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Isaac W. Eberstein
Contact Information:
| Office: | Bellamy 601A |
| Phone: | 644-7108 |
| Fax: | 644-8818 |
| Email: | ieberstn@fsu.edu |
| Website: | Center for Demography and Population Health profile |
Areas of Specialization:
Research:
- Health and Mortality
- Demography of American Jews
- Applied Demography
Teaching:
- Undergraduate:
- Research Methods – Distance Learning section
- Introduction to Sociology – Hybrid section
- Graduate:
- Mortality
- Population Theory
- Teaching Sociology at the College Level
Education and Recent Professional Experience:
- Florida State University, Director of Center for Demography and Population Health.
- Florida State University, 2002-present. Charles Meade Grigg Professor of Sociology.
- Florida State University, 1992-present. Professor.
- Florida State University, 1985-1992. Associate Professor.
- Florida State University, 1981-1985. Assistant Professor.
- Florida State University, 1996-2004. Chair.
- Florida State University, 1988-1990. Director of Graduate Studies.
- University of Mississippi, 1979-1981. Assistant Professor of Sociology.
- Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, 1979 (Sociology / Demography)
- M.A. University of Texas at Austin, 1976 (Sociology)
- B.A. University of Texas at Austin, 1974 (Sociology)
Selected Papers and Publications:
- I. Eberstein & K. Heyman (forthcoming, 2007). "Jewish identity and self reported health." Chapter to appear in Christopher G. Ellison & Robert A. Hummer (eds.), Religion, Families and Health: New directions in Population Based Research. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.
- M.Benjamins, R. Hummer, I. Eberstein, & C. Nam. 2004. "Self reported health and adult mortality risk: an analysis of cause-specific mortality." Social Science & Medicine 59 (6):1297-1306.
- "Demography and Jewish Identification." (with K. Reese-Cassal). Invited paper for a Conference on Demography of Religious Groups, April 2004, Austin.
- "Differential Adult Mortality by Underlying and Associated Causes of Death." (with B. Giblin, C. Nam, A. Walsh & K. Reese-Cassal). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, April 2004, Boston.
- A. Amankwaa, I. Eberstein, & C. Schmertmann. 2001. "Polygyny and infant mortality in Western Africa: evidence from Ghana." African Population Studies 16(1): 1-13.
- H. Soler, D. Quadagno, D. Sly, K. Riehman, I. Eberstein, & D. Harrison. 2000. "Relationship dynamics, ethnicity, and condom use among low-income women." Family Planning Perspectives 32(2): 82-88.
- R. Hummer, R. Rogers, & I. Eberstein. 1998. "Sociodemographic differentials in US adult mortality: Review and perspective." Population and Development Review 24(3):553-78.
- K. Riehman, D. Sly, H. Soler, I. Eberstein, D. Quadagno, & D. Harrison. 1998. "Dual-method use among an ethnically diverse group of women at risk of HIV infection." Family Planning Perspectives 30:212-17.
- D. Quadagno, D. Sly, D. Harrison, I. Eberstein, & H. Soler. 1998. "Ethnic Differences in Sexual Decisions and Sexual Behavior." Archives of Sexual Behavior 27:57-75.
Manuscripts in Progress:
- N. Spence and I. Eberstein (2006) "Age at first birth parity, and post-reproductive mortality among White and Black women in the US, 1982-2002." (Submitted)
- I. Eberstein and C. Nam (2006) "Causes of death and mortality crossovers by race." (Submitted)
Honors
- FSU Named Professorship, 2002
- University Teaching Award, 1997
- Sociology Teaching Award, 1991
- President, Southern Demographic Association, 1990-91
- FSU Developing Scholar Award, 1987
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