Molly Martin

Research and Teaching Interests

Dr. Martin’s research examines the intersection of family processes with social, economic and health inequalities.  Dr. Martin teaches courses on social stratification, sociology of families and the demography of social stratification.

Professional Awards and Achievements

• Children, Youth, and Families Consortium Faculty Fellows Program, Penn State University, 2010-11
• Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Fellowship, Columbia University, 2003-2005
• Graduate Student Mentor Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002
• NICHD Predoctoral Trainee in Demography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996-98, 2001-03

Grants

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development P01 “Mexican Children of Immigrants.” Program PI: Nancy Landale. Embedded R01 “Obesity among Mexican Children of Immigrants. (Investigators: Jennifer Van Hook [PI], Frank Bean, Michelle Frisco, Molly Martin), 2011-16
• Children, Youth, and Families Consortium Faculty Fellows Program, Pennsylvania State University. “Mother-Child Relationships and the Intergenerational Correlation in Weight” Two-course buyout. (Mentor: Leann Birch, Consultants: Cynthia Stifter and Linda Collins), 2010-11
• Marcellus Center for Outreach & Research Seed Grant, Pennsylvania State University. “Implications of Marcellus Shale Development for the Well-Being of Resident Parents and Children: Community, Natural Environment, and Family Pathways.” $50,000., 2010-11
• Population Research Institute Seed Grant, Penn State University “A Life Course Analysis of the Causes & Consequences of Obesity,”
  Co-Investigator, 2006
• NICHD R-01 “Social Demography and Adolescent Obesity,” Co-investigator, 2005-09
• Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program Seed Grant “A Preliminary Investigation of the Causes and Consequences
  of Adolescent Obesity,” Co-investigator, 2003-04

Selected Publications

• Martin, Molly A. and Adam L. Lippert. (Forthcoming) "Feeding Her Children, but Risking Her Health: The Intersection of Gender, Food Insecurity and Obesity," Social Science & Medicine. (PMID:  22245381).
• Martin, Molly A., Michelle L. Frisco, Claudia Nau, and Kristen Burnett. (2012) "Social Stratification and Adolescent Overweight in the United States: How Income and Educational Resources Matter across Families and Schools," Social Science & Medicine, 74(4): 597-606. (PMID: 22240451).
• Martin, Molly A. (2012) “Family Structure and the Intergenerational Transmission of Educational Advantage. “ Social Science Research, 41:33-47.
• Frisco, Michelle L., Jason N. Houle, and Molly A. Martin. (2010) “The Image in the Mirror and the Number on the Scale: Weight, Weight Perceptions, and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 51(2):215-228. (PMID: 20617760)
• Martin, Molly A., Ashleigh L. May, and Michelle L. Frisco. (2010) “Equal Weights but Different Weight Perceptions among US Adolescents.” Journal of Health Psychology, 15:493-504. (PMID: 20460406)
• Martin, Molly A. (2008) “The Intergenerational Correlation in Weight: How Genetic Resemblance Reveals the Social Role of Families.”American Journal of Sociology, 114 (Suppl.): S67-S105.
• Martin, Molly A. (2006) “Family Structure and Income Inequality in Families with Children: 1976 to 2000.” Demography, 43: 421-445.
• Martin, Molly A. (2003) “The Role of Family Income in the Intergenerational Association of AFDC Receipt.” Journal of Marriage and Family, 65: 326-340.