principal Investigator: Catherine Riegle-Crumb

Education, Resource Substitution, and Health
Principal Investigator: Catherine E. Ross

Latin American and Border Demography

Oral Contraceptive Use on the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Qualitative Study
Principal Investigator: Kristine Hopkins

Border Contraceptive Access Study (BCAS)
Principal Investigator: Joseph E. Potter

The Fertility Transition in Brazil: 1960-2000
Principal Investigator: Joseph E. Potter

Demographic Change and Economic Wellbeing at the Local Level in Mexico and Brazil
Principal Investigator: Joseph E. Potter

Latin American Urbanization in the Late Twentieth Century: A Comparative Study
Principal Investigator: Bryan R. Roberts

Women's Economic Status and the Risk of Intimate Partner Violence in Mexico
Principal Investigator: Andres Villarreal

Economic Liberalization and Social Inequality in Mexico
Principal Investigator: Andres Villarreal