EDUCATION

2010 (anticipated) Ph.D. Sociology, Bowling Green State University
Emphasis: Demography; Specialization: Quantitative Methodology
Preliminary Examination in Demographic Techniques and Mortality/Morbidity/Health

2010 (anticipated) M.S. Applied Statistics, Bowling Green State University
Comprehensive Examination in Mathematical Statistics

2007 M.A. Sociology, Bowling Green State University
Emphasis: Population Studies

2004 B.A. Sociology, Duke University
Second Major: African-American Studies; Minor: Psychology

PH.D. DISSERTATION

Title: “A Clean (Dollar) Bill of Health: Understanding Parental Socioeconomic Disparities in Child Health as Functions of Timing, Transitions and Exposure”

Committee: Chair: Franklin W. Goza
Members: Mary Ellen Benedict, Susan Brown, Alfred DeMaris and Kara Joyner

MASTER’S THESIS

Title: “Race, Hypersegregated Communities and Negative Health Outcomes: Assessing the Risk of Hypertension and Coronary Heart Disease for African Americans in Metropolitan Areas”

Committee: Chair: Franklin W. Goza
Members: Alfred DeMaris and Jennifer Van Hook (Pennsylvania State University)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

▪ Medical Sociology ▪ Economic Sociology
▪ Spatial/Areal Demography ▪ Ethnic/Racial/Cultural Studies

RESEARCH

I. Publications

2010 Jones, A., Gulbis, A. and Baker, E. Understanding Differences in Tobacco Use between Canada and the United States. Forthcoming in The International Journal of Public Health.

2009 Jones, A. “Stability of Men’s Interracial First Unions: A Test of Educational Differentials and Cohabitation History.” Forthcoming in Journal of Family and Economic Issues.

2008 Jones, A. & Goza, F. W. “Rural, Urban and Suburban Differences in Coronary Heart Disease among Blacks and Whites in the US.” Journal of Biosocial Science 40(6): 895-909.

2006 Jones, A. “Race and the ‘I Have a Dream’ Legacy: Exploring Predictors of Positive Civil Rights Attitudes.” Journal of Black Studies 37(2): 193-208.

II. Manuscripts Under Review

2009 Disability, Health and Generational Status: How Mexicans Fare in Late Life. Revised and resubmitted to The Journal of Aging & Social Policy.

2009 Covenant Marriage, Religiosity and Black-White Race Gaps in Depression (Co-authored with Laura Sanchez). Under review at Social Science and Medicine.

III. Manuscripts In Progress

2009 Segregation and Cardiovascular Illness: The Role of Individual and Areal Socioeconomic Status (Co-authored with Franklin Goza). Nearing submission to Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

2009 Life Course Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Cardiovascular Health among Urban Older Adults in Latin America (Co-authored with Franklin Goza). Nearing submission to Journal of Aging and Health.

2009 Variation in Homeownership and Residential Assorting among Latinos: The Role of Income.

2009 Temporal Effects of Relieving National Debt on Mortality Outcomes in Africa.

2009 Neighborhood Diversity and Interethnic Intimacy among African Americans: The Role of Family Context.

2009 Race and Marital Transitions in Determining Health and Health Behaviors among the Elderly.

IV. Paper Presentations

International Conferences

2009 Jones, A. and F. Goza. “Life Course Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Cardiovascular Health among Urban Older Adults in Latin America.” Poster session at the annual meeting of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Marrakech, Morocco. September.

National Conferences

2009 Jones, A. and F. Goza. “Segregation and Cardiovascular Illness: The Role of Individual and Areal Socioeconomic Status.” Annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Detroit, MI. April.

2008 “Neighborhood Diversity and Interethnic Intimacy among African Americans: The Role of Family Context.” Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Regular Session on Blacks and African Americans, Boston, Massachusetts. August.

2007 “Race, Hypersegregated Communities and Negative Health Outcomes: Assessing the Racialized Risk of Hypertension and CHD.” Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Regular Session on Health and Well-Being, New York, New York. August.

2007 Jones, A., A. Gulbis and E. Baker. “Explaining and Explaining Out Smoking Differences between the US and Canada: Methodological Considerations.” Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Roundtable Session on Comparative and Historical Sociology, New York, New York. August.

2007 “Race, Hypersegregated Communities and Negative Health Outcomes: Assessing the Risk of Hypertension and Coronary Heart Disease for African Americans in Metropolitan Areas.” Poster session at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, New York, New York. April.

2007 “Race and Marital Transitions in Determining Health and Health Behaviors among the Elderly.” Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, New York, New York. August.

2006 “The Effects of Wealth on Homeownership Propensity and Ethnic Spatial Distribution for Latinos in the United States.” Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Regular Session on Latinos /as, Montréal, Québec. August.

2006 “Ethnicity, Housing Tenure and Residential Choice: The Role of Wealth.” Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Montréal, Québec. August.

2006 “Stability of Men’s Interracial First Unions: A Test of Socioeconomic Differentials, and Prior Cohabitation.” Annual meeting of the National Association of Black Sociologists, Montréal, Québec. August.

2006 Manning, W. D. and A. Jones. “Cohabitation and Marital Dissolution.” Annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Los Angeles, California. March.

2005 “Another Face of the Black-White Medical Divide: Interpersonal and Societal Barriers to HIV Treatment in HIV Clinical Test Trials.” Annual meeting of the National Association of Black Graduate Students, Charlotte, North Carolina. March.

Regional Conferences

2007 Jones, A., L. Sanchez, S. Nock and J. Wright. “Race, Covenant Marriage and Mental Heath: Respecifying the Stress and Coping Model.” Annual meeting of the Southern Demographic Association, Birmingham, Alabama. November.

2007 “Temporal Effects of Relieving National Debt on Mortality Outcomes in Africa.” Annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, Illinois. April.

2006 “Interracial Marriages: Does SES or Cohabitation Matter?” Annual meeting of the Southern Demographic Association, Durham, North Carolina. November.

2005 “Ethnicity, Race and Sociological Discourse: A Closer Examination of Max Weber’s Social Theory and Its Implications in the Field of Demography.” Annual meeting of the North Central Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. April.

V. Academic Training and Apprenticeships

2007 Susan L. Brown, Principal Investigator. Children’s Developmental Outcomes in Cohabiting Unions (NICHD-K01).
Responsibilities: Assisted in the construction of qualitative interview guides and collected data for new (cohabiting and single) mothers in Wood County, OH.

2006 Philip D. Weinsier, Principal Investigator. Study of the Structure of Student Interest in Information Technology: An Application of Facet Theory and Multidimensional Scaling. Department of Applied Technology.
Responsibilities: Primary data collection at two universities in South Carolina and Michigan. Funding was partially provided interinstitutionally by the Scholars Assistance Program. Total funding is $1,000.

2006 Stacy M. Brumbaugh, Principal Investigator. The Process of Identity Congruence with a Religious Community: A Study of LGBT Christians.
Responsibilities: Transcription; Some data manipulation. Funding was provided interinstitutionally by the Katzner and University Bookstore Funds for Graduate Student Research and Professional Development. Total funding is $1,000.

2005 Franklin Goza, Principal Investigator. The Incorporation of Somali Newcomers (NICHD-R03).
Responsibilities: I was able to oversee data collection methods and take part in the research process during the pilot studies held in Columbus, Ohio.

2004 S. Philip Morgan, Principal Investigator. Designing New Models for Explaining Family Change and Variation (NIH-N01). Department of Sociology, Duke University.
Responsibilities: Before the grant was awarded, I assisted in the literature review and some of the original writing of the NIH-funded grant.

VI. Workshops and Institutes

Grant Writing

2009 The Grant Institute Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop; Chicago, IL
Professional Grant Writing; Fundamentals of Program Planning; Grant Research

2007 National Institute of Aging (NIA) Technical Assistance Workshop; San Francisco, CA
Grant Writing Tips and Mechanisms to Ensure Funding Success

2007 Office of Research Collaboration (BGSU) Grant Proposal Writing Workshop; Perrysburg, OH
Developing a Grant Proposal and External Sources of Funding for the Arts and Sciences

Data & Statistical Techniques Opportunities

2007 Center for Family and Demographic Research (CFDR); Bowling Green, OH
Techniques of Growth Curve Modeling

2007 Spatial Perspectives on Analysis for Curriculum Enhancement (SPACE); Columbus, OH
Spatial Perspectives on Health; Spatial Analysis Using Census Data; Space-Time Analysis; Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis; Spatial Optimization Modeling; Spatial Interaction Modeling; Cartographic Visualization

2003 Local Demographic Analysis (LDA); Richmond, VA
Custom Census Analysis: Using PUMS Data

Institution-Sponsored Language Training

2008 Torre di Babele; Rome, Italy
Conversational Italian; Special Topics: Italian Civilization

2005 L’Institut de Touraine; Tours, France
Advanced French Writing; Special Reading Topics in French Culture; Oral Practicum

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2008 Instructor on Record – Sociology 316
Instructed and evaluated students in a 25-person Minority Groups course.

2008 Instructor on Record – Sociology 101
Instructed and evaluated students in an 89-person Principles of Sociology course.

2007 Instructor on Record – Sociology 101
Instructed and evaluated students in a 79-person Principles of Sociology course.

2007 Teaching Assistant – Sociology 101: Dr. Laura Sanchez
Co-instructed, assisted and evaluated students in an 80-person Principles of Sociology course.

2006 Teaching Assistant – Sociology 101J: Dr. Laura Sanchez
Co-instructed, assisted and evaluated students in a 300-person Principles of Sociology course.

MENTORING EXPERIENCE

2009 Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program – Tiffany J. Davis, Assistant Director
Worked with incoming scholars to develop individual education/development plans and assisted more senior scholars with the graduate school application process.

2008 Study Skills Center – Sally Dreier, Assistant Director
Worked with undergraduate students to develop and implement more effective study and reading strategies to their Sociology 101 course.

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

I. Fellowships

2009 Department of Sociology [Dissertation] Fellowship, Bowling Green State University

2004 Sidney A. Ribeau Presidential [Pre-Doctoral] Fellowship, Bowling Green State University

2004 Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship (declined), University of Pennsylvania

II. National Awards

2006 Racial and Ethnic Minorities Division’s Student Paper Competition Winner, Society of the Study of Social Problems

2006 Travel Grant, American Sociological Association

2006 Travel Grant, Society for the Study of Social Problems (also in 2007)

2005 Travel Grant, Association of Black Sociologists

2005 Future Faculty Award, North Central Sociological Association

2005 William Lawson Jr. Memorial Award, National Black Graduate Students Association

III. University-Specific Awards

2009 Katzner and University Bookstore Funds for Graduate Student Research and Professional Development Award, Bowling Green State University

2009 Student Life (Leadership) Award, Bowling Green State University

2007 Donald J. and Susan E. Adamchak Graduate Student Award in Demography, Bowling Green State University

2006 Dean of Students Distinguished Scholar Award, Bowling Green State University

2006 Winifred O. Stone Graduate Student Development Fund Award, Bowling Green State University

2006 Falcon Top 10% Award, Bowling Green State University

2006 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Bowling Green State University (also in 2009)

2004 Sociology Academic Award, Bowling Green State University

2004 National Collegiate Dean’s List Recognition, Duke University

SERVICE

I. Professional Service

2008 Ad Hoc Reviewer: International Journal of Public Health, Racial & Ethnic Studies, Journal of Family Issues and Contemporary Sociology

2007 Member-Elect, Board of Directors, Society for the Study of Social Problems

2007 Secretary/Treasurer, Student Forum Advisory Board, American Sociological Association

2006 Member-Elect, Student Forum Advisory Board, American Sociological Association

2006 Newsletter Editor, Sociology & Social Welfare Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems

2005 Committee on Racial & Ethnic Minorities and Committee on Children & Youth, American Sociological Association

II. Chaired Conference Sessions

2007 The Intersection of Race and Health. Session chaired at the National Association of Black Sociologists annual meeting, New York, New York. August.

2007 Interpersonal and Social Structural Mechanisms of Health. Roundtable session chaired at the American Sociological Association annual meeting, New York, New York. August.

2006 The Intersection of Race and Demography. Session chaired at the North Central Sociological Association annual meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana. March.

2005 Mass Media and Popular Culture: Perpetuations of Racism. Session chaired at the National Association of Black Sociologists annual meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. August.

III. Invited Presentations

2007 Conference Panelist – After the Waters Recede: Life in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. March.
Topic: Bringing Katrina into the Classroom: Perspectives on Health
This presentation was presented as a workshop at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America in New Orleans, LA in April of 2008.

2007 Conference Panelist – Annual Statewide Undergraduate Student Research Conference, sponsored by the Ohio Board of Regents. March.
Topic: The Future of Undergraduate Researchers in Graduate School

2006 Roundtable Discussant – Graduate Student Enhancement Program (GradSTEP), Bowling Green State University
Topic: Making Mentorship Matter

2005 Invited Presenter – Graduate Student Enhancement Program (GradSTEP), Bowling Green State University
Topic: Beyond Assistantships: Funding Your Graduate School Education with Untapped Resources

IV. University Service

2008 Board of Trustees, Bowling Green State University
Appointed by Governor Ted Strickland

2007 Co-organizer, Bowling Green State University/Ohio State University Graduate Student Conference on Population (First Annual)
Chaired one of two sessions on Population and Health

2005 Graduate Student Learning Community Participant, Bowling Green State University
Title: Developing a Professional Identity through Mentoring and Electronic Portfolios

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

I. Academic Membership

International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
American Sociological Association
Population Association of America
Society for the Study of Social Problems
Southern Demographic Association

II. Community Membership

EPIC Toledo (Engaging People, Inspiring Change)
Wood County Humane Society, Board of Directors
Young Professionals, National Urban League

III. University Membership

President's Advisory Council
Graduate Student Senate
Black Graduate Students Association
Sociology Graduate Students Association

REFERENCES

Available upon request.