Rachel A. Sebastian , MA

Rachel A. Sebastian is a researcher at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Child Policy Research Center and doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cincinnati.  Her research focuses on inequality, child well-being, and child and family policy.  Currently, she serves as an evaluator for a CHIPRA Quality Improvement Demonstration Grant in Colorado and New Mexico that seeks to improve screening services provided at school-based health centers and is conducting the 2011 Greater Cincinnati Child Well-Being Survey – a survey of primary caregivers used by local policy makers and researchers to assess the well-being and need of children in the region previously conducted in 2000 and 2005.  Her dissertation involves a quantitative analysis of Lareau’s class-based parenting typologies using data from the National Household Education Surveys.  Past research has included examining the experiences of homeless women and children in shelters, child care quality and evaluation systems, gender differences in sleep disruption, the effects of work schedules on marital satisfaction, and the racial composition of workgroups and ratings of job satisfaction, with recent publications appearing in Gender & Society and the American Sociological Review.  She also teaches courses on race, class, and gender at Northern Kentucky University and the University of Cincinnati and represents Cincinnati Children’s Hospital on the Northern Kentucky Data Advisory Committee, a group providing guidance on the collection and use of child health and well-being data and measures.

PhD: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, (Doctoral Candidate in Sociology)

Master of Arts: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2008 (Sociology)

Bachelor of Science: Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY, 2005 (Major: Sociology Minor: Math)

• Sociology of Children
• Parenting and Child Care
• Child Development and Well-Being
• Child and Family Policy
• Inequality and Stratification
• Social Class
• Research Methods
• Quantitative Data Analysis

Investigators:Rachel A. Sebastian 2009 -2010 Charles Phelps Taft Research Center, University of Cincinnati Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Type:Fellowship

Investigators:Rachel A. Sebastian 06-2009 -08-2009 Kunz Center for Research on Work, Family, and Gender Social Class, Gender Ideology, and Child Care Choices Type:Grant

Investigators:Rachel A. Sebastian 05-2009 -12-2010 Charles Phelps Taft Research Center, University of Cincinnati, Graduate Enrichment Award for "Social Class, Gender Ideology, and Child Care Choices" Type:Grant

Investigators:Rachel A. Sebastian 06-2008 -08-2008 Kunz Center for Research on Work, Family, and Gender Summer Research Grant: "Retail Food Workers and the 60-Hour Work Week: Exploring the Combined 60-Hour Dual-Earner Work Week Hypothesis with a Sample of Non-Professional Workers" Type:Grant

Peer Reviewed Publications

Maume, David J., Rachel A. Sebastian, and Anthony Bardo (2010. ) Gender, Work-Family Responsibilities, and Sleep .Gender & Society, , 247 (December ) ,746 --768

Maume, David J., Rachel A. Sebastian, and Anthony Bardo (2009. ) Gender Differences in Sleep Disruption among Retail Food Workers .American Sociological Review, , 74 (6 ) ,989 --1007

Maume, David J. and Rachel A. Sebastian (2007. ) Racial Composition of Workgroups and Job Satisfaction among Whites .Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , 609 ,85 --103

Fairbrother, Gerry, Gowri Madhaven, Anthony Goudie, Rachel A. Sebastian, Lorin Ranbom, Joshua Watring, and Lisa Simpson (2011. ) Reporting on Continuity of Coverage for Children in Medicaid and CHIP .Academic Pediatrics, ,

Technical Reports

Moore, Kelly, Aaron Howell, and Rachel A. Sebastian (2008. ) CO-2 Emissions from University of Cincinnati Faculty, Students, and Staff Commuting and Other U.C.-Related Transportation, September 2007-June 2008 .Final Report for the President's Climate Committment Committee, University of Cincinnati,

Northern Kentukcy University Office of the Associate Provost for Outreach (2004. ) Outreach and Public Engagement, Northern Kentucky University .

Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement, Northern Kentucky University (2005. ) Get Out the Vote 2004 Poster Campaign Report .

Invited Presentations

Sebastian, Rachel A. and David J. Maume (2008. ) Retail Food Workers and the 60-Hour Dual-Earner Work Week .Kunz Center for Research on Work, Family, and Gender, University of Cincinnati. Level:Department

Sebastian, Rachel A. (2007. ) Determinants of Parents' Choice of Child Care .Department of Sociology Colloquium, University of Cincinnati. Level:Department

Paper Presentations

Bastas, Hara, Holly N. Haywood, Andrea M. Hunt, and Rachel A. Sebastian (04-2011. ) The Complexities of Race, Class, and Gender for Women in Graduate School: A Workshop .Chicago, IL. Conference. Level:Regional

Maume, David J., Rachel A. Sebastian, and Anthony Bardo (08-2009. ) Gender Differences in Sleep Disruption among Retail Food Workers .San Francisco, CA. Conference. Level:National

Maume, David J., Rachel A. Sebastian, and Anthony Bardo (04-2009. ) Gender Differences in Sleep Disruption among Retail Food Workers .New Orleans, LA. Professional Meeting. Level:Regional

Sebastian, Rachel A. and David J. Maume (2008. ) Retail Food Workers and the 60-Hour Combined Dual-Earner Work Week .Richmond, VA. Conference. Level:Regional

Maume, David J., Rachel A. Sebastian, and Anthony Bardo (04-2008. ) Gender Differences in Sleep Disruption among Retail Food Workers (Preliminary Findings) .Richmond, VA. Conference. Level:Regional

Sebastian, Rachel A. (2008. ) Preschool or 'Othermothers': Unexplained Relationships between Race, Ethnicity, and Child Care .Cincinnati, OH. Conference. Level:Regional

Sebastian, Rachel A. (2007. ) Child Care as 'Concerted Cultivation': Parenting Orientations and Child Care Arrangements for Preschoolers .Northern Kentucky University. Conference. Level:State

Maume, David J. and Rachel A. Sebastian (2007. ) Racial Composition of Workgroups and Job Satisfaction among Whites .Atlanta, GA. Conference. Level:Regional

Sebastian, Rachel A. (2005. ) Shattering Stereotypes: Women and Children in a Midwestern Homeless Shelter .Western Kentucky University. Conference. Level:State

09-2008 -06-2009 University of Cincinnati, Department of Sociology, University Graduate Assistantship

09-2007 -06-2008 University of Cincinnati, Department of Sociology, University Graduate Assistantship

06-2007 -08-2007 University of Cincinnati, Department of Sociology, Summer Research Assistantship

09-2006 -06-2007 University of Cincinnati, Department of Sociology, University Graduate Assistantship

06-2006 -08-2006 University of Cincinnati, Department of Sociology, Summer Research Assistantship

09-2005 -06-2006 University of Cincinnati, Department of Sociology, University Graduate Assistantship

09-2005 Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky, Undergraduate Student Paper Competition: 1st Place "Shattering Stereotypes: Women and Children in a Midwestern Homeless Shelter" Type:Recognition

05-2005 Northern Kentucky University, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Philosophy Outstanding Senior in Sociology Type:Recognition

08-2000 Northern Kentucky University, Four-Year Full-Tuition Presidential Scholarship

(Northern Kentucky Data Advisory Council ) Committee Member Type:Community Service Level:Regional 04-01-2011

2009: American Sociological Association,

2008: Southern Sociological Society,

2008: North Central Sociological Society,

2005: Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky,

2005: Society for the Study of Social Problems,

2005 -2010: Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society,

Introduction to Sociology Level:Undergraduate

Introduction to Race and Gender Level:Undergraduate

15-SOC-276 CHANGE ROLE MEN WOM Level:Undergraduate

rachel.sebastian@cchmc.org,