Academic Positions

University of Colorado-Boulder August 2006 - present

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Faculty, Health and Society Program, Institute of Behavioral Science

Stanford University 2002 - 2005

Graduate Instructor in Sociology and Education

Education

Ph.D. Sociology, Stanford University, 2006

Dissertation: “Understanding Teenage Pregnancy Norms and Their Influence on Teenage

Mothers’ and Fathers’ Life Outcomes”

Committee: Cecilia Ridgeway (chair), Karen Cook, Nancy Tuma

M.A. Sociology, Stanford University, 2000

Ph.D. program, no degree, Social Work, Lund University, Sweden, 1998-1999

B.A. Magna cum laude with highest honors in Sociology, Harvard University, 1997

Areas of Research Specialization

Health, stratification, life course, social psychology, childhood and adolescence, families

Areas of Teaching Specialization

Research methods, gender, social psychology, social stratification, education, families, childhood/adolescence

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Tinkler, Justine Eatenson, Yan E. Li, and Stefanie Mollborn [equal authorship]. Forthcoming in Social Psychology Quarterly. “Can Legal Interventions Change Beliefs? The Effect of Sexual Harassment Policy on Men’s Gender Beliefs.”

Mollborn, Stefanie. 2007. “Making the Best of a Bad Situation: Material Resources and Teenage Parenthood.” Journal of Marriage and Family 69:92-104.

Stepanikova, Irena, Stefanie Mollborn, Karen S. Cook, David H. Thom, and Roderick M. Kramer. 2006. “Patients’ Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Trust in a Physician.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 47(4): 390-405.

Mollborn, Stefanie Bailey, Irena Stepanikova, and Karen S. Cook. 2005. “Delayed Care and Unmet Needs among Health Care System Users: When Does Fiduciary Trust in a Physician Matter?” Health Services Research 40(6):1898-1917.

Bailey, Stefanie and Peter V. Marsden. 1999. “Interpretation and Interview Context: Examining the General Social Survey Using Cognitive Methods.” Social Networks 21:287-309.

Chapters in Peer-Reviewed Books

Cook, Karen, Roderick Kramer, David Thom, Irena Stepanikova, Stefanie Bailey Mollborn, and Robin Cooper. 2004. “Trust and Distrust in Patient-Physician Relationships: Perceived Determinants of High- and Low-Trust Relationships in Managed-Care Settings.” Pp. 65-98 in Roderick M. Kramer and Karen S. Cook (Eds.), Trust and Distrust across Organizational Contexts: Dilemmas and Approaches. Russell Sage Foundation Series on Trust, v. 7.

Under Review

Mollborn, Stefanie. “American Adults’ Norms about Nonmarital Pregnancy and Their Influence on Willingness to Provide Resources to Parents.”

Johnson, Monica Kirkpatrick and Stefanie Mollborn. “Growing up Faster, Feeling Older: Hardship in Childhood and Adolescence.”

Stepanikova, Irena, Karen Cook, Roderick Kramer, David Thom, and Stefanie Bailey Mollborn. “Trust in Physician-Patient Relations: Some Qualitative Evidence.”

Advanced Manuscripts

Mollborn, Stefanie. “Who Says It’s So Bad? The Influences of Racial/Ethnic Culture and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Context on Teenage Pregnancy Norms.”

Mollborn, Stefanie. “Facilitating Education among Teenage Parents: The Roles of Gender, Norms, Resources, and Parenting Responsibilities.”

Research Grants

“Understanding How Social Norms and Material Resources Affect Teen Parents’ Lives.” Principal Investigator. University of Colorado/IGP Seed Grant Program Innovative Grant. $41,137. July 2007-June 2009.

“2007 Adolescent Family Life Research Grants.” Principal Investigator. Office of Population Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services. Award #1 APRPA006015-01-00. $223,165. April 2007-March 2010. (Submitted as “The Effect of Material Resources on the Early Development of Teen Parents’ Children.”)

“The Life Situations of Teenage Mothers and Their Children: Evidence from a New National Survey.” Principal Investigator. Council on Research and Creative Work Grant-in-Aid, University of Colorado. $6,000. Jan. 2007-Jan. 2008.

“The Life Situations of Teenage Fathers and Their Children: Evidence from a New National Survey.” Principal Investigator. Center to Advance Research and Teaching in the Social Sciences Scholars Grant, University of Colorado. $4,000. Jan.-Oct. 2007.

“Why Is It So Bad? Teenage Parenthood and the Impact of Norms and Resources.” Principal Investigator. American Educational Research Association Dissertation Grant. $15,000. July 2005-June 2006.

Honors, Fellowships, and Awards

2007 Participant, NSF ADVANCE-funded Leadership Education for Advancement and

Promotion Introductory Leadership Workshop

2006 Stanford University Centennial Teaching Award

2006 Sanford and Barbara Dornbusch Award in Social Psychology, Stanford University

2005 ASA Social Psychology section Graduate Student Paper Award

2005 Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS) project award

2004 Add Health Users’ Conference travel grant

2004 Dissertation proposal defense passed with distinction

2003 Departmental Social Psychology Research Grant, Stanford University

2003 Matthew Goldstein Award for Research on Youth at Risk, Stanford University

2002 Barbara and Sanford Dornbusch Award for a Contribution to the Understanding

or Solution of a Social Problem, Stanford University

2001 Clogg Scholarship, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social

Research Summer Program in Quantitative Methods, Ann Arbor, MI

2000-2001, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

2003-2005

1999 Graduate Award Fellowship, Department of Sociology, Stanford University

1998-1999 Swedish Social Science Research Council Graduate Research Fellowship

1997 Fulton Prize for Best Senior Thesis in Sociology, Harvard University

Courses Taught

Undergraduate: Sex, Gender, and Society

Sociology of Gender

Friendship, Status, and Social Pressure

Social Statistics and Data Analysis

Graduate: Social Disparities in Health

Workshop on Youth and Community Development (co-taught)

Sociological Methodology II: The General Linear Model (TA)

Related experience: Social Science Data and Software Consultant, Social Sciences Research Group,

Stanford University Libraries. 2000-2004.

Presentations at Professional Meetings

Mollborn, Stefanie.  2007.  “Adults’ Norms about Nonmarital Pregnancy and Their Influence on Willingness to Provide Resources to Parents.”  American Sociological Association 2007 annual meeting, New York, NY.

Mollborn, Stefanie Bailey. 2006. “Measuring Teenage Pregnancy Norms among Adolescents and Adults.” American Sociological Association 2006 annual meeting, Montreal, Canada.

Mollborn, Stefanie Bailey. 2005. “Making the Best of a Bad Situation: The Protective Effect of Resources on Teenage Parents’ Educational Careers.” American Sociological Association 2005 annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Mollborn, Stefanie Bailey. 2004. “Teenage Mothers’ and Fathers’ Available Resources and School Dropout.” American Sociological Association 2004 annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Mollborn, Stefanie Bailey. 2004. “Who Says It’s So Bad? The Influence of Racial Culture and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Structure on Teen Pregnancy Norms.” National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Users Conference, Bethesda, MD.

Tinkler, Justine, Yan Elaine Li, and Stefanie Bailey Mollborn. 2003. “Can Legal Interventions Equalize Interactions? The Effect of Sexual Harassment Policies on Gender Beliefs.” American Sociological Association 2003 annual meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Mollborn, Stefanie Bailey. 2003. “Who Says It’s So Bad? Racial, Ethnic, and Neighborhood Differences in Teen Parenthood Norms.” Pacific Sociological Association 2003 annual meeting, Pasadena, CA.

Bailey, Stefanie, Irena Stepanikova, and Karen Cook. 2002. “Trust and Reciprocal Exchange in Physician-Patient Relations.” International Sociological Association 2002 meeting, Brisbane, Australia.

Stepanikova, Irena, Stefanie Bailey, and Karen Cook. 2002. “Perceptions of Getting Needed Medical Care: When Does Trust in a Physician Matter?” Pacific Sociological Association 2002 annual meeting, Vancouver, Canada.

Bailey, Stefanie. 2001. “Teenage Mothers’ and Fathers’ Resources and School Dropout.” American Sociological Association 2001 annual meeting, Anaheim, CA.

Bailey, Stefanie and Peter V. Marsden. 1999. “Interpretation and Interview Context: Examining the General Social Survey Using Cognitive Methods.” Sunbelt XIX, International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference, Charleston, SC.

Professional Service

National and Regional Levels

Editorial board member, Journal of Marriage and Family. 2007-present.

Advisory council member, adolescent research project, Prevention First Colorado. 2006-present.

Graduate student paper selection committee, Educational Problems section, Society for the Study of Social Problems. 2007.

Elected graduate student representative, Social Psychology section council, American Sociological Association. 2004-06.

Session chair at professional meetings:

Society for the Study of Social Problems. 2007. Thematic session: “Improving the Educational

Experiences of At-Risk Children and Youth.”

Pacific Sociological Association. 2004. Regular session: “Applied Social Psychology.”

Discussant/presider at professional meetings:

American Sociological Association. 2006. Aging and the Life Course section roundtables.

American Sociological Association. 2005. Children and Youth section roundtables.

Ad hoc reviewer: American Sociological Review, Journal of Marriage and Family, Health Services Research, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Journal of Criminal Justice, and European Journal of Public Health.

Departmental Level

Committee participation:

Member, Sociology Undergraduate Committee, 2007-08.

Member, Sociology Diversity Committee, 2006-08.

Chair, Ad Hoc Sociology Graduate Admissions Committee, 2006-07.

Member, Betsy Moen Award Selection Committee, 2006-07.

Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Sociology Club, University of Colorado at Boulder. 2006-08.

Pre-dissertation primary advisor: Jeffrey Dennis, Elizabeth Schweigert, and Devon Thacker. 2007-present.

Master’s thesis primary advisor: Devon Thacker. 2007-present.

Dissertation committee member: Jaclyn Raska, Sociology (2007-present), Michelle Broadus, Psychology (2007-present).

Ph.D. specialty comprehensive exam committee member: Pavla Harris, Brian Hawkins, Sally Lasko, Peter Lovegrove, Courtney McDonald, Adam Morenberg, and Marshall Smith. 2007-present.

Primary undergraduate honors thesis advisor: Morgan Bennett (2006-07) and John Stefanic (2006-present).

Undergraduate independent study: John Stefanic (Fall 2007).

Graduate independent study: Devon Thacker (Fall 2007).

Professional Memberships

American Sociological Association (sections on Aging and the Life Course, Children and Youth, Family, and Social Psychology), Pacific Sociological Association, Society for the Study of Social Problems,

Population Association of America