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

Laderi, Jennifer, and Jeremy E. Uecker. Forthcoming. “Types of Internet Activity and the Religious Commitment of American Adults.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.

Froese, Paul, Rebecca Bonhag, Jeremy Uecker, Matt Andersson, and Laura Upenieks. 2024. “Prayer and Mental Well-Being in the United States: An Overview of Original and Comprehensive Prayer Data.” Journal of Religion and Health 63: 4745–4772.

Uecker, Jeremy E., and Carl Desportes Bowman. 2024. “Still Soul Searching? Remapping Adolescent Religious Commitment.” Sociology of Religion 85: 197–218.            

Brown, Brandon M., Kevin D. Dougherty, Jeremy E. Uecker, Sarah A. Schnitker, and Perry L. Glanzer. 2024. “Changes in Politics and Religiosity among Students at a Protestant University.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 63: 117–136.

Dowd-Arrow, Benjamin, Terrence D. Hill, Daniel Tope, and Jeremy Uecker. 2024. “Implicit Resentment and the Gun Policy Preferences of White Americans.” Sociological Inquiry 94: 5–27.

Uecker, Jeremy E., and Paul K. McClure. 2023. “Screen Time, Social Media, and Religious Commitment among Adolescents.” The Sociological Quarterly 64: 250–273.