Jeremy Uecker
Associate Professor of Sociology
Education
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Texas at Austin, 2010
M.A., Sociology, University of Texas at Austin, 2006
B.A., Political Science and Sociology, Furman University, 2003
Biography
Dr. Jeremy Uecker received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010 and joined the Baylor faculty in 2012. His research focuses on religion, family, sexual behavior, stratification, mental health, and the transition to adulthood. Along with Paul Froese, he is working on a detailed study on the prayer among US adults based on the sixth wave of the Baylor Religion Survey. He is also conducting multiple studies on the role of religion in the lives of US adolescents.
Recent Publications
Dowd-Arrow, Benjamin, Terrence D. Hill, Daniel Tope, and Jeremy Uecker. Forthcoming. “Implicit Resentment and the Gun Policy Preferences of White Americans.” Sociological Inquiry.
Uecker, Jeremy E., and Carl Desportes Bowman. Forthcoming. “Still Soul Searching? Remapping Adolescent Religious Commitment.” Sociology of Religion.
Brown, Brandon M., Kevin D. Dougherty, Jeremy E. Uecker, Sarah A. Schnitker, and Perry L. Glanzer. 2023. “Changes in Political Identity and Religiosity among Students at a Christian University.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12891
Uecker, Jeremy E., and Paul K. McClure. 2023. “Screen Time, Social Media, and Religious Commitment among Adolescents.” The Sociological Quarterly 27(2): 168-184
Froese, Paul, and Jeremy E. Uecker. 2022. “Prayer in America: A Detailed Analysis of the Various Dimensions of Prayer.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 61: 663–689.
Upenieks, Laura, Jeremy E. Uecker, and Markus H. Schafer. “Couple Religiosity and Well-Being Among Older Adults in the United States.” Journal of Aging and Health 34: 266–282.
Uecker, Jeremy E., Rebecca Bonhag, J. J. Burtt, Hannah R. Evans, and Amanda D. Hernandez. 2022. “Religion and Attitudes toward Childlessness in the United States.” Journal of Family Issues 43: 186–214.
Longest, Kyle, C., and Jeremy E. Uecker. 2021. “It All Depends on How You Want to Believe: How Young Adults Navigate Religion and Science.” Review of Religious Research 63: 1–21.