Works in progress or under review

  1. “Over-Reaching and Over-Looking: Patterns of Family Separation and Child Welfare Governance in the United States” (with Martin Eiermann and Chris Wildeman). Revise & Resubmit.

  2. “The Direct Financial Costs of Having a Family Member Incarcerated” (with Sarah Jobe, Sarah Sernaker, and Chris Wildeman). Under review.

  3. “Parenting and Punishment: How Sibling Troubles and Surveilling Institutions Shape Family Processes”. Working paper.

  4. “The Third Hand: How Should Parents Intervene When the Transition to Adulthood Goes Awry? Evidence from a National Survey”. In progress.

  5. “Social Inequality, Racial Disparities, and the Rise of Mass Incarceration: A Decomposition Analysis” (with Kristian Bernt Karlson). In progress.

  6. “Buying, Driving, and Housing: Support for Children in the Aftermath of Family Member Incarceration” (with Alexandra Gibbons and Chris Wildeman). In progress.

  7. “Health of Adults Exposed to Maltreatment and Foster Care During Childhood” (with Martin Eiermann, Hedy Lee, and Chris Wildeman). In progress.

  8. “Parent Incarceration and Child Safety: Evidence from Wisconsin” (with Sarah Font and Chris Wildeman). In progress.

  9. “Families, Crime, and Punishment: Do Children Follow in their Sibling's Footsteps?” (with Robert Apel, Sara Wakefield, and Chris Wildeman). In progress.

Journal publications

  1. The Great Leveler? Juvenile Arrest, College Attainment, and the Future of American Inequality (with David Kirk and Robert Sampson). Sociology of Education, forthcoming.

  2. Birds of a Feather Born Together? On Siblings, Crime, and Criminal Legal System Contact (with Sara Wakefield). Annual Review of Criminology, 2024.

  3. The Consequences of Sibling Criminal Legal System Contact for Child Wellbeing and Family Life (with Sara Wakefield and Chris Wildeman). Journal of Marriage and Family, 2024.

  4. Adult Children of the Prison Boom: Family Troubles and the Intergenerational Transmission of Criminal Justice Contact (with Robert Sampson and Chris Wildeman). Demography, 2024.

  5. Shattered Dreams: Paternal Incarceration, Youth Expectations, and the Intergenerational Transmission of Disadvantage. Sociological Science, 2023.

  6. The Role of Public and Private Food Assistance in Decreasing Low-income Families’ Food Insecurity and Supporting Meal Routines (with Rebecca M. Ryan, Anna Gassman-Pines, Samantha Steimle, Caitlin Hines, and Anna D. Johnson). Children and Youth Services Review, 2023.

  7. School practices to promote social distancing in K-12 schools: review of influenza pandemic policies and practices (with Lori Uscher-Pines, Heather L. Schwartz, Faruque Ahmed, Yenlik Zheteyeva, Erika Meza, and Amra Uzicanin). BMC Public Health, 2018.