Karin L. Brewster

Associate Professor of Sociology

Ph.D., Washington Department of Sociology 619 Bellamy Building Phone (850) 644-7106 Fax (850) 644-8818 Email: karin.brewster@fsu.edu curriculum vitae
Studies fertility and work-family balance in post-industrial societies. Her current projects include an examination of welfare reform’s impact on low-income women’s child care arrangements, and papers looking at race differences in poor women’s child care arrangements and social support and different aspects of the transition to sexual activity in the United States.

MORE INFORMATION Areas of Specialization Research Interest Federal Policies and Child Care Arrangements Among the Poor Adolescent sexual activity and childbearing Work and family in industrialized nations Multilevel analysis of fertility Teaching Population Studies Fertility Sociology of Families and Households Sociology of Sexuality Introductory Statistics Education and Recent Professional Experience Research Associate, Center for Demography and Population Health, Florida State University (1994-present) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Florida State University (1994-2001) Postdoctoral Fellow, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1991-1994; family leave 4/92-4/93) Ph.D. in Sociology with specialization in Social Demography, University of Washington, 1991 Selected Papers and Publications Brewster, Karin L. and Irene Padavic. 2002. "No More Kin Care? Change in Black Mothers' Reliance on Relatives for Child Care, 1977-94. Gender & Society 16(4): 546-563. Brewster, Karin L. and Ronald R. Rindfuss. 2000. "Fertility an Women's Employment in Industrialized Nations." Annual Review of Sociology, vol 26: 271-96. Brewster, Karin L. and Irene Padavic. 2000. "Changes in GenderIdeology, 1977-1996: The Contributions of Intracohort Change and Population Turnover." Journal of Marriage and the Family 62(2): 477-87. Manuscripts in Progress Tuttle, Annie, John Reynolds, and Karin L. Brewster. “Sexual Orientation and Earnings: A Comparison of Partnered Lesbians and Married Heterosexuals” (Under review) Brewster, Karin L. and Bryan Giblin. "Contextualizing Change in Fathers' Participation in Child Care, 1977-1994." Under revision. Spence, Naomi and Karin L. Brewster. “”Transition to First Intercourse among Adolescents: the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Immigrant Status.” Radey, Melissa and Karin L. Brewster. “Safety nets of unmarried mothers: Does race/ethnicity matter?” Brewster, Karin L., “Federal Policies and Child Care Arrangements of Low-Income Mothers.” Brewster, Karin L. and Sandra Colby. “Stability in Child Care Arrangements of Employed Mothers.” back to top