Discipline(s):
Sociology, Demography
Area(s) of Expertise:
Sociology of Mental Health, Social Stratification and Mobility, Life Course Sociology
E-Mail:
jnhoule@wisc.edu
Background:
Jason Houle is a sociologist interested in mental health disparities, processes of social stratification and mobility, and life course sociology. His research to date has examined a broad array of issues related to population mental health, including the effects of social mobility on psychological-well being, the link between adolescent obesity and mental health, and mixed-methods research that investigates the consequences of sexual harassment for mental health. His dissertation research is motivated by his interests in sociological understandings of social stratification and mobility and the rise in credit availability to American consumers, and young adults in particular. His dissertation examines how indebtedness in young adulthood has changed over the latter half of the 20th century, and how debt in young adulthood is implicated in the process of status attainment and social mobility. Jason’s research has appeared in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, Social Science Research, and Social Science Quarterly. As a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar, Jason plans to pursue research that examines the relationship between debt and mental health over the life course. He is also interested in projects that explore the effects of the Great Recession on population mental health. Jason received a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Maine in 2005, an M.A. in Sociology and Demography from The Pennsylvania State University in 2007, and received his PhD in Sociology and Demography from The Pennsylvania State University in 2011.
Journal Articles:
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