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January 2012
Curriculum Vita
James D. Wright
Department of Sociology
University of Central Florida
Orlando FL 32816-1360
407-823-5083
Personal Information
Born 6 November 1947 in Logansport, Indiana. Married, two children.
Education
B. A. Purdue University (with honors), 1969 (Philosophy)
M. S. University of Wisconsin, 1970 (Sociology)
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1973 (Sociology)
Professional History
Pegasus Professor, 2013- present. Provost Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Sociology,
University of Central Florida, 2001 – present.
Director, Institute for Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Director, Survey Research Laboratory, University of
Central Florida, 2003 – present.
Charles A. and Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations, Department of Sociology, Tulane University,
1988 - 2001.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical
Medicine, Tulane University, 1990 - 2001.
Assistant (1973) to Associate (1976) to Full Professor (1979), Department of Sociology, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, 1973 - 1988.
Director, Director of Research, and Associate Director, Social and Demographic Research Institute, University
of Massachusetts, Amherst, various years, 1975-1988.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate: Introduction to Sociology; Introduction to Research Design; Contemporary American Society;
Political Sociology; Theory and Perspectives; Public Opinion and Attitude Change; Elementary Statistics; Data
Collection and Analysis; Advanced Quantitative Methods; Sociology of American Culture; Guns, Crime, and
Violence in America; Wealth, Power and Inequality; Contemporary American Social Problems; Topics in
Deviance; Sociology of Alcohol and Drugs; Poverty, Homelessness, and the Cities; Sociological Perspectives
on Health and Illness; Urban Sociology.
Graduate: Seminar in Political Sociology; Survey Design and Analysis; Contemporary Sociology of the
American Working Class; Research Methods I and II; Pro-seminar: Research on Public Housing; Social Policy
and Evaluation Research; Program Design and Evaluation; Social Policy and Research Analysis; Poverty,
Homelessness, and the Cities; Guns, Crime, and Violence
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Books and Monographs
(21) James D. Wright and Amy M. Donley, Poor and Homeless in the Sunshine State: Down and Out in
Theme Park Nation. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2011, pp. xii + 323.1
(20) Peter V. Marsden and James D. Wright (editors), The Handbook of Survey Research, Second
Edition. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing, 2010, pp. 887.
(19) Jana L. Jasinski, Jennifer Wesely, James D. Wright, and Elizabeth Mustaine, Hard Lives, Means
Streets: Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women. Boston, MA: University Press of New England
(Northeastern University Press Series on Gender, Crime and Law), 2010, pp. 193.
(18) Steven L. Nock, Laura A. Sanchez, and James D. Wright. Covenant Marriage: The Movement to
Reclaim Tradition in America. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2008, pp. xv +193.
(17) Jim Wright, Fixin’ to Git: One Fan’s Love Affair with NASCAR’s Winston Cup. Durham, NC and
London: Duke University Press, 2002, pp. 305. Paperback edition issued 2003.2 Audio-book version
issued 2013 by Audible, a Division of Amazon.Com.
(16) James D. Wright, Beth Rubin and Joel Devine, Beside the Golden Door: Policy, Politics and the
Homeless. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter, 1998. Pp. xix + 238.3
(15) Joseph F. Sheley and James D. Wright, In the Line of Fire: Youth, Guns, and Violence in Urban
America. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter Publishing Co., 1995. Pp. xii + 180.4
(14) James D. Wright and Joel A. Devine, Drugs as a Social Problem. New York: Harper Collins, 1994.
Pp. iv + 112.
(13) Joel A. Devine and James D. Wright, The Greatest of Evils: Urban Poverty and the American
Underclass. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter Publishing Company, 1993. Pp. xxvii + 236.5
(12) James D. Wright, Address Unknown: The Homeless in America. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de
Gruyter Publishing Co., 1989. Pp. xvii + 170. Translated into Japanese and published in Tokyo, March,
1993, by arrangement with Aldine de Gruyter. Re-issued with a new Author’s Introduction by
Transaction Publishers, March, 2009.
(11) James D. Wright and Eleanor Weber, Homelessness and Health.6 Preface by Senator Edward M.
Kennedy. Washington, DC: McGraw Hill Publishing Company, 1987. Pp. 169. 1 Nominated for the C. Wright Mills Award of the Society for the Study of Social Problems; also
nominated for the Ray and Pat Browne Award for “best single work in popular and American culture.”
2Winner, Silver Award, 2002 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year in Sports and Recreation.
3Selected as a “Social Science Book of the Month” by Society Magazine, October 1998. 4Nominated for the Outstanding Book of 1995 Award of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
5Sections excerpted and reprinted in D.R. Judd and P. Kantor (eds), The Politics of Urban America: A
Reader. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1998: pp. 335-352.
6Selected for commendation by the National Press Club, November, 1988.
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(10) Richard F. Hamilton and James D. Wright, The State of the Masses. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de
Gruyter Publishing Co., 1986. Pp. xii + 470. Reissued as The State of the Masses: Sources of Discontent,
Change and Stability by Transaction Publishers, February 2008.
(9) James D. Wright and Peter H. Rossi, Armed and Considered Dangerous: A Survey of Felons and
Their Firearms.7 Hawthorne, NY: Aldine Publishing Co., 1986. Pp. xvi + 247. Second expanded
edition published by Aldine de Gruyter, 1994. Reissued with a new introduction by Aldine Transaction
Publishers, 2008.
(8) James D. Wright, Peter H. Rossi, and Kathleen Daly, Under the Gun: Weapons, Crime, and Violence
in America.8 Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter, 1983. Pp. xviii + 342.
(7) Peter H. Rossi, James D. Wright, and Andy B. Anderson (eds.) The Handbook of Survey Research.9
New York: Academic Press, 1983. Pp. xvi + 755.
(6) Peter H. Rossi, James D. Wright, Eleanor Weber-Burdin, and Joseph Pereira. Victims of the
Environment: Loss from Natural Hazards in the United States, 1970-1980. New York: Plenum Press,
1983. Pp. xvii + 238.
(5) Peter H. Rossi, James D. Wright, and Eleanor Weber-Burdin, Natural Hazards and Public Choice:
The State and Local Politics of Hazard Mitigation. New York: Academic Press, 1982. Pp. xvi + 337.
(4) James D. Wright and Peter H. Rossi (editors), Social Science and Natural Hazards.10 Cambridge,
MA: Abt Books, 1981. Pp. ix + 203.
(3) James D. Wright, Peter H. Rossi, Sonia R. Wright, and Eleanor Weber-Burdin, After The Cleanup:
Long Range Effects of Natural Disasters. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1979. Pp. 230.
(2) James D. Wright, The Dissent of the Governed: Alienation and Democracy in America. New York:
Academic Press, 1976. Pp. x + 329.
(1) Richard F. Hamilton and James D. Wright, New Directions in Political Sociology. Indianapolis,
Indiana: Bobbs-Merrill, 1975. Pp. 50.
7Nominated for the Distinguished Scholar Award, Criminology Section, American Sociological
Association (1988). Excerpts reprinted as “Weapons Use,” Ch. 16 (pp. 303-314) in Weiner, Zahn, and
Sagi (eds), Violence: Patterns, Causes, Public Policy (New York: Harcourt Brace), 1990.
8Paperback version issued January, 1986. Nominated for the Distinguished Scholar Award, Criminology
Section, American Sociological Association (1984).
9Paperback version issued Fall, 1985.
10Reissued by University Press of America, 1984.
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Journal Articles, Book Chapters, Major Essays, Published Reports
Accepted for Publication
“Applied Social Research, History of” (with Sara M. Strickhouser). Forthcoming in James Wright (editor
in chief), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition. Oxford: Elsevier
(forthcoming 2015).
“Violence, criminalization, and the homeless” (with Amy M. Donley). Forthcoming in James Wright
(editor in chief), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition. Oxford:
Elsevier (forthcoming 2015).
“Street Children: Cultural Concerns” (with Betsy Swart). Forthcoming in James Wright (editor in chief),
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition. Oxford: Elsevier
(forthcoming 2015).
“Investing in Engagement: Volunteerism and Charitable Giving among Millennials” (with Sara
Strickhouser and Jessica Kleinberger). Forthcoming as a chapter in Thomas Bryer (ed), How Service and
Volunteerism is Reshaping our Civic and Community Health (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books).
2014
(183) “’How Can We Stay Sober?” Homeless Women’s Experience in a Substance Abuse Treatment
Center: A Research Note,” by Joanna Eisele, Candice Campanaro, Drew Baird, Thomas Hall, and James
D. Wright. Society 51: 4 (2014), pp. 404-407.
(182) "The NASCAR Paradox." Chapter 1 (pp. 3-23) in Mark D. Howell and John D. Miller (eds.),
Motorsports and American Culture: From Demolition Derbies to NASCAR. Lanham, MD: Rowman and
Littlefield.
(181) "Agency Resistance to Outcome Measurement: Sources, Concerns and Solutions" (with Sara
Strickhouser). Journal of Applied Social Science. 2014: 1-10.
2012
(180) “Safer Outside: A Qualitative Exploration of Homeless People’s Resistance to Homeless Shelters”
(with Amy M. Donley). Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice 12:4 (2012), pp. 288-306.
(179) “Crime, Punishment and Social Disorder: Crime Rates and Trends in Public Opinion Over More
than Three Decades” (with Jana L. Jasinski and Drew N. Lanier). Chapter 6 (pp. 146-173) in Peter V.
Marsden (ed), Social Trends in American Life: Findings from the General Social Survey since 1972.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2012.
(178) “Death, Drugs and Disaster: Mortality among New Orleans’ Homeless” (with Rachel Rayburn and
Heili Pals. Care Management Journals 13:1 (2012), pp. 8-18.
(177) “Rap and the Glorification of Guns and Violence in Inner City Youth Culture” (with Ashish Patel).
Ch. 12 (pp. 223-247 in Dee Wood Harper, Lydia Voigt, and William E. Thornton (eds), Violence: Do We
Know it When We See It? A Reader (Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press), 2012.
2011
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(176) “Relocating the Homeless – Or Not!” Pp. 134-139 in Kathleen Korgen, Jonathon M. White, and
Shelley K. White (eds), Sociologists in Action: Sociology, Social Change and Social Justice. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press/Sage Publications, 2011.
(175) “Public Housing” (with Jessica Pardee) (major rewrite and update of [147, 159]). In George Ritzer
(ed), Encyclopedia of Sociology, Volume 10. New York: Blackwell, 2011 (Winter 2010-2011 update).
2010
(174) “Fiery Wives and Icy Husbands: Premarital Counseling and Covenant Marriage as Buffers against
Effects of Childhood Abuse on Gendered Marital Communication?” (with Kristy M. Krivickas, Laura A.
Sanchez, and Catherine T. Kenney), Social Science Research 39:5 (September, 2010), pp. 700-714.
(173) “Poverty among the U.S. Elderly under ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Poverty Definitions.” Care Management
Journals 11:3 (2010), pp. 201- 204.
(172) “Sobering Up on the Streets: Homeless Men in Alcoholics Anonymous” (with Rachel Rayburn),
Society 47:4 (July-August, 2010), pp. 333- 336.
(171) “Surveys in Applied Social Research” (with Timothy P. Johnson). Ch. 27 in Marsden and Wright
(eds), The Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing,
2010, pp. 813-835.
(170) “Survey Research and Social Science: History, Current Practice and Future Prospects” (with Peter
V. Marsden). Ch. 1 in Marsden and Wright (eds), The Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition.
Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing, 2010, pp. 3 – 25.
(169) “The New Homeless Revisited” (with Barrett A. Lee and Kimberly A. Tyler). Annual Review of
Sociology 36 (2010), pp. 501- 522.
2009
(168) “The Founding Fathers of Sociology: Francis Galton, Adolphe Quetelet, and Charles Booth; Or:
What Do People You Probably Never Heard of Have to Do with the Foundations of Sociology?” Journal
of Applied Social Science 3:2 (Fall, 2009): 63-72.
(167) “Never Pick a Fight with an Ugly Person, They’ve Got Nothing to Lose” (with Rachel Rayburn).
Society 46:4 (2009), p. 347-349.11
(166) “From the Inside Out: Efforts by Homeless Women to Disrupt Cycles of Crime and Violence”
(with Jennifer Wesely). Women and Criminal Justice 19:1 (2009): 217-234.
(165) “Not Much New Under the Sun: Introduction to the Transaction Edition” of Address Unknown:
The Homeless in America. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2009, pp. xi – xlii.
(164) “Crime, Criminals and Guns” (with Nicholas E. Libby). Culture and Civilization 1:1 (March
2009), pp. 143 – 164.
11 See also “Faces of Crime: The Mirror Made Me Do It,” Wilson Quarterly Autumn, 2009.
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(163) “Covenant Marriage and the Sanctification of Gendered Marital Roles” (with Elizabeth Baker,
Laura Sanchez, and Steven L. Nock). Journal of Family Issues 30: 147-178.
(162) “Influence of Automatic Firearms on the Presence of Multiple Victims of Violence: A Research
Note” (with Nicholas E. Libby). Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 25:1 (February 2009), pp. 89-
105.
(161) “Ten Reasons Why University-Community Partnerships Turn Sour and Some Thoughts on How to
Avoid Them.” Journal of Applied Social Science 3:1 (Spring, 2009), pp. 7-17.
(160) “Homeless Men in Alcoholics Anonymous: Barriers to Achieving and Maintaining Sobriety” (with
Rachel Rayburn). Journal of Applied Social Science 3:1 (Spring, 2009), pp. 55-70.
(159) “Public Housing” (with Delores Forbes-Edelen and Jessica Pardee). In George Ritzer (ed),
Encyclopedia of Sociology, Volume 10. New York: Blackwell, 2009. Updated and rewritten version of
(147) below.
(158) “Housing Policy” (with Kevin F. Gotham). Ch. 25 (pp. 401- 420) in James Midgley and Michelle
Livermore (eds), The Handbook of Social Policy , Second Edition (Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 2009) [
major update and revision of (129) below].
2008
(157) “Shelter Life for Homeless Men: Risk or Respite” (with Amy Donley). Chapter 4 in Robert
McNamara (ed.), Homelessness in America, Volume 1, “Faces of Homelessness.” Westport, CT: Praeger
Publishers, 2008: pp. 43-60.
(156) “Elderly Homelessness: A Growing Concern” (with Amy Donley and Tracy L. Dietz). Chapter 12
in Robert McNamara (ed.), Homelessness in America, Volume 1, “Faces of Homelessness.” Westport,
CT: Praeger Publishers, 2008: pp. 175-188.
(155) “Housing Policy, the Low Income Housing Crisis, and the Problem of Homelessness” (with Amy
Donley and Kevin F. Gotham). Chapter 2 in Robert McNamara (ed.), Homelessness in America, Volume
2, “Causes of Homelessness.” Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2008: pp. 31-48.
(154) “Cleaning Up the Streets: Community Efforts to Combat Homelessness by Criminalizing Homeless
Behaviors” (with Amy Donley). Chapter 6 in Robert McNamara (ed.), Homelessness in America, Volume
3, “Solutions to Homelessness.” Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2008: pp. 75-92.
(153) “Attitudes toward Gay Marriage in States undergoing Marriage Law Transformation” (with Stacey
M. Brumbaugh , Laura A. Sanchez, and Steven L. Nock). Journal of Marriage and Family 70:2 (May
2008), pp. 345-359.
(152) “Plus ça change, plus c'est la meme chose!” (with Nicholas Libby). Introduction to the Aldine
Transaction Edition of Armed and Considered Dangerous: A Survey of Felons and Their Firearms. New
Brunswick, NJ: Trans-ACTION Books, 2008, pp. xxix-xlv.
(151) “For Richer or for Poorer: The Impact of State Level Legislation on Marriage, Divorce and Other
Outcomes” (with Amy M. Donley). Sociological Spectrum 28:2 (March, 2008), pp. 133-159.
(150) “Safety of Upper Room Ultraviolet Germicidal Air Disinfection for Room Occupants: Results from
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the Tuberculosis Ultraviolet Shelter Study and a Review of the Literature” (with nine co-authors). Public
Health Reports 123:1 (January-February, 2008), pp. 52 – 60.
2007
(149) “Determinants of Resident Autonomy in Assisted Living Facilities: A Review of the Literature”
(with Elzbieta Sikorska-Simmons). Journal of Long-Term Home Health Care 25:4 (Winter, 2007), pp.
187-193.
(148) “Childhood Victimization as a Precursor to Violence among Adult Homeless Women” (with Jana
Jasinski, Jennifer Wesely and Elizabeth Mustaine.” Ch. 11 (pp. 182-195) in Barbara A. Arrighi and
David J. Maume (eds), Child Poverty in America Today, Volume 1: Families and Children. New York:
Praeger, 2007.
(147) “Public Housing” (with Delores Forbes-Edelen). Pp. 3707–11 in George Ritzer (ed), Encyclopedia
of Sociology, Volume 10. New York: Blackwell, 2007.
2006
(146) “Links between Premarital Cohabitation and Subsequent Marital Quality, Stability, and Divorce: A
Comparison of Covenant versus Standard Marriages” (with Susan L. Brown, Laura Ann Sanchez and
Steven L. Nock). Social Science Research 35:2 (June 2006), pp. 454-470.
2005
(145) “The Graying of America: Implications for Health Professionals.” Journal of Long Term Home
Health Care 23:4 (Winter, 2005), pp. 178-184. Co-published simultaneously in Care Management
Journals 6:4 (Winter 2005).
(144) “Age and Gender Differences and Predictors of Victimization of the Older Homeless” (with Tracy
Dietz). Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect 17:1 (November 2005), pp. 37-60.
(143) “Victimization of the Elderly Homeless” (with Tracy Dietz). Journal of Long Term Home Health
Care 23:1 (2005), pp. 15-21. Co-published simultaneously in Care Management Journals 6:1 (Spring
2005), pp. 15-21.
(142) “The Pertinence of Partners: Examining Intersections between Women’s Homelessness and their
Adult Relationships” (with Jennifer Wesely). American Behavioral Scientist 48:8 (April 2005), pp.
1082-1101.
(141) “Homelessness and the Politics of Social Exclusion.” Editor’s Introduction to a Special Issue of the
American Behavioral Scientist 48:8 (April 2005), pp. 925-927.
2003
(140) “Covenant Marriage Turns 5 Years Old” (with Laura Sanchez, Julia C. Wilson, and Steven L.
Nock). Michigan Journal of Gender and Law 10:1 (2003), pp.169-188.12
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Reprinted in Leslie Harris (ed), Family Law (Aspen, CO: Aspen Publishers), 2005. Also reprinted in
Leslie Harris, Lee Teitelbaum, and June Carbone (eds), Family Law, 4th Edition (Aspen, CO: Aspen
Publishers), 2010.
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(139) “The Pros and Cons of Covenant Marriage as a Legal Intervention to Strengthen American
Marriage” (with Laura Sanchez and Steven L. Nock). Pp. 26-31 in Vision 2003: Proceedings of the
Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations. Minneapolis: National Council on
Family Relations, 2003.
(138) “A Walk between Two Worlds.” Author’s essay introducing the paperback edition of Fixin’ to Git:
One Fan’s Love Affair with NASCAR’s Winston Cup. Published on the Duke University Press home page:
http://www.dukeupress.edu/books/fixintogit/
2002
(137) “Racial and Ethnic Identity of Older Adults Residing in Assisted Living Facilities in Central
Florida” (with Tracy L. Dietz). Case Management Journals 3:4 (Summer 2002), pp. 185-191. Published
simultaneously in Journal of Long Term Health Care 20:4 (Summer, 2002).
(136) “Attitudes About Covenant Marriage and Divorce: Policy Implications from a Three-State
Comparison” (with Alan J. Hawkins, Steven L. Nock, Julia C. Wilson, and Laura Sanchez). Family
Relations 51 (2002), pp. 166-175.
(135) “Setting the Clock Forward or Back? Covenant Marriage and the ‘Divorce Revolution’” (with
Laura Sanchez, Steven L. Nock, and Constance T. Gager). Journal of Family Issues 23:1 (January, 2002),
pp. 91-120.
2001
(134) “The Implementation of Covenant Marriage in Louisiana” (with Laura Sanchez, Steve Nock,
Jessica Pardee and Marcel Ionescu). Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law 9:1 (Fall, 2001), pp.
192-223.
(133) "Public Policy Analysis" (revised version of [82] below). In Edgar F. Borgotta (ed), The
Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd Edition (Detroit : Macmillan Reference), 2001.
2000
(132) “Going Armed in the School Zone” (with Timothy Brezina), Forum for Applied Research and
Public Policy 15:4 (Winter, 2000), pp. 82-87.13
(131) “Small Towns, Mass Society, and the 21st Century.” Society 38:1 (November-December, 2000), 3 –
10. Lead essay in a symposium issue on “21st Century Living Spaces.”14
(130) "Street Children's Drawings: Windows into Their Life Circumstances and Aspirations" (with
Margaret DiCarlo, Judith Gibbons, Donald Kaminsky, and Deborah Stiles). International Social Work
43:1 (January, 2000), pp. 107-120.
13
Reprinted as “Gun Control Does Not Reduce Youth Gun Violence,”pp. 93-100 in Laura K. Egendorf
(ed) Current Controversies: Guns and Violence (Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press), 2005. 14
Extracted with commentary in “The Urban Myth,” Wilson Quarterly Spring 2001, pp. 90-91.
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(129) "Housing Policy" (with Kevin Gotham). Chapter 17 (pp. 237 – 255) in James Midgley, Martin B.
Tracy and Michelle Livermore (eds), The Handbook of Social Policy (Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 2000).
(128) “Ultraviolet Upper Room Air Disinfection for Tuberculosis Control: An Epidemiological Trial”
(with nine co-authors), Journal of Healthcare Safety, Compliance, and Infection Control 4:3 (March,
2000), pp. 123-131.
1999
(127) "The 'Guns-Crime' Connection" (with Teri Vail). Chapter 21 (pp. 577 – 599) in Joseph F. Sheley
(ed), Criminology: A Contemporary Handbook, Third Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.
(126) “America's Divorce Problem” (with Steve Nock and Laura Sanchez). Society 36:4 (May-June,
1999), pp. 43-52.15
(125) “The Campus Affiliates Program: Universities Respond to Troubled Times” (with Sarah Kreutziger,
Richard Ager, and Evelyn Harrell). American Behavioral Scientist 42:5 (February, 1999): 827-839.
1998
(124) “High School Youth, Weapons and Violence: A National Survey” (with Joseph Sheley). National
Institute of Justice Research in Brief. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice, pp. 7.
(123) "Les Sans-Domicile aux Etats-Unis: Lecons Tirees de Quinze Annees de Recherche"
("Homelessness in America: What We Have Learned From Fifteen Years of Research") (with Beth
Rubin). Societes Contemporaines 30 (April, 1998), pp. 35 - 66.
1997
(122) "Substance Use among Street Children in Honduras" (with Martha Wittig and Donald C.
Kaminsky). Substance Use and Misuse 32: 7&8 (June, 1997), pp. 805-827.
(121) "Losing the Housing Game: The Leveling Effects of Substance Abuse" (with Joel A. Devine).
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (January 1998).
(120) "Health Behavior among the Homeless and the Poor" (with Laurie M. Joyner). Ch. 10 (pp. 199-
227) in David S. Gochman (ed), Handbook of Health Behavior Research, Volume III. New York:
Plenum Publishers, 1997.
(119) "Evaluating an Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program for the Homeless: An Econometric
Approach" (with Joel A. Devine and Charles J. Brody). Evaluation and Program Planning 20:2 (1997):
205 - 215.
1996
(118) "Reliability and Validity of the Addiction Severity Index among Homeless Substance Misusers"
(with Laurie M. Joyner and Joel A. Devine). Substance Use and Misuse 31:6 (1996), pp. 729-751.
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Reprinted as “Is Covenant Marriage a Solution to America’s Divorce Problem,” Points &
Counterpoints: Controversial Relationship and Family Issues in the 21st Century. Marilyn Coleman and
Lawrence Ganong (editors). Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishing Co. 2002.
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(117) "On Counting the Homeless: A Cautionary Tale." Jobs and Capital, Spring, 1996.
(116) "Effects of High School Work Experience a Decade Later: Evidence from the National
Longitudinal Survey" (with Rhoda V. Carr and Charles J. Brody). Sociology of Education 69:1 (January
1996), pp. 66-81.
1995
(115) "Health and Social Conditions of Street Children" (with Donald Kaminsky and Martha Wittig).
Chapter IV-17 (pp. 570-575) in H. M. Wallace, K. Giri, and C. Serrano (eds), Health Care of Women and
Children in Developing Countries, Second Edition. Oakland, CA: Third Party Publishing Company,
1995.
(114) "Tracking Non-Traditional Populations in Longitudinal Studies" (with Tupper Lampton Allen and
Joel A. Devine.) Evaluation and Program Planning 18:3 (1995), pp. 267-277.
(113) "An Evaluation of an Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program for Homeless Substance Abusers"
(with Joel A. Devine and Charles J. Brody). Evaluation Review 19:6 (December, 1995), pp. 620-645.
(112) "Factors that Interact with Treatment to Predict Outcomes in Substance Abuse Programs for the
Homeless" (with Joel A. Devine). Journal of Addictive Diseases 14:4 (December, 1995), pp. 169-181.16
(111) "Housing Dynamics of the Homeless: Implications for a Census" (with Joel Devine). American
Journal of Orthopsychiatry 65:3 (July, 1995): 320-329.
(110) "Gang Organization, Gang Criminal Activity, and Individual Gang Members' Criminal Behavior"
(with Joseph F. Sheley, Joshua Zhang, and Charles J. Brody). Social Science Quarterly 76:1 (March,
1995), pp. 53-68.
(109) "Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America." Society 32:3 (March-April, 1995), pp. 63-68.17
(108) "Weapon Related Victimization in Selected Inner-City High School Samples" (with Joseph F.
Sheley and Zina T. McGee). Rockville, MD: National Criminal Justice Reference Service, 1995, pp. 1-
13.18
1994
(107) "Issues in Implementing a Randomized Experiment in a Field Setting" (with Joel A. Devine and
Laurie M. Joyner). New Directions for Program Evaluation 63 (Fall, 1994), pp. 27-40.
16Reprinted in G.J. Stahler (ed), The Effectiveness of Social Interventions for Homeless Substance
Abusers. Hazleton, PA: Haworth Medical Press, 1995, pp. 169-181.
17Reprinted in Dizard, Muth and Andrews (eds), Guns in America: A Reader (New York: NYU Press,
1999), pp. 500-507. 18Appears in abridged form in National Institute of Justice Update (Washington, DC: National Institute of
Justice), January, 1995.
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(106) "Sociological Applications of Fuzzy Classification Analysis" (with Joshua Zhang and Charlie
Brody). Applied Behavioral Science Review 2:2 (1994), pp. 171-186.
(105) "Women and Handguns: Evidence from National Surveys, 1973-1991" (with Joseph Sheley,
Charles J. Brody, and Marjorie Williams). Social Science Research 23:3 (September,1994), 219 - 235.
(104) "Guns, Crime, and Violence." Chapter 21 (pp. 495-513) in Joseph F. Sheley (ed), Criminology: A
Contemporary Handbook, Second Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1994.
(103) "Preface to the Expanded Edition." Pp. ix-xx in Armed and Considered Dangerous, Expanded
Edition (Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter), 1994.
(102) "Poverty among the Elderly" (with Joel A. Devine). Pride Institute Journal of Long Term Home
Health Care 13:1 (1994). pp. 5 - 16.
(101) "Is Mental Illness a Cause of Homelessness? No." Chapter 6 (pp. 95-104) in Stuart A. Kirk and
Susan D. Einbinder (eds), Controversial Issues in Mental Health (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1994).
1993
(100) "Motivations for Gun Possession and Carrying among Serious Juvenile Offenders" (with Joseph F.
Sheley). Behavioral Sciences and the Law 11 (1993): pp. 375-388.19
(99) "Gun Acquisition and Possession in Selected Juvenile Samples" (with Joseph F. Sheley). NIJ
Research in Brief (Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice), December, 1993. Pp. 1 - 11.
(98) "Street Children in North and Latin America: Preliminary Data from Proyecto Alternativos in
Tegucigalpa and Some Comparisons with the U.S. Case" (with Martha Wittig and Donald C. Kaminsky).
Studies in Comparative International Development 28: 2 (Summer,1993), pp. 81-92.
(97) "Well-Being and Motherhood: Effects of Preschool Age Children on the Satisfactions and
Experiences of Working Women and Housewives" (with Arna Seal and Joseph Sheley). Sociological
Spectrum 13:3 (1993), pp. 325 - 342.
(96) "The New Orleans Homeless Substance Abusers Program" (with Joel Devine and Neil Eddington).
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 10: 3-4 (1993), pp. 51-64.20
(95) "The Homeless: Issues and Controversies." In C. Calhoun and G. Ritzer (eds), Introduction to
Social Problems. New York: McGraw Hill, 1993, pp. 18.21
19
Reprinted in Dean A. Dabney (eds), Crime Types: A Text/Reader (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth), 2004,
pp. 59-67. 20Copublished simultaneously as a chapter in K. J. Conrad, C. I. Hulman, and J. S. Lyons (eds),
Treatment of the Chemically Dependent Homeless: Theory and Implementation in Fourteen American
Projects. New York: Haworth Press, 1993.
21Excerpted as "Dispelling Myths about Homeless Persons" in Louisiana Inter-Agency Council for the
Homeless, When There's No Place Like Home: Second Annual Report to the Governor on Homelessness
in Louisiana. New Orleans, LA (1993), pp. 25-26.
12
(94) "Homeless Children: Two Years Later." American Journal of Diseases of Children 147 (May,
1993), pp. 518-519.
(93) "Family Backgrounds and the Substance-Abusive Homeless: The New Orleans Experience" (with
Joel Devine). The Community Psychologist 26:2 (Spring 1993), pp. 35-37.
(92) "Health and Social Conditions of Street Children in Honduras" (with Donald Kaminsky and Martha
Wittig). American Journal of Diseases of Children 147 (March, 1993), pp. 279-283.
1992
(91) "Kids, Guns and Killing Fields" (with Joseph Sheley and M. Dwayne Smith). Society 30:1
(November-December 1992), pp. 84 - 89.22
(90) "Teenage Violence and the Urban Underclass" (with Joseph Sheley). Peace Review 4:3 (Summer,
1992), pp. 32 - 35.23
(89) "Unhousing the Urban Poor: The Reagan Legacy" (with Beth Rubin and Joel Devine). Journal of
Sociology and Social Welfare 19:1 (March, 1992), pp. 111-147.
(88) "The United States Census Effort to Count the Homeless: An Assessment of Street Enumeration
Procedures During 'S-Night' in New Orleans" (with Joel Devine). Journal of Official Statistics 8:2 (1992),
pp. 211 - 222.
(87) "Counting the Homeless: The Census Bureau's 'S-Night' in Five US Cities" (with Joel A. Devine).
Evaluation Review 16:4 (August, 1992), pp. 355 - 364.
(86) "Counting the Homeless: S-Night in New Orleans" (with Joel A. Devine). Evaluation Review 16:4
(August, 1992), pp. 409 - 417.
(85) "Gun Violence in and Around Inner-City Schools" (with Joseph Sheley and Zina McGee.)
American Journal of Diseases of Children 146 (June, 1992), pp. 677-682.
(84) "Capital Punishment and Public Opinion in the Post-Furman Era: Trends and Analyses" (with M.
Dwayne Smith). Sociological Spectrum 12:2 (1992), pp. 127 - 144.24
(83) "The Chronicity of Poverty: Evidence from the PSID, 1968 - 1987" (with J. A. Devine and M.
Plunkett). Social Forces 70:3 (March 1992), pp. 787-812.
(82) "Public Policy Analysis." Pp. 1571 - 1576 in Edgar and Marie Borgatta (eds), The Encyclopedia of
Sociology, Volume III (New York: Macmillan, 1992).
22Reprinted in J. Sullivan and J. Victor (eds), Annual Editions: Criminal Justice 94/95. Guilford, CT:
Dushkin Publishing, 1994.
23Reprinted as "Society Should Reduce Young People's Need for Guns." Pp. 186 - 193 in PA Winters
(ed), Crime and Criminals: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1995.
24Nominated as best paper of the year, Mid-South Sociological Association, 1992.
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1991
(81) "Methodological Issues in Evaluating the National Health Care for the Homeless Program." New
Directions for Program Evaluation (Special Issue on Evaluating Programs for the Homeless) 52 (Winter,
1991), pp. 61 - 73.
(80) "The Great American Gun War: Some Policy Implications of the Felon Study" (with Peter H.
Rossi). In L. Nisbet (ed), The Gun Control Debate: You Decide (Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1991).
(79) "Assessment of the Street Enumeration Procedures during the Census 'Shelter and Street Night' in
New Orleans" (with Joel Devine). Proceedings of the 1991 Annual Research Conference (Washington,
DC: US Bureau of the Census, 1991), pp. 121 - 131.
(78) "Health and the Homeless Teenager: Evidence from the National Health Care for the Homeless
Program." Journal of Health and Social Policy 2:4 (1991), pp. 15 - 35.
(77) "No Fixed Address: The Nature of Homelessness in Contemporary America" (with Joel Devine).
National Social Science Journal 3:2 (Spring, 1991), pp. 53-68.
(76) "Is Homelessness a Housing Problem?" (with Beth Rubin). Housing Policy Debate 2:3 (1991), pp.
937 - 956.25
(75) "Hypertension Management in Health Care for the Homeless Clinics: Results from a Survey" (with
Kraig Kinchen). American Journal of Public Health 81:9 (September 1991), pp. 1163 - 1165.
(74) "Popular Science, Social Science, Metaphor, and Deception." Society 28:5 (July-August 1991), pp.
81-84.
(73) "Children in and of the Streets: Health, Social Policy, and the Homeless Young." American Journal
of Diseases of Children 145:5 (May 1991), pp. 516 -519.26
(72) "Poverty, Homelessness, Health, Nutrition, and Children." Chapter 4 (pp. 71 - 103) in Julee Kryder-
Coe, Lester Salamon and Janice Molnar (eds), Homeless Children and Youth: A New American
Dilemma. New Brunswick, NJ: Trans-ACTION Books, 1991.
1990
(71) "Poor People, Poor Health: The Health Status of the Homeless." Journal of Social Issues 46:4
(1990), pp. 49 - 64.
(70) "The National Health Care for the Homeless Program." Pp. 14 - 18 in US House of Representatives,
Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Health Care for the Homeless. Washington, DC: US
Government Printing Office, 1990.
(69) "Sociology's Pomposity and Utility." ASA Footnotes 18:10 (December, 1990), p. 5.27 25Reprinted by the Fannie Mae Foundation in an edited volume of homelessness related research, 1997.
26Reprinted in American Medical Association, Caring for the Uninsured and Underinsured (Washington,
DC: AMA), 15 May 1991, pp. 32-35.
27Abridged, reprinted in Social Indicators Network News 25 (February, 1991): 8.
14
(68) "The Health of Homeless People: Evidence from the National Health Care for the Homeless
Program." Chapter Two (pp. 15 - 31) in Phillip W. Brickner et al. (eds), Under the Safety Net: The
Health and Social Welfare of the Homeless in the United States.28 New York: W. W. Norton and Co.,
1990.
(67) "Guns and Crime." Chapter 21 (pp. 441 - 457) in Joseph F. Sheley (ed), Criminology: A
Contemporary Handbook. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1990.
(66) "Minimum Wage, Maximum Hokum" (with Joel Devine). Society 27:5 (July-August, 1990): 50-54.
(65) "Homelessness is Not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things." Child and Youth Services
14:1 (1990), pp. 65 - 88.29
1989
(64) "Homelessness in the 1990s." In Elizabeth Watkins (ed), National Conference on Health Care for
Homeless Mothers, Children, and Youth: Proceedings. (Washington, DC: Public Health Service, 1989),
pp. 11 - 20.
(63) "Address Unknown: Homelessness in Contemporary America." Society 26:6 (September-October,
1989): 45 - 53.30
(62) "The Urban Homeless: A Portrait of Urban Dislocation" (with Peter H. Rossi). Annals of the
American Academy of Political and Social Science Volume 501 (January, 1989), pp. 132 - 142.31
1988
(61) "Survey Research and Social Policy." Evaluation Review 12:6 (December, 1988), pp. 595 - 606.
(60) "Health Care for the Homeless: The Challenge to States and Local Communities." Advisory
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Assisting the Homeless: State and Local Responses in an
Era of Limited Resources (Washington, DC: ACIR, November, 1988), pp. 129 - 139.
(59) "Determinants of Benefit-Program Participation among the Urban Homeless: Results from a 16 City
Study" (with Eleanor Weber). Evaluation Review 12:4 (August, 1988), pp. 376 - 395.
28Winner, Best Book Award, UNICEF World Hunger Year, 1990.
29Reprinted in Nancy Boxhill (ed), Homeless Children: The Watchers and the Waiters (New York:
Haworth Press, 1990, pp. 65 - 88).
30Reprinted in Bruce Stinebrickner (ed), American Government 90/91 (Guilford, CT: Dushkin, 1990, pp.
227 - 235.)
31Reprinted in W. J. Wilson (ed), The Ghetto Underclass: Social Science Perspectives (Newbury Park,
CA: Sage Publications, 1989; Updated Edition published in 1993); in P. J. Baker et al., Social Problems:
A Critical Thinking Approach (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1992; the paper is also reprinted in the second
edition, 1993); in G. L. Carter (ed.), Empirical Approaches to Sociology: A Collection of Classic and
Contemporary Readings (New York: Macmillan, 1993).
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(58) "The Worthy and Unworthy Homeless." Society 25:5 (July-August 1988), pp. 64 - 69.32
(57) "The Mentally Ill Homeless: What is Myth and What is Fact?" Social Problems 35:2 (April, 1988),
pp. 182 - 191.33
(56) "Second Thoughts about Gun Control." The Public Interest 91 (Spring, 1988), pp. 23 - 39.34
1987
(55) "The Urban Homeless: Estimating Composition and Size" (with Peter Rossi, Gene Fisher, and
Georgia Willis). Science 235: 4794 (13 March 1987), pp. 1336 - 1341.
(54) "Ailments and Alcohol: Health Status among the Drinking Homeless" (with Janet Knight,
Eleanor Weber-Burdin, and Julie Lam). Alcohol Health and Research World 11:3 (Spring, 1987), pp. 22
- 27.
(53) "Effects of Homelessness on the Physical Well-Being of Children, Families, and Youth." Pp. 73 - 85
in The Crisis in Homelessness: Effects on Children and Families. Washington, DC: U.S. Government
Printing Office (24 February 1987).
"The Determinants of Homelessness" (with Peter Rossi). Health Affairs 6:1 (Spring, 1987), pp. 19 - 32.
(51) "Homelessness and the Low Income Housing Supply" (with Julie Lam) Social Policy 17:4 (Spring,
1987), pp. 48 - 53.35
(50) "Homelessness and Health: Effects of Lifestyle on Physical Well-being among Homeless People in
New York City" (with seven co-authors). Pp. 41 - 72 in M. Lewis and J. Miller (eds.), Research in Social
Problems and Public Policy, Volume 4. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
32Reprinted in William Feigelman (ed.) Readings on Social Problems (Ft. Worth: Holt, Rinehart, and
Winston, 1990): 121 - 128. Abridged and reprinted as "Society Should Be Sympathetic Toward the
Homeless." Pp. 39 - 45 in Lisa Orr (ed), The Homeless: Opposing Viewpoints (San Diego: Greenhavn
Press, 1990).
33Reprinted in Perspectives on Meeting the Needs of the Homeless. (Clayton, Missouri: The Alan
Company, 1991).
34Reprinted in Richard C. Monk (ed), Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues In Crime and
Criminology, (Guilford, CT: Dushkin Publishing Group, 1989, pp. 262 - 270); in Taking Sides: Clashing
Views on Controversial Social Issues (Guilford, CT: Dushkin, 1989); in Crime and Criminals
(Greenhaven Press, 1989); in W. Feigelman (ed), Readings on Social Problems (New York: Holt,
Rinehart, and Winston, 1990): 65 - 74; in New Dimensions 4:2 (February 1990), pp. 56 - 58 (abridged);
in L. Nisbet (ed), The Gun Control Debate (Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1990); in R. Liebert (ed),
The Voices of Sociology (New York, McGraw Hill, 1992); in M. Katsh, Taking Sides: Clashing Views
on Controversial Legal Issues, 5th edition (Guilford, CT: Dushkin, 1992).
35Reprinted as pp. 209 - 232 in The Crisis in Homelessness: Effects on Children and Families.
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Abridged and reprinted as "Lack of Affordable
Housing Causes Homelessness." Pp. 65-70 in Lisa Orr (ed), The Homeless: Opposing Viewpoints (San
Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1990).
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(49) "The National Health Care for the Homeless Program." Ch. 9 (pp. 150 - 169) in Bingham, Green
and White (eds.), The Homeless in Contemporary Society. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.
(48) Alcohol Abuse in the National "Health Care for the Homeless" Client Population (with Janet
Knight). Washington, DC: National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (April, 1987), pp. 58.
1986
(47) "The armed criminal in America." National Institute of Justice, Research in Brief. Washington,
DC: National Institute of Justice (November, 1986), pp. 1 - 5.
(46) "The Johnson-Pew `Health Care for the Homeless' Program." Pp. 25 - 29 in Friedner Wittman (ed.),
The Homeless with Alcohol Related Problems: A Conference Report (Bethesda, MD: National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism).
1985
(45) "Social science research and the politics of gun control" (with Peter H. Rossi). Chapter 13 (pp. 311
- 332) in L. Shotland and M. Mark (eds.), Social Science and Social Policy. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage
Publications.36
(44) James D. Wright and Peter H. Rossi, The Armed Criminal in America: A Survey of Incarcerated
Felons. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Pp. vi + 52.
1984
(43) "Evaluation Research: An Assessment" (with Peter Rossi). Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 10,
331-352.37
(42) "The ownership of firearms for reasons of self-defense." Chapter 11 (pp. 301-327) in Don B. Kates,
Jr. (ed.), Firearms and Violence: Issues of Public Policy. New York: Ballinger.
1983
(41) "Sample surveys: History, current practice, and future prospects" (with Peter Rossi and Andy
Anderson). Chapter 1 (pp. 1-20) in Rossi, Wright, and Anderson (eds.), The Handbook of Survey
Research. New York: Academic Press.
(40) "Victimization by natural hazards in the United States, 1970-1980: Survey estimates" (with Peter
H. Rossi and others). International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 1983: 467-482.
1982 36Reprinted as Ch. 10 in W. Shadish and C. Reichardt (eds.), Evaluation Studies Review Annual, Volume
12 (Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1987).
37Reprinted in Evaluation Studies Review Annual, Volume 11 (Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1986); in
Delbert C. Miller, Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement, Fifth Edition (Newbury Park:
Sage Publications, 1991), pp. 87 - 97.
17
(39) "Statistical issues in the analysis of nutritional intake data" (with Andy Anderson). Pp. 144-160 in
V. A. Beal and M. J. Laus (eds.), Proceedings of the Symposium on Dietary Data Collection: Analysis and
Significance. Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin #675. University of
Massachusetts, Amherst.
(38) "Weapons, crime and violence in America" (with Peter Rossi). Pp. 125-199 in Federal Regulation of
Firearms: A Report. (Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.) Washington DC: U. S.
Government Printing Office.
(37) "Did job satisfaction really drop during the 1970's?" (with Anthony Chelte and Curt Tausky).
Monthly Labor Review 105:11 (November, 1982), 33-36.38
1981
(36) "Public opinion and gun control: a comparison of results from two recent national surveys." Annals
of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 455 (May, 1981), 24-39.
(35) "Political disaffection." Pp. 1-79 in S. Long (ed.), The Handbook of Political Behavior, Vol. IV.
New York: Plenum Publishing Co.
(34) "The college educated blue collar worker" (with Richard Hamilton). Pp. 285-335 in R. Simpson and
I. Simpson (eds.), Research in the Sociology of Work: A Research Annual. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
(33) "The politics of natural disaster: state and local elites" (with Peter Rossi). Pp. 45-67 in Social
Science and Natural Hazards (Cambridge, MA: Abt Books).
(32) "Assessment of Research on Natural Hazards reassessed in light of SADRI's disaster research
program" (with Peter Rossi and Sonia Wright). Pp. 143-159 in Social Science and Natural Hazards
(ibid).
(31) James D. Wright and Peter H. Rossi, Weapons, Crime, and Violence in America. Vol. I: Executive
Summary (pp. 41). Vol. II: A Literature Review and Research Agenda (with Kathleen Daly and Eleanor
Weber-Burdin) (pp. 592). Vol. III: An Annotated Classified Bibliography (with Huey Chen, Kathleen
Daly, and Joe Periera) (pp. 250). Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office.
(30) Weapons Policies: A Survey of Police Department Practices concerning Weapons and Related Issues
(with Eleanor Weber Burdin, Peter Rossi, and Kathy Daly). Washington, DC: National Institute of
Justice.
(29) TVA Program Evaluation Handbook (with Andy Anderson). Knoxville, TN: Tennessee Valley
Authority. Pp. 69.
1980
38Reprinted as "Reprint Series #70" by the Labor Relations and Research Center, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst.
18
(28) "The State and Local Politics of Seismic Hazard." Pp. 193 - 201 in J. Eisenberg (ed), The Social and
Economic Impact of Earthquakes on Utility Lifelines. New York: American Society of Civil Engineers,
1980.
(27) "Survey research" (with Peter Rossi and Thomas Juravich). Pp. 954-971 in The Harvard
Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1980.
1979
(26) "Local elites and city hall: the case of natural disaster risk mitigation policy" (with William Diggins
and Peter Rossi). Social Science Quarterly 60:2 (September, 1979), 203-217.
(25) "Social cleavage and party affiliation revisited: a comparison of West Germany and the United
States" (with Dan Holub). Sociology and Social Research 63:4 (July, 1979), 671-697.
(24) "Education and job attitudes among blue collar workers" (with Richard Hamilton). Sociology of
Work and Occupations 6:1 (February, 1979), 59-83.
(23) "The transformations of the class structure" (with Richard Hamilton). In M. Zeitlin (ed.), American
Society, Inc. Chicago: Markham (1979).
1978
(22) "Effects of work scheduling on time-income tradeoffs" (with Fred Best). Social Forces 57:1
(September, 1978), 136-153.
(21) "Work satisfaction and age: some evidence for the `job change' hypothesis" (with Richard
Hamilton). Social Forces 56:4 (June, 1978), 1140-1158.
(20) "The theory and practice of applied social research" (with Peter Rossi and Sonia Wright).
Evaluation Quarterly 2:2 (May, 1978), 171-191.
(19) "Are working women really more satisfied? Evidence from several national surveys." Journal of
Marriage and the Family 40:2 (May, 1978), 301-313.39
(18) "Are there long term effects of American natural disasters?" (with Peter Rossi, Sonia Wright and
Eleanor Weber-Burdin). Journal of Mass Emergencies 3:117-132.40
(17) "The adequacy of natural disaster data bases for location and damage estimates" (with Peter Rossi,
Sonia Wright, and Eleanor Weber-Burdin). Pp. 23-35 in Susan Tubessing (ed.), Natural Hazards Data
Resources: Uses and Needs. University of Colorado: Institute for Behavioral Science, Monograph #27.41 39See also "Not so unhappy homemakers," Human Behavior 7:11 (November, 1978), 50-51; and The
Family Economist 25:1 (August, 1978). Reprinted in: G. R. Lee (ed), Family Systems in America (New
York: Holt, Rinehart, 1987).
40Reprinted as pp. 3-23 in J. Wright and Peter Rossi (eds.), Social Science and Natural Hazards.
Cambridge, MA: Abt Books.
41Reprinted as pp. 7-21 to 7-37 in Paula Gordon (ed.), Deaths, Injuries, and Property Loss by Type of
Disaster, 1970-1980: Special Statistical Summary. Washington, DC: Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
19
1977
(16) "Misinformation and opposition to fluoridation: a research note" (with Rochelle Arcus-Ting and
Richard Tessler). Polity 10:2 (Winter, 1977), 281-289.
(15) "In search of a new working class." Qualitative Sociology 1:1 (May, 1977), 33-57.
(14) "Socio-economic aspects of natural disaster preparedness and recovery" (with Peter Rossi and Sonia
Wright). Pp. 35-37 in Realizing Knowledge as A Resource: Proceedings of the Second NSF-RANN
Symposium. Washington, DC: National Science Foundation.
1976
(13) "Social class and parental values for children: a partial replication and extension of the Kohn thesis"
(with S. Wright). American Sociological Review 41:3 (June, 1976), 527-537. See also "Reply to Kohn,"
same issue, pp. 545-548.
(12) "Alienation and political negativism: new evidence from national surveys." Sociology and Social
Research 60:2 (January, 1976), 111-134.
1975
(11) "The ownership of the means of destruction: weapons in the United States" (with Linda Marston).
Social Problems 23:1 (October, 1975), 93-107.42
(10) "A research note on the non-reporting of income: the Dutch case." Sociologia Neerlandica 11:1
(October, 1975), 86-93.
(9) "Coming of age: a comparison of the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany" (with
Richard Hamilton). Zeitschrift fur Soziologie 4:4: 335-349.
(8) "Political socialization research: the `primacy' principle." Social Forces 54:1 (September, 1975):
243-255.
(7) "Income maintenance and work behavior" (with S. Wright). Social Policy 6:2 (1975), 24-32.43
(6) "Does acquiescence bias the SRC `Index of Political Efficacy'?" Public Opinion Quarterly 39:2
(Summer, 1975): 219-226.
(5) "The support for hardline foreign policy" (with Richard Hamilton). Pp. 183-218 (Ch. 5) in Hamilton,
Restraining Myths. Beverly Hills: Sage/Wiley/ Halstead.
(4) "The socio-political attitudes of white, college-educated youth." Youth and Society 6:3 (March,
1975): 251-296. 42See also "A loaded issue," Human Behavior 5:6 (June, 1976), 54-55.
43Reprinted in W. Feigleman, Prescriptions for Better Days (Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Co.); M.
Zald and G. Martin (eds.), Social Welfare Institutions: A Sociological Reader (New York: Columbia
University Press).
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1972
(3) "Attitudes belligueuses en matiere de politique etrangere" (with Richard Hamilton). Revue Francaise
de Sociologie 31 (Winter, 1972): 691-706.
(2) "The working class, authoritarianism, and the war in Vietnam." Social Problems 20:2 (Fall, 1972):
133-150.
(1) "Life, Time, and the fortunes of war." Trans-ACTION 9:2 (January, 1972): 42-52.44
Reviews, Polemics, Short Essays, Other Minor Publications
(95) “Is Student Debt a Good Investment?” Pegasus Magazine Fall 2013: p. 23.
(94) Review of John Shelton Reed, Dixie Bohemia: A French Quarter Circle in the 1920s. Society 50:5
(July/August 2013), pp. 530-531.
(93) “America the Unselfish.” UCF Today Winter 2012: p. 12.
(92) “Selling Community Based Learning to Faculty and Students.” Teaching and Learning (the
Newsletter of the ASA Section on Teaching & Learning). 2012.
(91) Review of Daniel S. Pierce, Real NASCAR: White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France.
Journal of East Tennessee History 82 (2011), pp. 123-124.
(90) Entries on “Daytona 500” and “Talladega Superspeedway” in James Thomas and Hardy Jackson
(eds), The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Volume 16: Sports and Recreation. Chapel Hill:
University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
(89) “Letters to the Editor” (with Amy Donley), Social Science Research 39:6 (November, 2010), pp.
861-62.
(88) “Felons and Gun Control” (with Rachel Rayburn). In Gregg Carter (ed.), Guns in American
Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law, Second Edition New York: ABC-
CLIO, 2012.
(87) “Steven L. Nock: A Personal Reminiscence,” Social Science Research 39:5 (September 2010), pp.
685-686.
(86) A homeless person’s version of Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Florida
Coalition for the Homeless Newsletter 2:7 (December 19, 2008), p. 1.
(85) “Welcome to the new SSR board members.” Social Science Research 37:1 (2008).
(84) “In Memoriam: Steven L. Nock (1950-2008).” Social Science Research 37:1 (2008)
(83) “Charity Begins at Home” (Letter to the Editor). Kiwanis Magazine, October 2007, p. 4. 44Reprinted in W. D. Burnham (ed.), Politics/America (New York: Van Nostrand): 55-64; E. Aronson
and R. Helmreich (eds.), Social Psychology (New York: Van Nostrand); 291-300.
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(82) “What’s Wrong with ‘Ending Chronic Homelessness’?” My Word column for the Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2007, p. A-15.
(81) “Hesitating to Forget.” Editorial, Social Science Research 36:2 (June 2007), pp. 445-446.
(80) “The Impact of the Graying of America.” Summary of a presentation to the AARP Senior Mobility
Forum published in Florida’s Senior Mobility Issues. Orlando, FL: Winter Park Health Foundation,
December 2006, pp. 9-10.
(79) “In Memoriam: Peter H. Rossi (1921-2006).” Social Science Research 35:4 (December 2006), p.
803.
(78) “An Affront to Human Dignity.” My Word column for the Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2006, p. A-22.
(77) “Vandalism” (with Timothy Brezina). In Clifton D. Bryant (ed), Encyclopedia of Criminology and
Deviant Behavior. Volume 1, pp. 162-164. Philadelphia: Brunner Routledge, 2006.
(76) “Free Will and Deviance” (with Timothy Brezina). In Clifton D. Bryant (ed), Encyclopedia of
Criminology and Deviant Behavior. Volume 2, pp. 515-518. Philadelphia: Brunner Routledge, 2006.
(75) “Happier than We Thought – A Perspective on Demographics.” My Word column for the Orlando
Sentinel, 15 December 2005, p. A-23.
(74) Review of James S. House, F. Thomas Juster, Robert L. Kahn, Howard Schuman and Eleanor Singer
(editors), A Telescope on Society: Survey Research and Social Science at the University of Michigan and
Beyond, Contemporary Sociology, 34:4 (July 2005), pp. 429-430.
(73) Review of Bruce Katz and Robert E. Lang (eds), Redefining Urban and Suburban America: Evidence
from Census 2000. City and Community 3:1 (March, 2004), pp. 91-92.
(72) “The Homeless – Again” (with Robert H. Brown). My Word column for the Orlando Sentinel, 15
June 2004, p. A-13.
(71) “Political spoilers: Traditional values, not politics, are on the mind of NASCAR dads, this campaign
season’s favored voter group.” Op-Ed for the Anniston (Alabama) Star, Sunday “Insight” section, April
25, 2004, p. 1.
(70) Review of Kim Hopper, Reckoning with Homelessness, Social Service Review 77:4 (December
2003), pp. 635-637.
(69) "Homelessness Among Older Adults" (with Tracy Dietz). Pp. 381-386 in Lois A. Vitt (ed),
Encyclopedia of Retirement and Finance. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003.
(68) “Comment on Reviews of Books on C. Wright Mills” (letter), Contemporary Sociology 32: (March
2003), pp. 268-269.
(67) “Felons and Gun Control” (with Teri Vail). Pp. 197-199 in Gregg Carter (ed.), Encyclopedia of
Guns in American Society. New York: ABC-CLIO, 2002.
(66) “Ticket to Drive,” CITY AZ Magazine, Number 23 (September-October, 2001), pp. 36-38.
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(65) “Tulane’s Sociology Department Celebrates 100th Anniversary.” Footnotes 28:5 (May-June 2000),
p. 4.
(64) Review of Madelon Powers, Faces Along the Bar: Lore and Order in the Workingman’s Saloon,
1870-1920. Contemporary Drug Problems 26 (Summer, 1999): 355-358.
(63) Entries on National Rifle Association, Brady Bill, and Gun Control in The Dictionary of American
History. Charles Scribner's, 1998.
(62) “Covenant Marriage: Louisiana Update” (with Steven L. Nock and Laura Sanchez). The Responsive
Community 8:4 (October, 1998), pp. 84-87.
(61) "The Price of Civilization: Comment on Peter Eisinger's 'City Politics in an Era of Federal
Devolution." Urban Affairs Quarterly 33:3 (January, 1998), pp. 326-329.
(60) "Physician assisted suicide" (letter). The Journal of Long Term Home Health Care 16:3 (Summer,
1997: 48-49.
(59) "A Matter of Respect." Review essay on R. E. Nisbett and D. Cohen, Culture of Honor: The
Psychology of Violence in the South. Reason 2:9 (February, 1997): 62-64.
(58) Review of W. LaPierre, Guns, Crime, and Freedom. Society 33:6 (September-October, 1996): 84-85.
(57) Review of D. A. Timmer, D. S. Eitzen, and K. D. Talley, Paths to Homelessness: Extreme Poverty
and the Urban Housing Crisis. Social Forces 74:4 (June, 1996): 1455-56.
(56) "Treatment Note: Predicting Outcomes in Substance Abuse Programs for the Homeless" (with Joel
Devine). Epikrisis 7:5 (May, 1996): 2.
(55) Review of D. W. Rich, T. A. Rich, and L. C. Mullins (eds), Old and Homeless--Double Jeopardy: An
Overview of Current Practice and Policies. Pride Institute Journal of Long Term Home Health Care 14:3
(Summer, 1995), pp. 49-51.
(54) Review of R. R. Dynes and K. J. Tierney (eds), Disasters, Collective Behavior, and Social
Organization in Contemporary Sociology 24:5 (September, 1995), pp. 625-626.
(53) "Bad Guys, Bad Guns." National Review (6 March 1995), pp. 50-51.
(52) "Homelessness." Encarta, 1995: A Complete Interactive Multimedia Encyclopedia (Electronic CD-
ROM publication from Microsoft, Inc.), 1994.
(51) "Rural vs. Urban Homelessness in Louisiana." Pp. 31-32 in Louisiana Interagency Action Council
on the Homeless, When There's No Place Like Home: Rural and Urban Views. Third Annual Report to
the Governor (March, 1994).
(50) Review of S. Golden, The Women Outside: Meanings and Myths of Homelessness, in The Journal of
Interdisciplinary History 24:4 (Spring, 1994): 759-761.
(49) "Lost in the Streets: Homelessness in America" (with Peter H. Rossi). Featured Review of A. S.
Baum and D. W. Burnes A Nation In Denial: The Truth About Homelessness in Contemporary Sociology
23:1 (January, 1994): 41-42.
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(48) Review of J. Blau, The Visible Poor: Homelessness in the United States in Social Service Review
67:1 (March, 1993), pp. 163 - 164.
(47) "Sociology at Tulane Celebrates 90th Anniversary." ASA Footnotes 20:7 (September, 1992): 3.
(46) Review of D. Schmidtz, The Limits of Government: An Essay on the Public Goods Argument in
American Political Science Review 86:2 (1992), pp. 515-516.
(45) "The Future of Homelessness in the United States." Help for the Homeless News 1:5 (1992), pp. 5-8.
(44) Review of R. Inglehart, Culture Shift in Advanced Industrial Society in Contemporary Sociology 20:6
(November 1991): 892 - 894.
(43) "Poverty and Politics in Louisiana" (with Joel Devine). The Tulanian 62:3 (Fall, 1991), pp. 44 - 45.45
(42) "On the Abolition of Sociology Departments: A Panel for Chairpersons" (with Kenneth Smith,
Richard Simpson, Kenneth Land, and Walda Katz Fishman). The Southern Sociologist 23:2 (Fall, 1991),
pp. 1, 8-13.
(41) Review of M. Lang, Homelessness Amid Affluence: Structure and Paradox in the American Political
Economy in Contemporary Sociology 20: 1 (January, 1991), pp. 76 - 77.
(40) "In Memoriam: Richard J. Hill." Social Science Research 19:3 (September, 1990), p. 300.
(39) "In the Heat of the Moment." Reason 22:4 (August-September, 1990), pp. 44 - 45.46
(38) Review of D. Johnson, L. Meiller, L. Miller, and G. Summers, Needs Assessment: Theory and
Methods in Social Forces 68:4 (June, 1990), pp. 1364 - 1365.
(37) "The Homeless." Help for the Homeless News 1:3 (June, 1990), pp. 7-9.
(36) "A Rising Tide of Homeless Pose New Problems for Society." Volunteers of America Gazette (June,
1990).
(35) "Who Are the Homeless?" Policy Review 52 (Spring, 1990), p. 95 (letter).
(34) Review of S. Coontz, The Social Origins of Private Life: A History of American Families, 1600 -
1900 in Journal of Marriage and the Family 51:4 (November, 1989), pp. 1091 - 1092.
(33) Review of D. Granburg and S. Holmberg, The Political System Matters: Social Psychology and
Voting Behavior in Sweden and the United States in Contemporary Sociology 18:5 (September, 1989), pp.
728 - 729.
(32) Review of B. Sussman, What Americans Really Think and Why Our Politicians Pay No Attention in
Public Opinion Quarterly (Summer, 1989): 279-280.
(31) "Guns and Sputter." Reason 21:3 (July, 1989), pp. 46 - 47. 45Reprinted in The New Orleans Tribune 7:11 (November 1991), p. 10.
46Reprinted as "In the Heat of A Moment?" in the Cleveland Plain Dealer 11 September 1990: p. 7-B.
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(30) "Science, Passion and Polemics." Society 26:4 (May - June, 1989), pp. 21 - 23.
(29) "Homelessness: Causes and effects." In "Forum," Issues in Science and Technology (Journal of the
National Academy of Sciences) 5:2 (Winter 1988-1989), p. 23 (letter).
(28) "Second Opinion: Yes, There's an Answer for America's Homeless." Health: A Weekly Journal of
Medicine, Science and Society. The Washington Post (29 November 1988), p. 8 (Invited Editorial).
(27) "How Long, O Lord, How Long?" (Review Essay on Farley and Allen, The Color Line and the
Quality of Life in America) in Contemporary Sociology 17:5 (September, 1988), pp. 584 - 586.
(26) "Health Policy and the Homeless." Medicine and Health: Perspectives 42:10 (March 7, 1988),
(Washington, DC: McGraw Hill Healthcare Information Center), pp. 1 - 4.
(25) Review of D. MacRae, Policy Indicators: Links between Social Science and Public Debate in
Contemporary Sociology 15:1 (January, 1986), pp. 151-152.
(24) "The Health Status of the Homeless: Diverse People, Diverse Problems, Diverse Needs" (with P.W.
Brickner). Proceedings of the American Public Health Association Meetings, Washington, DC
(November, 1985) (Abstract).
(23) Review of S. M. Lipset and W. Schneider, The Confidence Gap (with Peter Rossi) in Society 21:2
(January-February, 1984), pp. 83-85.
(22) Review of W. Petak and A. Atkisson, Natural Hazard Risk Assessment and Public Policy in The
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 1984.
(21) Review of E. Shils, Tradition in Sociology and Social Research 66:4 (July, 1983), 503-504.
(20) Review of R. Turner et al., Community Response to Earthquake Threat in Southern California, Vols.
I - X (with Peter Rossi) in Disasters 7:2 (1983), pp. 151-153.
(19) Review of J. R. Milavsky et al., Television and Aggression: A Panel Study (with Peter Rossi) in
Television Quarterly No. 3 (1983), pp. 99-102.
(18) "Applied social science" (with Peter Rossi). (Review Essay of three books on evaluation research) in
Contemporary Sociology 12:2 (March, 1983), 148-151.
(17) "The recent weapons trend and the putative `need' for gun control." Pp. 65-73 in Don B. Kates, Jr.
(ed.), Why Handgun Bans Can't Work. Bellevue, Washington: Second Amendment Foundation, 1982.
(16) "Best schools -- Better discipline or better students?" (with Peter Rossi) (Review Essay, J. Coleman et
al., High School Achievement) in American Journal of Education 91:l (November, 1982), 79-89.
(15) Review of A. Szalai and F. Andrews (eds.), The Quality of Life: Comparative Studies in
Contemporary Sociology 11:1 (January, 1982), 78-79.
(14) Review of D. Yankelovich, New Rules: Searching for Self-Fulfillment in a World Turned Upside
Down (with Peter Rossi) in Society 20:1 (Winter, 1982), 82-85.
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(13) Review of W. R. Schonfeld, Obedience and Revolt: French Behavior Toward Authority in American
Journal of Sociology 85:4 (January, 1980), 1011-1013.
(12) "Control yourself!" (Review Essay on M. Janowitz, The Last Half Century) in Contemporary
Sociology 9:5 (September, 1980), 612-616.
(11) "Comment on 'Whither The First New Nation?'" Tocqueville Review 1:1 (Fall, 1979), 100-113.
(10) "Social research and social reality: reply to Blumberg" (with Richard Hamilton). Dissent 25:4 (Fall,
1978), 419-424.
(9) "The political consciousness of post-industrialism" (Review Essay on R. Inglehart, The Silent
Revolution) in Contemporary Sociology 7:3 (May, 1978), 270-273.
(8) Review of R. Liebert, Disintegration and Political Action in Sociology and Social Research 62:3
(April, 1978).
(7) "Blue collar, cap and gown" (with Richard Hamilton). Dissent 25:2 (Spring, 1978), 219-223.
(6) "The US voters' apathetic revolt." Feature article for the Sunday Baltimore Sun, 19 September 1976.
(5) Review of J. Delamater, The Study of Political Commitment in Sociology and Social Research 61:4
(July, 1976), 563-564.
(4) "Discontented, mistrustful, alienated: the real danger in alienation." The Nation 222:2 (January 17,
1976), 40-44.
(3) Review of R. Wilson, The Moral State and D. Schwartz and S. Schwartz, New Directions in Political
Socialization in Journal of Political and Military Sociology 4:2 (1976), 318-321.
(2) "Who owns the sidearms? The demography of gun control." The Nation 221:8 (September 21, 1975),
241-244.47
(1) Review of S. Verba and N. Nie, Participation in America in Contemporary Sociology 4:3 (May,
1975), 272-273.
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1997: (51) "Off with their Heads! The ABCs of Capitation" (April 1997: 2-3). (50) "Managing to Care"
(March 1997:2-3). (49) "Race, Class, and Health--Again" (February, 1997: 3-4). (48) "Flexible Spending
Accounts" (February 1997: 1-2).
47Abridged and reprinted as "Why gun control advocates miss the target." Sunday Chicago Tribune, 28
September 1975.
48Policy Watch was a monthly supplement of signed reviews published in the American Journal of
Medicine. These reviews covered recent articles in a variety of health journals with implications for
health care policy. Policy Watch also appeared in the American Journal of Surgery.
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1996: (47) "Geriatric Care in Canada and the U.S." (September, 1996: 2). (46) "On the Road Again"
(June, 1996: 2). (45) "Battering Syndrome" (March, 1996:2) (44) "Physician Labor: How Much Is
Enough?" (March, 1996:3). (43) "Kan U Rede Thiss? (March, 1996: 3-4). (42) "The Proletarianization of
Medicine?" (January 1996: 2). (41) "Domestic Violence and the Emergency Department" (January,
1996: 4).
1995: (40) "Consumer Choice in Health Care Reform" (August, 1995: 2). (39) "Race, Class, and
Mortality" (August, 1995: 3-4). (38) "Primary Care in the Hinterland" (July 1995: 2-3). (37) "What Do
We Really Know About Health Care Spending?" (June, 1995: 3-4). (36) "Immunization of American
Infants" (March 1995: 2-3) (35) "The Cost of Being Homeless: Early Death" (March 1995: 2) (34)
"Rationing and the Quality of Health Care" (March 1995: 3).
1994: (33) "Medicine and the Ethnic Mosaic" (December 1994:7). (32) "An Emerging Health Care
Crisis: Doctors Aren't Paid Enough!" (November, 1994: 10-11). (31) "Nasty, Brutish, and Short"
(August, 1994: 7-8). (30) "Contrary Perspectives on Health Care Reform," (July, 1994:9-10). (29)
"Follow the Money" (May, 1994: 7). (28) "How Ya' Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm, After They've
Seen Health Care Reform?" (June, 1994: 6). (27) "Healthy (Black) People 2000" (March 1994:12). (26)
"An American (Health Care) Dilemma" (February 1994: 12).
1993: (25) "Open Your Pocket and Say Ouch" (December 1993: 7-8). (24) "Aspirina, Por Favor"
(November 1993:10). (23) "HIV Disease, Poverty, and Youth" (November 1993:8-9). (22) "A Blow in
Cold Blood" (August 1993:2-3). (21) "Public Health in the Prisons and Jails" (July 1993:3-4). (20)
"Women, AIDS, Prophylaxis, and Death" (June, 1993:1-2). (19) "Race and Crack Cocaine Use: A
Matter of Prejudice?" (May, 1993:3). (18) "Dad, Can I Borrow the Handgun?" (February 1993:2). (17)
"You Can't Beat a Woman; Or, Home is Where the Hard Is" (February 1993:1-2). (16) "Greedy
Geezers?" (January 1993:1-2). (15) "The Value of Values in Health Reform" (January 1993:4).
1992: (14) "Down and Out with HIV Disease" (July 1992:2-3). (13) "The Dawn of Crack" (June 1992:3-
4). (12) "G-O-M-E-R!" (May 1992:2-3). (11) "Race, Genocide, and Public Health" (March 1992: 2-3).
(10) "What Do We Do, Just Let Them Die?" (February 1992:2-3). (9) "Health Care and the Hispanic
Population" (January 1992:2).
1991: (8) "Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Children, Children Get AIDS" (December 1991:4). (7) "Mission
Impossible" (October 1991:2). (6) "An Equality Among Blacks and Whites: Poverty Kills Them Both"
(September 1991:3-4). (5) "Uninsured Children: A New Child Health Epidemic" (August 1991:1-2). (4)
"Sex, Drugs, Disease and Social Disorganization" (May 1991:3-4). (3) "MedicAIDS" (April 1991: 2-3).
(2) "Poor Pour In, Docs Duck Out" (March 1991:2-3). (1) "A Tangled Web: Social Support and the
Pregnant Teenager" (February 1991:2-3).
Unpublished Technical and Consulting Reports
2013
(87) Rachel E. Morgan, James D. Wright and Amy M. Donley. Florida Sea Grant Research Project on
Recreational Boaters in Brevard and Orange County, Florida. UCF School of Communications, pp. 12.
2012
(86) James D. Wright, Rachel E. Morgan, Justin Fletcher, Meghan M. Harte, James McCutcheon, Marc
Settembrino, Katelan Smith, and Nate Van Ness. Gaps in the Food Distribution System of Central
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Florida: Empirical Analyses (Part II). Orlando, FL: Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida,
pp. 43.
(85) James D. Wright, Rachel E. Morgan, and Amy M. Donley. SunRail Telephone Survey Results.
Orlando, FL: Thompson Wesley Wolfe, pp. 42.
(84) Rachel E. Morgan and James D. Wright. SunRail Online Survey Results. Orlando, FL: Thompson
Wesley Wolfe, pp. 66.
2011
(83) James D. Wright, Rachel E. Morgan and Amy M. Donley, The Winter Park Health Foundation’s
“Healthy Central Florida Initiative” in Eatonville, Maitland and Winter Park: Final Results from the
Baseline Survey. Orlando: Winter Park Health Foundation, pp. 155
(82) James D. Wright, Jana. L. Jasinski, and Rachel E. Morgan, Transportation Issues in Central Florida:
The 2011 Survey of Public Opinion. Orlando, FL: METROPLAN ORLANDO, pp. 79
2009
(81) James D. Wright, Amy M. Donley, and Jana L. Jasinski, Public Perceptions of the Homeless and the
Agencies that Serve Them: Summary Report. Orlando, FL: Central Florida Commission on the
Homeless, 2009, pp. 12.
(80) Amy M. Donley and James D. Wright, WRCC Evaluation: Focus Group Results and Pavilion Men
Needs Assessment: Survey Results. Orlando, FL: Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, 2009, pp.
9 and 19.
(79) Amy M. Donley and James D. Wright, The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust Continuum of Care
Evaluation Report. Miami, FL: Miami Dade Homeless Trust, November 2009, pp. xi + 123.
(78) James D. Wright, Jana L. Jasinski and Jennifer Truman, New Smyrna Beach Citizens’ Survey 2009:
Survey Results. New Smyrna Beach, FL: Office of City Manager, pp. 83.
(77) James D. Wright, Jana L. Jasinski, Amy M. Donley, and Jenna Truman, Transportation Issues in
Central Florida: A Survey of Public Opinion, 2009. Orlando, FL: METROPLAN ORLANDO. Pp. 67.
(76) James D. Wright, Jana L. Jasinski, and Jenna Truman, The Arts in Orlando: Popular Perceptions,
Interests, and Opinions. Final Survey Results. Orlando: Metro Orlando Economic Development
Commission and UCF Office of University Relations, 2009. Pp. 75
2008
(75) James D. Wright, Jana L. Jasinski, Amy M. Donley, Joan Nelson, and others, 2008 Heart of Florida
United Way Tri-County Needs Assessment: A Study of Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties.
Orlando, FL: HFUW. Executive Summary + 143 pp.
(74) James D. Wright and Tangela Towns, Resident Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Grant
Evaluation Report 2008. Orlando, FL: Orlando Housing Authority, April, 2008, pp. 9.
(73) James D. Wright, Winter Park Strategic Planning Sessions March 26-27, 2008: Summary and Final
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Report. Winter Park, FL: Office of the City Manager, April, 2008, pp. 10.
(72) James D. Wright, Jana L. Jasinski, and Amy M. Donley, Town of Ponce Inlet Community Survey
2008: Survey Results. Ponce Inlet, FL: Office of the Town Manager, 2008, pp. 38.
(71) James D. Wright and Jana L. Jasinski, Poverty in Central Florida: Work, Wages and Well-Being
among the Region’s low and Moderate Income Families. Orlando, FL: Heart of Florida United Way,
Workforce Central Florida, Orange County Government, and the UCF Metropolitan Center for Regional
Studies, February 2008. Pp. 24. Technical Appendix, pp. 68.
2007
(70) Amy M. Donley and James D. Wright, Popular Thinking about Regional Transportation Issues:
A Series of Focus Group Studies. Orlando, FL: METROPLAN ORLANDO: A Regional Transportation
Partnership, July, 2007, pp. 46.
(69) James D. Wright and Jana L. Jasinski, City of Deltona Residents’ Survey 2007. Deltona, FL: Office
of the City Manager, June, 2007, pp. 91.
(68) James D. Wright and Jana L. Jasinski, Marion County Citizens’ Survey 2007: Final Report. Ocala,
FL: Marion County Board of County Commissioners, May, 2007, pp. 54.
(67) James D. Wright and Jana L. Jasinski, Survey of Florida High School Advisors and Counselors:
Final Report. Orlando: UCF Office of Marketing, Communications, and Admissions, May, 2007, pp. 67.
(66) James D. Wright, Jamie Dodge, and Brent Marshall, Planning for Long-Term Recovery from
Natural Disasters: What Did Central Florida’s Non-Profits Learn from the 2004 Florida Hurricanes?
Orlando, Florida: Heart of Florida United Way, April, 2007. Pp. 21.
(65) James D. Wright and Jana L. Jasinski, Public Interest in UCF-Themed Television Programming: A
Three County Survey. Final Report. University of Central Florida: Office of Marketing, Communications
and Admissions, March 2007, pp. 73.
(64) James D. Wright, Delores Edelen, Amy M. Donley, Andrew Freeland, and Christian Bolden, Living
Rough: A Qualitative Study of Homeless People in Outdoor Camps in East Orange County, Florida, Final
Report. Orlando, FL: Orange County Government, March, 2007. Pp. 31.
(63) James D. Wright, Amy M. Donley, and Jana L. Jasinski, High School Advisors’ UCF Campus Tour
Evaluation Questionnaire: Final Results. University of Central Florida: Office of Marketing,
Communications and Admissions, March 2007, pp. 19.
(62) James D. Wright and Delores Edelen, Carver Court Residents’ Survey 2006: Final Report. Orlando:
Orlando Housing Authority, March 2007, pp. 43.
2006
(61) Real Estate Research Consultants and Dr. James D. Wright, A Quantitative and Qualitative
Evaluation of the Impacts of The Daily Bread Soup Kitchen in Melbourne’s Downtown Area. Final
Report to the City of Melbourne, Florida, December 2006, pp. 41 plus attachments.
(60) Jana L. Jasinski and James Wright, City of Eustis Community Survey, 2006: Final Report, Eustis,
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FL: Office of the City Manager, October, 2006, pp. 125.
(59) James Wright and Jana L. Jasinski, City of Maitland Community Survey, 2006: Final Report.
Maitland, Florida: Office of the City Manager, June 2006, pp. 81.
(58) James Wright and Jana Jasinski, City of Cape Canaveral Community Survey 2006: Survey Results.
Cape Canaveral, Florida: Economic and Cultural Development Board, June 2006, pp. 151.
(57) Jana L. Jasinski and James D. Wright, City of Casselberry Community Perceptions Survey, 2006:
Survey Results. Casselberry, FL: Office of the City Manager, May, 2006, pp. 68.
(56) James D. Wright and Jana L. Jasinski, Funding the ACCESS-LYNX Paratransit Service: A Three
County Survey. Orlando, FL: METROPLAN ORLANDO: A Regional Transportation Partnership, April
2006, pp. 37.
(55) James D. Wright and Jana L. Jasinski, Who Will We Be in the Year 2050? Demographic Changes
in Central Florida and Their Implications for Regional Transportation Planning. Orlando, FL:
METROPLAN ORLANDO: A Regional Transportation Partnership, April 2006, pp. 18.
(54) Delores Edelen and James D. Wright, Carver Court Relocation Survey: Report of Results. Orlando,
FL: Orlando Housing Authority, February 2006, pp. 11.
2005
(53) James D. Wright and Jana L. Jasinski, The Ties that Bind: The Central Florida Social Capital
Survey. Technical Report. Orlando, FL: Institute for Social and Behavioral Sciences, October 2005, pp.
532.
(52) City of Orlando Survey of Housing Conditions, 2005: Final Technical Report, by James D. Wright
and Jana L. Jasinski. Orlando, FL: City of Orlando Housing Department, August 2005, pp. 158.
(51) The Experience of Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women: A Research Report, by Jana L.
Jasinski, Jennifer K. Wesely, Elizabeth Mustaine, and James D. Wright. Washington, DC: Final Report
to the National Institute of Justice, June 2005, pp. 83 plus appendices.
(50) Transportation Issues in Central Florida: A Survey of Public Opinion, by James D. Wright, Jana L.
Jasinski, and Amy M. Donley. Orlando, Florida: METROPLAN ORLANDO: A Regional Transportation
Partnership, April, 2005, pp. 64.
2004
(49) Patterns of Shelter Utilization among Homeless Men in Orlando. Orlando, FL: Coalition for the
Homeless of Central Florida, pp. 14.
(48) Orange County Library System Consumer Research Study: Non-Users, by Mary Recchia-Brown and
James D. Wright. Final Report to OCLS, Orlando, FL, November 15, 2004, pp. 44.
(47) Views of Winter Springs Registered Voters on Proposed New Athletic Facilities for the Winter
Springs High School and Community: Results of a Survey by James D. Wright and Jana L. Jasinski.
Orlando, FL: Institute for Government and Winter Springs City Manager’s Office, pp. 19.
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(46) What Happens When Cities Attempt to Relocate Homeless Services Outside Their Central Business
Districts? Orlando, FL: Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, pp. 15.
(45) Coalition for the Homeless Residents Speak Out on Relocation of Coalition Services: Results from a
Focus Group Study, by Delores Edelen and James D. Wright. Orlando, FL: Coalition for the Homeless of
Central Florida, pp. 19.
(44) How Many Non-Homeless People Eat at Orlando’s Soup Kitchens? Orlando: Coalition for the
Homeless of Central Florida and Christian Service Center, pp. 13.
(43) Survey of Coalition Food Service Volunteers, Fall, 2003: Basic Results, by Amy Donley and James D.
Wright. Orlando: Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, pp. 15
2003
(42) Inventory of Programs Providing Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Services to Homeless Persons in
the Tri-County Area: A Report of Research Findings, by James Wright, Delores A. Edelen, and Amy M.
Donley. Orlando, FL: Orlando Area Trust for the Homeless, pp. 38. Results presented at the OATH
Preferred Living Center Bidder’s Conference, Orlando, 10 March 2004.
(41) One Thousand Homeless Men: Initial Results from Intake Surveys of Men Sleeping in the Coalition
for the Homeless’ Pavilion, July-August, 2003. Orlando, FL: Coalition for the Homeless of Central
Florida, pp. 15.
2002
(40) “Public Opinion Data Pertinent to Environmental Issues in The Lower Mississippi River Basin.” In
Final Report to the National Science Foundation on the Tulane “Biocomplexity” Project, New Orleans,
LA: Tulane University.
(39) The Experiment that Wasn't? How Covenant Marriage Was Implemented in Louisiana by James D.
Wright, Laura A. Sanchez, Steven L. Nock, Julia C. Wilson, Jessica W. Pardee, and Marcel Ionescu.
Final Report to the Smith Richardson Foundation, April 2002.
1998
(38) High School Youth, Weapons and Violence: A National Study of Weapon-Related Behavior, Crime,
and Victimization (with Joe Sheley). Final Report. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice, Spring
1998, pp. 94.
1997
(37) Home is Where the Heart Is: Attitudes of C.J. Peete Residents about Relocation, Modernization, and
Related Issues. New Orleans, LA: Tulane-Xavier Campus Affiliates Program, June 24, 1997, pp. XX.
(36) C. J. Peete: What Are the Problems? What Are the Solutions? New Orleans, LA: Tulane-Xavier
Campus Affiliates Program, 10 March 1997, pp. 39.
1996
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(35) Beyond Black and White: Multiculturalism and the General Social Survey, A Conference
Report (with Peter V. Marsden and Bernice Pescosolido). New York: The Rockefeller Foundation,
February, 1996.
1995
(34) Education: A Road to Success for Louisiana's Homeless Children and Youth (with Laurie M.
Joyner). Louisiana Department of Education, Office for Homeless Children and Youth, 1995, pp. 18.
1993
(33) Effects of High School Work Experience a Decade Later: Evidence from the National Longitudinal
Survey (with Rhoda Carr). Report to the Employment Policies Institute (December 1993), pp. 25.
(32) The Least of Mine: The New Orleans Homeless Substance Abusers Project Final Report (with Joel
A. Devine and Laurie Joyner). Final Report to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,
Washington, DC (September 1993), pp. 462.
(31) Possession and Carrying of Firearms among a Sample of Inner-City High School Females (with M.
Dwayne Smith and Joseph F. Sheley). Report to the National Institute of Justice and the Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Washington, DC (June 1993), pp. 37.
(30) Weapons-Related Victimization among Inner City High School Students (with Joseph F. Sheley and
Zina T. McGee). Report to the National Institute of Justice and the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, Washington, DC (June 1993), pp. 85.
(29) Drug Activity and Firearms Possession and Use by Juveniles (with Joseph F. Sheley). Report to the
National Institute of Justice and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Washington,
DC (June 1993), pp. 45.
(28) Gang Organization, Routine Criminal Activity, and Gang Member's Criminal Behavior (with Joseph
Sheley and Joshua Zhang). Report to the National Institute of Justice and the Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention, Washington, DC (June 1993), pp. 36.
1992
(27) Firearms, Violence and Inner-City Youth: A Report of Research Findings (with Joseph A. Sheley
and M. Dwayne Smith). Final Report to the National Institute of Justice and the Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention, Washington, DC (March 1992), pp. 127.
1991
(26) Project Cincinnati: The Volunteers of America's Community and Neighborhood Drug Offensive and
its Impact on Young People In Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH: River Valley VOA (October 1991), pp. 113.
(25) Volunteer Utilization in VOA's National Community and Neighborhood Drug Offensive: Evidence
from the Volunteer Intake Forms. New Orleans, LA; Volunteers of America National Office (September,
1991), pp. 23.
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(24) CAN-DO Community and Neighborhood Drug Offensive Project: Internal Evaluation of Project
Directors and Site Coordinators. New Orleans, LA; Volunteers of America National Office (May 1991),
pp. 36.
1990
(23) Towards Census 2000: Some Lessons Learned from the 1990 S-Night Enumeration of the Homeless
in New Orleans (with Joel Devine). Report for the US Bureau of the Census, May 1990.
1989
(22) Correlates and Consequences of Alcohol Abuse in the National "Health Care for the Homeless"
Client Population: Final Results. Washington, DC: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,
pp. 54.
1988
(21) Health Care for the Homeless, 1985 - 1987: User's Guide (with Andrea Leibson and Eleanor
Weber). Amherst, MA: Social and Demographic Research Institute. Pp. 372.
(20) Purchase of Development Rights: A Survey of What the Farmer Thinks. Final Report to American
Farmland Trust (Northampton, MA), Pp. 33.
1987
(19) The National Health Care for the Homeless Program: The First Year (with Eleanor Weber Burdin,
Janet Knight and Julie Lam). Amherst, MA: Social and Demographic Research Institute. Pp. 118.
(18) Selected Topics in the Health Status of America's Homeless. Special Report to the Institute of
Medicine, National Academy of Science (May), pp. 44.
1985
(17) Health and Homelessness: An Analysis of the Health Status of a Sample of Homeless People in New
York City (with seven co-authors). Final Report to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Amherst, MA:
Social and Demographic Research Institute. Pp. 120.
(16) A Conjoint Analysis of Perceptions of Electric Utility Companies (with Andy Anderson and Eleanor
Weber-Burdin). Cambridge, MA: Cambridge Reports, Inc. Pp. 33.
1984
(15) The Armed Criminal in America (with Peter Rossi). Final Research Report to the National Institute
of Justice (Grant # NIJ-82-IJCX-001). Amherst, MA: Social and Demographic Research Institute. Pp.
553.
1983
(14) Problems in Constructing Time-Series Files from MINCOME Data: Technical Report (with Andy
Anderson and Eleanor Weber Burdin). Winnipeg, Manitoba: Institute for Social and Economic
Research. Pp. 43.
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(13) Interest of Business Travellers in a Nation-Wide Paging Service (with Andy Anderson).
Washington, DC: Maxcell Telecommunications, Inc. Pp. 23.
(12) Family Matters (with Peter Rossi and others). Amherst, MA: Social and Demographic Research
Institute. Pp. 264.
1982
(11) Housing Consumption Effects of Guaranteed Annual Income Experiments (with Peter Rossi and
Andy Anderson). Ottowa, Canada: Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Pp. 107.
(10) Victimization by Natural Hazard in the United States (with Peter Rossi and others). Final Report to
the National Science Foundation.
1981
(9) MINCOME Field Operations and Interviewing Procedures (pp. 45). Quality Control and MINCOME
Data (pp. 34). Data Base Documentation: Technical Recommendations (pp. 50). (With Andy Anderson
and others.) Winnipeg, Manitoba: University of Manitoba Income Maintenance Archive.
(8) Migrant and Seasonal Farm Labor in New England: Technical Review of Available Statistical Data.
Springfield, MA: New England Farm Workers Council. Pp. 41.
(7) It's All in the Family: Alumni Assessments of UMASS, Past and Present (with Peter Rossi, Eleanor
Weber Burdin and Anne MacMurray). University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Office of Alumni Affairs.
Pp. 150.
1980
(6) The Politics of Environmental Risk Management in Boston, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles.
Redondo Beach, CA: J. H. Wiggins Co. Pp. 43.
(5) Results from St. Elizabeth's Hospital's Outpatient Needs Survey (with Andy Anderson). Washington,
DC: St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Pp. 133.
1979
(4) The Apathetic Politics of Natural Hazards (with Peter Rossi and others). Final Report to the National
Science Foundation, Grant #ENV-15441. Pp. 650.
1978
(3) Estimating the Long Term Effects of Tornadoes, Hurricanes, and Floods (with Peter Rossi and
others). Final Report to the National Science Foundation, Grant #ENV-15441. Pp. 350.
(2) Findings from the Hampden County Jury Survey. University of Massachusetts: Social and
Demographic Research Institute. Pp. 38.
(1) Pittsfield Housing Survey: Technical Report. Amherst, MA: Services Group, Inc. Pp. 38.
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Conference Presentations, Speeches and Major Public Appearances49
2014
(251) Denise DeLorme, Lindsay Neuberger, and James D. Wright, “Exploring Boaters’ Environmental
Views for a Marine Conservation Social Marketing Campaign National.” Paper presented at the National
Communications Association 100th Annual Conference, Environmental Communication Division
November 20-23, 2014, Chicago.
(250) “Investing in Engagement: Volunteerism and Charitable Giving among Millennials” (with Sara
Strickhouser and Jessica Kleinberger). Paper presented at 8th Annual Public Administration Research
Conference at the University of Central Florida, March, 2014.*
2013
(249) James Wright and Sara Strickhouser, “Results from the 2013 Survey of Public Opinion concerning
Transportation Issues in Central Florida.” Presentation to MetroPlan Orlando Board of Directors, July 10,
2013. Also presented to MetroPlan’s Citizens’ Advisory Committee, July 24, 2013; the Bicycle &
Pedestrian Advisory Committee, July 24, 2013; Transportation Technical Committee , July 26, 2013;
Municipal Advisory Committee, August , 2013; and Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating
Board, August 15, 2013.
(248) James Wright and Amy M. Donley, "Poor and Homeless in the Sunshine State: Down and out in
theme park nation." Keynote Address, Ending Poverty and Homelessness through Regional Capacity
Building: Building Alliances across the Southeast, Housing Conference. Orlando, FL: April 22, 2013.
(247) “Five Steps to Developing a Sustainable Healthy Community.” Keynote Address, The Policies and
Planning of Healthy Communities (7th Annual Public Administration Research Conference), University
of Central Florida, April 5, 2013
(246) “Hunger Knows No Friend: The UCF/ISBS Research Program on Hunger and Food Insecurity in
Central Florida.” Keynote Address, “Kickoff Seminar,” UCF Student Research Week. April 1, 2013.
(245) "Summary of the UCF Health Inventory" at Designing Healthy Communities: The Discussion
Continues. Winter Park Health Foundation, March 19, 2013.
2012
(244) “Down and Out in Theme Park Nation.” COS/UCF 50th Anniversary Celebration, Café
Scientifique, Orlando, 5 December 2012.
(243) “The International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Second Edition.”
Roundtable presentation at the Meetings of the Research Committee on the History of Sociology,
International Sociological Association, Dublin, Ireland, June 29, 2012; also at the Meetings of the
49 * denotes a presentation subsequently published and also listed elsewhere.
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Research Committee on Social Psychology, International Sociological Association, Buenos Aires,
Argentina, August 3, 2012.
(242) “Healthy Central Florida Initiative in Eatonville, Maitland and Winter Park: Final Results from the
Baseline Survey.” Presentation to the Board of Directors, Winter Park Health Foundation, April 13, 2012.
2011
(241) “Transportation Issues in Central Florida: The 2011 Survey of Public Opinion” with (Jana. L.
Jasinski and Rachel E. Morgan). Final report presented to the Board of Directors, Metroplan Orlando, 24
August 2011 and to five Metroplan committees and subcommittees in August and September, 2011
(240) “’Homeless Man Charged With…:’ Criminality on the Streets” (with Rachel Rayburn). Paper
presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Las Vegas, August 2011.
(239) “In Memoriam: Lewis M. Killian.” Memorial Session, Annual Meetings of the Southern
Sociological Society, Jacksonville, Florida, April 9, 2011.
(238) “Hard Lives, Mean Streets: Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women.” Presentation to the
Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, Orlando, FL, April 6, 2011.
(237) “Economic Crisis in Central Florida: Economic Conditions.” Presentation at “Families in Crisis”
The Fifth Annual Conference of UCF’s School of Social Work. Orlando, FL March 4, 2011
(236) “A Tale of Two Cities: Homeless Politics and Services in Orlando and Miami Compared” (with
Amy M. Donley). Keynote Address, Homeless Services Network Continuum of Care Meeting, Orlando,
FL, 25 January 2011.
(235) “Violence, Women and Homelessness.” Forum on Inequality and Social Justice, Eckerd College,
Tampa, FL, January 6, 2011.
2010
(234) “’Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?’ Why University-Community Partnerships Turn Sour and
What You Can Do to Avoid It.” Keynote Address, Kentucky Engagement Conference, Louisville, KY,
November 19, 2010.
2009
(233) “Context, Pretext and Agenda in Evaluations of Programs for the Homeless.” Plenary Address,
Annual meetings of the American Evaluation Association, Orlando, FL, November 12, 2009.
(232) “Public Perceptions of the Homeless and What Needs to Be Done.” Presentation to the Central
Florida Commission on Homelessness, Orlando FL, November 4, 2009.
(231) “On Counting the Homeless: A Cautionary Tale.” Presentation to the Homeless Services Network
Special Meeting on the 2010 Census, Orlando, FL, October 27, 2009.
(230) “The Ten Most Annoying Things Universities Do to Discourage Community Engagement.” Paper
presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, August,
2009.
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(229) “A Walk between Two Worlds, or What’s a Nice College Professor Like You Doing in a Place like
NASCAR?” Father-Son Banquet speech, St. Andrews United Methodist Church, Winter Park, FL. June
20, 2009.
(228) “Transportation Issues in Central Florida 2009” (with Jana Jasinski, Amy Donley, and Jenna
Truman). Presentation before the Citizen's Advisory Committee and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Committee, May 27, 2009; before the Municipal Advisory Committee June 4, 2009; and before the
Metroplan Orlando Board Meeting June 10, 2009. Orlando Florida: Metroplan Orlando.
(227) “Getting Sober on the Streets: How Homeless Men Adapt to Alcoholics Anonymous” (with Rachel
Rayburn).* Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southwestern Social Science Association,
Denver CO, April 11, 2009.
(226) “The Golden Years? The Experiences of the Elderly Homeless” (with Amy Donley). Paper
presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans LA, April 2, 2009.
(225) “If We Reinvented Higher Education with Community at the Forefront of Our Thinking, What
Would Colleges and Universities Look Like? (Answer: A Lot Like They Look Now!)” Keynote Address,
Rollins College Annual Summit on Transforming Learning: Scholarship, Partnership, Diversity and the
Engaged Campus. Winter Park, FL, March 27, 2009.
(224) “The Arts in Orlando: Popular Perceptions, Interests, and Opinions” (with Jana L. Jasinski and
Jenna Truman). Presentation to the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, Orlando, FL,
January 8, 2009; at the Goldenrod Area Chamber of Commerce, Goldenrod, FL, January 13, 2009.
2008
(223) “The World’s Third Biggest Lie: ‘Hi, I’m from the University and I’m Here to Help You.’”
Plenary Speech, 8th International Research Conference on Service Learning and Civic Engagement, New
Orleans, LA, October 25-28, 2008.
(222) “Ten Reasons Why University-Community Partnerships Turn Sour and How to Avoid Them .” *
Keynote Address, Annual Meeting of the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology, Jacksonville,
FL, October 16-18, 2008.*
(221) “Lovely, Dark and Deep: Homeless People Living in the Woods in Orlando” (with Amy Donley).
Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Florida Homeless and Supportive Housing Conference at the Royal
Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida, October 6, 2008.
(220) “Housing First! What It Is, Where it Came From, Why it Works and When It Doesn’t.” Afternoon
Plenary Address, 2nd Annual Florida Homeless and Supportive Housing Conference at the Royal Plaza
Hotel in Orlando, Florida, October 7, 2008.
(219) “From the Inside Out: Efforts by Homeless Women to Disrupt Cycles of Crime and Violence” (with
Jennifer Wesely. Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems in
Boston, August 2008.*
(218) “Heart of Florida United Way Community Needs Assessment: Process and Results.” Presentations
at four Community Leaders Forums throughout Central Florida: in Seminole County May 29; in East
Orange County May 30; in central Orange County June 5; and in Osceola County June 12, 2008.
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(217) “Health and Healthcare Access among Homeless Women: An Analysis of the Impact of Physical
Victimization” (with Jana L. Jasinski). Presentation at the annual meetings of the Southwestern Social
Science Association, Las Vegas, NV, March 13, 2008.
(216) “Housing Policy, the Low Income Housing Crisis, and the Problem of Homelessness” (with Amy
Donley and Kevin Gotham). Presentation at the annual meetings of the Southwestern Social Science
Association, Las Vegas, NV, March 14, 2008.*
(215) “The Big Picture: Homelessness and the Political Economy of the Cities.” Plenary Address,
Second Annual Camillus House Institute of Homeless Studies Research Symposium, Miami FL, February
5, 2008.
(214) “Shelter Utilization Patterns among the Chronically Homeless and Their Application in the Effort
to End Homelessness.” Panel Presentation at Second Annual Camillus House Institute of Homeless
Studies Research Symposium, Miami FL, February 5, 2008.
(213) “Poverty in Central Florida: Work, Wages and Well-Being among the Region’s Low and Moderate
Income Families” (with Jana Jasinski). Presentation at “The Changing Face of Non-Profit Management,”
7th Annual Central Florida Non-Profit Management Conference, Orlando FL, February 1, 2008; again at a
Public Presentation of the “Working Poor” Project to the Orlando Community, Metro Center Rollout
Event at Leu Gardens, March 5, 2008; again at Housing Sub-Committee, The Children’s Cabinet of
Seminole County, April 29, 2008.
(212) “The Working Poor of Central Florida.” Keynote Address to the Annual Meeting of the Heart of
Florida United Way, Orlando FL, January 24, 2008.
(211) “Poverty and Homelessness in Central Florida.” Lecture at the Rollins College Symposium on
“Poverty and Homelessness: Causes, Consequences, and a Call to Action.” January 11, 2008.
2007
(210) “Gendered Choices: Victimization, Vulnerability and Women’s Survival Strategies on the Streets”
(with Jennifer Wesely). Presented at the annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology in
Atlanta, GA, November, 2007.
(209) “Homeless in America: Myths and Realities.” Presentation to the University of Central Florida
“Freshman Honor’s Symposium,” October 15-16, 2007.
(208) “Race, Covenant Marriage and Mental Heath: Respecifying the Stress and Coping Model” (with
Antwan Jones, Laura A. Sanchez, and Steven L. Nock). Paper presented at the annual meetings of the
Southern Demographic Association, Birmingham, AL, 12 October 2007.
(207) “What We Know about ‘Housing First’ Models.” Presentation to the Central Florida Regional
Commission on Homelessness, Orlando FL, September 4, 2007.
(206) “Peter H. Rossi: A Remembrance.” Presentation at the Rossi Memorial Service at the Annual
Meetings of the American Sociological Association, New York, August 12, 2007.
(205) “Complicating the Cycle of Violence: Efforts to Disrupt Patterns by Homeless Women ‘Within’”
(with Jennifer Wesely). Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Study of Social
Problems, New York City, August 11, 2007.*
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(204) “Address Unknown: Homelessness in the Region, State and Nation.” Presentation to the Civic
Leadership Academy, Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government, University of Central Florida,
Orlando, 19 July 2007.
(203) “Attitudes toward Gay Marriage in States undergoing Marriage Law Transformation” (with Stacey
M. Brumbaugh , Laura A. Sanchez, and Steve Nock). Poster presentation at the Annual Meetings of the
Population Association of America in New York, NY, 30 March 2007.*
(202) "Why Don't the Homeless Just Go Away?" Keynote Address to the Homeless Services Network,
Orlando, FL, 23 January 2007. Also presented as a lecture to the Philosophy Discussion Group,
University Club of Winter Park, FL, 2 October 2007.
2006
(201) “American Individualism and the Devolution of Community in Twenty-First Century America.”
Paper presented at the University of Central Florida “Freshman Honor’s Symposium,” September 18-19,
2006.
(200) “Childhood Victimization and Negative Adult Outcomes among a Sample of Homeless Women”
(with Jana Jasinski and Elizabeth Mustaine). Paper presented at the International Family Violence and
Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH, July 2006.*
(199) “The Graying of America and Its Implications for Transportation Systems.” Plenary presentation
at the AARP Senior Mobility Forum, “Independence and Senior Mobility: Getting There,” in Orlando FL,
29 June 2006. Also presented at the Walking on Sunshine Senior Mobility Forum, in Jacksonville, FL, 23
August 2007.
(198) “Yes, the News is Doomed. No, It Doesn’t Matter,” Panel Presentation at Leadership Florida,
Orlando, FL, 23 June 2006.
(197) “History, Culture and the Southern Roots of Stock Car Racing.” Public Lecture, Project REAL,
Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, FL, 20 May 2006.
(196) “Work, Wages and Well-Being in 21st Century America.” First Year Experience Keynote Lecture,
Loyola University, New Orleans LA, 22 March 2006.
2005
(195) “Victimization among Homeless Women” (with Jana Jasinski and Elizabeth Mustaine).
Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada, 19
November 2005.
(194) “Victimization Experiences of Homeless Women: The Criminal Justice Response” (with Elizabeth
Mustaine and Jana Jasinski). Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of
Criminology, Toronto, Canada, 19 November 2005.
(193) “Gender Differences in Victimization Experiences: A comparison among Homeless Men and
Women” (with Jana Jasinski and Elizabeth Mustaine). Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the
American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada, 19 November 2005.
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(192) “The Graying of America: Implications for Health Professionals.” Keynote Address, Florida
Assisted Living Affiliates and Visiting Nurses Association of Orlando Regional Health Care Conference
of 2005. Orlando, FL, 19 October.*
(191) “Crime, Punishment and Social Disorder: Trends in Public Opinion over Three Decades” (with
Jana Jasinski). Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association,
Philadelphia, PA, August.*
(190) “Links between Premarital Cohabitation and Subsequent Marital Quality, Stability, and Divorce: A
Comparison of Covenant versus Standard Marriages” (with Susan L. Brown, Laura Ann Sanchez, and
Steven L. Nock.)* Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Population Association of America,
Philadelphia, PA, April 2, 2005.
(189) “Victimization of the Elderly Homeless” (with Tracy Dietz). Paper presented at the St. Vincent’s
Hospital and Medical Center Conference on Health Care for the Aged Homeless, New York University,
February 17, 2005.*
2004
(188) “Relocating Coalition Services and Facilities: Issues, Studies, and Findings.” Presentation to the
Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors, Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Orlando Science
Center, October 18, 2004.
(187) "Racing and Regional Culture: NASCAR's South Atlantic Roots." Keynote Address, Advisory
Board of the South Atlantic Humanities Center, Orlando FL, September 11, 2004.
(186) “The Dynamics Behind the Construction of Religious and Spiritual Identities among Newly
Married Couples” (with Steve Nock and Laura Sanchez). Paper presented at the annual meetings of the
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, October 2004.
(185) “Making a Covenant Marriage in a Standard World: Religion and Commitment in Modern
America” (with Jill Deines, Laura Sanchez, and Steve Nock). Paper presented at the American
Sociological Association annual meetings in San Francisco, August 2004.*
(184) “Unusual Contradictions in Marriage Promotion Policy: Covenant Marriage as a Device to
Strengthen Straight Marriage and Attain Gay Marriage, Or, What’s Queer about Covenant Marriage?”
(with Laura Sanchez and Steve Nock). Paper presented at the “Beyond Nuclear Families” session of the
American Sociological Association annual meetings in San Francisco, August 2004.
(183) “Home is Where the Hard Is: Abuse and Violence as Precipitating Factors in the Homelessness of
Women” (with Jennifer K. Wesely). Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study
of Social Problems, San Francisco, August 2004.*
(182) “The Experience of Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women” (with Jana Jasinski and Jennifer
Wesely). Paper presented at the Florida Network of Victim Services, Orlando, June 17, 2004.
(181) “For Richer or for Poorer: The Effects of State Level Legislation on Divorce Rates” (with Amy
Donley). Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA,
April, 2004.*
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(180) “Excite the Civic Partners.” Paper presented as part of the UCF “An ‘Emerging Campus’ Breaks
Out: Service-Learning at UCF” panel discussion at the Gulf South Summit on Service-Learning, Civic
Engagement, and Positive Youth Development,” Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, March 25, 2004.
(179) “Nine Important Lessons for Sociology from the Evaluation of Covenant Marriage in Louisiana.”
The Bruce Mayhew Memorial Lecture, Department of Sociology, University of South Carolina, Columbia
SC, March 2004.
2003
(178) “One Thousand Homeless Men.” Keynote Address to the Annual Meeting of the Board of
Directors, Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, September 26, 2003.
(177) “Can Covenant Marriage Foster Marital Stability among Low-Income Fragile Newlyweds?” (with
Laura Sanchez, Steve Nock, and Jill Deines.) Presented at the National Poverty Conference on Marriage
and Family Formation among Low Income Couples. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, September
2003.
(176) “Choosing a ‘Grade A’ Marriage: Covenant Marriage and President Bush’s Healthy Marriage
Initiative” (with Laura Sanchez, Steve Nock, Jill Deines, and Julia Wilson.) Poster presentation at the
November 2003 meetings of the National Council on Family Relations, Vancouver, Canada.
(175) “The Costs of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse to the Business Community.” Presentation at
the Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Community Forum, Orlando FL, 22 May 2003.
(174) “Intimate Equity: The Early Years of Covenant and Standard Marriages” (with Steve Nock, Laura
Sanchez and Julia Wilson). Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of Population Association of
America, Minneapolis, May 2003.
(173) “Covenant Marriages: Are They Less Troubled?” (with Julia Wilson, Steve Nock and Laura
Sanchez). Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Southern Sociological Society in New Orleans,
March 29, 2003.
(172) “My Life as a Sociologist.” AKD Banquet Speech, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL, 13 March
2003. Also presented as the AKD induction speech, University of Central Florida, 21 April 2003.
2002
(171) “The Pros and Cons of Covenant Marriage as a Legal Intervention to Strengthen American
Marriage” (with Laura Sanchez and Steven L. Nock. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the
National Council on Family Relations, Houston, TX, 21-24 November 2002.*
(170) “A Sociologist Looks at NASCAR.” Public lecture, University of North Carolina, Charlotte,
October 11, 2002.
(169) “View from Academia: Review of Homeless Issues and Trends.” Keynote address, Mayor’s
Community Conference on Homelessness, Orlando FL, October 1, 2002. Also presented at Eckerd
College Community Forum on the Homeless, Tampa, FL, November 20, 2002.
(168) “Is Covenant Marriage a Policy that Preaches to the Choir? A Comparison of Covenant and
Standard Married Newlywed Couples in Louisiana” (with Laura Sanchez, Steven L. Nock, and Julia
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Wilson). Paper presented at the session on the Politics of Family Change, American Sociological
Association meetings, August, 2002.
(167) “Social and Demographic Factors associated with Couples’ Choice between Covenant and Standard
Marriage in Louisiana” (with Laura Sanchez, Steven L. Nock, and Julia C. Wilson). Population
Association of America National Meetings, May, 2002.
(166) “The Holiness of the Heart's Affections: Are Fundamentalists' Marriages More Affectionate?” (with
Heidi J. Watt, David A. Gay, Laura A. Sanchez, and Steven L. Nock). Presented at the annual meetings
of the Southern Sociological Society, Baltimore, MD: April, 2002.
(165) “How and Why Offenders Obtain Firearms.” Presentation at National Academy of Sciences,
Committee on Law and Justice, Workshop on Self-Defense, Deterrence and Firearms Markets,
Washington, DC, January 17, 2002.
2001
(164) "Why Don't the Homeless Just Go Away?" Keynote Address, Orlando Coalition for the Homeless
Board Retreat, Orlando FL, November 3, 2001. Also presented as a public address at Eckerd College in
St. Petersburg, March 3, 2005.
2000
(163) “The Implementation of Covenant Marriage in Louisiana” (with Laura Sanchez, Steve Nock,
Jessica Pardee and Marcel Ionescu). Presentation at a conference on Arranging Marriage? A Place for
Policy. The Center for Children, Families and the Law, University of Virginia, November 9 - 10th, 2000.
Also presented at the Population Association of America Annual Meetings in Washington, DC, March,
2001.*
(162) “Youth, Guns and Gun Policy: A Reality Check.” Testimony before the American Medical
Association Commission for the Prevention of Youth Violence, Houston, TX, May 9, 2000.
(161) “Is Covenant Marriage a Solution to the Divorce Problem? Answers from Louisiana Families.”
Presentation at Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Central Florida, March 21,
2000.
(160) “Covenant Marriage Update: Design and Preliminary Findings from the Tulane-UVA
Collaboration.” Louisiana State University Seminar on Family Law, Baton Rouge, January 25, 2000.
1999
(159) “Ultraviolet Upper Room Air Disinfection for Tuberculosis Control: An Epidemiological Trial,
Tuberculosis Ultraviolet Shelter Study (TUSS)” (with nine co-authors). Paper presented at “21st Century
TB Control: A Conference,” Washington DC, December 11, 1999.*
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(158) “Setting the Clock Forward or Back? Covenant Marriage and the Divorce Revolution in a
Culturally Divisive Society” (with Connie Gager, Laura Sanchez and Steve Nock). Paper presented at the
Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, August 7, 1999.*
(157) “What is CAP? History and Context” (with Joel Devine). Paper presented at the Annual Meetings
of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Chicago, August 5, 1999.
(156) “Research on Juveniles, Firearms, and Violence.” Presentation to the North Carolina Governor’s
Task Force on Youth Violence and School Safety, Raleigh NC, June 28, 1999.
(155) “New Solutions to Old Problems: The Keynote Address.” 1999 National Health Care for the
Homeless Conference in Washington DC, April 29, 1999.
(154) “Baker’s Dozen: Thirteen Useful Lessons in Life that You Can Learn by Studying Sociological
Research Methods.” Tulane University Mortar Board Society’s “Last Lecture” Series, April 13, 1999.
(153) “Strengthening Family Life or Adding Fuel to the Family Values Wars? Attitudes about Marriage,
Divorce, and Covenant Marriage in Louisiana” (with Laura Sanchez and Steve Nock). Paper presented at
the Southern Sociological Society meetings in Nashville, TN, April 9, 1999.
(152) “Covenant Marriage in Louisiana: The UVA-Tulane Collaboration.” Paper presented at the
Southern Sociological Society meetings in Nashville, TN, April 9, 1999.
(151) “Why Don’t the Homeless Just Go Away?” Presentation at the 46th Annual Tulane Educational
Conference in New Orleans, LA, March 20, 1999.
(150) “Ten Important Things We Have Learned in Fifteen Years of Research on the Homeless.” Public
Lecture, Institute for Social and Behavioral Research, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 22 February
1999; also presented at a service provider’s luncheon brown bag, Charlotte NC, May 24, 1999.
(149) “The Tulane-Xavier Campus Affiliates Program: Overview.” Presentation at the annual meetings
of the American Association for Higher Education in San Diego, January 24, 1999.
1998
(148) Guest Panelist, National Public Radio “Talk of the Nation” show on the Brady Law and the Instant
Criminal Records Checking System. November 4, 1998.
(147) “Taking Urban Citizenship Seriously: Or, What’s a Nice University like Tulane Doing in a Place
like Public Housing?” Public Lecture, “Lagniappe Thursdays,” Tulane University, October 1, 1998.
(146) “Recent Federal Policy Changes and their Implications for Public Housing Residents” (with Joel
Devine). Paper delivered at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association in San
Francisco, 24 August 1998.
(145) "Strategies for Maintaining Panel Surveys in Non-Traditional Populations." Presentation at the
Gallup Research Conference "Hearing the Unheard: Surveying Minority and At-Risk Populations,"
Lincoln, Nebraska, 16-18 April 1998.
(144) "How to Forge Linkages between Universities and Public Housing Authorities: Lessons from the
Tulane-Xavier Campus Affiliates Program." Presentation at the Louisiana Housing Council Winter
Meetings in Lafayette, LA, February 20, 1998.
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(143) "Reducing Crime and Violence in Public Housing Communities: What Works? What Doesn't?
Why?" Paper delivered at the 1998 Annual Gulf Coast Social Work Conference, Biloxi, MS, January 30,
1998.
(142) "Welfare Reform and Public Housing Residents: Some Preliminary Thoughts." Presentation at The
Impact of Welfare Reform on HUD. Housing and Community Development National Conference,
"Emerging Issues Affecting the Role of the Federal Government in Housing and Community
Development." US General Accounting Office, Washington, DC, 14-15 January 1998.
1997
(141) "Firearms Regulation as a Mechanism for Reducing Violence." Presentation at the American
Firearms Council's Scholars Conference, Fact vs. Fiction on Firearms in America, Washington, DC,
October 25, 1997.
(140) "Violence in New Orleans, in Public Housing, and in CJ Peete." At the session on "The Crisis of
Public Housing and Urban Violence." International Network of Cities on Drug Policy Meetings in New
Orleans, October 13, 1997.
(139) "The Tulane-Xavier Campus Affiliates Program." Presentation to the Conference of Louisiana
Colleges and Universities, New Orleans, LA, 6 May 1997. Also presented at the session on "Developing
Economic Opportunities," International Network of Cities on Drug Policy Meetings in New Orleans,
October 13, 1997.
(138) "Homelessness in America: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow." Public Address, "Hunger and
Homelessness Awareness Week," Loyola University, New Orleans, LA, April 9, 1997.
(137) "Violence and Victimization among Youth." Public Lecture, Hampton University, Hampton,
Virginia, 17 March 1997.
1996
(136) "Utilization Review, or Personal Observations on the Usage and Abusage of Applied Social
Research Findings, Based on Two Decades of Personal Experience." Keynote Address, Seventh Annual
Conference of the Association of Louisiana Evaluators, New Orleans, LA, September 26, 1996.
(135) "HIV Disease, Poverty, and Youth," Presentation for a Conference on "The Impact of HIV/AIDS on
Children and Their Mothers: A Multidisciplinary Review." Tulane University Law School, April 20,
1996.
(134) Panelist, "Realities of Violence," Tulane University Directions Program, April 11, 1996.
(133) "Poverty in the 1990s and Beyond: What's Different? What's Not?" Paper presented to the
Department of Sociology, University of Virginia, 29 February 1996.
(132) "Substance Use among Street Children in Honduras" (with Martha Wittig and Donald C.
Kaminsky). Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, Richmond, VA,
April, 1996.*
1995
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(131) "Client Tracking and Follow-Up Strategies." Paper presented at CMHS/CSAT Grantee Workshop,
Washington, DC, September 11-12, 1995.
(130) "Criminal Acquisition and Use of Guns." Presentation at "Technical Aspects of Firearms and
Firearms Control for Public Health Researchers," Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University,
Atlanta, GA, 10 May 1995.
(129) "Housing Dynamics of Homeless Persons and Their Implications for Counting the Homeless" (with
Joel A. Devine). Paper presented at the Southern Sociological Society meetings, Atlanta, GA, 8 April
1995.*
(128) "Sociological Considerations in the Study of Violence," Public Lecture, Tulane University School of
Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, 5 April 1995.
(127) Testimony before the Sub-Committee on Crime, US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee,
Hearings on Firearms and Public Safety, Washington, DC, 31 March 1995.
1994
(126) Testimony before the Select Committee to Investigate Automatic and Semi-Automatic Firearms,
Senate of Pennsylvania, Harrisburgh, PA, 21 September 1994.
(125) "Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America." Presentation at the National Conference of
State Legislatures, New Orleans, LA, 27 July 1994* Also presented at the American Firearms Council's
Journalist's Conference, Washington, DC, 22 June 1995; at the Roundtable Club, New Orleans, LA, 14
March 1996; at the Hot Chocolate, Hot Topics Speakers Series at University of Central Florida, January
26, 2004.
(124) "Research and Evaluation in Connection with Street Children Projects: The Experiences of
Proyecto Alternativas in Honduras." International Conference on Alternatives for Provision of Services to
Children in and of the Streets, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 27 May 1994.
(123) "Perspectives on Homelessness: The National, State, and Local Situation." Keynote Address to the
Florida Parishes Homeless Conference, Southeastern Louisiana University, April 18, 1994.
(122) "Kids, Guns, Violence and the Schools." Public Lecture, University of Massachusetts at
Dartmouth, 11 April 1994.
(121) "Poverty in Louisiana." Presentation at the Annual Spring Judge's Conference, Louisiana Judicial
College, Lafayette, LA, 8 April 1994.
(120) "Acute and Chronic Morbidity among Street Children in Honduras and the United States" (with
Martha Wittig and Donald Kaminsky). Paper presented in Santa Fe, NM, 16 February 1994. Also
presented at Nobody's Children: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives on Child Abandonment,
University of Durham, England, 28-30 September 1995.
1993
(119) "Firearms Violence as a Public Health Problem." Paper presented at "Understanding Violence as a
Public Health Issue," New Orleans, LA, November 12, 1993.
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(118) "Weapons Possession and Carrying among Inner-City High School Females" (with M. Dwayne
Smith and Joseph F. Sheley.) Paper presented at the meetings of the American Society of Criminology,
Phoenix, AZ, November 1993.
(117) "The Project Alternatives Model Program for PHC Community Based Services for Street Children"
(with Donald Kaminsky). Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Public Health
Association in San Francisco, CA, 26 October 1993.
(116) "Rural vs. Urban Homelessness in Louisiana." Presentation at the Third Annual Louisiana State
Conference on Homelessness, Lafayette, LA, 11 October 1993.*
(115) "Survival in Treatment: The New Orleans Experience" (with Joel A. Devine). Presentation at the
Work Group Meeting, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Washington DC, 27
September 1993.
(114) "The Children of the Homeless." Presentation at "Homelessness: Everyone's Challenge."
Louisiana Department of Education Homeless Liaison's Colloquium, St. Francesville, LA, 30 August
1993.
(113) "Family Backgrounds and the Substance Abusive Homeless: The New Orleans Experience" (with
Joel A. Devine and Laurie Joyner). Paper presented at the meetings of the American Sociological
Association, Miami, FL, August 1993.*
(112) "Tracking Non-Traditional Populations in Longitudinal Surveys" (with Tupper L. Allen and Joel
A. Devine.) Paper presented at the meetings of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, August
1993.*
(111) "Adolescent Violence." Presented at the session on "Adolescent Medicine," Update your Pediatrics
Conference, Office of Continuing Education, Tulane University Medical Center, 22 April 1993.
(110) "Homelessness: The Dust Bowl of the 1990s." At the HUD Regional Conference on the Homeless,
Dallas, Texas, 21 April 1993.
(109) "Adolescents And Their Firearms." Presentation to the Louisiana Advisory Council on Disability
Prevention, University of New Orleans, 22 March 1993.
1992
(108) "The Under-Served and the Undeserving: Challenges to Health Care in the 1990s and Beyond."
Distinguished Guest Speaker Address, Public Health Service Conference on "Delivery of Primary Care to
the Medically Underserved," San Francisco, CA, 3 December 1992. Also delivered to the American
Medical Student Association Regional Conference in New Orleans, 12 November 1994.
(107) "Longitudinal Studies of Health Services Effectiveness Among Non-Traditional Populations:
Issues of Tracking, Follow-Up, and Differential Attrition" (with Tupper Allen and Joel Devine).
Presentation at the American Public Health Association annual meetings in Washington, DC, 11
November 1992*.
(106) "Where and How Juveniles Obtain Guns" (with Joseph Sheley and Dwayne Smith). Presentation at
the American Society of Criminology meetings, New Orleans, 5 November 1992.
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(105) "Street Children: A World Perspective." Chancellor's Council Presentation, Tulane University
Medical Center, New Orleans, 5 November 1992.
(104) "Legal Problems of the Homeless." Luncheon Address, New Orleans Pro Bono Project, 29
September 1992.
(103) "Methods of Survey Sampling." Pro-seminar, Bureau of Justice Statistics and Justice Research and
Statistics Association 1992 National Conference, New Orleans, LA, 23 September 1992.
(102) "Gangs, Guns, Drugs, and Juvenile Violence: Results from a Survey" (with Joseph F. Sheley).
Presentation at the US Department of Justice Conference on "Prosecution Strategies against Armed
Criminals and Gang Violence: Federal, State and Local Coordination," San Diego, CA, 9 June 1992.
(101) "Children 'in' the Streets and 'of' the Streets of Tegucigalpa." Presentation to Proyecto
Alternativas, Escuela de Salud Publica Y Medicina Tropical, Programa Colaborativo Tulane-Honduras,
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May, 1992.
(100) "Homelessness: Trends, Causes, and Solutions." Keynote Address, US Conference of Local Health
Officers, Conference on "HIV and Homelessness: Issues in Clinical Management." New Orleans, LA, 21
April 1992.
(99) "Sociological Applications of Fuzzy Classification Analysis" (with Josh Zhang). Paper presented at
the Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociological Society in New Orleans, 12 April 1992.
(98) "The Face of Poverty in Louisiana." Presentation to the Louisiana Legal Consortium Conference on
Access to Justice in Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, 21 March 1992.*
(97) "Who Are the Homeless and What Do They Need?" Speech delivered to the Conference of High
School Debaters at the University of Texas at Arlington, 29 January 1992.
1991
(96) "The Chronicity of Poverty: The Evidence of Two Decades." Presented at Rutgers University, 22
November 1991.*
(95) "A New Orleans Treatment Program for Homeless Substance Abusers." Grand Rounds, Tulane
University Medical School, New Orleans, 1 November 1991.
(94) "Residential Treatment Programs for Homeless Substance Abusers: The New Orleans Homeless
Substance Abusers Program." Research paper presented at the conference on "Homelessness in the United
States: Problems and Solutions," Texas Woman's College, Denton, TX, 26 October 1991.
(93) "No Fixed Address: Homelessness in Contemporary America." Speech delivered at the Newman
Upper School, New Orleans, LA, 9 October 1991; also as the Keynote Address at Texas Woman's College
conference, "Homelessness in the United States: Problems and Solutions," Denton, TX, 25 October 1991.*
(92) "Residentially-Based Treatment for Homeless Women with Cocaine and Other Chemical
Dependencies: The New Orleans Homeless Substance Abusers Program." Presentation at the conference
on Babies and Cocaine: Children and Families at Risk. New Orleans, LA, 9 August 1991.
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(91) "The Ill Health of Homeless Children in the United States: A Tragedy with No Happy Ending."
Paper presented at the Escuela de Salud Publica Y Medicina Tropical, Programa Colaborativo Tulane-
Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, July 1991.
(90) "Poverty, Housing, Families, and Homelessness." Keynote Address, National Health Policy Forum,
"Meeting the Health, Social Services and Housing Needs of America's Homeless Families." Washington,
DC, 21 May 1991.
(89) "Is Homelessness a Housing Problem?" (with Beth Rubin). Paper presented at the 1991 Fannie Mae
Annual Housing Conference, Washington DC, 13 - 14 May 1991.*
(88) "The National Affordable Housing Act." Presentation before the City Council, New Orleans, LA, 3
May 1991.
(87) "Popular Science, Social Science, Metaphor and Deception." AKD Banquet Speech, Mississippi
State University, Starkville MS, 19 April 1991.*
(86) "Keeping the House in Order, or, You Know Your Department is Really in Trouble When..." Paper
presented at the annual meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA, 12 April 1991.*
(85) "Assessment of the Street Enumeration Procedures during the Census 'Shelter and Street Night' in
New Orleans" (with Joel Devine). Paper presented at the US Bureau of the Census, Annual Research
Conference, Arlington, Virginia, 18 March 1991.*
(84) "Stricter Gun Control?" On The Angela Show, Channel Four (NBC Affiliate), New Orleans, LA, 7
& 8 March 1991.
(83) "Guns, Violence and Youth." Presentation to the Tulane University Women in Action, New
Orleans, LA, 22 February 1991. Also at Tulane University Catholic Center Luncheon Discussion, 18
March 1991; at Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 19 April 1991.
(82) "The Urban Environment." Presentation to the 1991 Tulane Education Conference, New Orleans,
LA, 19 January 1991.
1990
(81) "Poverty, Homelessness and Human Rights." Public Lecture, Human Rights Week, Tulane
University, 12 November 1990.
(80) "The Universities and the Cities." Luncheon Address to the President's Advisory Council, Tulane
University, 12 October 1990.
(79) "Research on the Urban Homeless: Counting the Homeless vs. the Homeless Count." Psychology
Department Colloquium, Tulane University, 28 September 1990.
(78) "Homelessness: The Federal, State, and Local Situation." Speech presented to the "Helping the
Homeless" Conference, New Orleans, LA, 28 June 1990.
(77) Testimony to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, US House of Representatives,
concerning Re-Authorization of the McKinney Health Care for the Homeless Program, Washington, DC,
June 15, 1990.*
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(76) "In Defense of the Social Sciences." Graduate School Commencement Address, Tulane University,
12 May 1990.*
(75) "Forum: Guns." ABC News/Time Magazine Special with Peter Jennings, 24 January 1990.
(74) "No Place Like Home: Homeless Families, Homeless Children." Speech to the Junior League of
New Orleans, 16 January 1990.
1989
(73) "No Fixed Address: The Homeless in New Orleans." Community Forum, Channel Twelve (PBS
Affiliate), New Orleans, LA, 21 December 1989.
(72) "Homelessness in National Perspective: The Role of Social Work." Keynote Address, National
Association of Social Workers Conference on Homelessness, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1 December 1989.
(71) "Homelessness in the United States." Public Lecture, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 14
November 1989. Also at Student Baptist Union, Tulane University, 7 February 1990.
(70) "The Homeless." On The Angela Show, Channel Four (NBC Affiliate), New Orleans, LA, 20
October 1989.
(69) "Homelessness in the Remainder of the 20th Century." Plenary Address, National Association of
Community Health Center's First Annual Homeless Health Care Conference, Arlington, Virginia, 6
October 1989.
(68) "Alcohol, Drugs, Mental Illness, and the Homeless." Special People: Special Issues, Annual
Institute of Alcohol and Drug Studies, University of Texas, Austin, 27 July 1989.
(67) "Poverty, Homelessness, Health, Nutrition, and Children." Paper presented at the National
Conference on Homeless Children and Youth: Coping with a National Tragedy, Washington, DC, 25 - 28
April 1989.*
(66) "Homelessness and Health in the 1990s." At the meeting of the New Orleans Coalition for the
Homeless, 5 April 1989.
(65) "Health Issues and Homelessness: Evidence from the National Health Care for the Homeless
Program." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Educational Research Association,
San Francisco, March 27, 1989.
(64) "Forum: The Homeless." Radio Talk Show, WTUL-FM (New Orleans, LA), 1 March 1989.
(63) "Homelessness in the 1990s." Keynote Address, Health Care of Homeless Mothers, Children, and
Youth: A National Conference, Washington, DC, January 24, 1989.*
1988
(62) "Health Issues." Panel Presentation at HUD's Regional Thanksgiving Conference, "Meeting the
Needs of the Homeless," Ft. Worth, Texas, 21 November 1988.
(61) "Gentrification and the Homeless: Rebuilding our Central Cities or Destroying its Inhabitants?"
Public Lecture, Tulane University, 16 November 1988.
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(60) "Health Care for the Homeless: Program Overview," Keynote Address, Fourth Annual Meeting of
the National Health Care for the Homeless Program, San Antonio, TX, 14 November 1988.
(59) "Address Unknown: Homelessness in Contemporary America." Public Lecture, Wake Forest
University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 9 November 1988; at Loyola University, New Orleans, LA,
15 November 1988; to the Junior League of New Orleans, 16 January 1990; at Eckerd College, St.
Petersburgh, FL, 12 March 1990; at Rice University, Houston, TX, 21 March 1991.*
(58) "Homelessness: A National Perspective." Keynote Address, "Health Care for Homeless People: A
Continuing Challenge," United Hospital Fund of New York City Conference, 1 November 1988.
(57) "Methodological Issues in Evaluating Programs for Homeless Persons." At the Annual Meetings of
the American Evaluation Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 27 October 1988.*
(56) "Monitor: The Homeless." (Live Television Talk Show), WDSU-TV, Channel 6, New Orleans,
Louisiana (24 October 1988).
(55) "A National Perspective." Presentation For A Special Session on "Health Care for the Homeless" at
the National Association of Community Health Centers Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, 14
September 1988.
(54) "Homeless Children: What Hope? What Future?" At the Annual Meetings of the American
Orthopsychiatric Association. San Francisco, CA, 30 March 1988.
(53) "Health Care for the Homeless: The Challenge to States and Local Communities." At the Advisory
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations Conference on "Assisting the Homeless." Washington, DC,
10 -11 March 1988.*
(52) "On Having Second Thoughts About the Wisdom of Gun Control." University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, 16 February 1988.*
1987
(51) "Armed Crime and Armed Criminals." Luncheon Address, Massachusetts Department of
Corrections, Boston MA, 18 December 1987.
(50) "Clients, Client Characteristics, and Epidemiology." Plenary Address, National Health Care for the
Homeless Annual Meetings, Nashville, TN, 17 November 1987.
(49) "The Johnson-Pew Health Care for the Homeless Program: Results from the National Evaluation."
At the Annual Meetings of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA, 17 October 1987.
(48) "Homelessness is not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things." At the American Academy of
Pediatrics, Chicago, IL, September 11 1987.*
(47) "Myths and Facts about the Homeless." The Search for Safeguards: A Working Conference,
Holyoke, MA, June 18 1987.
(46) "Survey Research and Social Policy." Keynote Address, Symposium for the Advancement of Survey
Research, Texas A & M University, June 16 1987.*
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(45) "Homelessness in America: Current Research and its Implications for Sociology." Presented at
Tulane University, 23 January 1987, also at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (18 February 1988).
(44) "Effects of Homelessness on the Physical Well-Being of Children, Families, and Youth." House
Select Committee on Children, Families, and Youth. Washington, DC: US House of Representatives, 24
February 1987.*
(43) "Alcohol Abuse in the National `Health Care for the Homeless' Client Population: A Summary." At
the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Conference, "The Homeless Population with
Alcohol Problems." Bethesda, MD, 24 March 1987.
1986
(42) "Homelessness in the United States." Public Lecture. McGill University (Montreal, P.Q.), 17 March
1986.
(41) "Research on the Health Status of the Homeless." Harvard University Conference on "Homelessness:
Critical Issues for Policy and Practice." (Cambridge, MA), 27 March 1986.
(40) "Guns, Crime and Violence in America." Public Lecture. American International College
(Springfield, MA), 4 April 1986.
(39) "Homelessness in Sociological and Political Perspective." Presentation at the Seventh Annual
Conference of the New England Alliance of Information and Referral Systems, Amherst, MA, 10 April
1986.
(38) "Health Care for the Homeless: The National Program." At the National Coalition for the Homeless
Conference on "America's Homeless: Strategies for National Solutions." Washington, DC: 27 September
1986.
(37) "Mental Health and Homelessness." At the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging
Research. Rutgers University, 7 October 1986.
(36) "Firearms and the Serious Felony Offender." At the American Society of Criminology meetings in
Atlanta, October, 1986.
1985
(35) "Homelessness in America." Public Lecture, American International College. Springfield, MA
(March 25, 1985).
(34) "The Johnson-Pew `Health Care for the Homeless' Program." At the National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism, Workshop on "The Homeless with Alcohol Related Problems." Bethesda, MD
(29-30 July 1985).*
(33) "The `Health Care for the Homeless' Program: Evaluation Design and Preliminary Results." At the
American Public Health Association meetings, Washington, DC (November, 1985).
(32) "The Health Status of the Homeless: Diverse People, Diverse Problems, Diverse Needs" (with P.W.
Brickner). At the American Public Health Association meetings, Washington, DC (November, 1985).
(31) ABC News, Nightline with Ted Koppel, "Homelessness." (23 January 1985).
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1984
(30) "A Sociologist's View of the Gun Crime Problem." Congress and Civil Liberties: A Symposium on
Proposed Federal Firearms Law Reform. Washington, DC: United States Senate (January 19, 1984).
1983
(29) "Violence and manly sport: the prospects for gun control in the United States" (with Peter Rossi).
At the Oklahoma Sociological Association meetings in Norman, OK, 1983.
(28) "Social science research and the politics of gun control" (with Peter Rossi). Symposium on Social
Science, Social Policy, and Social Justice, Pennsylvania State University (April, 1983).*
(27) "The Illicit Firearms Market: Some Preliminary Results from a National Study" (with Peter Rossi).
At the American Society of Criminology meetings in Denver, November 1983.
(26) "FRONTLINE: Gunfight USA." "Gun control" documentary aired nationally on the Public
Broadcasting System (28 February 1983).
(25) Satellite News Channels, five-part "gun control" documentary program, Stanford, CT (July, 1983).
1982
(24) "Household victimization by natural hazards and household fires in the US" (with Peter Rossi and
others). At the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop in Boulder, CO, July 1982.
(23) "Why we don't know why gun control doesn't work" (with Peter Rossi). At the American Society of
Criminology meetings in Toronto, 1982.
(22) "Issues in using criminal offenders as informants and respondents." At the American Society of
Criminology meetings in Toronto, 1982.
(21) "TV 38 DAYTIME." WSBK-TV, Boston, MA (5 March 1982). “Guns and Crime.”
(20) United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Hearings on Gun Control
(5 May 1982).
1981
(19) "Statistical issues in the analysis of nutritional intake data (with Andy Anderson). At the University
of Massachusetts' Conference on the Adequacy of Dietary Intake Data, Amherst, MA, 1981.*
(18) "Structures of influence on local disaster policy" (with William Diggins). At the ASA meetings in
Toronto, 1981.*
(17) "The ownership of firearms for reasons of self-defense." At the American Society of Criminology
meetings in Washington, 1981.*
(16) "Weapons, crime, and violence in America: a summary of research findings." Presentation at
"Firearms and Violence: A Symposium" for the United States Congress in Washington, DC, 1981.
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(15) "PRO-CON: Gun Control." WITF Public Television, Hershey, PA (19 November 1981).
(14) "Connecticut Prime Time." Connecticut Public Television, Hartford, CT (20 November 1981).
1980
(13) "A sociology of everyday life" (with Richard Hamilton). At the Research Committee on Social
Stratification, International Sociological Association, in Austin, TX, 1980.
(12) "The recent weapons trend and the putative `need' for gun control." At the ASA in New York, 1980.
1979
(11) "Social science contributions to natural hazards research: a conference report." At the Natural
Hazards Research and Information Clearinghouse National Workshop in Boulder, CO, 1979.
(10) "Local elites and city hall" (with William Diggins). At the ASA meetings in Boston, 1979.*
(9) "The state and local politics of seismic hazard." At the Utility Lifelines Conference of the American
Society of Civil Engineers in San Francisco, 1979.*
1978
(8) "Natural hazards and the political agenda of states and local communities" (with Peter Rossi and
Sonia Wright). At the American Society for Public Administration meetings in Phoenix, AZ, 1978.
1977
(7) "On the usefulness of social research on natural hazards" (with Peter Rossi and Sonia Wright). At the
Natural Hazards Research and Information Clearinghouse National Workshop in Boulder, Colorado,
1977.
(6) "In search of a new working class." At the Eastern Sociological Society meetings in New York,
1977.*
(5) "The UMASS Undergraduate Traineeship in Social Research and Analysis." At the Massachusetts
Sociological Society in South Hadley, MA, 1977.
1974
(4) "Social trends and sociological research" (with Nicholas Danigelis). At the ASA meetings in
Montreal, 1974.
1973
(3) "On the mobilizability of the politically alienated." At the Midwest Sociological Society in Mil-
waukee, 1973.
(2) "Attitudes belligeuse en matiere de politique etrangere" (with Richard Hamilton). At the World
Association of Public Opinion Researchers, in Budapest, Hungary, 1973.*
1972
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(1) "Popular misconceptions, public opinion and the war in Vietnam." At SSSP meetings in New
Orleans, 1972. See also "Will the real doves please stand up?" in Human Behavior 2:7 (July, 1973): 63.
Professional Service Activities
Editorial
Editor, Social Science Research (scholarly journal appearing six times per year by Elsevier Publishing
Company), 1978 - present.
Editor-in-Chief, International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition.
Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing, 2010-2015.
Member, Editorial Board, Homicide Studies: An Interdisciplinary and International Journal, 2002 -
present.
Member, Board of Advisory Editors, Journal of Long-Term Home Health Care, 2004 - present.
Editorial and Academic Advisor, Sociology and Public Policy, Emerald Publishers, 2010-2012.
Special Issue Editor, “Homelessness and the Politics of Social Exclusion,” American Behavioral Scientist
48:8 (April, 2005), pp. 925-1148.
Associate Editorial Consultant, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1991 -2000.
Member, Editorial Board, Encyclopedia of Social Measurement, 2001- 2004.
Editor, Social Institutions and Social Change (sociological monograph series published by Aldine de
Gruyter), 1984 - 2004.
Contributing Editor, "Policy Watch" (a regular feature of the American Journal of Medicine), 1990 -
1997.
Member, Editorial Board, American Sociological Association Carolyn and Arnold Rose Monograph
series, 1996 - 1999.
Associate Editor, Society Magazine, 1988 - 1997. Co-Editor, Special Issue, "Generations in Conflict,"
Society 28:6 (1991), pp. 6 - 41.
Member, Editorial Board, Sociological Spectrum (official journal of the Mid-South Sociological
Association), 1991 - 1994.
Associate Editor, Evaluation Review (quarterly journal published by Sage Publications), 1982 - 1985.
Editor, "Counting the Homeless." Special Issue of Evaluation Review 16:4 (August, 1992), pp. 355 - 438.
Member, Editorial Board, Political Behavior Yearbook, 1982 - 1990.
Journal Referee: American Journal of Diseases of Children, American Journal of Political Science,
American Journal of Public Health, American Journal of Sociology, American Politics Quarterly,
American Sociological Review, ASA Rose Monograph Series, City and Community, Criminology,
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Demography, Environmental Management, Evaluation Review, Evaluation and Program Planning,
Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of Applied Sociology, Journal of Marriage and the
Family, Journal of Official Statistics, Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Journal of Quantitative
Criminology, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Law and Society Review, Micro-politics, Pacific Sociological
Review, Political Behavior, Polity, Qualitative Sociology, Science Magazine, Social Forces, Social
Problems, Social Science Journal, Social Science and Medicine, Social Science Quarterly, Social Service
Review, Society, Sociological Focus, Sociological Inquiry, Sociological Methods and Research,
Sociological Quarterly, Sociological Spectrum, Sociology and Social Research, Sociology of Education,
Sociology of Work and Occupations, Southern Cultures, Teaching Sociology, Urban Affairs Review,
Urban Geography, Violence and Victims, others.
Professional Meetings and Committees
Member, Candace Rogers Award Committee, Eastern Sociological Society, 1977-1978.
Chairman, Papers Committee, Eastern Sociological Society, 1978-1979.
Organizer, "Social Science Contributions to Natural Hazards Research: An Assessment." User's
Conference on SADRI's Natural Hazards Research Program, in Washington, DC, May 1979.
Session Organizer and Presider, "The Disaster Industry." At the ASA meetings in New York, 1980.
Presider, "The Divisions of Labor." At the ASA meetings in New York, 1980.
Discussant, "Disaster Research in Theoretical Context." At the meetings of the American Political
Science Association in Denver, 1982.
Panelist, American Red Cross of Greater New York Conference on "Fire Safety in High-Rise Office
Buildings," March, 1983.
Panelist, "Defectless Product Liability Seminar: The Social Science Evidence." Washington, DC: The
National Rifle Association, April, 1983.
Session Organizer, "Public Opinion." At the ASA meetings in San Antonio, August, 1984.
Symposium Participant, "The 1960's and the Future of American Politics." University of Massachusetts,
Department of Political Science, 25-27 April 1985.
Discussant, "Patterns of Political Participation." Sixth New England Workshop on German Affairs.
University of Massachusetts, 16-18 May 1985.
Organizer and Presenter, "Mental Health and the Homeless." Social Science Forum:
Deinstitutionalization and Its Aftermath. University of Massachusetts, 14-15 November 1985.
Chair, American Sociological Association Certification Committee in Social Policy and Evaluation
Research, 1988 - 1990; member, 1985 - 1990.
Discussant, "Evaluation Research," at the ASA meetings in New York, September, 1986.
Chair, "Gun Control Advocacy," at the Annual Meetings of the Popular Culture Association, New
Orleans, LA, 26 March 1988.
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Member, Program Committee, Southern Sociological Society, 1989-1990.
Panelist, "Whither Sociology?" Annual meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta GA, 12
April 1991.
Moderator, "The Author Meets the Critics: Point Blank." Annual meetings of the American Society of
Criminology, New Orleans, LA, 5 November 1992.
Organizer and Presider, "Social Change and Social Inequality," Thematic Session, Annual Meetings of
the American Sociological Association, New York, August 1996.
Member, American Sociological Association Committee on Certification and Licensure, 1995-1996.
Discussant, "Student Employment and Subsequent Life Outcomes." American Sociological Association
Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada, August 12, 1997.
Member, American Sociological Association Committee on Public Understanding of Sociology, 1997 –
2001; Chair, 2000-2001.
Member, American Sociological Association Committee on Sociological Practice, 1998 - 2001.
Member, American Sociological Association Publications Committee, 1999 - 2001.
Discussant and participant, “National Symposium on Homelessness Research.” Arlington, VA: US
Department of Housing and Urban Development, October 29-30, 1998.
Presider, “Undergraduate Papers I” and “Family Values and the State,” Southern Sociological Society
Annual Meetings in Nashville, TN, April 9, 1999.
Panelist, “Publishing Your Monograph.” Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association,
Chicago, August 9, 1999.
Panelist, “The Author Meets the Critics: Elijah Anderson’s The Code of the Streets.” Annual Meetings of
the American Sociological Association, Anaheim, CA, August 20, 2001.
Organizer and Presider, "The Homeless," Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association,
Atlanta, August 2003.
Review Panelist, Research on Firearms and Violence, National Institute of Justice, April, 2004.
Participant, ASA Roundtables on religion and on the Integrating Data Analysis Project, Annual Meetings
of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, August 2004.
Discussant, “Public Affairs Informatics Research.” College of Health and Public Affairs First Annual
Public Affairs Research Conference, University of Central Florida, October 29, 2004.
Presider and discussant, “Privacy, Surveillance and Civil Liberties.” Submitted papers session at the
American Sociological Association meetings in Montreal, 12 August 2006.
Discussant, National Symposium on Homeless Research. Washington DC: US Department of Health and
Human Services; US Department of Housing and Urban Development, March 1-2, 2007.
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Discussant and Participant, Planning Meeting on Family Homelessness. Washington, DC: National
Research Council, Institute of Medicine, September 17, 2007.
Discussant, “Homelessness and Social Policy” and Presenter, Thematic Session on “Portable
Communities.” Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, 2009.
Chair, Honors Committee, Southern Sociological Society, 2010-2012.
Boards of Directors and Advisors
Member, Senior Advisory Board, Foundation on Violence in America, 1982 - 1985.
Member, Advisory Council, Collaborative Approach to Nurturing (prenatal care program for drug-
dependent pregnant women), Children's Hospital, New Orleans, LA, 1991 - 1995.
Member, Board of Overseers of the NORC General Social Survey, 1993-1997.
Member, Board of Directors, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, 1994-2000.
Member, Board of Directors, Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, 2003 – date. Chair, Board
Committee on Research and Evaluation, 2003 – date. Winner, Chairman’s Award for Distinguished
Service to the Coalition Board, 2004.
Member, Board of Directors, Kiwanis Club of East Orange County (Florida), 2006 – 2011.
Member, Board of Directors, Orlando Area Trust for the Homeless (OATH), 2007 – 2010. Vice-Chair,
2008 – 2009. Chair, 2009-2010.
Member, Board of Directors, Grand Avenue “Safe Haven” Program, 2008 – 2012.
Member, “Earned Benefit Outreach Program” Advisory Board, Second Harvest Food Bank, 2008 –
present.
Member, Agency Relations Capacity Building Advisory Group, Second Harvest Food Bank, 2013-present.
Member, Board of Directors, Irving Louis Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy, 2009 – present.
Member, Board of Directors, HOPE Helps Foundation (Housing, Outreach, Prevention and Education),
2009 – present. Vice-Chair of the Board, 2012-present.
Member, Board of Directors, Homeless Services Network of Central Florida, 2011 – present.
Subject Chair, “Social Sciences,” Scopus Content Selection & Advisory Board. Amsterdam: Elsevier
Publishing Company. 2009 – present.
Other
Advisor, European Summer School for Training in Comparative Research. Amsterdam, 1974.
Official Representative from the University of Massachusetts to the Inter-University Consortium for
Political and Social Research, 1975 - 1988.
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Campus Representative to the International Survey Library Association (Roper Center), 1975 - 1988.
Member, Executive Committee, International Survey Library Association, 1976-1977.
Professional Consultant, Survey Research Consultants, International, 1976 - 1988.
Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
February, 1988.
Member, Committee on Community Health Services, Bureau of Health Care Delivery and Assistance, US
Department of Health and Human Services, 1989-1991.
Member, National Institute of Mental Health Special Review Committee for Research on the Homeless
Mentally Ill, July, 1989; April, 1990.
Member, Center for Mental Health Services and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Special Review
Panel, Collaborative Demonstration Program for Homeless Individuals, 1994.
Member, Homeless Advocacy Task Force, New Orleans Pro Bono Project, 1993 - 2000.
Member, Planning and Evaluation Committee, Unity for the Homeless, New Orleans, LA, 1993 - 2000.
Member, Health Care for the Homeless Evaluation Technical Advisory Committee, 1993-1996.
Member, New Orleans "Safe Schools" Task Force, 1998 - 1999.
Participant, United Nations World Social Summit and NGO Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark, March 6-12,
1995.
Evaluator, “Anthropology in Public” Lecture Series, University of New Orleans, Fall 1998 (evaluation
undertaken in behalf of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities).
Member, City of Orlando Mayor’s Working Committee on Homelessness, 2003 – 2004.
Member, Mental Health Juvenile Justice Task Force, Orlando, FL, 2003 – 2005.
Member, Heart of Florida United Way Ad Hoc Research Advisory Group on Community Impact,
Community Engagement, and Needs Assessment, 2007-2008.
Proposal Reviewer, National Science Foundation, various programs, 1978 - present; National Institute of
Justice, various programs, 1984 - present; Pew Charitable Trusts, "Vulnerable Adults" Program, 1992;
National Institute of Mental Health, Homeless Programs, 1989 -1991.
Tulane University Mortar Board Society Commendation for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 1997,
1999, 2000.
Named “Outstanding Faculty Advisor” by the Florida District Circle K International organization
(collegiate Kiwanis), 2005-2006. Named again 2013-2014.
Winner, 2011 Research Incentive Award, University of Central Florida
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Winner, 2013 Excellence in Professional Service Award, University of Central Florida
Named “UCF Pegasus Professor” in 2013 (UCF’s highest faculty honor)
Listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Who's Who in Science and
Engineering, American Men and Women of Science, Who's Who Among America's Teachers, Who’s
Who of Professionals, Writer’s Directory, and Contemporary Authors.
Research Grants, Contracts and Fellowships
(1) Ford Foundation Graduate Doctoral Fellowship, University of Wisconsin (1971 - 1973).
(2) Faculty Growth Grant, University of Massachusetts (1974).
(3) Faculty Research Grants (assorted topics), University of Massachusetts (1974 - 1975).
(4) Principal Investigator, "Racial Attitudes and Residential Segregation." Social Science Research
Council (1975).
(5) Co-Principal Investigator (with Peter Rossi), "Research Program on Social Aspects of Natural
Disasters." National Science Foundation, Research Applied to National Needs (1976 - 1978).
(6) Co-Principal Investigator (with W. Clark Roof), "Social and Economic Survey of Hampshire County."
Comprehensive Employment and Training Administration, Northampton, MA (1978).
(7) Co-Principal Investigator (with Peter Rossi), "Weapons and Violent Crime." National Institute of
Justice, US Department of Justice (1978 - 1980).
(8) Co-Principal Investigator (with Peter Rossi), "Victimization by Natural Hazards in the United States."
National Science Foundation (1980 -1981).
(9) Principal Investigator, "The Illicit Firearms Market: A Study of Offender Motivations and
Procurement Patterns for the Weapons Used in Crime." National Institute of Justice, US Department of
Justice (1981 - 1984).
(10) Co-Principal Investigator (with Peter Rossi), "Designing Research on the Homeless." Princeton, NJ:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (1984).
(11) Co-Principal Investigator (with Peter Rossi), "Analysis of Medical Records of New York Clinics for
Homeless Persons." Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (1984).
(12) Principal Investigator, "A Medical Information Management System for the `Health Care for the
Homeless' Program." Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (1985 - 1988).
(13) Principal Investigator, "Research Support and Technical Assistance for the Johnson-Pew `Health
Care for the Homeless' Projects." Public Service Endowment Grant, University of Massachusetts (1986 -
1987).
(14) Principal Investigator, "The Homeless with Alcohol-Related Problems." National Institute of Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism (1986 - 1989).
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(15) Principal Investigator, "Assessment of 'Shelter and Street' Night (S-Night) 1990 in New Orleans,
LA." United States Bureau of the Census (1990).
(16) Principal Investigator, "Firearms, Violence, and American Youth: A Study of Weapons Acquisition,
Carrying and Use among Samples of Incarcerated Juveniles and Urban High School Students." National
Institute of Justice and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (1990 - 1992).
(17) Principal Investigator, "The New Orleans Homeless Substance Abuse Project." National Institute of
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (1990 - 1993).50
(18) Co-Principal Investigator (with Donald Kaminsky), "Comprehensive Health Services for Children in
and of the Streets of the City of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and their Families." Philadelphia, PA: The Pew
Charitable Trusts (1991 - 1993). Continuation grant funded by Pew for 1993 - 1996.
(19) Co-Principal Investigator (with James L. Regens), "A Geocoded Information System to Monitor
Hazardous Materials in Aquatic Environments." US Department of Energy, 1993-1996.
(20) Co-Principal Investigator (with Joseph F. Sheley), "High School Youth, Weapons, and Violence: A
National Survey of Weapons-Related Behavior, Crime, and Victimization." National Institute of Justice,
1994-1996. Principal Investigator, 1996-1997.
(21) Principal Investigator, "Beyond Black and White: Multi-Culturalism and the General Social
Survey." New York: The Rockefeller Foundation, 1995-1996.
(22) Principal Investigator and Technical Director, Tulane-Xavier Campus Affiliates Program,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1996-1998.
(23) Co-Principal Investigator (with Steve Nock and Laura Sanchez), "Is Covenant Marriage a Solution to
the American Divorce Problem?" National Science Foundation SGER Award (planning grant), 1998-
1999.
(24) Co-Principal Investigator (with Steve Nock and Laura Sanchez), "Is Covenant Marriage a Solution to
the American Divorce Problem?" National Science Foundation, 1999-2004.
(25) Co-Principal Investigator (with Steve Nock and Laura Sanchez), “Implementation of Covenant
Marriage in Louisiana.” Smith Richardson Foundation, 1999-2002.
(26) Principal Investigator, “The Experience of Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women.” National
Institute of Justice, 2002 – 2005.
(27) Principal Investigator, “Carver Court Hope VI Evaluation.” Orlando Housing Authority, 2004-2008.
(28) Co-Principal Investigator, “City of Orlando Survey of Housing Conditions.” Housing Department,
City of Orlando, Florida, 2004-2005.
(29) Project Director, “A Survey of Public Opinion on Transportation Issues in Central Florida.”
METROPLAN Orlando: A Regional Transportation Partnership, 2004-2005.
50Nominated for the Freeport-McMoRan Annual Social Services Award, 1992.
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(30) Study Director, “Central Florida Social Capital Inventory, 2005.” Funded by a consortium including
the UCF Metro Center, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, Heart of Florida United Way,
myregion.com, Community Foundation of Central Florida, and the Orlando Area YMCA, 2005-2006.
(31) Study Director, “Who Will We Be in the Year 2050? Demographic Changes in Central Florida and
Their Implications for Regional Transportation Planning.” Orlando, FL: METROPLAN ORLANDO: A
Regional Transportation Partnership, April 2006.
(32) Study Director, “Funding the ACCESS-LYNX Paratransit Service: A Three County Survey.”
Orlando, FL: METROPLAN ORLANDO: A Regional Transportation Partnership, April 2006.
(33) Study Director, “City of Casselberry Community Perceptions Survey, 2006.” Casselberry, FL, May,
2006.
(34) Study Director, “City of Cape Canaveral Community Survey 2006,” Cape Canaveral, Florida:
Economic and Cultural Development Board, June 2006.
(35) Study Director, “City of Maitland Community Survey, 2006,” Maitland, FL, June 2006.
(36) Co-Director, “City of Eustis Community Survey, 2006,” Eustis, FL, August-October, 2006.
(37) Principal Investigator, “Long Term Hurricane Recovery Project.” Orlando: Heart of Florida United
Way, 2006-2007.
(38) Study Director, UCF-TV Project, High School Guidance Counselors’ Project. University of Central
Florida: Office of Marketing, Communications and Admissions, 2007.
(39) Principal Investigator, Living Rough: A Qualitative Study of Homeless People in Outdoor Camps in
East Orange County, Florida. Orlando: Orange County Government, 2007.
(40) Study Director, Deltona Community Survey. City of Deltona, Florida, 2007.
(41) Study Director, Marion County Citizens’ Survey. Marion County, Florida, 2007.
(42) Principal Investigator, The Five-County Working Families Survey, 2007. Project funded by UCF
Metropolitan Center, Heart of Florida United Way, Work Force Central Florida, and Orange County
Housing Department, 2007-2008.
(43) Principal Investigator, Community Needs Assessment Project: Survey and Focus Groups. Orlando:
Heart of Florida United Way, 2007-2008.
(44) Study Director, Popular Thinking about Regional Transportation Issues: A Series of Focus Group
Studies. Orlando, FL: METROPLAN ORLANDO: A Regional Transportation Partnership, 2007.
(45) Co-Principal Investigator, Outdoor Water Use: Focus Groups. Southwest Florida Water
Management District, 2007.
(46) Study Director for the Wekiva Springs and Green Business surveys; for an analysis of ROSS grant
participants for the Orlando Housing Authority; for the Ponce Inlet Community Survey. Various venues,
2008.
(47) Principal Investigator, 5-1-1 Marketing Study: Focus Groups. Orlando: Global 5, 2008
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(48) Principal Investigator, “Why Should We Grow? A Community Survey.” Orlando: UCF Metro
Center for Regional Studies, 2008.
(49) Principal Investigator, Evaluation of the Miami-Dade County Continuum of Care for the Homeless.
Miami, FL: Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, 2008-2009.
(50) Study Director, “The Arts in Orlando” Survey. Orlando, FL: Metro Orlando Economic
Development Commission, 2009.
(51) Principal Investigator, Metroplan ORLANDO Transportation Survey 2009. Orlando, FL:
Metroplan, 2009.
(52) Principal Investigator, Orlando Survey of Housing Conditions, 2009. Orlando, FL: City Department
of Housing and Community Development, 2009-2010.
(53) Study Director/PI for ongoing survey studies of drug abuse opinions in Orange County, energy
consumption and conservation behavior (Orange County), Winter Springs, FL, trash collection survey,
Orange County Meth Lab Training evaluation, etc. All 2010-2011-2012 projects.
(54) PI, Orlando Housing Authority “Moving to Work” evaluation. Orlando: OHA, 2010-2014.
(55) Study Director/PI, “Windshield Survey of Housing Conditions.” Orlando: Department of Housing
and Community Development, 2010-2011.
(56) Principal Investigator, Metroplan ORLANDO Transportation Survey 2011. Orlando, FL:
Metroplan, 2011.
(57) Study Director, United Way Public Opinion Survey. Heart of Florida United Way, 2011.
(58) Principal Investigator, , Healthy Central Initiative Program Evaluation. Winter Park, FL: Winter
Park Health Foundation 2011-2013.
(59) Study Director, Alcohol Retailers’ Survey. Orange County Office for a Drug Free Community,
2011-2012. Replication survey, 2013-2104
(60) Principal Investigator, “Technical Assistance in Outcomes Measurement for the ‘Alleviating Hunger
and Homelessness’ Agencies.” Heart of Florida United Way, 2012-2013.
(61) Research Director, UCF-Orange County Public Schools-Orange County Office for a Drug Free
Community “Partnership for Success” grant, 2012-2015.
(62) Principal Investigator, “Bithlo Needs Assessment Study,” Heart of Florida United Way, 2013.
(63) Principal Investigator, Metroplan ORLANDO Transportation Survey 2013. Orlando, FL:
Metroplan, 2013
(64) Study Director, New Smyrna Beach Citizens’ Survey, 2013.
(65) Principal Investigator, State of Florida Hunger Survey; with County and Census Tract oversamples.
American Association of Retired Persons, State of Florida Department of Agriculture, Orange County
Senior Resource Alliance, and other funders, 2014.