Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice
Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice
211 Oswald Tower
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-2527
Fax: 814-863-7216
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R.S. Oropesa (Sal)
Professor of Sociology & Demography
702 Oswald Tower |
EDUCATION
1987 Ph.D. University of Washington
1980 M.A. University of Washington
1978 B.A. Ohio State University
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
My research interests currently focus on the consequences of migration and assimilation (or the lack thereof) for family formation, health, and inequality among Latinos in the United States. I teach several courses: introduction to sociology (honors), advanced general sociology, intermediate social statistics, and immigration and inequality.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Associate Editor, Journal of Family Issues (2001-present)
Editorial Board, American Sociological Review (1999-2001)
Runner-up for the 1995 Outstanding Article Award, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action.
Named to the “List of Excellent Honors Instructors” by the University Scholars Program, The Pennsylvania State University (1993).
“Puerto Rican Maternal and Infant Health Project,” National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (principal investigator: Nancy Landale; co-investigators: R.S. Oropesa and Ana Luisa Dávila). 1994-1999.
"The Demography of Local Marriage Markets," National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (co-principal investigator with Daniel Lichter). 1992-1994.
"Contexts, Identities, and Economic Outcomes: A Pilot STudy of Dominicans in Reading, PA." Russell Sage Foundation (Co-Investigator with Leif Jensen; Investigators: G. DeJong, J. Toribio, J. Cohen). 2003-2004.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Oropesa, R.S. and Nancy S. Landale. 2004. "The Future of Marriage and Hispanics." Journal of Marriage and Family.
Oropesa, R.S., Nancy S. Landale, and Tanya Kenkre 2002 “Structure, Process, and Satisfaction with Obstetricians: An Analysis of Mainland Puerto Ricans.” Medical Care and Research Review 59: 412-439.
Landale, Nancy S. and R.S. Oropesa 2002 “White, Black, or Puerto Rican? Racial Self-Identification among Mainland and Island Puerto Ricans.” Social Forces 81: 231-254.
Oropesa, R.S., Nancy S. Landale, and Ana Luisa Dávila 2001 “Poverty, Prenatal Care, and Infant Health Outcomes in Puerto Rico.” Social Biology 48: 44-66.
Oropesa, R.S. and Nancy S. Landale, 2000 “From Austerity to Prosperity? Migration and Child Poverty among Mainland and Island Puerto Ricans.” Demography 27: 323-338.
Landale, Nancy S., R.S. Oropesa, and Bridget K. Gorman 2000 “Migration and Infant Death: Assimilation or Selective Migration among Puerto Ricans?” American Sociological Review 65: 888-905.
Oropesa, R.S. and Bridget K. Gorman 2000 “Ethnicity, Immigration, and Beliefs about Marriage as a ‘Tie that Binds’.” In Linda Waite, Christine Bachrach, Michelle Hindin, Elizabeth Thomson, and Arland Thornton (eds.). Ties that Bind: Perspectives on Marriage and Cohabitation Hawthorne, CA: Aldine de Gruyter.
Oropesa, R.S. 1997 “Development and Marital Power in Mexico.” Social Forces 75:1291-1317.
Oropesa, R.S. and Nancy S. Landale “In Search of the New Second Generation: Alternative Strategies for Identifying Second Generation Children and Understanding their Acquisition of English.” Sociological Perspectives 40:427-454.
Oropesa, R.S. “Normative Beliefs about Marriage and Cohabitation: A Comparison of Non-Latino Whites, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans.” Journal of Marriage and the Family 58:49-62.
Oropesa, R.S., Daniel T. Lichter, and Robert N. Anderson 1994 “Marriage Markets and the Paradox of Mexican-American Nuptiality.” Journal of Marriage and the Family 56:889-907.