Connor Sheehan
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Mail code: 7203Campus: Tempe
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Connor Sheehan, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics. He earned his Doctorate from The University of Texas at Austin in 2017 and served as a National Institute of Aging (NIA) Post-Doctoral Fellow at the School of Gerontology at The University of Southern California. Dr. Sheehan is a social demographer and social epidemiologist with a focus on quantitative methods, exploring the social determinants of health throughout individuals' lifespans. His principal focus revolves around pioneering research that analyzes the influence of intricate social dynamics on sleep patterns, aiming to unearth and address underlying disparities in health.
Dr. Sheehan has authored more than sixty peer-reviewed articles, featured in journals including Sleep, Addiction, Social Science and Medicine, and the Journal of Gerontology: Series B. His research has garnered attention in outlets such as The New York Times, Forbes, Science News, The Smithsonian Magazine, and has been featured on Horizon PBS and Arizona NPR. He has received support for his work from sources such as The Global Sport Institute and the Southwestern Interdisciplinary Research Center.
- Ph.D. Sociology, The University of Texas-Austin
- M.A. Geography, The University of Colorado at Boulder
- B.A. Geography, The University of Colorado at Boulder
Quantitative Methods, The Life Course, Sleep, Demography, Medical Sociology, Social Inequality in Health, and Gerontology
Refereed Publications
Sheehan, C. Domingue, B., Crimmins, E. (Forthcoming). How Increasing Gender Egalitarianism in Household Labor Complicates Estimates of Disability. Journal of Aging and Health.
Sheehan, C., Montez, J., & Sasson, I. (2018). Does the Functional Form of the Association Between Education and Mortality Differ by US Region?. Biodemography and Social Biology, 64(1), 63-81.
Sheehan, C., Powers, D., Margerison-Zilko, C., McDevitt, T., & Cubbin, C. (2018). Historical neighborhood poverty trajectories and child sleep. Sleep Health, 4(2), 127-134.
Sheehan, C., Cantu, P., Powers, D., Margerison-Zilko, C., & Cubbin, C. (2017). “Long Term Neighborhood Trajectories and Obesity. Health and Place. 46(1), 49-57.
Yahirun, J., Sheehan, C., & Hayward, M. (2017). “Children’s Education, Migration and Parents Mortality in Mexico.” Social Science and Medicine. 181(1), 93-101.
Sheehan, C., & Tucker-Drob, E. (2017). “Gendered Expectations Distort Male-Female Differences in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Later Adulthood.” Journal of Gerontology, Series B: Social Sciences. 1-9, forthcoming in print.
Yahirun, J., Sheehan, C., & Hayward, M. (2016). Adult Children’s Education and Parents’ Functional Limitations in Mexico. Research on Aging, 38(3), 322-345.
Sheehan, C., Rogers, R., & Boardman, J. (2015). Postmortem presence of drugs and method of violent suicide. Journal of Drug Issues,45(3), 249-262.
Sheehan, C., Hummer, R., Moore, B., Huyser, K., & Butler, J. (2015). Duty, honor, country, disparity: race/ethnic differences in health and disability among male veterans. Population Research and Policy Review, 34(6), 785-804. Lead article.
Friedman, E.*, Montez, J.*, Sheehan, C.*, Guenewald, T. L., & Seeman, T. E. (2015). Childhood Adversities and Adult Cardiometabolic Health Does the Quantity, Timing, and Type of Adversity Matter?. Journal of Aging and Health, 27(8), 1311-1338. Lead article.
*Co-First Authors indicating equal contribution.
Sheehan, C., Rogers, R., Williams, G., & Boardman, J. (2013). Gender differences in the presence of drugs in violent deaths. Addiction, 108(3), 547-555.
Sheehan, C.,* & Riosmena, F.* (2013). Migration, business formation, and the informal economy in urban Mexico. Social Science Research, 42(4), 1092-1108.
*Co-First Authors indicating equal contribution.
Book Chapters
Hayward, M., & Sheehan, C. (2016). Does the Body Forget? Adult Health, Life Course Dynamics, and Social Change. In Handbook of the Life Course Volume II, edited by M. Mortimer, J. Kirpatrick, and M. Johnson, (pp. 355-368). Springer International Publishing.
Hummer, R., Melvin, J., Sheehan, C., and Wang, Y. (2014). “Race/Ethnicity, Mortality and Longevity.” Chapter 9 (pp. 131-151) in the Handbook of Minority Aging, edited by K.E. Whitfield and T.A. Baker. NY: Springer Publishers.
Other Publications
Sheehan, C. “Duty, Honor, Country, Disparity: Race/Ethnic Differences in Health Among Veterans.” University of Texas at Austin Sociology blog. http://sites.la.utexas.edu/utaustinsoc/2016/04/11/duty-honor-country-di…
Courses
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOC 790 | Reading and Conference |
SOC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
SOC 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOC 448 | Epidemics and Society |
SOC 469 | Multivariate Stats for Soc Sci |
GIS 469 | Multivariate Stats for Soc Sci |
GIS 598 | Special Topics |
SOC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
SOC 493 | Honors Thesis |
SOC 790 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOC 448 | Epidemics and Society |
SOC 492 | Honors Directed Study |
SOC 792 | Research |
SOC 790 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOC 592 | Research |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOC 493 | Honors Thesis |
GIS 469 | Multivariate Stats for Soc Sci |
SOC 469 | Multivariate Stats for Soc Sci |
GIS 598 | Special Topics |
CDE 469 | Multivariate Stats for Soc Sci |
SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
FAS 390 | Supervised Research Experience |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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GIS 598 | Special Topics |
GIS 469 | Multivariate Stats for Soc Sci |
SOC 469 | Multivariate Stats for Soc Sci |
CDE 469 | Multivariate Stats for Soc Sci |
SOC 448 | Epidemics and Society |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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GIS 469 | Multivariate Stats for Soc Sci |
SOC 469 | Multivariate Stats for Soc Sci |
GIS 598 | Special Topics |
CDE 469 | Multivariate Stats for Soc Sci |
FAS 390 | Supervised Research Experience |
FAS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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CDE 498 | Pro-Seminar |
GIS 494 | Special Topics |
GIS 598 | Special Topics |
SOC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
GIS 494 | Special Topics |
CDE 498 | Pro-Seminar |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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CDE 498 | Pro-Seminar |
GIS 494 | Special Topics |
FAS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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CDE 498 | Pro-Seminar |
SOC 390 | Social Statistics I |
GIS 494 | Special Topics |