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Biosketch - David J. Eggebeen


David J. Eggebeen

Department Affiliation:  Human Development and Family Studies
Education: PhD, Sociology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1986
Directory Information

POSITION TITLE:  Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Sociology and Demography

RESEARCH INTERESTS:  Demography of children; life course; American family.

GRANTS: 

Family Formation in an Era of Family Change (2004-2008)


PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE: 

1986-1992 Assistant Professor of Human Development; Research Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University

1993-present Associate Professor of Human Development and Sociology; Senior Research Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University


HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS: 

1987-1995 Member, Program Effectiveness Panel, U.S. Department of Education

1991 Member, Nominating Committee, Family Section, American Sociological Association

1994 Chair-Elect, Sociology of Children Section, American Sociological Association

1995 Chair, Sociology of Children Section, American Sociological Association


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 

Chew, K.S. , D.J. Eggebeen and P.R. Uhlenberg (1989). "American Children in Multiracial Households." Sociological Perspectives 32(1):65-85. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. and P.R. Uhlenberg (1989). "Changes in the Age Distribution of Parents: 1940-1980." Journal of Family Issues 10(2):169-188. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. and A.J. Hawkins (1990). "Economic Need and Wives' Employment." Journal of Family Issues 11(7):48-66. |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. and D.P. Hogan (1990). "Giving Between Generations in American Families." Human Nature 1(3):211-232. |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. , L.J. Crockett and A.J. Hawkins (1990). "Patterns of Adult Male Coresidence among Young Children of Adolescent Mothers." Family Planning Perspectives 22(5):219-223. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Belsky, J. and D.J. Eggebeen (1991). "Early and Extensive Maternal Employment and 4-6 Year Olds' Socioemotional Development: Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth." Journal of Marriage and the Family 53(4):1083-1098. |Journal Home Page|

Belsky, J. and D.J. Eggebeen (1991). "Scientific Criticism and the Study of Early and Extensive Maternal Employment." Journal of Marriage and the Family 53(4):1107-1110. |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. and D.T. Lichter (1991). "Race, Family Structure, and Changing Poverty Among American Children." American Sociological Review 56(6):801-817. |Journal Home Page|

Hawkins, A.J. and D.J. Eggebeen (1991). "Are Fathers Fungible? Patterns of Co-Resident Adult Men in Maritally Disrupted Families and Young Children's Well-Being." Journal of Marriage and the Family 53(4):958-972. |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. (1992). "Changes in Sibling Configurations for American Preschool Children." Social Biology 39(1-2):27-44. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. (1992). "Family Structure and Intergenerational Exchanges." Research on Aging 14:427-447. |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. (1992). "From Generation Unto Generation: Parent-Child Support in Aging American Families." Generations 17:45-50. |Journal Home Page|

Lichter, D.T. and D.J. Eggebeen (1992). "Child Poverty and the Changing Rural Family." Rural Sociology 57(2):151-172. |Journal Home Page|

Crockett, L.J. , D.J. Eggebeen and A.J. Hawkins (1993). "Father Presence and Young Children's Behavioral and Cognitive Adjustment." Journal of Family Issues 14:355-377. |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. (1993). "From Generation Unto Generation: Parent-Child Support in Aging American Families." In Burton, L.M. (Ed.) , Families and Aging. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Co. (pp. 91-100)

Eggebeen, D.J. and D.T. Lichter (1993). "Health and Well-being Among Rural Americans: Variations Across the Life Course." The Journal of Rural Health 9(2):86-98. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Hogan, D.P. , D.J. Eggebeen and C.C. Clogg (1993). "The Structure of Intergenerational Exchanges in American Families." American Journal of Sociology 98:1428-1458. |Journal Home Page|

Jensen, L.I. , D.J. Eggebeen and D.T. Lichter (1993). "Child Poverty and the Ameliorative Effects of Public Assistance." Social Science Quarterly 74(3):542-559. |Journal Home Page|

Lichter, D.T. and D.J. Eggebeen (1993). "Rich Kids, Poor Kids: Changing Income Inequality among American Children." Social Forces 71(3):761-780. |Journal Home Page|

Lichter, D.T. , G.T. Cornwell and D.J. Eggebeen (1993). "Harvesting Human Capital: Family Structure and Education Among Rural Youth." Rural Sociology 58(1):53-75. |Journal Home Page|

Jensen, L.I. and D.J. Eggebeen (1994). "Nonmetropolitan Poor Children and Reliance on Public Assistance." Rural Sociology 59:45-65. |Journal Home Page|

Lichter, D.T. and D.J. Eggebeen (1994). "The Effect of Parental Employment on Child Poverty." Journal of Marriage & the Family 56(3):633-645. |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. and M.O. Wilhelm (1995). "Patterns of Support Given by Older Americans to Their Children." In Bass, S.A. (Ed.) , Older and Active: How Americans over 55 Contribute to Society. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. (pp. 122-168)

Hannan, K.L. and D.J. Eggebeen (1995). "Stressful Events and Changes in the Home Environment." Family Perspective 29(2):193-211.

Hogan, D.P. and D.J. Eggebeen (1995). "Sources of Emergency Help and Routine Assistance in Old Age." Social Forces 73(3):917-936. |Journal Home Page|

Hogan, D.P. , D.J. Eggebeen and S. Snaith (1995). "The Well-Being of Aging Americans with Very Old Parents." In Haraven, T.K. (Ed.) , Aging and Intergenerational Relations. Hawthorne, NY: Walter de Gruyter. (pp. 327-346)

Zarit, S.H. and D.J. Eggebeen (1995). "Parent Child Relationships in Adulthood and Old Age." In Bornstein, M.H. (Ed.) , Handbook of Parenting, Vol. 1. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates. (pp. 119-140)

Cornwell, G.T. , D.J. Eggebeen and L.L. Meschke (1996). "The Changing Family Context of Early Adolescence." Journal of Early Adolescence 16(2):141-156. |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. , A.R. Snyder and W.D. Manning (1996). "Children in Single-Father Families in Demographic Perspective." Journal of Family Issues 17(4):441-465. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Himes, C.L. , D.P. Hogan and D.J. Eggebeen (1996). "Living Arrangements of Minority Elders." Journals of Gerontology--Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences 51B(1):S42-S48. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Hogan, D.P. and D.J. Eggebeen (1997). "Demographic Changes and the Population of Children: Race/Ethnicity, Immigration, and Family Size." In Hauser, R.M. , B.V. Brown and W.R. Prosser (Eds.) , Indicators of Children's Well-Being. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.

Davey, A. and D.J. Eggebeen (1998). "Patterns of Intergenerational Exchange and Mental Health." Journals of Gerontology--Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences 53B(2):P86-P95. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. and A. Davey (1998). "Do Safety Nets Work? The Role of Anticipated Help in Times of Need." Journal of Marriage & the Family 60(4):939-950. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. and C. Knoester (2001). "Does Fatherhood Matter for Men?." Journal of Marriage and the Family 63(2):381-393. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. (2002). "The Changing Course of Fatherhood: Men's Experiences with Children in Demographic Perspective." Journal of Family Issues 23(4):486-506. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. (2002). "Sociological Perspectives on Fatherhood: What Do We Know About Fathers From Social Surveys?." In Tamis Le Monda, C.S. and N. Cabrera (Eds.) , Handbook on Father Involvement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Zarit, S.H. and D.J. Eggebeen (2002). "Parent-Child Relationships in Adulthood and Later Years." In Bornstein, M.H. (Ed.) , Handbook of Parenting: Vol. 1: Children and Parenting. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Eggebeen, D.J. (2005). "Cohabitation and Exchanges of Support." Social Forces 83(3):1097-1110. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. and S. Sturgeon (2006). "Demography of the Baby Boomers." In Whitbourne, S.K. and S.L. Willis (Eds.) , The Baby Boomers Grow Up: Contemporary Perspectives on Midlife. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc., Publishers. (pp. 3-22)

Knoester, C. and D.J. Eggebeen (2006). "The Effects of the Transition to Parenthood and Subsequent Children on Men's Well-Being and Social Participation." Journal of Family Issues 27(11):1532-1560. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Knoester, C. , R.J. Petts and D.J. Eggebeen (2007). "Commitments to Fathering and the Well-Being and Social Participation of New, Disadvantaged Fathers." Journal of Marriage and Family 69(4):991-1004. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Amato, P.R. , N.S. Landale , T. Habasevich , A. Booth , D.J. Eggebeen , R. Schoen and S.M. McHale (2008). "Precursors of Young Women's Family Formation Pathways." Journal of Marriage and Family 70(5):1271-1286. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

Eggebeen, D.J. and J. Dew (2009). "The Role of Religion in Adolescence for Family Formation in Young Adulthood." Journal of Marriage and Family 71(1):108-121. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

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