Colter Mitchell
Address: Wallace Hall, Princeton University,
Princeton, NJ 08544-5804
Email: cmitchel at princeton dot edu
Phone: (609) 258-2772 fax:
(609) 258-5804
Current Position:
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
Office of Population Research, Princeton University
Education:
2009 Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Michigan
2007 M.A. in Statistics, University of Michigan
2003 M.S. in Sociology, Brigham Young University
2001 B.S. in Sociology, Brigham Young University
Publications:
Axinn, William G. Amie Emens and Colter
Mitchell. 2008. Ideational Influences on Family Change in the United
States Pp. 119-149 in International Family Change: Ideational Perspectives,
edited by R. Jayakody, A. Thornton, and W. Axinn. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates. (paper) (book)
Bahr, Howard M., Colter Mitchell,
Xiaomin Li, Alison Walker, and Kristen Sucher. 2004. Trends in Family Time/
Space, Conflict and Solidarity: Middletown: 1924-1999. City and Community
3(3): 263-291. (paper)
Mitchell, Colter and John P. Hoffmann.
2004. Solution Manual to Accompany Generalized Linear Models: An Applied
Approach by John P. Hoffmann. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. (book)
Manuscripts under Review:
Heaton,
Tim B. and Colter Mitchell. Changing Intergroup Boundaries in Intermarriage in
Brazil: 1991-2000. (paper)
Mitchell,
Colter, Mile Kimball, Arland Thornton, and Linda Young-DeMarco. The Reciprocal
Relationship between College Major and Values: Family, Careers, and Society. (paper)
Mitchell,
Colter. Are Divorce Studies Trustworthy: The Effects of Survey Nonresponse and
Respose Error? (paper)
Mitchell,
Colter and Vaughn R.A. Call. Respondent Cooperation and Requests for Contacts
in Longitudinal Research. (paper)
Thornton,
Arland, Dirgha J. Ghimire, and Colter Mitchell. The Measurement and Prevalence
of Developmental Thinking about the Family: Evidence from Nepal. (paper)
Manuscripts in Progress:
Call,
Vaughn R.A., Colter Mitchell and Cassandra Dorius. The Accuracy of Public
Mailing Lists: The Middletown Community Study Experience. (paper)
Kimball,
Miles, Colter Mitchell, Arland Thornton, and Linda Young-DeMarco. College Major
and Preferences: The Case of Religion. (NBER Working Paper) (Press Release)
Mitchell,
Colter. Attitudes toward Overpopulation and Their Influence on Fertility
Preferences and Behavior. (paper)
Mitchell,
Colter. The Influence of the Modernization Paradigm on People’s Beliefs about
Family and Social Change (paper)
Mitchell,
Colter. Whose Will Dominates: Individual, Family and Community Influences on Participation
in Spouse Selection. (paper)
Mitchell,
Colter. The Relationship of Social Exclusion and Nonfamily Experiences with
Beliefs in Developmental Models of Family Change (paper)
Links of Interest:
Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
Princeton - Office of Population Research
Michigan Department of Sociology
UM - Population Studies Center
Population and Ecology Research Lab
Developmental Idealism Studies