Kyle C. Longest

 


Department of Sociology
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 155 Hamilton Hall, CB #3210
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

klongest@email.unc.edu

704.578.5547 (cell)

919.962.8756 (work)

www.unc.edu/~klongest


 

EDUCATION

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

            PhD Program – Sociology, August 2003 – Present

Comprehensive Exams: Social Psychology; Culture

Dissertation: Adolescent Identity and the Transition to Young Adulthood: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Evidence (Expected Completion: April 2009)

Committee: Michael J. Shanahan (Chair); Peggy Thoits; Lynn Smith-Lovin; Glen H Elder Jr.; Christian Smith

                       

            Master of Arts in Sociology, October 2004

Thesis: Adolescent Work Intensity and Substance Use: The Mediational and Moderational Role of Parents (Chair: Michael J. Shanahan)

                       

            Indiana UniversityBloomington

            Bachelor of Arts with Highest Distinction in Sociology. May 2002

            Second Major: History

 

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

           


            Social Psychology               Life Course / Adolescence

            Deviance                            Religion

Methods & Statistics          Culture

 

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

 

2008    Howard W. Odum Award for Excellence. (Awarded to most outstanding graduate student by the UNC Sociology faculty.)

 

2008    Lloyd G. Balfour NIF Fellowship

 


2006    Center for Developmental Science (University of North CarolinaChapel Hill)

Predoctoral Fellowship

 

2002    Elvis J. Starh Award - Indiana University (Given to top five of 7,000 seniors based on consistent achievement in academics, leadership, and service.)

 

2002    Phi Beta Kappa

 

2001    Honors Teaching Experience Grant – Department of Sociology Indiana University

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Articles & Chapters

Shanahan, Michael J. and Kyle C. Longest. (In Press). “The `Transition to Adulthood’: The End of an Anachronism?” in Transition to Work, edited by Ingrid Schoon. Cambridge University Press.

 

Davis, Amy E., Kyle C. Longest, Phillip H. Kim, Howard E. Aldrich. (In Press). “Owner Contributions and Equity,” in Handbook of Entrepreneurial Dynamics: The Process of Business Creation, edited by Paul D. Reynolds. Sage.

 

Longest, Kyle C. (2008).Sports and Athletics.” In The Encyclopedia of the Life Course: Children and Adolescents, edited by Deborah Carr. Gale.

 

Longest, Kyle C. and Stephen Vaisey. 2008. “Control or Conviction: Religion and Adolescent Initiation of Marijuana Use.” Journal of Drug Issues 38: 689 – 716.  

 

Longest, Kyle C. and Stephen Vaisey. 2008. “Fuzzy: A Program for Performing Qualitative Comparative Analyses (QCA) in Stata.” Stata Journal 8: 79 - 104.


 

Longest, Kyle C. and Michael J. Shanahan. 2007. “Adolescent Work Intensity and Substance Use: The Mediational and Moderational Role of Parents.” Journal of Marriage and Family 69: 703 – 720.

           

            Editorship,  Reviews, and Other Publications

Longest, Kyle C. 2008. “Identity in Action.” Perspectives 30 (2): 2 – 4. 

 

Longest, Kyle C. (Editor). 2008. The Sociology of Sport : Syllabi and Teaching Resources. Washington DC: American Sociological Association Publications.

 

Longest, Kyle C. (Forthcoming) Review of Living Through the Hoop: High School Basketball, Race, and the American Dream, by Reuben A. Buford May, in Social Forces.

 

WORKS IN PROGRESS

           

Longest, Kyle C., Steve Hitlin, and Stephen Vaisey. “Position and Disposition: An Empirical Review of the Social Predictors of Human Values.” Revise and Resubmit to Social Forces.

 

Kim, Phillip H., Kyle C. Longest, and Howard Aldrich. “Task-Role Alignment of Social Support and Entrepreneurial Persistence” Revise and Resubmit to American Journal of Sociology.

 

Smith, Christian and Kyle C. Longest. “Beliefs about Religion and Science among Emerging Adults in the U.S.: An Exploratory Analysis” Under Review.

 

Longest, Kyle C. “Integrating Identity Theory and the Life Course Perspective: The Case of Adolescent Religious Behavior.”.

 

Longest, Kyle C. and Peggy Thoits. “The Stress Process and Physical Health: A Configurational Approach.”

 

Longest, Kyle C. “Identity Toolkits: Cultural Scripts and Religious Identity Development in the Transition to Young Adulthood.”

 

PRESENTATIONS

           

Longest, Kyle C. “Popularity Lost: Identity Status and Its Consequences in the Transition to Young Adulthood.”  Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for the Research in Child Development, Denver, 2009.

 

Longest, Kyle C. “Identity Toolkits: Cultural Scripts and Religious Identity Development in the Transition to Young Adulthood” Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Louisville, 2008.


Longest, Kyle C. “Identity Theory and Adolescents Religious Behavior: Integrating a Life Course Perspective” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Boston, August 2008.

 

Kim, Phillip H., Kyle C. Longest, and Howard Aldrich. “Can you lend me a hand? Social Support, Network Structure, and Entrepreneurial Action” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Boston, August 2008.

 

Vaisey, Stephen and Kyle C. Longest. “Fuzzy-Set and Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Introduction and Application” presented at University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, May 2008.

 

Longest, Kyle C. and Peggy Thoits. “The Stress Process and Physical Health: A Configurational Approach” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, August 2007.

 

Longest, Kyle C., Lorraine C. Taylor, Melissa A. Barnett, and C. Cybele Raver. “Parenting Styles in African American and White Low-Income Families: Findings from an Observational Study” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, August 2007.

 

Taylor, Lorraine C., Melissa A. Barnett, Kristine Copping, Kyle C. Longest. “Predicting Parental Emotion Language During Storybook Reading Task with Toddlers” Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Boston, April 2007.

 

Longest, Kyle C. “The Ins and Outs of Stata Programming.” Odum Institute for Social Research Short Course. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, March 2007.

 

Shanahan, Michael J. and Kyle C. Longest. “Adolescent Experiences and Time Use in Young Adulthood” presented at Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 2006.

 

Longest, Kyle C. “Adolescent Work Intensity and Alcohol Use” presented at UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Sociology Colloquia Series, Chapel Hill, NC, October 2005.

 

Longest, Kyle C. “Adolescent Work Intensity and Substance Use: A Fuzzy Test of Pseudomaturity Theory” presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, August 2005.

 

Longest, Kyle C. and Michael J. Shanahan.  “Adolescent Work Intensity and Substance Use: The Mediational and Moderational Role of Parents” poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Atlanta, April 2005.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

            University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

            Sociology 10: Sociological Perspectives (2006)

            Sociology 95: Special Topics in Sociology (Sociology of Sport) (2006)

            Sociology 709 (TA): Linear Regression [Graduate Level] (2005)

Sociology 710 (TA): Categorical Regression [Graduate Level] (2005)

 

Fuzzy-Set and Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Introduction and Applications (Two-Day Short Course)

            University of North Carolina – Department of Sociology (2008; 2009)             

 

            Athletic Academic Support Center – UNC-Chapel Hill

                        Academic Tutor (2004 – 2005)

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE      

           

Data Manager/Research Associate – National Study of Youth and Religion (University of Notre Dame)

June 2007 - Present

 

            Associate Editor – Social Forces

August 2006 - August 2007

 

Tracking Director – National Study of Youth and Religion

May - September 2005

 

Research Assistant – Advisor: Dr. Howard Aldrich

August – December 2004        

 

Facilitator – Alcohol Skills Training Program

August 2003 - Present

 

Facilitator – Campuspeak: Education Speakers and Programs for College Campuses

Ladder of Risk: Risk Management Education Program

October 2008 - Present           

 

REFERENCES

 

Michael J. Shanahan

Department of Sociology

University of North CarolinaChapel Hill

mjshan@unc.edu

 

Peggy Thoits

Department of Sociology

Indiana University - Bloomington

pthoits@indiana.edu

 

Christian Smith

Department of Sociology

University of Notre Dame

chris.smith@nd.edu

 

Howard Aldrich

Department of Sociology

University of North CarolinaChapel Hill

healdric@email.unc.edu

 

Glen H. Elder, Jr.

Department of Sociology

University of North CarolinaChapel Hill

glen_elder@unc.edu