Jeremy Uecker

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 published research has focused on religion, family, sexual behavior, stratification, mental health, and the transition to adulthood in the United States. His current projects explore the changing role of religious commitment in Americans’ family formation, how religion shapes US adults’ emotional responses to abortion, and how moral contexts shape adolescent development.

Recent Publications

Uecker, Jeremy E., and Carl Desportes Bowman. Forthcoming. “Still Soul Searching? Remapping Adolescent Religious Commitment.” Sociology of Religion.

Dowd-Arrow, Benjamin, Terrence D. Hill, Daniel Tope, and Jeremy Uecker. “Implicit Resentment and the Gun Policy Preferences of White Americans.” Sociological Inquiry 94: 5–27.

Brown, Brandon M., Kevin D. Dougherty, Jeremy E. Uecker, Sarah A. Schnitker, and Perry L. Glanzer. 2024. “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.