Dr. Augustine
J. Kposowa
University
of California Riverside, USA
Associate Professor
Email:
augustine.kposowa@ucr.edu
Qualifications
1990 Ph.D., Sociology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
1986 M.A., Sociology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
1977 B.A., Philosophy, Saint Paul's College, Magna Cum Laude, Liberia
Publications
(selected)
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Steven
Stack & Augustine J. Kposowa (2011). Religion and Suicidality: A Cross-NationalAnalysis. Journal for the
Scientific Study of Religion(in press).
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Steven
Stack & Augustine J. Kposowa (2011). The effect of
survivalism-selfexpressionismculture
on black male suicide acceptability: A cross-national analysis. Social Science & Medicine, 72, 1211-1218.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa & Stephanie D’Auria (2010). Association of temporal factors andsuicides in the United States,
2000 to 2004. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 45, 433-445.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa, Michelle Adams & Glenn T. Tsunokai (2010) Citizenship status
andarrest
patterns in the United States: Evidence from the Arrestee Drug Abuse MonitoringProgramCrime, Law and Social
Change 53, 159-181.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa (2009) Psychiatrist availability, social disintegration and suicide
deaths in U.S.
Counties, 1990-1995.Journal of Community Psychology, 37, 73-87.
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Glenn
T. Tsunokai, Augustine J. Kposowa, & Michele A. Adams (2009). Racial
Preferences inInternet
Dating: A Comparison of Four Birth Cohorts. Western Journal of Black
Studies. 33,
1-15.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa & Kevin D. Breault (2009). Motor vehicle deaths among men:
maritalstatus,
gender and social integration. International Journal of Men’s Health, 8,
129-142.
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Glenn
T sunokai & Augustine J. Kposowa (2009). Explaining gang involvement anddelinquency among Asian
Americans: An Empirical Test of General Strain Theory. Journal of Gang Research, 16, 1-33.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa, James T. McElvain, & Kevin D. Breault (2008). Immigration and
suiciderisk: the
role of marital status and social integration. Archives of Suicide Research, 12, 82-92.
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Steven
Stack & Augustine J. Kposowa (2008). The influence of suicide rates on
individual levelsuicide
attitudes: A cross-national analysis. Social Science Quarterly, 89,
39-59.
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James
P. McElvain & Augustine J. Kposowa (2008). Police officer characteristics
and the likelihood
of using deadly force. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 35, 505-521.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa. (2007). Is there an racial/ethnic hierarchy in health status and
care? The Western
Journal of Black Studies,
31, 17-32.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa & Davison Bideshi (2006). Reassessing the sources of racial and
ethnicdisparities
in U.S. adult mortality.The Western Journal of Black Studies, 30, 1-14.
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Steven
Stack & Augustine J. Kposowa (2006) The effect of tax fraud acceptability:
across-nationalanalysis. Journal for the
Scientific Study of Religion, 45, 325-351.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa, Glenn T. Tsunokai & James P. Mc Elvain. (2006) Race and homicide
inthe National
Longitudinal Mortality Study. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 4,
1-27.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa & James T. Mc Elvain (2006) Gender, place and method of suicide. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric
Epidemiology 54,1-9.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa (2006) Erosion of the rule of law as a contributing factor in civil
conflict: the case of
Sierra Leone. Police Practice & Research, 7, 35-48.
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James
P. McElvain & Augustine J. Kposowa (2006). Juvenile Delinquency and Crime:
AnEvaluation
of a Multi-Agency School Implemented Program. The Journal of CaliforniaLaw Enforcement, 40, 7-22.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa & K. D. Breault. (2005). Race, Ethnicity and the Risk of HomicideVictimization: Results from the
NHIS-MCD. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 3, 21-46.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa & Glenn T. Tsunokai (2004) Searching for relief: racial
differences intreatment
of patients with back pain. Race & Society, 5, 193-223.
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James
P. McElvain & Augustine J. Kposowa (2004). Police officer characteristics
and internalaffairs
investigations for use of force allegations. Journal of Criminal Justice,
32, 265-279.
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Siambanes,
D, Kposowa, AJ. & Michelsen S (2003) Diskography outcomes in patientsfollowing lumbar diskectomy. Orthopedics,
26, 777-782.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa (2003). Divorce and suicide risk. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 57, 993.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa. (2003). Research on unemployment and suicide: problems andconsequences. Journal of
Epidemiology & Community Health, 57, 559-560 [InvitedCommentary].
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Augustine
J. Kposowa & Glenn T. Tsunokai (2003). Offending patterns among southeastAsians in California. Journal
of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 1, 93-114.
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Augustine
J. Kposowa (2002). Human capital and the performance of African immigrants inthe U. S. labor market. Western
Journal of Black Studies, 26, 175-183
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Glenn
Tsunokai & Augustine J. Kposowa (2002). Asian gangs in the United States:
the currentstate
of the research literature. Crime, Law & Social Change, 37,
37-50.
Profile Details
http://faculty.ucr.edu/~kposowa
Last
updated: 2014-6-20