9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:30 a.m.
Welcome & Introductions
9:45 a.m.
Religiosity and Adolescent Behaviors
Jennifer Manlove, Ph.D.
Child Trends
and
Cassandra Logan, Ph.D.
Child Trends
On their paper Pathways from Family Religiosity to Adolescent Sexual and Contraceptive Use Behaviors.
Mark Regnerus, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
On his paper Religious Influence on Adolescent Sexual Practice.
Respondent:
W. Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D.
University of Virginia
11:15 a.m.
Religiosity and Family Outcomes
W. Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D.
University of Virginia
On his paper Better Together: Religion, Norms, Networks, and Relationships.
John P. Bartkowski, Ph.D.
Mississippi State University
On his paper The Impact of Religion on Child Development: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study.
Respondent:
V. Jeffrey Evans, Ph.D., J.D.
National Institutes of Health
12:30 p.m.
Luncheon
Observations on Religion and Human Capital
Luncheon Speaker:
Patrick F. Fagan
The Heritage Foundation
2:00 p.m.
Religiosity and Health Outcomes
Christopher G. Ellison, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
On his paper The Effects of Religious Attendance, Guidance, and Support on Psychological Distress Among African American Adults.
Lisa J. Miller, Ph.D.
Teachers College of Columbia University
On her paper Religion and Spirituality as Protective Factors against Psychopathology in Youth.
Respondent:
Michael E. McCullough, Ph.D.
University of Miami
3:30 p.m.
The State of Religion Research
Peter L. Benson, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Darren E. Sherkat, Ph.D.
Southern Illinois University
