Ph.D., University of New Hampshire - 1997
| Title: | Professor |
| Address: | 725 Spadina Ave, Room 348, Toronto Ontario M5S 2J4, Canada |
| Telephone: | 416-946-5905 |
| Fax: | 416-978-3963 |
| Email: | scott.schieman@utoronto.ca |
| web site: | : http://individual.utoronto.ca/sschieman/Professional_Home_Page/Home.html |
Scott Schieman received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of New Hampshire in 1997 and joined the faculty at the University of Toronto in July 2004. He is the editor of the journal 'Sociology of Religion' (Oxford) [http://socrel.oxfordjournals.org/]. He is also deputy editor at Society and Mental Health and associate editor at Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Prior to his current position, he was a Research Scientist at the University of Maryland and Assistant Professor at the University of Miami.
Sociology of Mental Health; Quantitative Methods; Sociological Perspectives on the Self-Concept; Research Practicum
(1) Schieman, Milkie, & Glavin. 2009. "When Work Interferes with Life." American Sociological Review; (2) Schieman & Reid. 2009. "Job Authority and Health" Social Science and Medicine; (3) Schieman. 2008. “The Religious Role and the Sense of Control.” Sociology of Religion; (4) Schieman & McMullen. 2008. “Relational Demography in the Workplace and Health.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior; (5) Schieman et al. 2006. “The Nature of Work and the Stress of Higher Status.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior (6) Schieman. 2005. “Residential Stability and the Social Impact of Neighborhood Disadvantage.” Social Forces. ** See my personal webpage link (above) for a complete list**
Professor Schieman’s main research interests focus on understanding the links between social-structural arrangements and the inner lives of individuals. These interests span across topics in social psychology, health and medical sociology, work/stratification, and religion. He recently received an Ontario Mental Health Foundation Research Fellowship and a CIHR award to study work, stress, and health in Canada. He is currently working on a book titled: "Divine Intervention: How beliefs about God's influence in everyday life shape our health, our social lives, and the nature of our politics."
- Health/Mental Health
- Religion
- Work/Stratification
- Social Psychology