Professor Saint Onge Curriculum Vitae - Department of Sociology ...

Jarron M. Saint Onge
University of Kansas
Department of Sociology
716 Fraser Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-7556
Phone: (785) 864-9427
Fax: (785) 864-5280
University of Kansas Medical Center
Dept. of Health Policy and Management
5007 Student Center
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: (913) 945-8267
jsaintonge@ku.edu
EDUCATION
2007 University of Colorado Boulder, CO
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology
Dissertation: Health Behaviors and Collective Lifestyles: An Examination of
Race/Ethnic and Occupational Status Health Disparities
Certificate in Demography, Institute of Behavioral Science, Population Program,
1999 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
B.A. Department of Psychology
POST-DOCTORAL EMPLOYMENT
2012- University of Kansas
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
2012- University of Kansas Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
2009-2012 Center for Drug and Social Policy Research, University of Houston
Senior Research Scientist
2007-2012 University of Houston Houston, TX
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
AREAS OF INTEREST
Social Epidemiology, Demography, Mortality, Health Disparities, Biodemography,
Community and Neighborhood Effects, Mental Health, Quantitative Methods
PUBLICATIONS
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PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS (*indicates equal authorship)
2011 Krueger, Patrick M., Jarron M. Saint Onge, and Virginia Chang. “Race/Ethnic
Differences in Adult Mortality: The Role of Perceived Stress and Health
Behaviors.” 2011. Social Science & Medicine 73(9):1312-22.
2011 Saint Onge, Jarron M. and Patrick M. Krueger. “Education and Racial-Ethnic
Differences in Types of Exercise in the United States.” 2011. Journal of Health
and Social Behavior 52(2):197-211.
2010 Rogers, Richard G., Bethany G. Everett, Jarron M. Saint Onge, and Patrick M.
Krueger. 2010. “Social, Behavioral, and Biological Factors, and Sex Differences
in Mortality.” Demography. 47(3):555-78.
2010 Cepeda, Alice, Jarron M. Saint Onge, Charles Kaplan, and Avelardo Valdez.
2010. “The Association between Disaster-Related Factors and Mental Health
Outcomes among a Vulnerable Sample of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees.”
Community Mental Health Journal 46(6):612-20.
2009 * Boardman,, Jason D., Liam Downey, James S. Jackson, J. Bryce Merrill, Jarron
M. Saint Onge, and David R. Williams. 2009. “Proximate Industrial Activity and
Psychological Distress.” Population & Environment. 30(1-2):3-25.
2008 Saint Onge, Jarron M., Patrick M. Krueger, and Richard G. Rogers. 2008.
“Historical Trends in Height, Weight, and Body Mass: Data from U.S. Major
League Baseball Players, 1869-1983.” Economics and Human Biology 6(3):482-
88.
2008 Saint Onge, Jarron M., Richard G. Rogers, and Patrick M. Krueger. 2008. “Major
League Baseball Players’ Life Expectancies.” Social Science Quarterly
89(3):817-30.
2008 Boardman, Jason D., Jarron M. Saint Onge, Brett C. Haberstick, David S.
Timberlake, Michael Stallings, and John K. Hewitt. 2008. “Do Schools Moderate
the Genetic Determinants of Smoking?” Behavior Genetics 38(3):234-46.
2007 Saint Onge, Jarron M., Lori M. Hunter, and Jason D. Boardman. 2007.
“Population Growth in High Amenity Regions: Does it Bring New Opportunities
for Long-Term Residents?” Social Science Quarterly 88(2):366-81.
2007 Witnauer, William D., Richard G. Rogers, and Jarron M. Saint Onge. 2007.
“Baseball Career Length in the Twentieth-Century: The Effects of Age,
Performance, and Era” Population Research and Policy Review 26(4):371-86.
2005 Boardman, Jason D., Jarron M. Saint Onge, Richard G. Rogers, and Justin T.
Denney. 2005. “Race Differentials in Obesity: The Impact of Place.” Journal of
Health and Social Behavior 46(3):229-43.
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2005 Rogers, Richard G., and Jarron M. Saint Onge. 2005. “Race/Ethnic and Sex
Differentials in Pulse Pressure Among U.S. Adults.” Ethnicity & Disease
15(4):601-7.
2005 * Boardman, Jason D., and Jarron M. Saint Onge. 2005. “Neighborhoods and
Adolescent Development.” Children, Youth, and Environment 15(1):138-64.
2005 Hunter, Lori M., Jason D. Boardman, and Jarron M. Saint Onge. 2005 “The
Association between Amenity-Related Population Growth and Long-Term
Residents’ Economic Well-Being.” Rural Sociology 70(4):452-69.
BOOK CHAPTERS
2009 Hummer, Robert A., Richard G. Rogers, Ryan K. Masters, and Jarron M. Saint
Onge.. Mortality Patterns in Late Life. Pp. 541-542 in International Handbook of
the Demography of Aging, edited by Peter Uhlenberg. 2009. NY: Springer
Publishers.
ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES
2013 Saint Onge, Jarron M. Socioeconomic Stats and Health (Possible Mechanisms)”
Pp. In Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior and Society,
edited by W. Cockerham and R. Dingwall. Oxford:Wiley-Blackwell
2013 Saint Onge, Jarron M. Socioeconomic Status and Mortality” Pp. In Wiley-
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior and Society, edited by W.
Cockerham and R. Dingwall. Oxford:Wiley-Blackwell
2008 Saint Onge, Jarron M. 2008 “Mortality” Pp. in The Encyclopedia of the Sociology
of the Life Course, edited by D. Carr Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson/Gale.
2007 Rogers, Richard G., and Jarron M. Saint Onge. 2007. “Socioeconomic Status,
Health, and Mortality.” Pp. 4590-3 in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology,
edited by G. Ritzer Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
BOOK REVIEWS
2006 Saint Onge, Jarron M. 2006. “A Review of Social Inequality, edited by K. M.
Neckerman.” Work and Occupations 33(2):248-50.
2005 Krueger, Patrick M., and Jarron M. Saint Onge. 2005. “Boxing it Out: A
Conversation About Body and Soul.” Qualitative Sociology 28(2):185-189.
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OTHER
2005 Rogers, Richard G. and Jarron M. Saint Onge. 2005. “For the Patient: Pulse
Pressure Among U.S. Adults.” Ethnicity & Disease 15(4):801.
GRANTS
2012 (Co-PI) Department of Education. “Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects,
Employment of Individuals with Disabilities.” Disability and Rehabilitation
Research Projects. (PI: Jean Hall) $2,522,225 (UNFUNDED)
2012 (Co-PI) Texas Research Data Center, Texas A&M University. “Investigating
Contextual Components of United States Mortality.” Proposal Development
Grant. (PI: Justin T. Denney; Co-PI: Jeff A. Dennis). $2,200
2011 (PI) NIH, National Institute on Aging. R03. “Race/Ethnic and Sex Differences in
Health Behavior Patterns in the United States” R03AG033331 $136,263
2009 (Co-PI: Internal) University of Houston Quality Enhancement Plan, Discovery-
Based Learning Curriculum Grant. “Advanced Research Practicum in Community
Health.” $8,500
2008 (PI; Internal) University of Houston Faculty Research Grant. “Health and
Physical Activity Patterns in the U.S.” $6,000
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2012 Saint Onge, Jarron M. and Patrick M. Krueger. “Health Lifestyles and Education
in the U.S.” Southern Demographic Association. October 2012. Williamsburg,
VA.
2012 Saint Onge, Jarron M., Alice Cepeda, and Avelardo Valdez. “The Role of Stress
Patterns in Depression, and Suicidal Ideation among Disadvantaged Mexican
American Adults.” American Sociological Association. August 2012. Denver,
CO.
2012 Saint Onge, Jarron and Patrick M. Krueger. “The Relationship between
Depression and Non-Suicide Mortality: The Importance of Health Statuses and
Health Behaviors.” Population Association of America. May 2012. San Francisco,
CA.
2011 Saint Onge, Jarron M., Laura L. Freeman, and Patrick M. Krueger. “Depression
and Mortality: An Investigation of the Role of Health Lifestyle Behaviors.”
Southern Demographic Association. October 2011. Tallahassee, FL.
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2011 Everett, Bethany G. and Jarron M. Saint Onge. “Examining the Causal Impacts of
Discrimination on Mental Health.” Population Association of America. April
2011. Washington, D.C.
2010 Saint Onge, Jarron M. “Race/Ethnicity and SES in Objective Physical Activity
Patterns in the U.S.” Southern Demographic Association. October 2010.
Knoxville, TN.
2010 Everett, Bethany and Jarron M. Saint Onge. “Contextual Effects on College
Expectations and Educational Achievement: A Longitudinal Analysis” Population
Association of America. April 2010. Dallas, TX.
2009 Everett, Bethany and Jarron M. Saint Onge. “Expectational Life Outlooks and
Educational Achievement: Examining the Role of Neighborhood.” Southern
Demographic Association. October 2009. Galveston, TX.
2009 Saint Onge, Jarron M. “The Relationship between Objective Physical Activity
Patterns, Social Support and depression among Vulnerable Populations.”
American Sociological Association. August 2009. San Francisco, CA.
2009 Saint Onge, Jarron M. “Race/Ethnic and Gender Differences in Depression: The
Role of Social Support and Leisure Time Physical Activity”. Population
Association of America. April 2009. Detroit, MI.
2008 Saint Onge, Jarron M. “Race/Ethnic and Gender Differences in Social Support
and Leisure Time Physical Activity.” Southern Demographic Association.
October 2008. Greenville, SC.
2008 Saint Onge, Jarron M. and Patrick M. Krueger. “Education and Race/Ethnic
Differences in Physical Activity Profiles in the U.S”. American Sociological
Association. August 2008. Boston, MA.
2008 Krueger, Patrick M., Jarron M. Saint Onge, and Virginia Chang. “Race/Ethnic
Differences in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress, Health Behaviors, and
the Risk of Death in the U.S.” American Sociological Association. August 2008.
Boston, MA.
2008 Saint Onge, Jarron M. and Patrick M. Krueger. “Physical Activity Portfolios,
Education, and Race/Ethnic Disparities in Body Mass in the U.S.” Population
Association of America. April 2008. New Orleans, LA.
2007 Saint Onge, Jarron M. and Patrick M. Krueger. “Education, Exercise, and Body
Mass: The Importance of Various Physical Activities. Southern Demographic
Association October 2007. Birmingham, AL
2007 Saint Onge, Jarron M., Richard G. Rogers, and Patrick M. Krueger. “MLB Life
Expectancies.” Population Association of America. March 2007. New York, NY.
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2006 Saint Onge, Jarron M. “Collective Lifestyles and Health Disparities by Race and
SES.” Southern Demographic Association November 2006. Durham, NC.
2006 Saint Onge, Jarron M., Richard G Rogers, and Patrick M. Krueger. “Baseball and
Life Expectancies.” Southern Demographic Association November 2006.
Durham, NC.
2006 Saint Onge, Jarron M. “The Impact of Neighborhoods on Cardiovascular Health.”
American Sociological Association. August 2006. Montreal, Quebec.
2006 Rogers, Richard G., Jarron M. Saint Onge, and William Witnauer. “Baseball
Career Length: The Effect of Performance and Era.” Population Association of
America. March 2006. Los Angeles, CA.
2005 Saint Onge, Jarron M. and Richard G. Rogers. “Blood Pressure Measures and All-
Cause Mortality.” Southern Demographic Association. November 2005. Oxford,
MS.
2005 Saint Onge, Jarron M., Lori M. Hunter, and Jason D. Boardman. “The Effects of
Geographic Amenity Migration: Occupational Status Among Residents of High
Growth Rural Communities.” American Sociological Association. August 2005.
Philadelphia, PA.
2005 Saint Onge, Jarron M., Liam Downey, and Jason D. Boardman. “The Impact of
Industrial Activity on Psychological Distress in the Detroit Metropolitan Area.”
American Sociological Association. August 2005. Philadelphia, PA.
2005 Boardman, Jason D., Jarron M. Saint Onge, Richard G. Rogers, and Justin T.
Denney. 2005. “Segregation and Obesity Prevalence among U.S. Adults.”
Population Association of America. March 2005. Philadelphia, PA.
2004 Saint Onge, Jarron M., and Richard G. Rogers. “Pulse Pressure, Hypertension and
All-Cause Mortality.” Southern Demographic Association Annual Meeting.
October 2004. Hilton Head, SC.
2004 Hunter, Lori M., Jason D. Boardman, and Jarron M. Saint Onge. “Economic
Well-Being in Fast Growing, High Amenity Regions.” Rural Sociology
Association Annual Meeting. August 2004. Sacramento, CA.
2004 Hunter, Lori M., Jason D. Boardman, and Jarron M. Saint Onge. “The
Association between Amenity-Related Population Growth and Long-Term
Residents’ Economic Well-Being.” American Sociological Association Annual
Meeting. August 2004. San Francisco, CA.
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2004 Saint Onge, Jarron M., and Jason D. Boardman. “Neighborhoods and Adolescent
Development: When does Place Matter?” American Sociological Association
Annual Meeting. August 2004. San Francisco, CA.
2004 Saint Onge, Jarron M., Jason D. Boardman, Richard G. Rogers, and Justin T.
Denney. “Neighborhoods and Obesity: The Impact of Place.” American
Sociological Association Annual Meeting. August 2004. San Francisco, CA.
2003 Saint Onge, Jarron M., and Richard G. Rogers. 2003. “Trends in Biodemography:
Pulse Pressure Variations by Body Mass and Sex.” Southern Demographic
Association Annual Meeting. October 24, 2003 Arlington, VA.
UNIVERSITY PRESENTATIONS
2009 Saint Onge, Jarron M. 2009. “The Relationship between Disaster-Related
Resources, Mental Health, and Substance Use Typologies among Hurricane
Katrina Evacuees.” Center for Public Policy Speaker Series. November 18, 2009.
2008 Saint Onge, Jarron M. 2008. “Physical Health Profiles, Race/Ethnicity, and
Education.” Center for Public Policy Speaker Series. February 24, 2008.
University of Houston.
2006 Saint Onge, Jarron M., Rachel Silvey, and Randall Kuhn. 2006. “Migration and
Marginalization: Social Networks, Inequality and Health in Indonesia and
Bangladesh.” National Science Board Poster Presentation. February 18, 2006.
University of Colorado at Boulder.
2003 Saint Onge, Jarron M. and Jason D. Boardman. 2003. “Where Do Neighborhoods
Matter? Mental and Physical Health and Health Related Behaviors.” Sociology in
Progress. November 18, 2003. University of Colorado at Boulder.
AWARDS/HONORS
2008 Joseph S. Werlin Scholar Award for Research in American/Hispanic Studies in
Sociology
2006 Department of Sociology Competitive Dissertation Expense Award
2005 Graduate Student Research and Creative Work Award
One of three university-wide awards determined by faculty
review that acknowledges outstanding research or creative work
by CU-Boulder graduate students across all disciplines.
2005 Department of Sociology Competitive Graduate Student Research Grant
2004 Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology Honors Fraternity) Graduate Instructor of the Year
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COURSES TAUGHT
2012 HPM 858: Health and Social Behavior
2012 SOC 160: Social Problems and American Values
2010/11 SOC 6380: Seminar in Population Health
2009-12 SOC 3380: Sociology of Health and Healthcare
2008/09 SOC 3352: Population Analysis
2008 SOC 1300: Introduction to Sociology
2007-2012 SOC 3400: Social Statistics
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2013 Elected Vice President, 1-year term. Southern Demographic Association.
2012 Session Chair, Methods for Sub-State Level Research. Southern
Demographic Association. Williamsburg, VA.
2011 National Institute of Health R01 Review Panel: Effects of the Social
Environment on Health: Measurement, Methods and Mechanisms. June.
Silver Spring, MD.
2011 Elected Board Member, 3-year term. Southern Demographic Association
2010 Discussant, Historical and Geographical Perspectives of Socioeconomic
Differences in Mortality. Population Association of America. Dallas, TX.
2009 Table Presider, Population Health and Health Disparities. American
Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA.
2008 Session Chair, Migration, Migrants, and Assimilation, Southern
Demographic Association. Greenville, SC.
2008 Session Chair, Biodemographic Perspectives on Early Life Influences on
Later Life Heath, Population Association of America. New Orleans, LA.
2006 Session Chair, Methodological Issues in the Demography of Health,
Southern Demographic Association. Durham, NC.
2006 Instructor, Longitudinal Data Management and Analysis- Rural Population
and Health Issues, Colorado-Witwatersrand-Brown African Demography
Workshop
2005 Session Chair, Health and Health Care, Southern Demographic
Association. Oxford, MS.
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UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2010 University Undergraduate Council Member
2009 College of Liberal Arts Social Sciences Technology Committee
Representative
DEPARTMENT SERVICE
2011-12 UH Sociology Graduate Committee Member
2011-12 UH Sociology Data Laboratory Advisor
2012 UH Sociology Faculty Search Committee Co-chair
2010 UH Sociology Undergraduate Committee Member
2010 UH Sociology Club Co-Advisor
2008 UH Sociology Faculty Search Committee Member
2008 UH Sociology Graduate Committee Member
Student Committee
2011 Ph.D. Committee Member: Tawana Cummings, Social Work
2011 Master Thesis Committee: Monalisa Chandra, Sociology
2011 Honors Thesis Committee: Andrea Haller, Sociology
2011 Honors Thesis Committee: Marianela Acuna Arreaza, Sociology
2010 Provost Undergraduate Research Mentor: Santiago Morales, Psychology
2010 Master Thesis Committee: Isolina Sanchez, Sociology
2008 Master Thesis Committee Co-Chair: Colleen Ireland, Sociology
2008 Master Thesis Reader: Lindsey Wilson, Sociology
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
2009 Northwestern University Summer Biomarker Institute. Evanston, IL.
2007 University of Colorado Biodemography Conference, Boulder, CO
2006 Stanford University Workshop in Biodemography. Napa Valley, CA.
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2005 RAND Summer Institute: MiniMedical School for Social Scientists;
Demography, Economics, and Epidemiology of Aging Conference. RAND
Corporation, Santa Monica, CA.
2005 American Sociological Association: Workshop on Counterfactual Causal
Modeling, Philadelphia, PA.
2004 University of Colorado Health Sciences: Mini-Med School, University of
Colorado at Denver
2004 American Sociological Association: Workshop on Events History Analysis, San
Francisco, CA.
2004 Center for the Spatially Integrated Social Science: Introduction to Spatial Pattern
Analysis in a GIS Environment, University of California at Santa Barbara.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Sociological Association
Population Association of America
Southern Demographic Association
AD HOC REVIEWER
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Social Science & Medicine
American Journal of Public Health
Social Science Quarterly
American Journal of Epidemiology
Biodemography and Social Biology
Population Research and Policy Review
Journal of Adolescent Health
Children, Youth, and Environment
Population and Environment
REFERENCES
Available upon request
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