Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice

Claire E. Altman 718 Oswald Tower Department of Sociology The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 Office Phone: 814-863-0863 Email: cea159@psu.edu

Education

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, Sociology and Demography, expected Spring 2012
M.A., The Pennsylvania State University, Sociology and Demography, expected Spring 2009
B. A., The University of Texas, Sociology and Geography, May 2006

research interests 

Immigration, Assimilation, Children of Immigrants (Poverty, Health, and Well-Being), and Spatial and Social Demography. 

Manuscripts  

In progress:

Altman, C.E., "Poverty Dynamics amoung Children of Hispanic Immigrants Using SIPP."

Altman, C.E., "Vending Machine Use and Obesity Among Children of Immigrants in ECLSK."

Publications 

Forthcoming. Van Hook, Jennifer, Elizabeth Baker, and Claire Altman. “Does it Begin at School or Home? Institutional Origins of Overweight among Young Children in Immigrant Families.” Immigration, Diversity, and Education. Ruby Takanishi and Elena L. Grigorenko, editors.

Skop, Emily H. and C. E. Altman. 2006. “Asian Indians Living in the U. S.: Settlement Patterns and Immigrant Human Capital in 2000.” Race, Ethnicity, and Place in a Changing America. John Frazier and Eugene Tettey-Fio, editors.