Faculty
Diane K. McLaughlin
Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography
Graduate Program Coordinator, Community and Economic Development
(Ph.D. Rural Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1990)
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Email address: dkk@psu.edu Telephone: 1-814-863-8626 Fax: 1-814-865-3746 Office address: 110C Armsby Building University Park, PA 16802 |
Research Interests
Understanding how the characteristics of the places in which people live influence individuals’ and families' opportunities, behavior, and well-being is the central theme of my research. My current research foci include educational, occupational and residential aspirations and attainment of rural youth, and the consequences of economic restructuring and demographic change for family structure, employment opportunities and income inequality in rural and urban areas.
Outreach/Extension Interests
My outreach and extension efforts support community development efforts. Most recently, I have participated in the development of educational materials related to understanding community change. I also am interested in integrating outreach with resident teaching to provide opportunities for students to gain experience working with community leaders and organizations in ways that benefit the communities.
Current/Recent Courses
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CED 152 Community Development Concepts and Practice
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CEDEV/RSOC 452 Rural Organization
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RSOC 516 Social Change in Rural America
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RSOC 552 Theoretical Frameworks of Rural Community Research
Recent Selected Publications
McLaughlin, Diane K. and Alisha. J. Coleman-Jensen. 2008. “Nonstandard Employment in the Nonmetropolitan United States.” Rural Sociology 73:631-659.
McLaughlin, Diane K., C. Shannon Stokes, P. Johnelle Smith and Atsuko Nonoyama. 2007. “Differential Mortality Across the U.S.: The Influence of Place-Based Inequality." Pp. 141-162 in Linda M. Lobao, Gregory Hooks, and Ann R. Tickamyer (eds.) The Sociology of Spatial Inequality. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.
Snyder, Anastasia R., Diane K. McLaughlin and Jill Findeis. 2006. “Household Composition and Poverty among Female-headed Households with Children: Differences by Race and Residence.” Rural Sociology. 71:597-624.
Parisi, Domenico, Diane K. McLaughlin, Steven Michael Grice, Michael Taquino, and Duane A. Gill. 2006. “Exiting TANF: Influence of Individual and Local Conditions Across Racial Groups.” Social Science Quarterly 87:76-90.
Snyder, Anastasia R. and Diane K. McLaughlin. 2004. “Risky Behaviors Affecting Rural Adolescents’ Health” Pp. 89-100 in Nina Glasgow, Lois Wright Morton and Nan Johnson (eds.) Critical Issues in Rural Health. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press.
McLaughlin, Diane K. 2002. “Changing Income Inequality in Nonmetropolitan Counties, 1980 to 1990." Rural Sociology 67:512-533.
Recent Awards
Howard B. Palmer Faculty Mentoring Award, 2005, The Pennsylvania State University.
Community of Teaching Excellence Award, 2003, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.