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Overall Project Reports

Bauer, J. W. (2004). Project Basebook (PDF). In-depth introduction of the overall project and baseline tables for Wave 1 and Wave 2

Bauer, J. W., & Katras, M. J. (2007). Rural prosperity: A longitudinal study of rural communities and rural low-income families. NRICGP final report (PDF). Rural Families Speak Exhibit (PDF) Featured at the 10th Annual Agricultural Science and Education Exhibition "Nutrition and Health" for Congressional Delegations on March 5, 2008

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Conference Presentations and Proceedings

Abdul-Rahman, F., & Seiling, S. (2005). Life skill as household’s human capital for women living in rural areas. Paper presented at the International Social Science Conference. Honolulu, HI, June 28, 2005.

Bauer, J. W., & Braun, B. (2001). Framing the issue of financial wellness and quality of life for low-income families: What's known and how to measure to capture the diversity [Abstract]. In H. E. Spotts, H. L. Meadow, & S. Grzeskowiak (Eds.), How to measure quality of life in diverse populations: Proceedings of the fourth conference of the International Society of Quality-of-Life (p. 41). Blacksburg, VA: International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies.

Bauer, J. W., & Dolan, E. (2003). The impact of financial life skills and knowledge of community resources on food security [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (p. 151). Frankfurt, Germany: International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies.

Bauer, J. W., Imig, D. R., Dyk, P. H., & Seiling, S. B. (2003). The well-being of rural low-income families in the context of welfare reform. Spatial inequality: Continuity and change in territorial stratification: Proceedings of a joint meeting with the Rural Sociological Society, American Agricultural Economics Society and the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society. Montreal, Quebec.

Benson, L. & Braun, B. (2005, November). Health and employment of rural mothers in the context of welfare reform. National Council on Family Relations, Phoenix, AZ, November, 2005.

Berry, A. A., Shaffett, B. D., & Tucker, J. A. (2004, November). Strategies to Empower People: Step toward Self-reliance for Low-income Families Receiving Public Assistance. Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, Denver, CO, November 19, 2004.

Bird, C. L., Zuiker, V. S., & Bauer, J. W. (2006, November). Life quality and parenting performance, well-being and economic strain. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations 68th Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Bove, C. F., & Olson, C. M. (2002, September). Factors contributing to obesity in rural, Low-income New York women. 2002 National Rural Women's Health Conference: Linking Mental, Behavioral, and Physical Health: Quality of Life Issues, Outcomes, and Health Promotion Strategies. Washington, DC.

Bove, C.F., & Olson, C.M. (2004, October). Obesity in rural low-income New York women. 2004 National Rural Women’s Health Conference. Improving the Health of Women: Meeting the Challenges of the Rural Setting; October 28-30, 2004; The Hershey Lodge and Convention Center; Hershey, PA.

Braun, B. (2004, November). Checking it out: A Dramatization of Food Security Status Among Three Maryland Families. Maryland Food Stamp Nutrition Education Conference.

Braun, B. (2007, November). Livin’ on the byways: Rural Mothers Speak. Unpublished dramatization presented at the National Council on Family Relations 69th Annual Conference. Pittsburg, PA.

Braun, B., Anderson, E.A., Kaye, S., Fitzgerald, M., & Strachman, M. (2005, April). Engaging unheard voices in public policy. National Council on Family Relations-American Association of Family Consumer Sciences Public Policy Conference. Washington, D.C.

Braun, B., Anderson, E. A., & Waldman, J. (2006, November). Marginalized rural mothers—Unheard voices in the policy arena. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations 68th Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Braun, B., & Dyk, P. (2003). Rural families speak about quality of life issues: The impact of health conditions on food security [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (p. 152). Frankfurt, Germany: International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies.

Braun, B., & Vandergriff-Avery, M. (2001). Facing the facts of the well-being of rural low-income women in the context of welfare reform. Proceedings of the Women's Policy Institute Conference (pp. 276-279). Washington, DC: Women's Policy Research Institute.

Braun, B., Varcoe, K., Lees, N., Burgess Seiling, S. B., Mammen, S., Lawrence, F. C., & Prochaska-Cue, K. (2001). The faces of rural families four years after welfare reform. In S. Hanna (Ed.), Family Relations & Human Development/Family Economics & Resource Management Biennial. The Journal of the FRHD and FERM Division of the American Association of the Family and Consumer Sciences, 4, 144-152.

Bulock, L. A., Parra-Cardona, J. R., Imig, D. R., Villarruel, F. A. & Gold, S. J. (2006, November). Learning from the life experiences of Mexican origin migrant families. Poster session presented at National Council on Family Relations 68th Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Cook, C. C., Greder, K. A., Garasky, S., & Randall, B. (2006, October). Housing hardship and food insecurity: Understanding the circumstances of rural Latinos. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Housing Education and Research Association. Ithaca, NY.

Dolan, E. M., Bosch, K., Braun, B., Kelly, B., Kiss, E., Knight, S. E., Lawrence, F. C., Mammen, S., Prochaska-Cue, K., & Seiling, S. (2002). Conceptualizing the interface between family and labor force participation for rural limited resource families. In P. Bonner (Ed.), Consumer Interests Annual: Proceedings of the American Council of Consumer Interests, 48. Available Online Under "Publications"

Dolan, E. M., Braun, B., & Murphy, J. C. (2003, August). Rural underemployment and health. 28th National Institute on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas, Durham, NH.

Dolan, E. M., Braun, B., Prochaska-Cue, K., & Varcoe, K. P. (2002, August). Conceptualizing the interface among family, community and labor force participation for rural limited resource families. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Workshop, National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics, Albuquerque, NM.

Dolan, E., Braun, B., Seiling, S., & Katras, M.J. (2006, June). Rural TANF recipients: How they fare over time. Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency on Children Youth and Families Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Arlington, Virginia, June, 2006.

Dolan, E., Lawrence, F. C., Richards, L, Pamulapati, S., Merrill, M., Corson, C., & Harrington, E. (2000). Living in poverty: A preliminary report based on the pilot data of NC-223. Rural low-income families: Tracking their well-being and functioning in the context of welfare reform. In A. Prawiz (Ed.), Proceedings of the Eastern Family Economics-Resource Management Association (pp. 1-13).

Dolan, E.M., Mammen, S., Bauer, J., & Seiling, S. (2005). Stability of employment of rural low-income mothers and their access to employer benefits. Consumer Interests Annual, 51.

Dolan, E., Richards, L, Sano, Y., Bauer, J., & Braun, B. (2005). Linkages between employment patterns and depression over time: The case of low-income rural mothers. Consumer Interests Annual, USA: Proceedings of the American Council on Consumer Interests, 51.

Dolan, E. M., Seiling, S. B., & Glesner, T. (2006, February). Making it work: Rural low-income women in service jobs. Proceedings of the Eastern Family Economics and Resource Management Association Conference, February 23-25, Knoxville, TN, 38-46. Available Online

Drennen, N. H., & Makela, C. J. (2001). Welfare reform: People and polices. In A. Martin (Ed.), Proceeding of the Western Regional Home Management Family Economics Educators Conference. Long Beach, CA. Pp. 63-64.

Dyk, P. H. (2005, November). “Understanding rural service access for low-income families: Bridging research and policy.” Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Phoenix, AZ. November, 2005.

Dyk, P. H., Bauer, J. W., & Katras, M .J. (2006). Rural contexts, opportunities and responses: Vulnerable families’ realities for labor force participation. Conference Proceedings of the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society. Louisville, Kentucky.

Dyk, P. H., & Braun, B. (2003). Rural families speak: The impact of family health conditions of food security. Proceedings of Rural Sociological Society annual meeting. Montreal, Quebec.

Dyk, P. H., Simmons, L. A., & Braun, B. (2006, April). Food insecurity and health in low-resource families. Presentation at the 2006 Priester National Health Conference, Louisville, KY. April, 2006.

Feeney, S. L., Taylor, A. L., Washburn, I. J., Cancel Tirado, D. I., Manoogian, M. M., & Richards, L. N. (2006, November). Rural low-income Latino Families: Comparing sources of support by nativity. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations 68th Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Greder, K. A., Sano, Y., Garasky, S., Cook, C. C., & Randall, B. (2006, November). Rural Latino families: Hunger and housing. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Grutzmacher, S., & Braun, B. (2005, July). Food security, food resource management, and health among rural, low-income families: Implications for nutrition education with limited resources. Society for Nutrition Education Annual Conference. Orlando, FL.

Grutzmacher, S., Braun, B., Anderson, E., & Wallen, J. (2004, November). Influence of food-related life skills on food security of rural, low-income families. National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.

Kaye, S. & Braun, B. (2004) Engaging unheard voices through participatory action research. Conference presentation at Crossroads: Critical Issues in Community-Based Research Partnerships. Hartford, Connecticut.

Kaye, S., & Braun, B. (2005, May). Using deliberative forums to engage unheard voices. Children, Youth and Families At Risk Conference, Boston, MA.

Kelly, E. B. (2006, August). The Work We Do for Work: Examining the Concept Negotiating Work. Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), Montreal, Canada.

Kim, E., & Geistfeld, L. V. (2003). Is she working enough? Rural poor women's unemployment and depression. Proceedings of Rural Sociological Society annual meeting. Montreal, Quebec.

Kim, E., Geistfeld, L. V., & Seiling, S. B. (2003). The disenfranchised poor: Rural low-income women's health care decisions. Consumer Interests Annual: Proceedings of the American Council of Consumer Interests, 49.

Kim, E., Seiling, S. B., Varcoe, K. (2004). Rural Poor Women's Medical Service Use: Does Race Make a Difference? Proceedings of Eastern Family Economics and Resource Management Association. Tampa, Florida.

Ko, J., & Manoogian, M. (2005, April). Commitment to parenting and personal outcomes for rural, low-income Appalachian mothers. Poster presented at OAFCS, Perrysburg, OH.

Lawrence, F. C., Dolan, E., Makela, C. J., Varcoe, K. P., Metzen, E., & Bauer, J. W. (2000). Rural low-income families: Tracking their well-being: Proceedings of the American Council of Consumer Interests. In R. Avery (Ed.), Consumer Interests Annual, 46, 221.

Lawrence, F. C., Garrison E. B., Bauer, J. W., Braun, B., & Dolan, E. (2002). Economic well-being of low income rural families in the context of welfare reform: Preliminary findings. In M. J. Alhabeeb (Ed.), Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Eastern Family Economics-Resource Management Association (pp.122-125). Athens, GA.

Lawrence, F., Mammen, S., Kiss, E., Seiling, S., & Varcoe, K. (2004). Use of the earned income credit by rural working families. Proceedings of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education Conference (pp. 51-52). Denver, CO, November 18, 2004.

Lawrence, F. C., Prochaska-Cue, K., Varcoe, K. P., Bauer, J. W., Dolan, E., Knight, S. E., & Williams, F. (2000). Tracking well-being of rural low-income families. In J. E. Morris, & C. R. Hayhoe (Eds.), Proceedings of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (p. 40). St. Louis, MO.

Lee, J., Katras, M. J., & Bauer, J. W. (2006, November). Children’ birthday celebrations in low-income rural families. Paper presented at the National council on Family Relations 68th Annual Conference; November 8-11, 2006; Minneapolis, MN.

Lee, J., Katras, M. J., & Bauer, J. W. (2007, November). Values underlying rural low-income mothers' voices about welfare and welfare reform. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations 69th Annual Conference; November, 2007; Pittsburgh, PA.

Mammen, S. (2001). Poor and invisible: profiles of Franklin County Families in poverty. Presented at Cultivating Hope, Harvesting action: A Conference on Rural Poverty and Social Change. Northampton, MA.

Mammen, S., Bauer, J., & Varcoe, K. (2004, November). Quality of Life Among Rural Low-Income Families. ISQOLS, Philadelphia, PA.

Mammen, S., & Dolan., E.M. (2005, May). Employment and Obstacles to Employment of Rural Low-Income Mothers in the Northeast, Rural Poverty in the Northeast: Strengthening the Regional Research Effort Conference.

Mammen, S. & Dolan, E. (2005). Leaving poverty: barriers and supports. In Global Forces and Individual Coping Strategies for Rural Poverty. Proceedings of the Regional Rural Poverty conference. Published by the Northeast Center for Rural Development. pp. 6-8.

Mammen, S., Lass, D., & Seiling, S. (2006, July). To work or not to work: how rural low-income mothers make employment decisions. Poster presented at 2006 IAREP-SABE Conference, Paris, France, July 7, 2006.

Mammen, S., & Lawrence, F. (2006). Use of the earned income tax credit by rural working families. Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the Eastern Family Economics-Resource Management Association, 29-37. Available Online

Mammen, S., Lawrence, F., Seiling, S., Varcoe, K., & Kiss, E. (2004). Rural working families? Use of earned income credit. Proceedings of the 32nd Conference of the Eastern Family Economics-Resource Management Association (p. 14).

Mammen, S., May, G., Mietlicki, S., & Mead, M. (2001). Financial hardship and food insecurity among rural low-income families. How to measure quality of life in diverse Populations: Proceedings of the Fourth Conference of the International Society of Quality-of-Life Studies, 88.

Mammen, S., & Mead, M. (2001). What do families do when money runs out? Financial management and coping strategies of young mothers on TANF. How to measure quality of life in diverse populations: Proceedings of the fourth conference of the International Society of Quality-of-Life Studies, 4, 89.

Mammen, S., Seiling, S., & Dolan, M. (2004, November). Employment and Quality of Life of Rural Single Mothers. Poster presentation at ISQOLS. Philadelphia, PA.

Mietlicki, S., Mammen, S., Dyk, T., & Dolan, M. (2005, May). Impact of food security on the health of low-income rural families. Priestar National Extension Health Conference. Lexington, KY.

Mietlicki, S., Mammen, S., May, G., & Dolan M. (2005, May). Feeding their bodies, feeding their minds: A comprehensive approach to rural low-income families. CSREES CYFAR Conference, Boston, MA.

Manoogian, M., & Reschke, K. (2004, November) Rural families speak: The support systems of rural, low-income women, Symposium presented at the annual conference of National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.

Olson, C. M., Bove, C. F., & Miller, E. O. (2005, April). How growing up poor may contribute to adult obesity. Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA.

Olson, C. M., Bove, C. F., & Miller E. O. (2005, June). Growing up poor: Implications for body weight in adulthood. Ecology of Obesity conference, Working Session (Part II), Ithaca, NY.

Olson, C. M. & Miller, E. O. (2005, December). Predictors of Change in Food Security Across Time in Poor Rural Families, 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, December 14, 2005, Philadelphia, PA.

Olson, C. M., Miller, E. O. & Strawderman, M. S. (2006, April). Change in food insecurity across time in poor rural families in the US. Experimental Biology, April 1, 2006, San Francisco, CA.

Olson, C. M., Miller, E. O., Swanson, J. A., & Strawderman, M. S., (2005, May), The dynamics of food insecurity in rural America: Are there regional differences? Presented at Rural Poverty in the Northeast: Global Forces and Individual Coping Strategies; May 3-4, 2005; State College, PA.

Olson, C. M., Seiling, S. B., & Lawrence, F. C. (2001). Factors contributing to the protecting against food insecurity in rural counties of the U.S. Nutrition Education for Diverse Audiences II: Proceedings of the Integrating Research and Practice Conference. Dallas, TX.

Reschke, K., Manoogian, M., Richards, L., Walker, S., & Seiling, S. (2004, November) Child care decisions in rural, low-income families: Is grandma the best choice? Research symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.

Sano, Y. (2007, August). The role of social support systems and nonresident fathers’ involvement. Sociology of the family roundtables at annual meeting of American Sociological Association, New York, NY.

Sano, Y., & Richards, L. N. (2003, November). Are mothers really gatekeepers of children?: Mothers’ perception of nonresident fathers’ involvement after separation. Paper presented at annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Vancouver, BC.

Sano, Y., & Richards, L. N. (2004, November). Women around fathers: The role of social support systems in promoting father-child interaction after separation. Symposium, “Rural families speak: The support systems of rural, low-income women. Paper presented at annual meeting on National Council on Family Relations, Orland, FL.

Seiling, S. B. (2004, November). The costs of social support. Paper presented at the 66th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.

Seiling, S. B. (2005, December). The role of the Earned Income Tax Credit in sustaining families and communities. Poster presented at OSU Extension Annual Conference; December 12, 2005; Worthington, OH.

Seiling, S. B., Bauer, J. W., Braun, B., Dolan, E., & Lawrence, F. C. (2001). Revisiting the welfare to work framework for research, education, and outreach. In R. J. Avery (Ed.), Consumer Interests Annual: Proceedings of the American Council of Consumer Interests, 47, 1-5. Available Online under "Publications"

Seiling, S. B., Bauer, J. W., Dyk, P. H. (2001). With a little support from our friends: The role of family and community support in financial well-being of rural low-income families. In H. E. Spotts, H. L. Meadow, & S. Grzeskowiak (Eds.), How to measure quality of life in diverse populations: Proceedings of the fourth conference of the International Society of Quality-of-Life (p. 43). Blacksburg, VA: International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies.

Seiling, S., Dolan, E.M., & Glesner, T. (2005, June) Rural low-income women who work in service jobs tell about their lives. Presented at the Gender, Work & Organization Conference, Keele Univeristy, Staffordshire, UK.

Seiling, S., Dolan, E., Mammen, S., Zhao, J., Mead, M., Knight, S., & Dyk, P. (2001). How do they manage: Financial management priorities and strategies for low-income mothers. In J. Kim (Ed.), Proceedings of the Eastern Family Economics-Resource Management Association (pp.1-2). Lexington, KY.

Seiling, S. B., Manoogian, M., Richards, L., & Bird, C. (2007, June). Relationships and resource sharing: Adult daughters and their mothers in rural, low-income families. Proceedings of the Extended and Extending Families International Conference at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Seiling, S. B., Stafford, K., & Dolan, E. M. (2006, July). Multiple dimensions of well-being for the rural poor. Paper presented at 2006 IAREP-SABE Conference, Paris, France, July 5, 2006.

Seiling, S. B., Stafford, K., McCabe, S., & Reschke, K. (2006, February). Social support as a means to well-being for rural low-income mothers. Proceedings of the Eastern Family Economics and Resource Management Association Conference, February 23-25, Knoxville, TN, 88-100. Available Online

Seiling, S., Stafford, K., & Manoogian, M. (2006, November). Objective and subjective well-being for Appalachian low-income mothers. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations 68th Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Seiling, S. B., Varcoe, K., DeVitto, Z., & Kim, E-J. (2005). Ethnic differences in predictors of health care use among low-income, rural women. Consumer Interests Annual, 51, 216-220.

Seo, J., Stafford, K., & Seiling, S.B. (2005). Mothers’ share of child care in rural low-income families. Consumer Interests Annual, 51, 107-120.

Simmons, L. A., Berry, A. B., Huddleston-Casas, C. A., & Dyk, P. H. (2006, November). Low-income rural mothers experiencing depression: Characteristics associated with self-reporting. Presentation at American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.

Simmons, L.A., & Braun, B. (2005, June). The case for place in considering long-term economic well-being. Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency on Children Youth and Families Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Washington, D.C.

Simmons, L.A., & Braun, B. (2005, June). Income Matters: Understanding Health in Rural Low-Income Women. Institute for Women's Policy Research Public Policy Conference. Washington D.C.

Simmons, L.A., Dolan, E.M., & Braun, B. (2006, February). The State of Rural Women’s Economic & Health Status: KY, MD, NH. In B.J. Cude ed. Proceedings of the 33rd Conference for the EFERMA, pp. 47-49. Knoxville, TN: Available Online

Swanson, J., Lawrence, F., Anderson, K., & Olson, C. (2004). Low-income rural families: How formal and informal supports address food needs. Proceedings of the 32nd Conference of the Eastern Family Economics-Resource Management Association (pp. 27-29).

Swanson, J.A., Olson, C.M., Anderson, K.P., & Lawrence, F.A. (2004, November). Rural low-income mothers’ use of and perspectives about supports to meet food needs. Presentation at the National council on Family Relations, 66th Annual Conference; November 17-10, 2004; Orlando, FL.

Taylor, A., Sano, Y., Manoogian, M., & Feeney, S. (2006, August). Is marriage important for relationship longevity?: Factors predicting long term stable relationship in rural low income families. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Varcoe, K. P., Bauer, J. W., & Mammen, S. (2003). Rural families speak about quality of life issues: An overview of the study [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (p. 150). Frankfurt, Germany: International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies.

Varcoe, K. P., Devitto, Z., Seiling, S., & Lopez, M. (2004). Use of Assistance Programs by Minority Families. Paper presented at the National Food Stamp Nutrition Education Conference, February, 2004; Columbus, Ohio and at CYFAR (Children, Youth, and Families At Risk), May, 2004, Seattle, WA

Varcoe, K. P., Lees, N. & Lopez, M. (2003). Rural families speak: the impact of family relationships on food security [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (p. 153). Frankfurt, Germany: International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies.

Varcoe, K. P., Lees, N. B., Lopez, M. L., Seiling, S. B., Lawrence, F. C., & Knight, S. E. (2003). The earned income tax credit and rural families. In J. L. Cunningham (Ed.) Family Relations & Human Development/Family Economics & Resource Management Biennial. The Journal of the FRHD and FERM Division of the American Association of the Family and Consumer Sciences, 5, 144-153.

Walker, S., & Forry, N.D. (2005, March 18). Caregiving for children in rural areas: A policy impact analysis. Eastern Sociological Society annual meeting, Washington, D.C.

Walker, S., & Schull, C. (2004, November). The intersection of rural low income children’s health and child care arrangements. Research symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.

Walker, S., & Schull, C. (2005, May). Preliminary findings and policy implications of rural, low income young children’s health status and their caregiving arrangements. Society of Prevention Research annual meeting, Washington, D.C.

Waybright, L., Morrison, P. Seiling, S., Meek, J., & Manoogian, M. (2005, October) The informal and formal support networks of rural, low-income Appalachian families, presented at NEAFCS.

Williams, F, & Kiss, E. (2001). Financial wellness and quality of life of low-income rural Indiana families. In H. E. Spotts, H. L. Meadow, & S. Grzeskowiak (Eds.), How to measure the quality of life in diverse populations: Proceedings of the Fourth Conference of the International Society of Quality of Life Studies (p. 7). Blacksburg, VA: International Society of Quality of Life Studies.