Jennifer S. Barber
Funded Research:
Determinants of Marriage and Childbearing Attitudes (NICHD)
Ideational Influences on Marriage and Childbearing (NICHD)
Intergenerational Influences on Family Formation in a Changing Social Context (NICHD)
Reciprocal Relations Between Population and Environment (NICHD)
Young Women's Relationships, Contraception, and Unintended Pregnancy (NICHD)
Research Associate Professor, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Michigan.
Research Associate Professor, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan.
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Barber studies intergenerational processes in families in the U.S. and Nepal. Her current U.S. research focuses on intergenerational influences on childbearing behavior and the consequences of unwanted childbearing for children. Her current research in Nepal focuses on the relationships between social change and family formation attitudes and behavior.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Barber, Jennifer S., and Patricia L. East. 2009. "Home and Parenting Resources Available to Siblings Depending on Their Birth Intention Status." Child Development, 80(3): 921-939. DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01306.x. Licensed Access.
Vahratian, Anjel, Jennifer S. Barber, Jean M. Lawrence, and Catherine Kim. 2009. "Family-Planning Practices Among Women With Diabetes and Overweight and Obese Women in the 2002 National Survey for Family Growth." Diabetes Care, 32(6): 1026-1031. DOI:10.2337/dc08-2105. Licensed Access.
Biddlecom, Ann E., William Axinn, and Jennifer S. Barber. 2005. "Environmental effects on family size preferences and subsequent reproductive behavior in Nepal." Population and Environment, 26(3): 183-206. DOI:10.1007/s11111-005-1874-9. Public Access.
Cunningham, M., Ann Beutel, Jennifer S. Barber, and Arland Thornton. 2005. "Reciprocal relationships between attitudes about gender and social contexts during young adulthood." Social Science Research, 34(4): 862-892. DOI:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2005.03.001. Licensed Access.
Barber, Jennifer S., Susan A. Murphy, and N. Verbitsky. 2004. "Adjusting for Time-Varying Confounding in Survival Analysis." Sociological Methodology, 34:163-192.
Barber, Jennifer S., and William Axinn. 2004. "New Ideas and Fertility Limitation: the Role of Mass Media." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 66(5): 1180-1200. DOI:10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00086.x. Licensed Access.
Barber, Jennifer S. 2004. "Community Social Context and Individualistic Attitudes toward Marriage." Social Psychology Quarterly, 67(3): 236-256.
Chapters
Axinn, William, Dirgha Ghimire, and Jennifer S. Barber. 2008. "The influence of ideational dimensions of social change on family formation in Nepal." In International Family Change: ideational perspectives edited by Rukmalie Jayakody; Arland Thornton; William G Axinn. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Barber, Jennifer S., and William Axinn. 2005. "How do Attitudes Shape Childbearing in the United States." In The New Population Problem: Why Families in Developed Countries Are Shrinking and What it Means edited by Alan C Booth and Ann C. Crouter. Mahwah, N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Barber, Jennifer S., and William Axinn. 2005. "How do attitudes shape childbearing in the United States?" In The new population problem : why families in developed countries are shrinking and what it means edited by Alan Booth, Ann C. Crouter. 59-92. Mahwah, N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum.
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