Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice

Jason Houle 318 Oswald Tower Department of Sociology The Pennsylvania State University Office Phone: 814-863-6355 Email: jnh143@psu.edu

eDUCATION

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, Sociology and Demography, expected 2010
M.A., The Pennsylvania State University, Sociology and Demography, 2007
B. A., The University of Maine, Sociology with Highest Honors, 2005

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Social Stratification and Mobility, Health Disparities, Mental Health, Social Psychology

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

SSSP Mental Health Division Graduate Student Paper Competition (First Place), 2008

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

SOC 207, Research Methods, Instructor. Summer 2008

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW AND IN PROGRESS

Frisco, Michelle, Jason Houle and Molly Martin. “Adolescent Body Mass Index & Psychological Distress: For Whom is Weight a Burden?” Under Reivew

Blackstone, Amy, Jason Houle, and Chris Uggen. “At the time, I Thought it was Great: Sexual Harassment and the Transition to Adulthood.” Revise and Resubmit, Work & Occupations

Houle, Jason, Jeremy Staff, Jeylan Mortimer, Christopher Uggen, and Amy Blackstone. “The Psychological Impact of Sexual Harassment During the Occupational Career.” In Progress

Houle, Jason, Michelle Frisco, Molly Martin, and Ashleigh May. “Adolescent Weight and Psychological Distress: The Confluence of Weight Perceptions and Actual Weight.”  In Progress.

Houle, Jason and Molly Martin. “Does Intergenerational Mobility Shape Individual Psychology? Sorokin Revisited” In Progress.

Houle, Jason. “Falling From Grace? The Psychological Impact of Downward Intragenerational Mobility.” In Progress.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Houle, Jason. Houle, Jason. 2008. "A Fall From Grace? The Psychological Impact of Downward Intragenerational Mobility." Annual meeting of American Sociological Association, Boston, MA. Regular Session*.

*Winner of the 2008 SSSP Mental Health Division Graduate Student Paper Award, also presented at the 2008 SSSP Annual Meetings, Boston, MA

Houle, Jason. 2008. “Mobility Effects Redux: Does Intergenerational Mobility Shape Individual Psychology?” Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, LA. Poster Session

Houle, Jason, Michelle Frisco, Molly Martin, and Ashleigh May. 2007 “Adolescent Weight and Psychological Distress: The Confluence of Weight Perceptions and Actual Weight.” Annual meeting of American Sociological Association, New York, NY. Regular Session

Houle, Jason, Jeremy Staff, Jeylan Mortimer, Chris Uggen, and Amy Blackstone. 2007. “The Psychological Impact of Sexual Harassment During the Early Occupational Career.” Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. Roundtable Session (Presented by Chris Uggen)

Frisco, Michelle, Jason Houle, and Molly Martin. 2007.  “Is Overweight a Heavy Burden for Teenagers? New Evidence about Adolescent Body Composition and Psychological Distress.” Annual meeting of the Population Association of America, New York, NY (Regular Session, Presented by Michelle Frisco).

Blackstone, Amy and Jason Houle. 2006. “’At the Time, I thought it was Great.’ The Importance of Age in Labeling Sexual Harassment.” Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal, QC. Roundtable