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
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;
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)
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 (
Predoctoral Fellowship
2002 Elvis J. Starh Award -
2002 Phi Beta Kappa
2001 Honors Teaching
Experience Grant – Department of
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.
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.
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
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,
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,
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,
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,
Vaisey, Stephen and Kyle C.
Longest. “Fuzzy-Set and Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Introduction and
Application” presented at
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,
Longest, Kyle C.,
Longest, Kyle C. “The Ins and Outs
of Stata Programming.” Odum Institute for Social Research Short Course.
Shanahan, Michael J. and Kyle C. Longest.
“Adolescent Experiences and
Time Use in Young Adulthood” presented at Society for Research on Adolescence
Biennial Meeting,
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,
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,
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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)
Athletic
Academic Tutor (2004 – 2005)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Data Manager/Research Associate –
National Study of Youth and Religion (
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
mjshan@unc.edu
Peggy Thoits
Department of Sociology
pthoits@indiana.edu
Christian Smith
Department of Sociology
chris.smith@nd.edu
Howard Aldrich
Department of Sociology
healdric@email.unc.edu
Glen H. Elder, Jr.
Department of Sociology
glen_elder@unc.edu