International Research Experience
Haiti: Dissertation fieldwork and data collection; Analysis of the Haiti Youth Survey and the Demographic and Health Survey
Vietnam: Research Assistant for Television and International Family Change: A Randomized Experiment (NICHD funded grant); Analyses of Survey and Assessment of Vietnamese Youth and Young Lives-Vietnam
Peru: Analyses using Young Lives-Peru
Sub-Saharan Africa: Analysis of the Demographic and Health Surveys and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys; Primary interviews with DHS stakeholders in Ghana, Mozambique, Senegal, and Uganda
Vietnam: Research Assistant for Television and International Family Change: A Randomized Experiment (NICHD funded grant); Analyses of Survey and Assessment of Vietnamese Youth and Young Lives-Vietnam
Peru: Analyses using Young Lives-Peru
Sub-Saharan Africa: Analysis of the Demographic and Health Surveys and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys; Primary interviews with DHS stakeholders in Ghana, Mozambique, Senegal, and Uganda
Publications
Heckert, J. & Fabic, M.S. (2013). Women’s empowerment data needs in sub-Saharan Africa: Data collection recommendations for the Demographic and Health Surveys and other household surveys. Studies in Family Planning: 44(3).
Smith-Greenaway, E. & Heckert, J. (2013). Does the Orphan Disadvantage “Spill Over”? An analysis of whether living in an area with a higher concentration of orphans is associated with children’s school enrollment in sub-Saharan Africa. Demographic Research 28(40): 1167-1198. Link to article
Nau, C. & Heckert, J. (forthcoming). Integrating perspectives on child health: Where do we go now? In N. Landale, S. McHale, & A. Booth (Eds.), Families and Child Health. New York, NY: Springer.
Jayakody, R., Heckert, J., and Anh, D.N. (2010). Social change and premarital sexual behavior and attitudes in Vietnam. In R. Silbereisen & X. Chen (Eds.), Social Change in Human Development: Concepts and Results (pp. 227-244). London, UK: Sage.
Smith-Greenaway, E. & Heckert, J. (2013). Does the Orphan Disadvantage “Spill Over”? An analysis of whether living in an area with a higher concentration of orphans is associated with children’s school enrollment in sub-Saharan Africa. Demographic Research 28(40): 1167-1198. Link to article
Nau, C. & Heckert, J. (forthcoming). Integrating perspectives on child health: Where do we go now? In N. Landale, S. McHale, & A. Booth (Eds.), Families and Child Health. New York, NY: Springer.
Jayakody, R., Heckert, J., and Anh, D.N. (2010). Social change and premarital sexual behavior and attitudes in Vietnam. In R. Silbereisen & X. Chen (Eds.), Social Change in Human Development: Concepts and Results (pp. 227-244). London, UK: Sage.
Work in Progress or Under Review
Heckert, J. The intersection of migration and sexual
initiation among Haitian youth.
Heckert, J., Boatemaa, S., & Altman, C. Migrant Youth’s Changing Consumption Patterns: The Role of Peer Social Engagement
Heckert, J., Boatemaa, S., & Altman, C. Migrant Youth’s Changing Consumption Patterns: The Role of Peer Social Engagement
Conference and Invited Presentations
Heckert, J. (2013). Negotiating migration: The
experiences of Haitian youth and their families. Poster to be presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Population
Association of America, New Orleans, LA.
Heckert, J. (2013). The intersection of migration and sexual initiation among Haitian youth. Poster to be presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, LA.
Heckert, J. (2012). Negotiating youth migration: The Haitian experience. Research seminar presented at the Africana Research Center, University Park, PA.
Smith-Greenaway, E. & Heckert, J. (2012, May). Who is Vulnerable? The Role of Context in Shaping Foster-Children’s School Enrollment in sub-Saharan Africa. Poster to be presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, CA.
Smith-Greenaway, E. & Heckert, J. (2011, December). Who is Vulnerable? The Role of Context in Shaping Foster-Children’s School Enrollment in sub-Saharan Africa. Paper presented at the meeting of the Union for African Population Studies, Ougadougou, Burkina Faso.
Heckert, J. (2011, March). Haitian Migration and the changing context of the transition to adulthood. Poster presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Washington, DC.
Heckert, J & Jayakody, R. (2010, July). Household labor participation among children in four low-income countries. Poster to be presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Lusaka, Zambia.
Heckert, J. & Jayakody, R. (2010, April). Ethnic group disparities in academic skill development across four low-income countries. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Dallas, TX.
Heckert, J. & Jayakody, R. (2009, May). Premarital sexual behavior, attitudes, and knowledge among Vietnamese youth. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Detroit, MI.
Heckert, D., Heckert, J., & Heckert, A. (2003, March). Representations of hair color: A content analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Heckert, J. (2003, April). Relationships among feminist beliefs, disordered eating, body esteem,and locus of control in undergraduate college women. Paper presented at the Southern Regional Honors Conference, Greensboro, NC.
Heckert, J. (2003, April). Relationships among feminist beliefs, disordered eating, body esteem,and locus of control in undergraduate college women. Paper presented at the Undergraduate Psychology Research Symposium, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
Heckert, J. (2013). The intersection of migration and sexual initiation among Haitian youth. Poster to be presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, LA.
Heckert, J. (2012). Negotiating youth migration: The Haitian experience. Research seminar presented at the Africana Research Center, University Park, PA.
Smith-Greenaway, E. & Heckert, J. (2012, May). Who is Vulnerable? The Role of Context in Shaping Foster-Children’s School Enrollment in sub-Saharan Africa. Poster to be presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, CA.
Smith-Greenaway, E. & Heckert, J. (2011, December). Who is Vulnerable? The Role of Context in Shaping Foster-Children’s School Enrollment in sub-Saharan Africa. Paper presented at the meeting of the Union for African Population Studies, Ougadougou, Burkina Faso.
Heckert, J. (2011, March). Haitian Migration and the changing context of the transition to adulthood. Poster presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Washington, DC.
Heckert, J & Jayakody, R. (2010, July). Household labor participation among children in four low-income countries. Poster to be presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Lusaka, Zambia.
Heckert, J. & Jayakody, R. (2010, April). Ethnic group disparities in academic skill development across four low-income countries. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Dallas, TX.
Heckert, J. & Jayakody, R. (2009, May). Premarital sexual behavior, attitudes, and knowledge among Vietnamese youth. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Detroit, MI.
Heckert, D., Heckert, J., & Heckert, A. (2003, March). Representations of hair color: A content analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Heckert, J. (2003, April). Relationships among feminist beliefs, disordered eating, body esteem,and locus of control in undergraduate college women. Paper presented at the Southern Regional Honors Conference, Greensboro, NC.
Heckert, J. (2003, April). Relationships among feminist beliefs, disordered eating, body esteem,and locus of control in undergraduate college women. Paper presented at the Undergraduate Psychology Research Symposium, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.