Heather A O'Connell

Biographic Data

ID4552382
NAMEHeather A O'Connell
GIVEN NAMESHeather A
FAMILY NAMEO'Connell
SIGNATURECONNELL H A O
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Sociology Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Louisiana USA
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS25
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX3

  • Structural racism, family structure, and Black–White inequality

    Open AccessR S Baker, Heather A O’connell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family2022

    Objective To assess whether an indicator of structural racism—the legacy of slavery—impacts racial inequality in poverty among individuals within the same family structure. Background Family structure is a dominant explanation for racial inequality in poverty. This overemphasis on an “individual‐level” variable results in relatively less attention to the role of structural factors. Yet, structural factors, like the legacy of slavery, may be key t…

  • Population change and the legacy of slavery

    Open AccessHeather A O’connell, Heather A O''Connell et al.ARTICLESocial Science Research2020Cited by: 8References: 31

  • Clinic access and teenage birth rates

    Open AccessMegan M Wisniewski, Heather A O’connell et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2018Cited by: 1References: 14

  • Multiracial identities, single race history

    Open AccessJenifer L Bratter, Heather A O’connell et al.ARTICLESocial Science Research2017Cited by: 10References: 40

  • Where there's smoke

    Open AccessHeather A O’connell, Heather A O''Connell et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2015Cited by: 6References: 33