Koji Ueno

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Education and Recent Professional Experience:

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Florida State University, 2004-present.
Vanderbilt University, 1998 -2004, Ph.D. in Sociology.
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 1995 - 1998, M.A. in Sociology.
Furman University, Greenville, SC, 1992 - 1994, B.A. in Sociology.
Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka, Japan, 1990-92, 1994-95, B.A. in English.

Selected Papers and Publications:

2007. Brown, Tony N., K. Ueno, Carrie L. Smith, Noel S. Austin, and Leonard Bickman. “Communication Patterns in Medical Encounters for the Treatment of Child Psychosocial Problems: Does Pediatrician-Parent Concordance Matter?” Health Communication 21:247-256.
2006. Ueno, K. "Friendships of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual People." In Encyclopedia of Sociology, edited by George Ritzer. Blackwell.
2005. Ueno, K. "Sexual Orientation and Psychological Distress in Adolescence: An Examination of Interpersonal Stressors and Social Support Processes." Social Psychology Quarterly 68:258-277.
2005. Ueno, K. "The Effects of Friendship Networks on Adolescent Depressive Symptoms." Social Science Research 34:484-510
2005. Inaba, Akihide, Peggy Thoits, K. Ueno, Walter Gove, Ranae Evenson, and Melissa Sloan. “Epidemiological Patterns of Depression in Japan and US.” Social Science & Medicine, 61:2280-2292.
2005. Ueno, K. and Rebecca G. Adams. "Adult Friendship: A Decade Review." In Close Relationships, edited by Pat Noller and Judy Feeney. Psychology Press.

Manuscripts in Progress:

Ueno, K. “Same-Race Friendships and School Attachment: Demonstrating the Interaction between Personal Network and School Composition.”
Ueno, K. “Same-Sex Experience and Mental Health during the Transition between Adolescence and Young Adulthood.”
Ueno, K, Matthew D. Gayman, Eric R. Wright, and Steven D. Quantz. “Friendship Network Quality and Mental Health Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youths: Is It Better to Have GLB Friends Than Straight Friends?”
Ueno, K. “Freaks, Geeks, and ‘Fag Hags’?: Predicting Straight Students’ Friendship Ties with GLB Students.”

Awards:

2007, 2005. FSU Sociology Graduate Student Union Award for Contributions to Graduate Program.
2006. Committee on Faculty Research Support Award (COFRS), Florida State University. “Social Antecedents of Sexual Orientation Trajectories: Explaining the Diversity in the Homosexual and Bisexual Population.” $12,000.
2005. First Year Assistant Professor Award (FYAP), Florida State University. “Sexual Minorities’ Transitions to Adulthood and the Mental Health Consequences.” $14,000.

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