Bio:

Julien Teitler is Associate Professor of Social Work and Sociology and Director of the Columbia University Social Indicators Survey Center. Teitler’s research focuses on the effects of social environments and policies on families and children, on health disparities, and on research methodology. Teitler teaches classes in Human Behavior and the Social Environment and in Research Methodology.


Research Interests:

• Adolescent transitions
• Health disparities
• Social inequality
• Family policy
• Welfare reform
• Research methods

Select Publications:

Book Chapters
Teitler, J. 2009. “The Changing Family and Public Health” in Detels, R., Beaglehole, R., Lansan, M., and Gulliford, M (eds.) Oxford Textbook of Public Health, 5th Edition.

Weiss, C., Teitler, J. 2006. “Parenting Practices as Modifiers and Moderators of Adolescents’ Educational Outcomes,” in Y. Sugita (ed.) Fluctuation in American Values. Tokyo: Sanwa Shoseki. Translated into Japanese by Ikuro Fujiwara.

Teitler, J., Ben-Arieh, A. 2005. “Where Should The Research Go? Some Possible Directions and Their Research Implications,” in Ben-Arieh, A. and
Goerge, R.M. (eds.) Indicators of Children's Well Being: Understanding Their Role, Usage and Policy Influence. Springer: Dordrecht, Netherlands.

Garfinkel, I., Kaushal, N., Teitler, J., Garcia, S. 2005. “Vulnerability and Resilience: New Yorkers Respond to 9/11,” in Foner, N. (ed.) Wounded City: The Social Effects of the World Trade Center Attack on New York City. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Journal Articles
Teitler, J., Reichman, N.E., Nepomnyaschy, L., Garfinkel, I. Effects of Welfare Participation on Marriage. Journal of Marriage and Family (forthcoming).

Reichman, N., Teitler, J., and Hamilton, E. Effects of Neighborhood Racial Composition on Birthweight. (2009). Health and Place, 15:814-821.

Kantor, L., Santelli, J., Teitler, J., and Balmer, R. (2008). Abstinence-Only Policies and Programs – An Overview. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 5(3):6-17.

Teitler, J. and Reichman, N. (2008). Mental illness as a barrier to marriage among unmarried mothers. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70:770-782.

Teitler, J. Reichman, N., Nepomnyaschy, and Martinson, M. (2007). A cross-national comparison of racial and ethnic disparities in low birthweight in the United States and England. Pediatrics 120(5):1182-1189.

Teitler, J., Reichman, N., Nepomnyaschy, L. (2007). Determinants of TANF participation: A multilevel analysis. Social Service Review 81(4): 633-656.

Teitler, J., Reichman, N., Koball, H. (2006). Contemporaneous versus retrospective reports of cohabitation in the Fragile Families survey. Journal of Marriage and Family 68:469-477.

Reichman, N., Teitler, J. (2006). Paternal age as a risk factor for low birth weight. American Journal of Public Health 96(5): 862-866.

Reichman, N., Teitler, J., Curtis, M. (2005). TANF sanctioning and hardship. Social Service Review 79(2): 215-36.

Reichman, N., Teitler, J. (2005). Timing of enhanced prenatal care and birth outcomes in New Jersey’s HealthStart program. Maternal and Child Health Journal 9(2): 151-158.

Last updated July 01, 2009 .