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Karin L. Brewster
Contact Information:
| Office: | Bellamy 619 |
| Phone: | 644-7106 |
| Fax: | 644-8818 |
| Email: | karin.brewster@fsu.edu |
| Website: | Center for Demography and Population Health profile |
Areas of Specialization:
Research:
- Adolescent sexual activity and reproductive health
- Work and family in industrialized nations
- Child care and public policy
Teaching:
- Undergraduate:
- Population and Society
- Social Statistics
- Family Problems and Social Change
- Graduate:
- Introduction to Demography
- Fertility Seminar
- Multivariate Techniques
Education and Recent Professional Experience:
- Director, Center for Demography and Population Health
- Research Associate, Center for Demography and Population Health, Florida State University (1994-present)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Florida State University (1994-2001)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1991-1994)
- Ph.D. in Sociology with specialization in Social Demography, University of Washington, 1991
Selected Papers and Publications:
- Spence, Naomi J. and Karin L. Brewster. 2010. “Adolescents’ Sexual Initiation: The Interaction of Race/Ethnicity and Immigrant Status.” Population Research and Policy Review 29(3): 339-362. READ
- Brewster, Karin L. and Kathryn Harker Tillman. 2008. “Who’s Doing It? Patterns and Predictors of Youths’ Oral Sexual Experiences.” Journal of Adolescent Health 42(1):73-80. READ
- Radey, Melissa and Karin L. Brewster. 2007. “The Influence of Race/Ethnicity on Disadvantaged Mothers’ Child Care Arrangements.” Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 22(3):379-393. READ
- Brewster, Karin L. and Irene Padavic. 2006. "No More Kin Care? Change in Black Mothers’ Reliance on Relatives for Child Care, 1977-94.” Gender & Society 16(4): 546-563. READ
- Brewster, Karin L. and Ronald R. Rindfuss. 2000. "Fertility and Women's Employment in Industrialized Nations." Annual Review of Sociology, 26:271-96. READ
- Brewster, Karin L. and Irene Padavic. 2000. "Changes in Gender Ideology, 1977-1996: The Contributions of Intracohort Change and Population Turnover." Journal of Marriage and the Family 62(2): 477-87. READ
Manuscripts in Progress:
- Brewster, Karin L. and Kathryn Harker Tillman. “Sexual Orientation and Substance Use among Adolescents and Young Adults.”
- Tillman, Kathryn Harker, Karin L. Brewster, and Janice McCabe. “Sexual Orientation, Sexual Attraction, and Patterns of Same-Sex Behavior during Young Adulthood.”
- Valle, Giuseppina and Karin L. Brewster. “First Intercourse Risk Among Hispanic Adolescents: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.”
- Radey, Melissa and Karin L. Brewster. “Safety Nets of Unmarried Mothers: Does Race/Ethnicity Matter?”
- Tuttle, Annie M. and Karin L. Brewster. “Moving toward Acceptance: A Qualitative Study of Gay Employees’ Workplace Experiences.”
- Brewster, Karin L. and Sandra Colby. “Determinants and Consequences of Stability in Child Care Arrangements.”
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