Jeremy Uecker
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
Baylor University
United States of America
Biography
Jeremy Uecker is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Baylor University. He has completed his Ph.D., Sociology at University of Texas at Austin in 2010 & M.A., Sociology, University of Texas at Austin in 2006 & B.A., Political Science and Sociology, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Furman University in 2003.Dr. Jeremy Uecker’s research focuses on religion, family, sexual behavior, stratification, mental health, and the transition to adulthood. His current projects include a study of the effects of religion and science perspectives on socioeconomic and religious outcomes, as well as a study of the changing role of religion in the family formation of young adults in the United States over the last 50 years.
Research Interest
religion, family, sexual behavior, stratification, mental health, and the transition to adulthood
Publications
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Uecker, Jeremy E., and Kyle C. Longest. 2017. “Exposure to Science, Perspectives on Science and Religion, and Religious Commitment in Young Adulthood.†Social Science Research 65:145–162.
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Longest, Kyle C., and Jeremy E. Uecker. Forthcoming. “Moral Communities and Sex: The Religious Influence on Young Adult Sexual Behavior and Regret.†Sociological Perspectives.
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Denton, Melinda L., and Jeremy E. Uecker. Forthcoming. “What God Has Joined Together: Family Formation and Religion among Young Adults.†Review of Religious Research.
