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Sampson Lee Blair

September 2012

Office Address: Department of Sociology E-mail: slblair@buffalo.edu430 Park Hall Voice: (716) 645-8472State University of New York Fax: (716) 645-3934Buffalo, NY 14260-4140

Place of Birth: Ivanhoe, VirginiaFamily Status: Married; Dr. Marilou Catherine Legazpi Blair; two children

Education: B.S. 1985 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

Major: SociologyMinor: Family and Child Development

M.S. 1987 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

Major: SociologyPh.D. 1991 The Pennsylvania State University, University

Park, PAMajor: Sociology (Family)Minor: Demography

Current Professional Positions:August 2002 to present Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, State University of

New York at BuffaloJune 2010 to present Research Affiliate, Research Institute for Mindanao Culture,

Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan), Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

September 2011 to present Editor, Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research

Professional Experience:August 2008 to August 2011 Chair (chair-elect, current, past), Section on Children and Youth,

American Sociological AssociationJune 2010 to Nov. 2010 Fulbright Scholar (Visiting Professor), Department of

Sociology/Anthropology, Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan),Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

August 2009 to July 2010 Senior Editor (interim), Sociological InquiryJan. 2003 to Jan. 2009 Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Sociology, State

University of New York at BuffaloSept. 2002 to June 2006 Associate Editor, Social Justice ResearchOct. 1998 to March 2005 Associate Editor, Journal of Family Issues

Nov. 1998 to Dec. 2002 Associate Editor, Marriage and Family ReviewJan. 1997 to Jan. 2001 Senior Editor, Sociological InquiryApril 1998 to July 2002 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Arizona State

UniversityAugust 1995 to April 1998 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Arizona State

UniversityAugust 1991 to July 1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, The University of

OklahomaJune 1991 to August 1991 Research Associate, Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania

State UniversityJune 1989 to May 1991 Instructor, Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State

UniversityAugust 1988 to May 1989 Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania

State UniversityJune 1988 to August 1988 Graduate Lecturer, Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania

State UniversityAugust 1987 to May 1988 Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, The

Pennsylvania State UniversityMay 1987 to August 1987 Instructor, Department of Social Sciences, Virginia Western

Community College, Roanoke, VirginiaMay 1987 to August 1987 Adjunct Faculty (Instructor), College of Health Sciences,

Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley, Roanoke, VirginiaSept. 1986 to Dec. 1986 Graduate Instructor, Department of Sociology, Virginia

Polytechnic Institute and State UniversitySept. 1985 to June 1986 &Jan. 1987 to May 1987 Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, Virginia

Polytechnic Institute and State University

Publications:Blair, Sampson Lee and Daniel T. Lichter“Measuring the Division of Household Labor: Gender Segregation of Housework Among American Couples.” 1991. Journal of Family Issues, 12(1), 91-113.Blair, Sampson Lee“Children’s Participation in Household Labor: Child Socialization versus the Need for Household Labor.” 1992. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 21(2), 241-258.Blair, Sampson Lee and Michael P. Johnson“Wives’ Perceptions of the Fairness of the Division of Household Labor: The Intersection of Housework and Ideology.” 1992. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 54(3), 570-581.Blair, Sampson Lee“The Sex-Typing of Children’s Household Labor: Parental Influence on Daughters’ and Sons’ Housework.” 1992. Youth and Society, 24(2), 178-203.

Blair, Sampson Lee“Employment, Family, and Husbands’ and Wives’ Perceptions of Marital Quality.”1993. Journal of Family Issues, 14(2), 189-212.Blair, Sampson Lee; DeeAnn Wenk; and Constance Hardesty“Marital Quality and Paternal Involvement: Interconnections of Men’s Spousal and Parental Roles.” 1994. The Journal of Men’s Studies, 2(3), 221-238.Wenk, DeeAnn; Constance Hardesty; Carolyn S. Morgan; and Sampson Lee Blair“The Influence of Parental Involvement on the Well-Being of Sons and Daughters.”1994. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56(1), 229-234.Blair, Sampson Lee and Constance Hardesty“Paternal Involvement and the Well-Being of Mothers and Fathers of Young Children.” 1994. The Journal of Men’s Studies, 3(1), 49-68.Blair, Sampson Lee“Marriage and Cohabitation: Distinctions and Similarities Across the Division ofHousehold Labor.” 1994. Family Perspective, 28(1), 31-52.Blair, Marilou C. Legazpi and Sampson Lee Blair“Choice of Child Care and Mother-Child Interaction: Racial/Ethnic Distinctions in the Maternal Experience.” 1995. In Cardell Jacobson (ed.), American Families: Issues inRace and Ethnicity, pp. 261-282. Garland Publishing: New York.Blair, Sampson Lee“Household Composition and Men’s and Women’s Well-Being.” 1995. Family Perspective, 29(3), 315-333.Blair, Sampson Lee“Gender Segregation of Housework.” 1996. In Kathryn Borman and Paula Dubeck(eds.), Women and Work: A Handbook, pp. 391-395. Garland Publishing: New York.

* reprinted in Women and Work: A Reader. 1997. Rutgers University Press: Princeton, NJ.

Blair, Sampson Lee“Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Division of Household Labor.” 1996. In Kathryn Borman and Paula Dubeck (eds.), Women and Work: A Handbook, pp. 440-443. Garland Publishing.

* reprinted in Women and Work: A Reader. 1997. Rutgers University Press: Princeton, NJ.

Blair, Sampson Lee“The Division of Household Labor in the Rural Context.” 1997. In Gary A. Goreham(ed.), Encyclopedia of Rural America. ABC-CLIO: Santa Barbara, CA. Blair, Sampson Lee and Zhenchao Qian“Family and Asian Students’ Educational Performance: A Consideration of Diversity.” 1998. Journal of Family Issues, 19(4), 227-246.Blair, Sampson LeeWork Roles, Domestic Roles, and Marital Quality: Perceptions of Fairness among Dual-Earner Couples. 1998. Social Justice Research, 11(3), 313-335.

Blair, Sampson Lee and Zhenchao Qian“Parents, Peers, and Adolescents’ Marital Aspirations: Ethnicity-Based Distinctions.”1999. In Sandra Lee Browning and R. Robin Miller (eds.), Till Death Do Us Part: A Multicultural Anthology on Marriage (pp. 237-252). JAI Press: Greenwich, Connecticut. Qian, Zhenchao and Sampson Lee Blair“Racial Differences in Educational Aspirations of High School Seniors.” 1999. Sociological Perspectives, 42(4), 605-625.Blair, Sampson Lee; Marilou C. Legazpi Blair; and Anna B. Madamba“Racial/Ethnic Differences in High School Students’ Academic Performance: Understanding the Interweave of Social Class and Ethnicity in the Family Context.” 1999. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 30(3), 539-555.Qian, Zhenchao; Sampson Lee Blair; and Stacey Ruf“Asian American Interracial and Interethnic Marriages: Differences in Education and Nativity.” 2001. International Migration Review, 35(2), 557-586.Blair, Sampson Lee; Marilou C. Legazpi Blair; and Anna B. Madamba“Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Adolescents’ Occupational Aspirations: An Examination of Family Context.” 2003. Sociological Studies of Children and Youth, 9, 67-86.Blair, Sampson Lee and José A. Cobas“Gender Differences in Young Latino Adults’ Status Attainment: Understanding Bilingualism in the Familial Context.” 2006. Family Relations, 55, 3, 292-305.Blair, Sampson Lee“The Division of Labor in Households.” 2009. In Harry T. Reis and Susan Sprecher (eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA. Blair, Sampson Lee“The Influence of Risk-Taking Behaviors on the Transition into Marriage: An Examination of the Long-Term Consequences of Adolescent Behavior.” 2010. Marriage and Family Review, 46, 126-146.Blair, Sampson Lee“The Occupational Aspirations of Adolescents: Understanding the Developmental Context of Teenagers' Desires for Future Work Roles.” 2011. In Robin Price, Paula McDonald, Janis Bailey, and Barbara Pini (eds.), Young People at Work in the Developed World (pp. 143-162). Ashgate Publishing, London.Blair, Sampson Lee“The Division of Household Labor.” 2012. In Gary W. Peterson and Kevin R. Bush (eds.), Handbook of Marriage and the Family (3rd edition). Springer Publishing Company: New York, NY. (forthcoming)

Papers presented at professional meetings:Blair, Sampson Lee and Daniel T. Lichter“On Measuring the Division of Household Labor: Gender Segregation or Sharing of Housework?” Paper presented at the 1990 American Sociological Association meetingsin Washington, D.C.

Blair, Sampson Lee“Children’s Participation in Household Labor: Child Socialization versus the Need for Household Labor.” Paper presented at the 1991 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in Providence, Rhode Island.Blair, Sampson Lee and Michael P. Johnson“Wives’ Reactions to the Division of Household Labor: The Intersection of Houseworkand Ideology.” Paper presented at the 1991 American Sociological Association meetings in Cincinnati, Ohio.Blair, Sampson Lee“The Sex-Typing of Children’s Household Labor.” Paper presented at the 1991 American Sociological Association meetings in Cincinnati, Ohio.Blair, Sampson Lee and Constance Hardesty“Parenthood and Its Implications for the Well-Being of Mothers and Fathers.” Paper presented at the 1992 American Sociological Association meetings in Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania.Blair, Sampson Lee“Parental Employment and Its Effects on Parent-Child Interaction.” Paper presented at the 1992 World Congress on the Family meetings in Columbus, Ohio.Blair, Sampson Lee and Katy Lenahan“Marital Quality and Parent-Child Relationships: The Effect of Adult Resident Childrenon Marital Relations.” Paper presented at the 1993 conference of the Oklahoma Council on Family Relations in Edmond, Oklahoma.Blair, Sampson Lee and Marjorie E. Starrels“The Division of Household Labor in Long-Duration Marriages.” Paper presented at the 1993 American Sociological Association meetings in Miami, Florida.Blair, Marilou C. Legazpi and Sampson Lee Blair“Choice of Child Care and Mother-Child Interaction: Racial/Ethnic Distinctions in the Maternal Experience.” Paper presented at the 20th Annual (1993) Center for Studies ofthe Family Conference in Provo, Utah.Wenk, DeeAnn; Constance Hardesty; Carolyn S. Morgan; and Sampson Lee Blair“Paternal Involvement and the Mental Health of Sons and Daughters.” Paper presented at the 1993 National Council on Family Relations meetings in Baltimore, Maryland.Starrels, Marjorie E. and Sampson Lee Blair“Marriage and the Transition to Retirement.” Paper presented at the 1993 Gerontological Society of America meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana.Monroe, Mia and Sampson Lee Blair“Parents, Peers, and Substance Use by Adolescents: The Interface of Family andFriends.” Paper presented at the 1994 conference of the Oklahoma Council on Family Relations in Edmond, Oklahoma.Blair, Sampson Lee“Marriage and Cohabitation: Distinctions and Similarities across the Division ofHousehold Labor.” Paper presented at the 1994 American Sociological Association meetings in Los Angeles, California.

Blair, Sampson Lee; Carolyn S. Morgan; Constance Hardesty; and DeeAnn Wenk“Household Composition and Men’s and Women’s Physical Well-Being.” Paperpresented at the 1994 American Sociological Association meetings in Los Angeles, California.Nelson, Lisa Wyatt and Sampson Lee Blair“The Influence of Family and Ethnicity on Students’ Educational Attainment and Performance.” Paper presented at the 1995 conference of the Oklahoma Council on Family Relations in Edmond, Oklahoma.Blair, Sampson Lee and Michael P. Johnson“Parent-Child Social Support Systems and Parental Well-Being: Implications for Single Mothers’ Well-Being.” Paper presented at the 1995 American Sociological Association meetings in Washington, D.C.Blair, Sampson Lee and Marilou C. Legazpi Blair“Single Mothers and Social Support Networks: Pragmatic versus AffectionalAssociations.” Paper presented at the 1995 American Sociological Association meetings in Washington, D.C.Harnden, Angela D.; Sampson Lee Blair; and DeeAnn Wenk“The Interconnections between Religion, Religiosity, and Attitudes toward Marital Violence.” Paper presented at the 1995 National Council on Family Relations meetings in Portland, Oregon.Blair, Sampson Lee and Mary H. Benin“Retirement and the Division of Household Labor: The Influence of Partial Retirementand Ideology.” Paper presented at the 1996 American Sociological Association meetings in New York, New York.Blair, Sampson Lee; Marilou C. Legazpi Blair; and Anna V. B. Madamba“Minority Students’ Academic Performance: The Interweave of Social Class andEthnicity.” Paper presented at the 1996 American Sociological Association meetings in New York, New York.Blair, Sampson Lee and Zhenchao Qian“Parents, Peers, and Adolescents’ Marital Aspirations: Ethnicity-Based Distinctions.” Paper presented at the 1997 Pacific Sociological Association meetings in San Diego, California.Qian, Zhenchao and Sampson Lee Blair“Racial Differences in Educational Aspirations of High School Seniors.” Paper presented at the 1997 Population Association of America meetings in Washington, D.C.Blair, Sampson Lee“Household Labor and Marital Quality: The Interweave of Employment and Gender Ideology.” Paper presented at the 1997 meetings of the International Society for Justice Research in Potsdam, Germany.Blair, Sampson Lee and Jeffery W. Amling“Marital Quality and Religion among American Couples: Reconceptualizing Religious Homogamy.” Paper presented at the 1997 American Sociological Association meetings in Toronto, Canada.

Blair, Sampson Lee and Zhenchao Qian“Family and Asian Students’ Educational Performance: A Consideration of Diversity.” Paper presented at the 1997 American Sociological Association meetings in Toronto, Canada.Blair, Sampson Lee and Verna Keith“Parent-Adult Child Relationships, Retirement, and the Well-Being of Aging Mothersand Fathers.” Paper presented at the 1997 National Council on Family Relations meetings in Crystal City, Virginia.Blair, Sampson Lee and Zhenchao Qian“Assortative Mating and Marital Quality.” Paper presented at the 1998 Pacific Sociological Association meetings in San Francisco, California.Qian, Zhenchao and Sampson Lee Blair“Racial Differences in Educational Aspirations of High School Seniors: The Impact of Social Capital, Human Capital, and Financial Capital.” Paper presented at the 1998 American Sociological Association meetings in San Francisco, California.Blair, Sampson Lee and Zhenchao Qian“Adolescents' Marital Aspirations: The Interweave of Gender and Ethnicity.” Paper presented at the 1998 American Sociological Association meetings in San Francisco, California.Blair, Sampson Lee“Marital Quality and Parenting: The Influence of Family Structure.” Paper presented at the 1999 Pacific Sociological Association meetings in Portland, Oregon.Blair, Sampson Lee and Frank D. Beck“Religion, Religiosity, and Marital Quality among American Couples.” Paper presentedat the 1999 American Sociological Association meetings in Chicago, Illinois.Qian, Zhenchao; Sampson Lee Blair; and Stacey Ruff“Asian Americans’ Marriage with Whites: Ethnic Differences in Educational and Nativity Assortative Mating.” Paper presented at the 1999 American Sociological Association meetings in Chicago, Illinois.Blair, Sampson Lee and Curt G. Sobolewski“Family Composition, Parental Employment, and Children’s Household Labor.” Paper presented at the 1999 American Sociological Association meetings in Chicago, Illinois.McGene, Juliana Kim and Sampson Lee Blair“Marital Quality and Relationship History: Effects of Prior Cohabitation and Previous Marriage.” Paper presented at the 2000 Pacific Sociological Association meetings in San Diego, California.Sobolewski, Curt G. and Sampson Lee Blair“Predicting Relationship Quality: Cohabitation vs. Marriage.” Paper presented at the 2000 Pacific Sociological Association meetings in San Diego, California.Blair, Sampson Lee and Michael P. Johnson“Parents and Family Structure: An Examination of Ethnic-Based Variations in Children’s Household Labor.” Paper presented at the 2000 American Sociological Association meetings in Washington, D.C.

Blair, Sampson Lee“Relationship Quality among Married and Cohabiting Couples: Gender Differences in the Effects of Children and Work.” Paper presented at the 2000 American Sociological Association meetings in Washington, D.C.Blair, Sampson Lee“Labor, Ideology, and Perceptions of Fairness: A Comparison of Married and Cohabiting Couples.” Paper presented at the 2000 International Society for Justice Research conference in Tel Aviv, Israel.Blair, Sampson Lee“Gender and Adolescents’ Aspirations: Disentangling Family, Marriage, and Occupational Goals.” Paper presented at the 2001 Pacific Sociological Association meetings in San Francisco, California.Blair, Sampson Lee and Frank D. Beck“Gender and Perceptions of Fairness within Marriage and Cohabitation.” Paper presented at the 2001 American Sociological Association meetings in Anaheim, California.Blair, Sampson Lee; Marilou C. Legazpi Blair; and Anna B. Madamba“Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Adolescents’ Occupational Aspirations: An Examination of Family Context.” Paper presented at the 2001 American Sociological Association meetings in Anaheim, California.Blair, Sampson Lee“Perceived Fairness and Labor within Marriage: A Reconsideration of Ideologies and Labor.” Paper presented at the 2002 Pacific Sociological Association meetings in Vancouver, Canada.Blair, Sampson Lee “Workload and Perceptions of Fairness among Dual-Earner Couples: The Mediating Effects of Gender Ideology.” Paper presented at the 2002 meetings of the International Society for Justice Research, Skovde, Sweden.Blair, Sampson Lee and Marilou C. Legazpi Blair“Understanding Parents’ Rationale for Assigning Chores to Children: Child Labor and Childrearing.” Paper presented at the 2002 American Sociological Association meetings in Chicago, Illinois.Blair, Sampson Lee“Adolescents’ Marital Expectations: A Comparison of Peer and Familial Influences.” Paper presented at the 2002 American Sociological Association meetings in Chicago, Illinois.Blair, Sampson Lee“Familial Environment and Young Adults’ Educational/Occupational Attainment: The Relative Influence of Family and Peers.” Paper presented at the 2003 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Blair, Sampson Lee“Family Context and the Status Attainment of Young Adults: An Examination of Ethnicity and Gender-Based Differences.” Paper presented at the 2003 American Sociological Association meetings in Atlanta, Georgia.

Blair, Sampson Lee and Marilou C. Legazpi Blair“Gender Differences in the Status Attainment of Young Adults: Comparing Family and Peer Influence.” Paper presented at the 2003 American Sociological Association meetings in Atlanta, Georgia.Blair, Sampson Lee“Gender-Based Differences in Occupational Attainment: Family Context as a Predictor of Young Adults’ Status Attainment.” Paper presented at the 2004 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in New York, New York.Blair, Sampson Lee and Laura A. Wirth“Work Roles, Domestic Roles, and the Transition to Retirement: Perceptions of Fairness among Aging Couples.” Paper presented at the 2004 meetings of the International Society for Justice Research, Regina, Canada.Blair, Sampson Lee and Frank D. Beck“Ethnicity-Based Differences in the Timing of First Marriage: A Consideration of Family Effects.” Paper presented at the 2004 American Sociological Association meetings in San Francisco, California.Blair, Sampson Lee and Marilou C. Legazpi Blair“Gender, Family, and the Occupational Attainment of Young Adults.” Paper presented at the 2004 American Sociological Association meetings in San Francisco, California.Cobas, José A. and Sampson Lee Blair“Bilingualism, Family, and Gender Differences in Hispanic Status Attainment.” Paper presented at the 2004 meetings of the National Council on Family Relations in Orlando, Florida.Blair, Sampson Lee and Joyce A. Joyce“Perceptions of Fairness Among Cohabitors: Children, Labor, and Duration of Relationship.” Paper presented at the 2004 meetings of the National Council on Family Relations in Orlando, Florida.Blair, Sampson Lee“Gender-Based Differences in the Transition to Marriage.” Paper presented at the 2005 meetings of the Eastern Sociological Society in Washington, D.C.Blair, Sampson Lee and José A. Cobas“Gender Differences in the Adult Status Attainment of Hispanics: Understanding Bilingualism in the Familial Context.” Paper presented at the 2005 American Sociological Association meetings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.*This paper was also presented as an invited paper at the 2006 Groves Conference on Marriage and Family, Tucson, Arizona.Blair, Sampson Lee and Marilou C. Legazpi Blair“The Transition into Marriage among Young Adult Asians: The Relative Influence of Family and Ethnicity.” Paper presented at the 2005 American Sociological Association meetings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Blair, Sampson Lee“Educational Attainment and Transition to Marriage: Sex-Based Differences in the Timing of First Marriage.” Paper presented at the 2006 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in Boston, Massachusetts.

Blair, Sampson Lee and Marilou C. Legazpi Blair“Perceptions of Fairness among Married and Cohabiting Couples: Does Relationship Context Matter?” Paper presented at the 2006 meetings of the International Society for Justice Research, Berlin, Germany.Blair, Sampson Lee and Marilou C. Legazpi Blair“Marriage, Childbearing, and Educational Attainment: The Impact of Family Transitions on Academic Success.” Paper presented at the 2006 American Sociological Association meetings in Montreal, Canada.Blair, Sampson Lee and José A. Cobas“Family and Hispanic Educational Attainment: Disentangling Structural and Cultural Effects.” Paper presented at the 2006 American Sociological Association meetings in Montreal, Canada.Blair, Sampson Lee and Hsin-Yi Liu“The Timing of First Marriage among Young Adult Asians: Disentangling Family and Individual Predictors.” Paper presented at the 2007 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Blair, Sampson Lee and Frank D. Beck“Gender and Educational Attainment: The Interweave of Family and Community Context.” Paper presented at the 2007 American Sociological Association meetings in New York, New York.Blair, Sampson Lee and Marilou C. Legazpi Blair“The Timing of First Marriage and First Birth: Family Transitions and Educational Attainment.” Paper presented at the 2007 American Sociological Association meetings in New York, New York.Blair, Sampson Lee“Gender, Ethnicity, and the Timing of First Marriage: Family and Individual Effects on the Transition to Marriage.” Paper presented at the 2007 National Council on Family Relations meetings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Blair, Sampson Lee and Jacob A. Lang“Family Structure and Adolescent Substance Use: An Examination of Two-Parent versus Single-Parent Households.” Paper presented at the 2008 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in New York, New York.Blair, Sampson Lee“The Timing of First Marriage among Latinos: An Examination of Expectations and Family Characteristics.” Paper presented at the 2008 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in New York, New York.Blair, Sampson Lee and José A. Cobas“The Onset of First Marriage among Latinos: Gender Differences in the Transition to Marriage.” Paper presented at the 2008 American Sociological Association meetings in Boston, Massachusetts.Blair, Sampson Lee and Marilou C. Legazpi Blair“Adolescent Substance Use and Attitudes toward Marriage: The Influence of Substance Use on Marital Expectations.” Paper presented at the 2008 American Sociological Association meetings in Boston, Massachusetts.

Blair, Sampson Lee “The Influence of Risk-Taking Behaviors on the Transition into Marriage: An Examination of the Long-Term Consequences of Adolescent Behavior.” Paper presented at the 2009 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in Baltimore, Maryland.Blair, Sampson Lee and Hsin-Yi Liu“The Marital Expecations of Teenage Girls and Boys: Examining the Role of Adolescent Risk-Taking.” Paper presented at the 2009 American Sociological Association meetings in San Francisco, California.Blair, Sampson Lee and Marilou C. Legazpi Blair“Adolescent Substance Use, Delinquent Behavior, and Gender Differences in the Timing of Marriage.” Paper presented at the 2009 American Sociological Association meetings in San Francisco, California.Menasco, Melissa A. and Sampson Lee Blair“Early Substance Use and Its Impact on Marital Status: An Examination of Substance Use, Marriage, and Divorce.” Paper presented at the 2010 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in Boston, Massachusetts.Blair, Sampson Lee and José A. Cobas“Language Ability, Family Structure, and Academic Success: Understanding Latino School Performance.” Paper presented at the 2010 American Sociological Association meetings in Atlanta, Geogia.Blair, Sampson Lee and Melissa A. Menasco“Initial Substance Use and the Likelihood of Marriage: Gender Differences in the Prospects for Marriage.” Paper presented at the 2010 American Sociological Association meetings in Atlanta, Georgia.Blair, Sampson Lee and Melissa A. Menasco“Adolescent Substance Use and Marital Instability in Adulthood.” Paper presented at the 2011 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Blair, Sampson Lee and Patricia E. Neff“Gender Differences in the Occupational Aspirations of Adolescents.” Paper presented at the 2011 American Sociological Association meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada.Blair, Sampson Lee“Filipino Parental Involvement and Children’s Educational Performance.” Paper presented at the 2011 American Sociological Association meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada.Blair, Sampson Lee and Patricia E. Neff“Current Work and Future Work: How Adolescent Employment Affects Occupational Aspirations.” Paper presented at the 2012 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in New York, New York. Menasco, Melissa A. and Sampson Lee Blair“Adolescent Employment and Patterns of Substance Use.” Paper presented at the 2012 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in New York, New York.

Blair, Sampson Lee“Adolescents’ Occupational Aspirations: The Changing Nature of Family and Individual Influence.” Paper presented at the 2012 International Sociological Association forum in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Blair, Sampson Lee and Patricia E. Neff“Gender Differences in the Effects of Teen Employment upon Adolescents’ Educational and Occupational Aspirations.” Paper presented at the 2012 American Sociological Association meetings in Denver, Colorado.Blair, Sampson Lee“Parental Involvement and Children’s Educational Attainment: A Comparison of Filipino and U.S. Parents.” Paper presented at the 2012 American Sociological Association meetings in Denver, Colorado.Blair, Sampson Lee“Gender Differences in Filipino Parental Involvement.” Paper accepted for presentation at the 2012 National Council on Family Relations conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

Undergraduate Courses Taught:Introduction to Sociology (CHS-CHRV, PSU, OU, ASU, SUNY)Social Problems (VWCC, PSU)Contemporary American Society (VPI&SU)Principles of Sociology (VPI&SU)Sociology of the Family (PSU, OU, ASU, SUNY, XU)Sociology of Gender/Sex Roles (PSU, OU, ASU, SUNY)Socialization Across the Life Course (OU, SUNY)Sociology of Aging (OU, ASU, SUNY)Sociology of Adolescence (ASU, SUNY)

Graduate Mentoring as Thesis/Dissertation Chair (to completion):41 MA, 12 PhD

Graduate Courses Taught:Seminar on Family Research (OU, ASU, SUNY, XU)Seminar on Childhood and Adolescence (SUNY)

Other Professional Activities and Service: for the Department/University

Member, Review Committee, Faculty Diversity Program, Office of Diversity and Educational Equity, SUNY System Administration (Albany), 2010-present

Member, Advisory Board, McNair Scholar Program, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2009-present

Member, General Education Task Force, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2009-present

Member, Faculty Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2009-present

Member, College of Arts & Science Policy Committee, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2008-2014

Member, Faculty Senate, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2007-2013Member, Faculty Senate Executive Committee, State University of New York at Buffalo,

2008-2009Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Sociology, State University of New

York at Buffalo, 2003-2009Member, Undergraduate Committee, Department of Sociology, State University of New

York at Buffalo, 2002-2009Chair, Personnel Committee, Department of Sociology, State University of New York at

Buffalo, 2006-2008Member, Graduate Committee, Department of Sociology, Arizona State University

1999-2000Member, Undergraduate Committee, Department of Sociology, Arizona State University,

1995-1999, 2000-2002Member, Committee of Review, Department of Sociology, Arizona State University,

1997-2000Member, Personnel Committee, Department of Sociology, Arizona State University,

1996-1997; 1998-1999Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Department of Sociology, Arizona State

University, 1998-2000Member, Survey Research Laboratory Committee, Department of Sociology, Arizona

State University, 1998-2000Member, Chair Selection Committee, Department of Sociology, 1997-1998Adjunct Faculty Member, Adult Development and Aging Program, Arizona State

University, 1995-presentMember, Graduate Faculty, Arizona State University, 1995-2002Member, Women’s Studies Program, The University of Oklahoma, 1993-1995Member, Graduate Faculty, The University of Oklahoma, 1992-1995Member, Undergraduate Committee, Department of Sociology, The University

of Oklahoma, 1991-1995Member, General Recruitment Committee, Department of Sociology, The

Pennsylvania State University, 1989-1990 for the Community

Speaker, Faculty Speakers Bureau, Arizona State University, 1996-2002Speaker, Faculty Senate Speakers Service, The University of Oklahoma, 1992-1995

for the ProfessionEditor, Contemporary Perspectives in Family ResearchChair, Section on Children and Youth, American Sociological Association (chair-elect,

current chair, past chair), 2008-2011Committee Chair, Graduate Paper Award Committee, Section on Children and Youth,

American Sociological Association, 2011Keynote Speaker, Philippine Association of Institutions for Research, 7th National Conference, August 22-25, 2010, Cagayan de Oro, PhilippinesSenior Editor (Interim), Sociological Inquiry, 2009-2010Associate Editor, Social Justice Research, 2002-2006

Senior Editor, Sociological Inquiry, 1997-2001Associate Editor, Journal of Family Issues, 1998-2005Associate Editor, Marriage and Family Review, 1998-2002Committee Member, Nominations Committee, Family Section, American Sociological

Association, 2000-2001; 2002-2003Committee Member, Reuben J. Hill Award Committee, Theory and Research Section,

National Council on Family Relations, 2001Committee Member, William J. Goode Book Award Committee, Family Section,

American Sociological Association, 1997, 1999, 2004Committee Member, Graduate Student Paper Award Committee, Family Section,

American Sociological Association, 1996, 1998Committee Member, Distinguished Lecture Committee, Alpha Kappa Delta, 1997-1998;

1998-1999; 1999-2000Committee Member, Publications Committee, Alpha Kappa Delta, 1997-2000Committee Member, Awards Committee, Alpha Kappa Delta, 1997-1998; 1998-1999

Presider, Research Paper Session “Courtship, Marriage, and Family.” 1998 Pacific Sociological Association meetings in San Francisco, California.

Presider, Research Paper Session “Courtship, Marriage, and Family.” 1999 Pacific Sociological Association meetings in Portland, Oregon.

Presider, Research and Theory Section, “Marriage and Family Bonds.” 1999 National Council on Family Relations meetings, Anaheim, California.

Presider, Research Paper Session, “Courtship, Marriage, and Family.” 2000 Pacific Sociological Association meetings in San Diego, California.

Presider, Research Paper Session, “Courtship, Marriage, and Family.” 2001 Pacific Sociological Association meetings in San Francisco, California.

Presider, Research Paper Session, “Marriage and the Family.” 2003 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Presider, Research Paper Session, “”Becoming Adults.” 2012 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in New York, New York.Member, Research Council, Section on Aging, American Sociological

Association, 1993-1995President, Epsilon Chapter, Alpha Kappa Delta (International Sociology Honor

Society), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986-1987

Ad Hoc Reviewer: American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Contemporary Sociology, International Journal of Comparative Marriage and Family, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Sex Roles, Sociological Perspectives, Social Problems

Honors, Grants, and Funding:Fulbright Scholar Award, 2010 - for teaching and research at Xavier University (Ateneo

de Cagayan), Cagayan de Oro, PhilippinesSUNY Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching - Awarded 2008

Faculty Travel Grant (Research presentation in Skovde, Sweden), 2002, Arizona State University

Faculty Travel Grant (Research presentation in Tel Aviv, Israel), 2000, Arizona State University

Faculty Travel Grant (Research presentation in Potsdam, Germany), 1997, Arizona State University

Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, 1992 & 1995, The University of Oklahoma

Professional Memberships:American Sociological AssociationNational Council on Family RelationsEastern Sociological SocietyInternational Society for Justice ResearchInternational Sociological Association

Dissertation Title: “Determinants of the Sex-Based Division of Household Labor for American Adults and Children.”

References:

José A. Cobas, Professor EmeritusDepartment of Sociology321 Social Science Bldg.Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ 85287-2101(480) 965-3546cobas@asu.edu

Michael P. Johnson, Professor EmeritusDepartment of Sociology211 Oswald TowerThe Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA 16802(814) 865-1937mpj@psu.edu

Daniel T. Lichter, DirectorBronfenbrenner Life Course CenterBeebe HallCornell UniversityIthaca, NY 14853(607) 254-4336dtl28@cornell.edu

Brenda L. MooreDepartment of Sociology430 Park HallThe State University of New YorkBuffalo, NY 14260-4140(716) 645-8470socbrend@buffalo.edu

Peter B. WoodDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology,& CriminologyEastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI 48197(734) 487-0012peter.wood@emich.edu