Andrew S. London

Andrew S. London


January, 2013

ANDREW S. LONDON

Chair and Professor of Sociology

Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs

Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York 13244-1020

(315) 443-3252 / (315) 443-1081 (fax)

EDUCATION

1993Ph.D., Sociology and Demography, University of Pennsylvania

Dissertation: The Demography of HIV-Antibody Testing (Chair: Samuel H. Preston)

1989M.A., Demography, University of Pennsylvania

1986B.A., Psychology (with Distinction), McGill University

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Demography

Sociology of Health and Health Care

  • HIV/AIDS

Sociology of Families

Poverty, Welfare, and Low-Wage Work

Carework

Military Service and the Life Course

LGBT Studies

CURRENT POSITIONS

2008-Chair, Department of Sociology, Syracuse University.

2007-Professor, Department of Sociology, Syracuse University (Associate Professor, 2002- 2007).

2002-Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Syracuse University.

2011-Senior Fellow, Institute for Veterans and Military Families.

2012-Faculty Affiliate, Aging Studies Institute.

2010-Member, Board of Directors, Empire State Pride Agenda.

2011-Member, Board of Directors, AIDS Community Resources.

2007-Senator, Syracuse University Senate.

2005-Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Poverty.

2005-Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition.

2004-Coordinator, Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), Project Advance.

2002-Member of the University Senate Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Concerns (Committee Co-Chair, 2003-2006, 2010-2012).

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006-2012Founding Co-Director,Syracuse University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Studies Program.

2004-2010Member of the Board of Directors, AIDS Community Resources (Board President, 2006-2007; Board Vice-President, 2005).

2009Consultant, “Assessing the Current Use of the Food Stamp Program after the Implementation of ACCESS, an On-line Service Delivery Tool.” Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri-Columbia Principal Investigator: Colleen M. Heflin.

2008Topic Editor, Sociology of Medicine, Health, and Illness, Routledge Social Issues Collections.

2006Consultant, Burton Blatt, Institute, Syracuse University.

1999-2001Investigator, Annual Community Health Evaluation Survey (ACHES), Department of Sociology, Kent State University.

1998-1999Consultant, “Reproductive Health in Central America: Current Trends and Emerging Problems,” RAND Population Center Small Grants Program for Research in Central America. Principal Investigator: Arodys Robles.

1998Consultant on Evaluation Design for HIV/AIDS Continuum of Care Program, Office of the Associate Director for Medical Affairs, Center for Mental Health Services.

1996-2002Assistant to Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Kent State University.

1994-2002Investigator, HIV Cost and Services Use Study (HCSUS), RAND/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

1994-1996Evaluator (Local and Multi-Site), SPECTRUM Mental Health Program, Los Angeles Site of the Center for Mental Health Services HIV/AIDS Mental Health Services Demonstration Program. Principal Investigator: Eric G. Bing.

1994-1996Research Associate, AIDS Caregiver Study, Social Support and Coping Project, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles. Principal Investigator: Carol S. Aneshensel.

1993-1996Postdoctoral Fellow and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles.

1992Consultant, United Nations, Population Division, Estimates and Projections Section, September-October.

1991-1992Consultant, Center for Studies of Addiction, Opiate/AIDS Division, University of Pennsylvania/Veterans Affairs Medical Center, November-August.

1989-1990Consultant, National Research Council, Committee on AIDS Research and the Behavioral, Social, and Statistical Sciences, October-March.

1988Research Assistant, S. Philip Morgan, Department of Sociology and Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, June-August.

1986Research Assistant, R. O. Pihl, Department of Psychology, McGill University, June-August.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2010Wilmoth, London, and Parker (2010) wasselected by the editor of the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences to be the “anniversary article” for the November 2010 issue, which highlights the work as an in-depth feature on a special topic in celebration of GSA’s 65th birthday.

2006Recipient of the Society for Research on Adolescence’s Social Policy Award for Best Journal Article.

2004Foundation Award for Outstanding Faculty Member (in recognition of contributions and dedication to fostering a campus climate that is fully inclusive and supportive of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community), Syracuse University.

2001Fellowship to Attend the NLSY79 Child/Young Adult Summer Research Workshop, Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, July 23-27.

2001Outstanding Mentor to Graduate Students Award, Department of Sociology, Kent State University.

1993-1996Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Institute of Mental Health Training Program on Psychosocial Issues and Mental Health Services for Persons with HIV/AIDS, Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles.

1991-1993Dissertation Fellowship, Program for Assessing and Revitalizing the Social Sciences, Seminar on Environment, Behavior, and Health, University of Pennsylvania, September 1991-May 1992, September 1992-May 1993.

1991Fellowship to Attend Workshop on Reproductive Health and Contraception: The Integration of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods, Twenty-First Summer Seminar on Population, East-West Population Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 3-July 5.

1989-1991National Research Service Award, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, January 1989-August 1991.

1987-1988Teaching Assistant Tuition Scholarship, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, September 1987-May 1988, September-December 1988.

1985-1986James McGill Award, for Academic Excellence, McGill University.

GRANTS AND FUNDED RESEARCH

Active

Principal Investigator, “Veteran Status and Later-Life Health: Evidence from Sibling Fixed-Effects Models” (with Janet Wilmoth). Center for Aging and Policy Studies Pilot Grant. Award Total: $19,934.

Co-Investigator, “The Intersection of Veteran’s Benefits Programs and Disability Insurance among Veterans: A Synthetic Cohort Approach Using the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)” (with Janet M. Wilmoth and Colleen M. Heflin). Boston College/Social Security Administration.Award Total: $85,817.

Completed

Principal Investigator, Maxwell Dean’s Office Summer Project Assistantship. Award Total: $1,600.

Co-Investigator, “Military Service and Health Outcomes in Later Life” (1 R01 AG028480-01) (with Janet Wilmoth, Principal Investigator, and Leonard Lopoo and Douglas Wolf, Co-Investigators), 07/06-06/11. Award Total: $589,607.

Co-Investigator, “Veteran Status, Disability, Poverty, and Material Hardship,” (with Colleen M. Heflin and Janet M. Wilmoth, Co-Investigators). National Poverty Center, Survey of Program Participation (SIPP) Analytic Research Small Grants Competition, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, 02/10-01/11. Award Total: $19,998.

Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of HIV/AIDS and Older Adults City Council Initiative” (with Madonna Harrington Meyer, Co-Investigator), 10/07-9/08. Award Total: $64,140.

Co-Investigator, Center for Policy Research Conference Grant, “Military Service, Social (Dis)Advantage, and the Life Course,” (with Janet Wilmoth), to be held October 5-6, 2007. Award Total: $10,000. Additional funding provided by the Burton Blatt Institute ($2,500), the Dean of the Maxwell School ($2,500), the Syracuse University Gerontology Center ($2,000), and the Department of Sociology ($2,000).

Co-Investigator, American Sociological Association, Fund for the Advancement of the Discipline, Conference Grant, “Military Service, Social (Dis)Advantage, and the Life Course,” (with Janet Wilmoth), held on October 5-6, 2007. Award Total: $2,000.

Co-Investigator, Syracuse University Gerontology Center 2007 Summer Seed Grant for Faculty Research, “Research on Older Persons Living with HIV/AIDS,” (with Madonna Harrington Meyer). Total Award: $5,000.

Co-Investigator, Appleby-Mosher Fund (with Madonna Harrington Meyer), Maxwell School, Syracuse University; 2006-2007. Award Total: $1,200.

Co-Investigator, Summer Project Assistantship, “Research on Older Persons Living with HIV/AIDS” (with Madonna Harrington Meyer), Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University; 2007. Award Total: $1,200.

Principal Investigator, Undergraduate Research Grant, School of Arts & Sciences, Syracuse University. Award Total: $1,000.

Principal Investigator, “Military Service and Men’s Health Outcomes in Midlife” (with Janet Wilmoth, Co-Investigator), Wisconsin Longitudinal Study Pilot Grant Program (University of Wisconsin Center for Demography, Health, and Aging), 2005-2006. Award Total: $10,000.

Co-Investigator, Summer Project Assistantship, “Demographic and Geographic Perspectives on Military Service and Disability” (with Janet Wilmoth), Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University, 2006. Total Award: $1,250.

Principal Investigator, Appleby-Mosher Fund, Maxwell School, Syracuse University; 2005-2006. Award Total: $1,199.

Co-Investigator, Syracuse University Gerontology Center Seed Grant, 2005. “Military Service and (Dis)Continuity in the Life Course: Evidence on Disadvantage and Health from the HRS and AHEAD” (with Janet M. Wilmoth). Award Total: $5,000.

Co-Investigator, Summer Project Assistantship, “Military Service and (Dis)Continuity in the Life Course: Evidence on Disadvantage and Health from the HRS and AHEAD” (with Janet Wilmoth), Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University; 2005. Direct Costs: $1,250.

Co-Investigator, “Food Security: Transitions and Stability in the Context of Welfare Reform” (with Ellen K. Scott). Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research USDA-Funded Research Development Grant; 2003-2004. Direct Costs: $36,769.

Principal Investigator, Appleby-Mosher Fund, Maxwell School, Syracuse University; 2003-2004. Award Total: $1,000.

Summer Project Assistantship, “Working Less to Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs” (with Ellen K. Scott), Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University; 2003. Award Total: $1,000.

Co-Investigator, “The Children Who Witness Violence Program,” (with Dan Flannery, Principal Investigator; Albert Liau, Kristin Mickelson, and Kathryn Feltey, Co-Investigators). Funded by an Ohio Board of Regents’ Research Challenge Grant; 2002-2003. Direct Costs: $103,163.

Co-Investigator, “Longitudinal, Ethnographic Perspectives on Women’s Post-Time Limit Experiences with Welfare Reform in Cleveland.” (Ellen K. Scott: Co-Principal Investigator). Funded by the Joyce Foundation; 2001-2002. Direct Costs: $128,714. (A supplemental small grant to support this work was awarded by the George Gund Foundation. Direct Costs: $6,300.)

Principal Investigator, The Next Generation Project. (Ellen K. Scott: Co-Principal Investigator). Funded by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation; 1999-2003. Direct Costs: $181,818.

Principal Investigator, Ethnographic and Institutional Components: Project on Devolution and Urban Change. (Ellen K. Scott: Co-Principal Investigator). Funded by Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation; 1998-2001. Direct Costs: $368,079.

Principal Investigator, “Stress Proliferation, Social Support, and Emotional Well-Being among Caregivers to Persons with HIV/AIDS.” Funded by a University Research Council Academic Year Research and Creativity Activity Award, Kent State University; 1997-1998.

PUBLICATIONS

Books and Edited Volumes

2013Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London (Eds.). “Life-Course Perspectives on Military

Service.” New York, NY: Routledge.

2002Francesca M. Cancian, Demie Kurz, Andrew S. London, Rebecca Reviere, and Mary C. Tuominen (Eds.). “Child Care and Inequality: Re-Thinking Carework for Children and Youth.” New York, NY: Routledge. Editorship shared equally.

Journal Articles, Book Chapters, and Encyclopedia Entries

ForthcomingAndrew S. London, Elizabeth Allen, and Janet M. Wilmoth. “Veteran Status, Extramarital Sex, and Divorce: Findings from the 1992 National Health and Social Life Survey.” Journal of Family Issues.

Colleen M. Heflin, Andrew S. London, and Peter R. Mueser. “Clients’ Perspectives on a Technology-Based Food Assistance Application System.” AmericanReviewof Public Administration.

Mark Brennan, Liz Seidel, Andrew S. London, Sean Cahill, and Stephen E. Karpiak. “Service Utilization among Older Adults with HIV: The Joint Association of Sexual Identity and Gender.” Journal of Homosexuality.

Andrew S. London and Chantell B. Frazier. Crowded Living Conditions, Health, and Well-Being. Chapter 8 in Kevin M. Fitzpatrick (Ed.), Poverty in America: Vol. 2: Place and Health among the Vulnerable. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

In ReviewRichard A. Miech, Andrew S. London, Janet M. Wilmoth, and Stephen Koester. “The Effects of the Military’s Anti-Drug Policies over the Life Course: The Case of Past-Year Hallucinogen Use. Substance Use and Misuse, Special Issue on Drugs, Wars, Soldiers, and Veterans

2013Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London. “Life-Course Perspectives on Military Service: An Introduction.” Pp. 1-18 (chapter 1) in Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London (Eds.), Life-Course Perspectives on Military Service. New York, NY: Routledge.

2012Colleen M. Heflin, Janet M. Wilmoth, and Andrew S. London. “Veteran Status and Material Hardship: The Moderating Influence of Disability.” Social Service Review 86(1): 119-142.

2011Andrew S. London, Colleen M. Heflin, and Janet M. Wilmoth. “Work-Related Disability, Veteran Status, and Poverty: Implications for Family Well-Being.” Journal of Poverty 15: 330-349.

Janet M. Wilmoth, Andrew S. London, and Wendy M. Parker. “Sex Differences in the Relationshipbetween Military Service Status and Functional Limitations and Disabilities.” Population Research and Policy Review 30(3): 333-354.

Colleen M. Heflin, Andrew S. London, and Ellen K. Scott. “Mitigating MaterialHardship: The Strategies Low-Income Families Employ to Reduce the Consequences ofPoverty.” Sociological Inquiry 81(2): 223-246.

Cheryl Elman and Andrew S. London. “Racial Differences in U.S. Family Structure: A Study of

Multigenerational Living Arrangements in 1910.” Social Science History 35(3): 275-322.

Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London. “Aging Veterans: Needs and Provisions.” In Richard A. Settersten, Jr. and Jacqueline L. Angel (eds.), Handbook of Sociology of Aging. New York: Springer.

2010Janet M. Wilmoth, Andrew S. London, and Wendy M. Parker. “Military Service and Men’s HealthTrajectories in Later Life.” Journalof Gerontology-SocialSciences56(6): 744-755.

Designated the 65th Anniversary Celebration Article for this issue by the editors of the journal.

Lisa A. Gennetian, Heather D. Hill, Andrew S. London, and Leonard M. Lopoo. “Maternal Employment and the Health of Low-Income Young Children.” Journal ofHealth Economics 29(3): 353-363.

2009Andrew S. London and Wendy M. Parker. “Incarceration and Living Arrangements: Findings

from the National Health and Social Life Survey.” Journal of Family Issues 30(6): 787-812.

Margaret L. Usdansky, Andrew S. London, and Janet M. Wilmoth. “Race,Veteran Status, and Marriage among Fragile Families.” Journal of Marriage and Family 71: 768-786.

2008 Lisa A. Gennetian, Leonard M. Lopoo, and Andrew S. London. “Maternal Work Hours and

Adolescents’ School Outcomes among Low-Income Families in Four Urban Counties.”

Demography 45(1): 31-53.

Ellen K. Scott and Andrew S. London. “Women’s Lives, Welfare’s Time Limits.” In Marjorie

DeVault (ed.), People at Work: Life, Power, and Social Inclusion in the New Economy. New

York: New York University Press.

Andrew S. London and Janet M. Wilmoth. “Military Service” and “G.I. Bill.” In Deborah Carr, Robert Crosnoe, Mary Elizabeth Hughes, and Amy Pienta (eds.),Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale.

2007Andrew S. London, Saul Schwartz, and Ellen K. Scott. “Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Data in Welfare Policy Evaluations in the United States.” World Development 35(2): 342-353.

Ellen K. Scott, Andrew S. London, and Glenda A. Gross. “‘I Try Not to Depend On

Anyone But Me’: Welfare-Reliant Women’s Perspectives on Self-Sufficiency, Work, and

Marriage.” Sociological Inquiry 77(4): 601-625.

2006Andrew S. London and Janet M. Wilmoth. “Military Service and (Dis)Continuity in the Life Course: Evidence on Disadvantage and Mortality from the Health and Retirement Study and the Study of Assets and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest-Old. Research on Aging 28(1): 135-159.

Andrew S. London and Nancy A. Myers. “Race, Incarceration, and Health: A Life Course Approach.” Research on Aging 28(3): 409-422.

Frank Ridzi and Andrew S. London. “‘It’s Great When People Don’t Even Have Their Welfare Cases Opened’: TANF Diversion as Process and Lesson.” Review of Policy Research 23(2): 725-743.

2005Ellen K.Scott, Andrew S. London, and Allison Hurst. “Instability in Patchworks of Child Care When Moving from Welfare to Work.” Journal of Marriage and Family 67: 369-385.

Pamela A. Morris, Ellen K. Scott, and Andrew S. London. “Effects on Children of Parents’ Transitions from Welfare to Employment: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Research.” Pp. 87-116 in Jill Duerr Berrick and Bruce Fuller (eds.), Good Parents or Good Workers? How Policy Shapes Families’ Daily Lives. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Nancy Myers and Andrew S. London. “Health Care, Access To.” Pp. 183-188 in Sal Restivo (ed.), Science, Technology, and Society: An Encyclopedia. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

2004Andrew S. London, Janet M. Wilmoth, and John A. Fleishman. “Moving for Care: Findings from the U.S. HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study.” AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV 16(7): 1-18.

Andrew S. London, Ellen K. Scott, Kathryn Edin, and Vicki Hunter. “Welfare Reform, Work-Family Tradeoffs, and Child Well-Being.” Family Relations 53(2):148-158.

Ellen K. Scott, Kathryn Edin, Andrew S. London, and Rebecca Joyce Kissane. “Unstable Work, Unstable Income: Implications for Family Well-Being in the Era of Time-Limited Welfare.” Journal of Poverty 8(1): 61-88.

Lisa A. Gennetian, Greg Duncan, Virginia Knox, Wanda Vargas, Elizabeth Clark-Kauffman, and Andrew S. London. “How Welfare Policies Affect Adolescents’ School Outcomes: A Synthesis of Evidence from Experimental Studies.” Journal of Research on Adolescents 14 (4): 399-423. Winner of the Society for Research on Adolescence’s 2006 Social Policy Award for Best Journal Article.

Susan Clampet-Lundquist, Kathryn Edin, Andrew S. London, Ellen K. Scott, Vicki Hunter. “‘Making a Way Out of No Way’: How Mothers Meet Basic Family Needs while Moving from Welfare to Work.” Pp. 203-241 in Ann C. Crouter and Alan Booth (eds.), Work-Family Challenges for Low-Income Parents and their Children. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

2003Andrew S. London, Carrie E. Foote-Ardah, John A. Fleishman, and Martin F. Shapiro. “Use of Complementary Therapists Among People in Care for HIV in the United States.” American Journal of Public Health 93(6):980-987.

2002Andrew S. London, Ellen K. Scott, and Vicki Hunter. “Children and Chronic Health Conditions: Welfare Reform and Health-Related Carework.” Pp. 99-112 in Francesca Cancian, Demie Kurz, Andrew S. London, Rebecca Reviere, and Mary Tuominen (eds.), Child Care and Inequality: Re-Thinking Carework for Children and Youth. New York, NY: Routledge.

Ellen K. Scott, Andrew S. London, and Nancy Myers. “Dangerous Dependencies: Domestic Violence in the Context of Welfare Reform.” Gender & Society 16(6): 878-897. Abridged and reprinted in Public and Private Families: A Reader (4th Edition), edited by Andrew J. Cherlin (2005). New York: McGraw Hill.

Ellen K. Scott, Andrew S. London, and Nancy Myers. “Living with Violence: Women’s Reliance on Abusive Men in their Transitions from Welfare to Work.” Pp. 302-316 (Chapter 14) in Naomi Gerstel, Dan Clawson, and Robert Zussman (eds.), Families at Work: Expanding the Bounds.Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press.

Maria M. Orlando, Audrey Burnam, Andrew S. London, John A. Fleishman, Eric G. Bing, and Robin Beckman. “Re-estimating the Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in a Nationally Representative Sample of Persons Receiving Care for HIV: Results From the HIV Costs and Services Utilization Study.” International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research 11(2): 75-82.