Timothy Slack

Timothy Slack
Department Affiliation:	Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Education:	M.S., Rural Sociology and Demography, The Pennsylvania State University, 2000 B.S., Rural Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998
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POSITION TITLE: Research Assistant

RESEARCH INTERESTS: nequality and poverty in rural areas; marginal employment/working poverty; the linkages and barriers existing between formal labor market employment and informal economic activities and the motivations for pursuing such activities among rural households.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Jensen, L. I. , & Slack, T. (2003). Underemployment in America: Measurement and evidence. American Journal of Community Psychology, 32, 21-31.

Jensen, L. I. , McLaughlin, D. K. , & Slack, T. (2003). Rural poverty: The persisting challenge. In D. L. Brown & L. Swanson (Eds.) , Challenges for rural America in the 21st century. University Park, PA: Penn State Press.

Slack, T. , & Jensen, L. I. (2002). Race, ethnicity, and underemployment in nonmetropolitan America: A 30-year profile. Rural Sociology, 67, 208-233.

Jensen, L. I. , & Slack, T. (2000). Marginal employment. In E. F. Borgatta & R. J. Montgomery (Eds.) , The encyclopedia of sociology. New York, NY: MacMillan Reference.

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