A Population, Family, and Health Research Initiative

Friday, 10/03/2008
3:30pm - 5:00pm
The Blackwell Inn, 140 Pfahl Hall, 2110 Tuttle Park Place
Dr. Jane Menken, Professor of Sociology and Director of Institute of Behavioral Science - University of Colorado, Boulder 2nd Annual Joan Huber Lecture in Population
Photo of Mother and Baby Son
IPR Administration Dr. Randall J.Olsen, Director Dr. Elizabeth Cooksey, Associate Director Susan Pennington, Office Manager Jeanne Huba, Grant Coordinator

Elizabeth Cooksey

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Associate Director, Initiative in Population Research
251 Journalism Building
242 W. 18th Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Phone: 614.292.2858
Fax: 614.688.3571
E-Mail: cooksey.1@osu.edu

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
332 Bricker Hall
190 North Oval Mall
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Phone: 614.292.6484

  • Ph.D., Brown University, 1988.
  • Research Interests: Much of Cooksey's research focuses on adolescent sexual and fertility related behaviors.  Her current research projects include a study of the association between religion and sexual behaviors among African American teens; how relationships affect sexual and contraceptive decision-making among adolescents, and a demographic analysis of the Amish.  She is also the PI of the NLSY79 Young Adult data collection.
  • Current Research: An investigation of the social consequences of unintended childbearing for children.