Publications in VIVO

Co-author Network

Pampel, Fred C

Professor Emerita/Emeritus

Positions

Professor Emerita/Emeritus, Sociology

Research Areas

Research

research overview

My research examines cross-national patterns and trends in 1) health behavior relating to tobacco use and obesity, and 2) the adoption of social values relating to gender equality, the environment, and social tolerance.

keywords

Demography, health, stratification, research methods

Publications

selected publications

conference proceeding
- Cohort size and age specific suicide rates: A contingent relationship. Demography. 341-355. 1996
journal article
- Racial and Ethnic Representation in Preventive Intervention Research: a Methodological Study (vol 24, pg 1261, 2023). Prevention Science. 2024
- Racial and Ethnic Representation in Preventive Intervention Research: a Methodological Study. Prevention Science. 1261-1274. 2023
- Common Methodological Problems in Randomized Controlled Trials of Preventive Interventions. Prevention Science. 1159-1172. 2021
- Making Evidence-Based Interventions Relevant for Users: A Comparison of Requirements for Dissemination Readiness Across Program Registries. Evaluation Review: a journal of applied social research. 51-83. 2020
- Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial of the Motheread/Fatheread Early Literacy Intervention: Evidence of Impact in a Rural Community. Early Education and Development. 216-237. 2019
- The Effect of Employee Assistance Services on Reductions in Employee Absenteeism. Journal of Business and Psychology. 699-709. 2018
- Effects of an Afterschool Early Literacy Intervention on the Reading Skills of Children in Public Housing Communities. Child and Youth Care Forum: an independent journal of day and residential child and youth care practice. 537-561. 2018
- Reliability of the Colorado Family Support Assessment: A Self-Sufficiency Matrix for Families. Research on Social Work Practice. 695-703. 2017
- Life Course Changes in Smoking by Gender and Education: A Cohort Comparison Across France and the United States. Population Research and Policy Review. 309-330. 2017
- Life Course Changes in Smoking by Gender and Education: A Cohort Comparison Across France and the United States (vol 36, pg 309, 2017). Population Research and Policy Review. 467-468. 2017
- The Impact of Employee Assistance Services on Workplace Outcomes: Results of a Prospective, Quasi-Experimental Study. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. 170-179. 2017
- Cohort Changes in the Social Distribution of Tolerant Sexual Attitudes. Social Forces. 753-777. 2016
- Impact of Employee Assistance Services on Depression, Anxiety, and Risky Alcohol Use A Quasi-Experimental Study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 641-650. 2016
- Disadvantaged Social Groups and the Cigarette Epidemic: Limits of the Diffusion of Innovations Vision. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 1230-1230. 2016
- Life events, genetic susceptibility, and smoking among adolescents. Social Science Research. 221-232. 2015
- Suicide in the City: Do Characteristics of Place Really Influence Risk?. Social Science Quarterly. 313-329. 2015
- Frequency and Risk of Marijuana Use among Substance-Using Health Care Patients in Colorado with and without Access to State Legalized Medical Marijuana. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 1-9. 2015
- Life course transitions and racial and ethnic differences in smoking prevalence. Advances in life course research. 27-40. 2014
- The Varied Influence of SES on Environmental Concern. Social Science Quarterly. 57-75. 2014
- Unpacking the 'information barrier': Comparing perspectives on information as a barrier to climate change adaptation in the interior mountain West. Journal of Environmental Management. 397-410. 2014
- Life course transitions in early adulthood and SES disparities in tobacco use. Social Science Research. 45-59. 2014
- Cohort change and the diffusion of environmental concern: a cross-national analysis. Population and Environment. 1-25. 2013
- Cohort Change, Diffusion, and Support for Environmental Spending in the United States. American Journal of Sociology. 420-448. 2012
- Obesity, SES, and economic development: A test of the reversal hypothesis. Social Science and Medicine. 1073-1081. 2012
- Does reading keep you thin? Leisure activities, cultural tastes, and body weight in comparative perspective. Sociology of Health and Illness: a journal of medical sociology. 396-411. 2012
- Climate Change and Western Public Lands: a Survey of U.S. Federal Land Managers on the Status of Adaptation Efforts. Ecology and Society: a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability. 2012
- Population Composition, Public Policy, and the Genetics of Smoking. Demography. 1517-1533. 2011
- Support for Nuclear Energy in the Context of Climate Change: Evidence From the European Union. Organization and Environment: international journal of ecosocial research. 249-268. 2011
- Cross-National Sources of Health Inequality: Education and Tobacco Use in the World Health Survey. Demography. 653-674. 2011
- Distinct beliefs, attitudes, and experiences of Latino smokers: relevance for cessation interventions.. American Journal of Health Promotion. eS1-e15. 2011
- Education inequality in mortality: The age and gender specific mediating effects of cigarette smoking. Social Science Research. 662-673. 2010
- Trends in the Genetic Influences on Smoking. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 108-123. 2010
- Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Behaviors. Annual Review of Sociology. 349-370. 2010
- The Persistence of Educational Disparities in Smoking. Social Problems. 526-542. 2009
- Differences in the Influence of Family Background and Social Activities on Smoking of Minority and White High School Seniors, 1976-2004. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 507-515. 2008
- Racial Convergence in Cigarette Use from Adolescence to the Mid-Thirties. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 484-498. 2008
- Changes in youth smoking, 1976-2002 - A time-series analysis. Youth and Society. 453-479. 2008
- Global Patterns and Determinants of Sex Differences in Smoking.. International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 466-487. 2006
- Socioeconomic distinction, cultural tastes, and cigarette smoking. Social Science Quarterly. 19-35. 2006
- Mortality attributable to cigarette smoking in the United States. Population and Development Review. 259-+. 2005
- Patterns of tobacco use in the early epidemic stages: Malawi and Zambia, 2000-2002. American Journal of Public Health. 1009-1015. 2005
- Diffusion, cohort change, and social patterns of smoking. Social Science Research. 117-139. 2005
- Socioeconomic status, smoking, and health: A test of competing theories of cumulative advantage. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 306-321. 2004
- Age and education patterns of smoking among women in high-income nations. Social Science and Medicine. 1505-1514. 2003
- Declining sex differences in mortality from lung cancer in high-income nations. Demography. 45-65. 2003
- Cigarette use and the narrowing sex differential in mortality. Population and Development Review. 77-+. 2002
- Inequality, diffusion, and the status gradient in smoking. Social Problems. 35-57. 2002
- Cigarette diffusion and sex differences in smoking. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 388-404. 2001
- Gender equality and the sex differential in mortality from accidents in high income nations. Population Research and Policy Review. 397-421. 2001
- Age patterns of suicide and homicide mortality rates in high-income nations. Social Forces. 251-282. 2001
- Intimacy and homicide: Compensating for missing data in the SHR. Criminology. 661-680. 2000
- National context, social change, and sex differences in suicide rates. American Sociological Review. 744-758. 1998
- The myth of postnational identity: Popular support for European unification. Social Forces. 119-143. 1996
- Age structure, socio-political institutions, and national homicide rates. European Sociological Review. 243-260. 1995
- THE EASTERLIN EFFECT. Annual Review of Sociology. 163-194. 1995
- STATUS MAINTENANCE AND CHANGE DURING OLD-AGE. Social Forces. 289-314. 1994
- POPULATION AGING, CLASS CONTEXT, AND AGE INEQUALITY IN PUBLIC SPENDING. American Journal of Sociology. 153-195. 1994
- HOW POLICIES CHANGE - THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND THE AGING SOCIETY - CAMPBELL,JC. American Journal of Sociology. 517-518. 1993
- PAYING FOR THE BABY BOOM GENERATIONS SOCIAL-SECURITY PENSIONS - UNITED-STATES, UNITED-KINGDOM, GERMANY, AND SWEDEN. Journal of Aging Studies. 41-54. 1993
- THE POLITICAL-ECONOMY OF BASIC HUMAN-NEEDS - MOON,BE. American Political Science Review. 247-247. 1993
- TIME FOR RETIREMENT - COMPARATIVE-STUDIES OF EARLY EXIT FROM THE LABOR-FORCE - KOHLI,M, REIN,M, GUILLEMARD,AM, VANGUNSTEREN,H. Contemporary Sociology: a journal of reviews. 93-94. 1993
- THE EFFECTS OF DEMOGRAPHIC-CHANGE AND POLITICAL-STRUCTURE ON FAMILY ALLOWANCE EXPENDITURES. Social Service Review. 524-546. 1992
- CLASS CONTEXT AND PENSION RESPONSE TO DEMOGRAPHIC-STRUCTURE IN ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACIES. Social Problems. 535-550. 1990
- GENDER STRATIFICATION AND THE GENDER-GAP IN HOMICIDE VICTIMIZATION. Social Problems. 593-612. 1990
- Female labour force activity and the sex differential in mortality: comparisons across developed nations, 1950-1980.. European Journal of Population. 281-304. 1989
- Patterns and determinants of infant mortality in developed nations, 1950-1975.. Demography. 525-542. 1986
- Retirement migration decision making. The integration geographic, social, and economic preferences.. Research on Aging: an international bimonthly journal. 139-162. 1984

Background

education and training

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1977
M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1974
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1973

awards and honors

BFA Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work, conferred by Boulder Faculty Assembly, 2003

International Activities

geographic focus

France Country
Italy Country
western Europe Transnational Region

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ORCID iD

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4172-9343