Editorial Board
Dr. John P. Bartkowski PhD
Professor, Sociology & Demography, College for Health, Community and Policy, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). · United States
Editorial leadership for Journal of Family Medicine ISSN 2640-690X
Research interests
- Qualitative Methodology Culture & Social Identity Religion & Family Gender Studies Social Inequality Social Policy
- Welfare Programs Youth Development Evaluation Research
Biography
Dr. John P. Bartkowski is Professor of Sociology and Demography at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s College for Health, Community and Policy. He earned his PhD and MA from the University of Texas at Austin and his BA from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. His scholarship examines intersections of religion, family, gender, qualitative methodology, and social inequality. He has a long history of qualitative and mixed-methods research, focusing particularly on how religious belief and participation influence family dynamics, youth development, health, and public policy. His work spans private dimensions of belief (identity, family, friendships) and public dimensions (religion’s impact on community-level outcomes such as mortality, crime, health), and he has evaluated faith-based initiatives and welfare service provision. Bartkowski has published several books and many peer-reviewed articles, is editor or associate editor of journals in the sociology of religion, and has served in leadership roles in scholarly organizations. His research also contributes to understanding moral communities, gender negotiation, and qualitative identity formation in religious contexts. He uses qualitative and quantitative data from individuals, households, and institutions to explore culture, social identity, and inequality.
Education Details
- PhD, Sociology / related field – University of Texas at Austin
- MA, University of Texas at Austin
- BA, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio
Professional Background
- Professor of Sociology & Demography, UTSA, since 2008
- Formerly Professor of Sociology at Mississippi State University (1997-2008)
Achievements
- Author of several influential books, including Remaking the Godly Marriage: Gender Negotiation in Evangelical Families; The Promise Keepers: Servants, Soldiers, and Godly Men.
- Recognized for quantitative and qualitative research bridging religion, family, gender, culture, and public policy.
- Recipient of multiple grants from federal / foundation agencies; active evaluator/researcher on projects concerning public health, welfare, faith-based programs, etc.
Current Research Projects
- Impact of religion on private life: identity, relationships, family, friendships.
- Public religion: how community-level religious affiliations affect health, mortality, crime and other social outcomes.
- Evaluation of faith-based initiatives and welfare service provision.
Academic Profiles of Dr. John P. Bartkowski
Selected publications
- Portraits of Veganism: A Comparative Discourse Analysis of a Second-Order Subculture 2018 cited 41×
- The Digital Divide among Parents and Their Emerging Adult Children: Intergenerational Accounts of Technologically Assisted Family Communication 2019 cited 27×
- Prayer, Meditation, and Anxiety: Durkheim Revisited 2017 cited 25×
- Mixed Blessing: The Beneficial and Detrimental Effects of Religion on Child Development among Third-Graders 2019 cited 24×
- Religion and Infant Mortality in the U.S.: A Preliminary Study of Denominational Variations 2011 cited 24×
- Negotiating Patient-Provider Power Dynamics in Distinct Childbirth Settings: Insights from Black American Mothers 2019 cited 19×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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