Dr. Augustine J. Kposowa
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Dr. Augustine J. Kposowa

Professor
University of California, USA

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Sociology from The Ohio State University, USA

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Biography

Dr. Augustine J. Kposowa is currently working as Full Professor at Sociology Department, University of California, Riverside. He has completed his PhD in Sociology from The Ohio State University in 1990. His prior working experience includes appointed as Lecturer at University of Cincinnati, Teaching Assistant/Research Assistant at The Ohio State University and Visiting Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor at Sociology Department, Wayne State University. His main area of research interest focuses on Epidemiology of Suicides and Suicidal Behavior Social factors and Morbidity and Mortality Health Disparities, Comparative Political Economy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Criminology and Criminal Justice, African Political Economy and Instability, Applications of Multilevel Models, and Applications of Categorical and Survival Data Analysis. He has published 2 books, 8 refereed/ non refereed technical reports, and 8 book chapters, review 2 books, 70 research articles in journals, 34 papers in professional meeting contributed as author/co-author. He also completed 14 funded/non funded research projects as principal investigator and co-investigator. He is also serving as editor and reviewer for number of journals. He is member of American Public Health Association, American Sociological Association, American Society of Criminology, American Statistical Association, Association of Black Sociologists, Pacific Sociological Association, and American Civil Liberties Union.

Area of Interest:

Social Sciences
100%
Morbidity
62%
Health Disparities
90%
Comparative Political Economy
75%
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

  1. McElvain, J.P. and A.J. Kposowa, 2014. Latino officers and their involvement in police shootings. J. Criminol. 10.1155/2014/726492.
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  2. Kposowa, A.J., 2014. Relative deprivation, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV and AIDS mortality: A multilevel analysis. Am. J. Infect. Dis. Microbiol., 2: 55-62.
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  3. McElvain, J.P., A.J. Kposowa and B.C. Gray, 2013. Testing a crime control model: Does strategic and directed deployment of police officers lead to lower crime? J. Criminol. 10.1155/2013/980128.
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  4. Kposowa, A.J., 2013. Poverty, HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. In: Poverty and Health: A Crisis Among America's Most Vulnerable, Fitzpatrick, K. (Ed.). Chapter 5, Praeger, Santa Barbara, CA., pp: 89-104.
  5. Kposowa, A.J., 2013. Mortality from diabetes by hispanic groups: Evidence from the US national longitudinal mortality study. Int. J. Popul. Res. 10.1155/2013/571306.
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  6. Kposowa, A.J., 2013. Marital status and HIV/AIDS mortality: Evidence from the US national longitudinal mortality study. Int. J. Infect. Dis., 17: 868-874.
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  7. Kposowa, A.J., 2013. Association of suicide rates, gun ownership, conservatism and individual suicide risk. Social Psychiatry Psychiatric Epidemiol., 48: 1467-1479.
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  8. Kposowa, A.J. and A.D. Valdez, 2013. Student laptop use and scores on standardized tests. J. Educ. Comput. Res., 48: 345-379.
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  9. Kposowa, A.J., 2012. Suicide and Economic Status. In: Suicide from a Global Perspective: Psychiatric Approaches, Shrivastava, A., M. Kimbrell and D. Lester (Eds.). Chapter 10, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA., ISBN-13: 9781619422674.
  10. Kposowa, A.J., 2012. Advances in Suicide Research in the Sociological Sciences. In: Suicide from a Global Perspective: Psychiatric Approaches, Shrivastava, A., M. Kimbrell and D. Lester (Eds.). Chapter 10, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA., ISBN-13: 9781619422674.
  11. Kposowa, A.J. and A. Glyniadaki, 2012. Mental Health and Suicide: An Ecological Hierarchical Analysis of US Counties. In: Opportunities and Challenges for Applied Demography in the 21st Century, Hoque, N. and D.A. Swanson (Eds.). Chapter 16, Springer, New York, USA., ISBN-13: 9789400722972.
  12. Hanneman, R.A., A.J. Kposowa and M.D. Riddle, 2012. Basic Statistics for Social Research. John Wiley and Sons, New York, USA., ISBN-13: 9781118234150, Pages: 560.
  13. Bideshi, D. and A.J. Kposowa, 2012. African immigrants and capital conversion in the U.S labor market: Comparisons by race and national origin. Western J. Black Stud., 36: 181-200.
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  14. Stack, S. and A.J. Kposowa, 2011. The effect of survivalism-self-expressionism culture on black male suicide acceptability: A cross-national analysis. Social Sci. Med., 72: 1211-1218.
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  15. Stack, S. and A.J. Kposowa, 2011. Religion and suicidality: A cross-national analysis. J. Sci. Study Religion, 50: 289-306.
  16. Stack, S. and A.J. Kposowa, 2011. Religion and Suicide: Integrating Four Theories Cross-Nationally. In: International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice, O'Connor, R., S. Platt and J. Gordon (Eds.). Chapter 14, John Wiley and Sons, New York, USA., ISBN-13: 9781119996149.
  17. Kposowa, A.J., M. Adams and G.T. Tsunokai, 2010. Citizenship status and arrest patterns in the United States: Evidence from the arrestee drug abuse monitoring program. Crime Law Soc. Change, 53: 159-181.
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  18. Kposowa, A.J. and S. D'Auria, 2010. Association of temporal factors and suicides in the United States, 2000-2004. Social Psychiatry Psychiatric Epidemiol., 45: 433-445.
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  19. Tsunokai, G.T., A.J. Kposowa and M.A. Adams, 2009. Racial preferences in internet dating: A comparison of four birth cohorts. Western J. Black Stud., 33: 1-15.
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  20. Tsunokai, G. and A.J. Kposowa, 2009. Explaining gang involvement and delinquency among Asian Americans: An empirical test of general strain theory. J. Gang Res., 16: 1-33.
  21. Kposowa, A.J., 2009. Psychiatrist availability, social disintegration and suicide deaths in U.S. counties, 1990-1995. J. Commun. Psychol., 37: 73-87.
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  22. Kposowa, A.J. and K.D. Breault, 2009. Motor vehicle deaths among men: marital status, gender and social integration. Int. J. Men's Health, 8: 129-142.
  23. Stack, S. and A.J. Kposowa, 2008. The association of suicide rates with individual-level suicide attitudes: A cross-national analysis. Social Sci. Q., 89: 39-59.
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  24. McElvain, J.P. and A.J. Kposowa, 2008. Police officer characteristics and the likelihood of using deadly force. Criminal Justice Behav., 35: 505-521.
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  25. Kposowa, A.J., J.T. McElvain and K.D. Breault, 2008. Immigration and suicide: The role of marital status, duration of residence and social integration. Arch. Suicide Res., 12: 82-92.
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  26. Kposowa, A.J., 2007. Is there a racial/ethnic hierarchy in health status and care? Western J. Black Stud., 31: 17-32.
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  27. Stack, S. and A.J. Kposowa, 2006. The effect of religiosity on tax fraud acceptability: A cross-national analysis. J. Sci. Study Religion, 45: 325-351.
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  28. McElvain, J.P. and A.J. Kposowa, 2006. Juvenile delinquency and crime prevention: An evaluation of a multi-agency school implemented program. J. California Law Enforcement, 40: 7-22.
  29. Kposowa, A.J., G.T. Tsunokai and J.P. McElvain, 2006. Race and homicide in the U.S. national longitudinal mortality study. J. Ethnicity Criminal Justice, 4: 1-27.
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  30. Kposowa, A.J., 2006. Immigration and Crime. In: Immigration in America Today: An Encyclopedia, Loucky, J., J. Armstrong and L.J. Estrada (Eds.). Greenwood Press, Westport, CT., ISBN-13: 9780313312144, pp: 58-62.
  31. Kposowa, A.J., 2006. Erosion of the rule of law as a contributing factor in civil conflict: The case of Sierra Leone. Police Pract. Res., 7: 35-48.
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  32. Kposowa, A.J. and J.T. McElvain, 2006. Gender, place and method of suicide. Social Psychiatry Psychiatric Epidemiol., 41: 435-443.
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  33. Kposowa, A.J. and D. Bideshi, 2006. Reassessing the sources of racial and ethnic disparities in U. S. adult mortality. Western J. Black Stud., 30: 1-14.
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  34. Kposowa, A.J. and K.D. Breault, 2005. Race, ethnicity and the risk of homicide victimization in the United States. J. Ethnicity Criminal Justice, 3: 21-46.
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  35. McElvain, J.P. and A.J. Kposowa, 2004. Police officer characteristics and internal affairs investigations for use of force allegations. J. Criminal Justice, 32: 265-279.
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  36. Siambanes, D., A.J. Kposowa and S. Michelsen, 2003. Diskography outcomes in patients following lumbar diskectomy. Orthopedics, 26: 777-782.
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  37. Kposowa, A.J., 2003. Research on unemployment and suicide: Problems and consequences. J. Epidemiol. Commun. Health, 57: 559-560.
  38. Kposowa, A.J., 2003. Divorce and suicide risk. J. Epidemiol. Commun. Health, 57: 993-993.
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  39. Kposowa, A.J. and G.T. Tsunokai, 2003. Offending patterns among southeast asians in the state of California. J. Ethnicity Criminal Justice, 1: 93-113.
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  40. Tsunokai, G. and A.J. Kposowa, 2002. Asian gangs in the United States: The current state of the research literature. Crime Law Soc. Change, 37: 37-50.
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  41. Kposowa, A.J., 2002. Human capital and the performance of African immigrants in the U.S. labor market. Western J. Black Stud., 26: 175-183.
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  42. Kposowa, A.J. and G.T. Tsunokai, 2002. Searching for relief: Racial differences in treatment of patients with back pain. Race Society, 5: 193-223.
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  43. Kposowa, A.J., G.T. Tsunokai, E. Butler and E.W. Butle, 2001. The effects of race and ethnicity on schizophrenia: Individual and neighborhood contexts. Race Gender Class, 9: 33-54.
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  44. Kposowa, A.J., 2001. Unemployment and suicide: A cohort analysis of social factors predicting suicide in the US national longitudinal mortality study. Psychol. Med., 31: 127-138.
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  45. Kposowa, A.J., 2001. Extent of Suicide and Suicide Trends in the United States. In: Encyclopedia of Crime and Deviant Behavior, Bryant, C.D. (Ed.). Taylor and Francis, Philadelphia, PA., pp: 401-409.
  46. Kposowa, A.J. and P.J. Preston, 2001. The effect of substance use in pregnancy on the risk of infant mortality. Sociol. Focus, 34: 55-76.
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  47. Kposowa, A.J., 2000. Marital status and suicide: Some possible misunderstandings. J. Epidemiol. Commun. Health, 54: 878-878.
  48. Kposowa, A.J., 2000. Marital status and suicide in the national longitudinal mortality study. J. Epidemiol. Commun. Health, 54: 254-261.
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  49. Breault, K.D. and A.J. Kposowa, 2000. Social Integration and Marital Status: A Multivariate Individual Level Study of 30,157 Suicides. In: Durkheim's Suicide: A Century of Research and Debate, Pickering, W.S.F. and G. Walford (Eds.). Routledge, London, UK., pp: 156-179.
  50. McBeill, K.F. and A.J. Kposowa, 1999. Perceived importance of services for persons with aids: Recipient, family, caregiver and public differences. Psychol. Rep., 85: 463-470.
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  51. Kposowa, A.J., 1999. Suicide mortality in the United States: Differentials by industrial and occupational groups. Am. J. Ind. Med., 36: 645-652.
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  52. McNeil, K.F., B.M. Rienzi and A.J. Kposowa, 1998. Families and parenting: A comparison of lesbian and heterosexual mothers. Psychol. Rep., 82: 59-62.
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  53. Kposowa, A.J., 1998. The impact of race on divorce in the United States. J. Comp. Family Stud., 29: 529-548.
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  54. Kposowa, A.J., 1998. The effects of occupation and industry on the risk of homicide victimization in the United States. Homicide Stud., 3: 47-77.
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  55. Kposowa, A.J., 1998. The Impact of Immigration on the United States Economy. University Press of America, Lanham, MD., ISBN-13: 9780761810926, Pages: 230.
  56. Kposowa, A.J. and P. Preston, 1998. Linking racism to birth weight disparities in the United States. Res. Social Stratification Mobility, 16: 181-224.
  57. Kposowa, A.J. and M. Adams, 1998. Automobile crash fatalities in the United States: The effects of race and marital status. Applied Behav. Sci. Rev., 6: 69-91.
  58. Kposowa, A.J. and K.D. Breault, 1998. Seasonal variations and homicide in the United States. J. Interpersonal Violence, 13: 590-604.
  59. Kposowa, A.J., 1997. Explaining racial and ethnic differences in family size in the United States. Int. J. Sociol. Family, 27: 69-103.
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  60. Breault, K.D. and A.J. Kposowa, 1997. The effects of marital status on adult female homicides in the United States. J. Quantitative Criminol., 13: 217-230.
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  61. Singh, G.K. and A.J. Kposowa, 1996. Occupation-specific earnings attainment of Asian Indians and whites in the United States: Gender and nativity differentials across class strata. Applied Behav. Sci. Rev., 4: 137-175.
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  62. Kposowa, A.J., K.D. Breault and G.K. Singh, 1995. White male suicide in the United States: A multivariate individual-level analysis. Social Forces, 74: 315-323.
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  63. Kposowa, A.J., K.D. Breault and B.M. Harrison, 1995. Reassessing the structural covariates of violent and property crimes in the USA: A county level analysis. Br. J. Sociol., 46: 79-105.
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  64. Kposowa, A.J., 1995. The impact of immigration on unemployment and earnings among racial minorities in the United States. Ethnic Racial Stud., 18: 605-628.
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  65. Kposowa, A.J., 1995. Immigrants and economic dependence: Approaches to presenting logistic regression results. Applied Behav. Sci. Rev., 3: 65-83.
  66. Wilson, L.C. and A.J. Kposowa, 1994. Paternal involvement with children: Evidence from Guyana. Int. J. Sociol. Family, 24: 23-42.
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  67. Stack, S., I. Wasserman and A.J. Kposowa, 1994. The effects of religion and feminism on suicide ideology: An analysis of national survey data. J. Sci. Study Religion, 33: 110-121.
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  68. Singh, G.K. and A.J. Kposowa, 1994. A comparative analysis of infant mortality in major Ohio cities: Significance of socio-biological factors. Applied Behav. Sci. Rev., 2: 77-94.
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  69. Kposowa, A.J., G.K. Singh and K.D. Breault, 1994. The effects of marital status and social isolation on adult male homicides in the United States: Evidence from the national longitudinal mortality study. J. Quantitative Criminol., 10: 277-289.
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  70. Kposowa, A.J. and G.K. Singh, 1994. The effect of marriage on male and female homicides in the United States. Sociol. Focus, 27: 343-362.
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  71. Kposowa, A.J., 1993. The impact of immigration on native earnings, 1940-1980. Applied Behav. Sci. Rev., 1: 1-25.
  72. Kposowa, A.J. and K.D. Breault, 1993. Reassessing the structural covariates of U.S. homicide rates: A county level study. Sociol. Focus, 26: 27-46.
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  73. Kposowa, A.J. and J.C. Jenkins, 1993. Military coups and the struggle over the post colonial state, 1957-1984. Am. J. Sociol., 99: 126-163.
  74. Jenkins, J.C. and A.J. Kposowa, 1992. The Political sources of military coups in sub-Saharan Africa. Int. Stud. Q., 36: 271-292.
  75. Jenkins, J.C. and A.J. Kposowa, 1990. Explaining military coups d'Etat: Black Africa, 1957-1984. Am. Sociol. Rev., 55: 861-875.
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  76. Kposowa, A.J., 1987. The effects of opportunities and cultural differences on interregional migration in Sierra Leone. Afr. Urban Q., 2: 378-396.
  77. Breault, K.D. and A.J. Kposowa, 1987. Explaining divorce in the United States: A study of 3,111 counties, 1980. J. Marriage Family, 49: 549-558.

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