EDNA HELEN BERRY
Department of Sociology, Social Work and AnthropologyUtah State University
435-797-1245Logan, Utah 84322-0730
AX: 435-797-1240
EDUCATION
Ph.D.The Ohio State University. 1983. Sociology with concentration in Human Ecology, Quantitative Methods, Demography, and Population Geography.
Dissertation: Social Mobility, Social Status and Societal Development: An Examination of the Fertility of Migrants in Ecuador
M.A. The Ohio State University. 1979. Sociology with concentration in Urban Sociology. Thesis: Neighborhood Life Cycles: A Comparison of Two Historic, Rehabilitated Neighborhoods
B.A. Westminster College, Pennsylvania. 1975. History and Sociology cum laude andwith Honor in Sociology
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
1
Berry, Vita, 2016
2004-Present Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology, USU
2009-Present Adjunct Professor of Geography, Department of Environment and Society, USU
2013 Visiting Fellow, Department of Development Sociology, Cornell University
2005Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
1990-2004Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of SSWA, USU
1998Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology, Baquai University, Karachi Pakistan
1984-1990 Assistant Professor of Sociology, SSWA, USU
1983-1984 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan and National Institute of Child and Human Development (NICHD) Post-doctoral Scholar, Population Research Center, University of Michigan
HONORS AND AWARDS
2015-2016Chair Executive Council and Past President,Rural Sociological Society
2014-2015President, Rural Sociological Society
2013-2014President-Elect, Rural Sociological Society
2010Professor of the Semester, USU Residence Hall Honorary
2006 Women and Gender Research Distinguished Professor
2004 Key Note,Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, Annual Meetings
2003 Belmont II: Drafting of guidelines for Social Science IRBs for National Institutes of Health
2003 Rural Sociological Society Award for Excellence in Instruction
1998 USU Faculty Advisor of the Year, Robins Award
1996, 1997 Top Professor, Utah State University Mortar Board
1998 College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Advisor of the Year
1998, 1994 SSW&A Advisor of the Year
1979 Phi Alpha Theta
1974 Mortar Board
1974 Phi Kappa Phi
ADMINISTRATION
1990-Present USU Official Representative, Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
2002-2012Assistant Head, SSWA, USU
2007-2012Undergraduate Coordinator, Sociology Program, SSWA, USU
2000-2003 Chair, USU Institutional Review Board for Human Participants in Research
2000-2001Chair, USU Athletic Council
1991-1998 Undergraduate Coordinator, Department of SSWA, USU
2000-2001Director, Population Research Lab, USU
1986-1987 Co-Director, Women and Gender Research Institute, USU
1978-1980 Organized and served as first Liaison for Ohio State Data Center, The Ohio State University
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Publications and Book Chapters(Bolded Names are those of students)
2014 Berry, E. Helen “Thinking about Rural Health” Rural America in a Globalizing World: Problems and Prospects for the 2010s Leif Jensen, Conner Bailey and Elizabeth Ransom Prospects for the 2010s Leif Jensen, Conner Bailey, and Elizabeth Ransom (eds.) U of West Virginia Press. Pp661-676.
2013Berry, E. Helen “The Elders Are Coming”Rural Voices (November) p. 2
2013Glasgow, Nina and E. Helen Berry, Eds. Rural Aging in 21st Century America, Springer: Dordrecht.
2013Glasgow, Nina and E. Helen Berry. Introduction to Rural Aging in Twenty-First Century America in Rural Aging in 21st Century America, N. Glasgow and E. H. Berry (eds). Springer: Dordrecht. Pp 1-16.
2013 Berry, E. Helen and Annabel Kirschner. Demography of Rural aging inTwenty-First Century America in Rural Aging in 21st Century America, N. Glasgow and E. H. Berry (eds). Springer: Dordrecht. Pp. 17-36.
2013Berry, E. Helen and Nina Glasgow. Conclusions and Policy Implications for Aging in Rural Places in Rural Aging in 21st Century America, N. Glasgow and E. H. Berry (eds). Springer: Dordrecht. Pp. 355-368.
2012Berry, E. Helen. “Rural Aging inInternationalContext”.InInternational Handbook of Rural Sociology. Laszlo Kulcsar and Katherine White (eds.) Springer: Dordrecht. Pp 69-74.
2011 Schuett, Jessica,Michael B. Toney and E. Berry. Environmental Problems in Social Problems: A Case Study Approach Third EditionNorman Dolch, Helen Wise, Edward Clayton Polson, Neller Ree Wells-Lewis (Ed.), Environment and Population. Kendall Hunt, Dubuque, p. Chapter 14: 267-286.
2011 Brooks, T.; M. B. Toney; E. H. Berry; S. L. Lim. “Aspirations of Rural Youth as predictors of Migration” Journal of Rural and Community Development, 5(3):19-36.
2010 Ortiz,Eduardo, Sang Lim Lee, E. H. Berry and M. B. Toney, “Descriptive Comparisons of the Internal Migration of Mexican Heritage vs. Other Heritage Hispanics in the United States”Population and Society 6(1):31-63.
2010Berry, E. Helen and Wilfred J. Ethier “Comparative Understanding of Rural-Urban Migration and Migrant Integration: China and U.S./Mexico migration in comparison.Proceedings of the 2009 Shanghai Forum. Korea Foundation: Shanghai.
2009 Lee, Ji-Youn, M. B. Toney and E. H. Berry “Status Inconsistency as a Motivation for Young Adult Migration” Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 27(1): 35-49.
2009 Wilson, Beth A, Berry, E. Helen, Toney, Michael B.,Kim, Young-Taek, Cromartie, John B. “A Panel Based Analysis of the Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Other Individual Level Characteristics at Leaving on Returning” Population Research and Policy Review, 28:405-428. Published Online in October 2008.
2009 Kirschner, A., E. H. Berry, N. Glasgow, “The Changing Demographic Profile of Rural Areas” rural new york minute Community and Rural Development Institute. 25(January).
2008 Wilson, B; E H. Berry, M. B. Toney “Breaking New Ground: A Longitudinal Comparison of Onward Migration by Hispanics, Blacks and Whites in the U.S” Population and Society 4(2):1-27.
2007 E. Helen Berry and Michael B. Toney. “Population and Environment” Social Problems: A Case Study Approach, 2nd edition ed. by Marvin Dolsch and Linda Deutschmann, General Hall Inc.
2006 Annabel Kirschner, E. Helen Berry, and Nina Glasgow. “The Changing Faces of Rural America” Chapter 3, in William A. Kandel and David L. Brown (eds) Population Change and Rural America,Springer.
2006 E. Helen Berry. “Rural Utah Ain’t What it Used to Be” (Chapter 19) in Cathleen Zick and Ken Smith (ed) The Demographics of Utah. University of Utah Press.
2004 Annabel Kirschner and E. Helen Berry. The Changing Face of the American West: The Aging of the West. Western Regional Development Center White Paper Policy Series.
2004 J. Woodson, E. H. Berry, R. Larsen. “Eliminating barriers to effective discussion between PIs and IRBs” IRB Advisor. 4(11): 121-122.
2003 Ji-youn Lee, Michael B. Toney and E. Helen Berry “The Effects of Status Inconsistency between Spouses on Migration: Analysis of NLSY79 Couples” Korea Journal of Population Studies 26(2):197-219.
2003 E. Helen Berry. “Are Applied Rural Sociologists Really Norwegian Bachelor Farmers?” The Rural Sociologist 23(3): 7.
2003 E. Helen Berry with RSS Membership Committee Members John Allen, Elizabeth Barham, Sarah Dewees, Debra Henderson, Kate MacTavish, Mimmo Parisi, Ann Reisner, Melissa Schaefer, Richard Stedman, Keiko Tanaka. “Who Drops out of the RSS?” The Rural Sociologist 23(3): 8.
2002 E. Helen Berry and Annabel Kirschner. The Changing Face of the American West: The Burgeoning Latino Population. Western Regional Development Center White Paper Policy Series. ** Translated into Spanish by Western Legislatures Conference and used as a primary source document by Mexican and western states legislatures**
2002 E. Helen Berry. “Profile of RSS Student Members: RSS Membership Data
Analysis, Part III” The Rural Sociologist 21(4):9-10.
2002 E. Helen Berry. Changing Works by Douglass Harper. Contemporary Sociology
31(6):733-734. Refereed
2001 E. Helen Berry “Teaching in Science and Career Fairs: An Application Using Dolls” Teaching Sociology 29 (3): 360-368.
2001 Paul Schvanaveldt, Brent C. Miller, E. Helen Berry, Thomas Lee. “Academic Goals, Achievement, and Age at First Sexual Intercourse: Longitudinal, Bidirectional Influences” Adolescence 36(144):767-787.
2000 E. Helen Berry. “Rural Sociology, Migration and Community Change” Rural Sociology, vol. 65(4): 658-667
2000 Thomas C. Curtis, Brent Miller and E. Helen Berry. “Child Abuse after Natural Disasters” Child Abuse and Neglect, 24(9):1151-62.
2000 Michael B. Toney and E. Helen Berry. “Population and Environment” Social Problems: A Case Study Approached. by Marvin Dolsch and Linda Deutschmann., General Hall Inc. Pp 294-311. See above for substantial revision for second edition, 2005.
2000 E. Helen Berry, Audrey Shillington, Terry Peak, and Melinda Hohman, “Multiethnic Comparison of Risk and Protective Factors for Adolescent Pregnancy” Journal of Adolescent Social Work vol. 17(2):79-96.
1994 E. Helen Berry. "Gender" The Science of Sociology by Robert Jiobu, Kent P. Schwirian and Timothy J. Curry. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
1991 Thomas Greider, Richard S. Krannich and E. Helen Berry. "Perceptions of Distrust and Social Isolation in Rapid Growth and Stable Rural Communities: A Comparative Longitudinal Analysis." Sociological Focus, vol. 24 (4) October: 263-282.
1991 M. Wilson-Figueroa, E. Helen Berry, and Michael B. Toney "Migration of Hispanic Youth and Poverty Status: A Logit Analysis" -Rural Sociology, vol. 56 (2) 189-203.
1990 E. Helen Berry, Richard S. Krannich, and Thomas Greider "A Longitudinal Analysis of Neighboring" The Journal of Rural Studies, vol 6(2): 175-186.
1989 Richard S. Krannich, E. Helen Berry and Thomas Greider "Fear of Crime: ALongitudinal Analysis" Rural Sociology, vol 54(2): 195-212.
1989 Dale W. Wimberley, E. Helen Berry and William F. Flinn. "Structural Influences on Migration Selectivity: A Panel Study of Three Rural Columbian Communities." Rural Sociology vol 54(3): 339-364.
1987 E. Helen Berry. Instructor's Resource Guide to Accompany George Ritzer, Kenneth Kammeyer and Norman Yetman Sociology III, Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
1987 E. Helen Berry and Lori A. Cramer. Test Bank to Accompany George Ritzer, Kenneth Kammeyer and Norman Yetman Sociology III, Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
1986 E. Helen Berry and Richard S. Krannich. Instructor's Manual and Test Bank to accompany Social Problems: Second Edition by George Ritzer, New York: Random House.
1983 Kent P. Schwirian, E. Helen Berry and F. Martin Hankins. "Which Neighborhoods Declined?" Proceedings of the American Statistical Association.
1982 Kent P. Schwirian, Elaine Spayde, and E. Helen Berry. "The Comparative Utility of Centrographic and Conventional Techniques in the Analysis of Metropolitan Population Decentralization" Proceedings of the American Statistical Association.
Institutional Review Board for Human Participants in Research Publications
2003 E. Helen Berry, “Working Memoranda prepared for IRB Best Practices in the Review of Social and Behavioral Sciences Research”, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health, July 2003. Incorporated into NIH recommendations on Best Practices. Editor, Felice J. Levine
2002 E. Helen Berry and True Rubal, Institutional Review Board USU Handbook for Protection of Human Subjects, 35 pp. .
2002 True Rubal and E. Helen Berry, Instiutional Review Board Standard Operating Procedures, 194 pp.
2002 E. Helen Berry, IRB Crib Sheet, 2 pp.
2002 E. Helen Berry, Guidance for Teachers of Research Courses 2 pp.
2002 E. Helen Berry, Human Subjects Protections, USU Training Presentation, 20 pp.
Book Reviews
2006 E. Helen Berry. Diamond: A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana’s Chemical Corridor by Steve Lerner in Rural Sociology 71:171-173.
1997 E. Helen Berry . Three Frontiers: Family, Land, and Society in the American West, 1850-1900 by Dean L. May. Cambridge, Great Britain: Cambridge University Press (1994) in Rural Sociology vol. 63 (2).
1994 E. Helen Berry. Childerly: Nature and Morality in a Country Village by Michael Mayerfield Bell (1994) Chicago in Rural Sociologyvol. 60(1): 159-160.
1993 E. Helen Berry. Dependence and Autonomy by Hilary Standing (1991) Routledge in Journal of Developing
Societies, IX: 257-258.
Research Reports (Bolded Names are those of students)
1992 H. Reed Geertsen, D. Rogers, E. H. Berry and R. Phillips. Citizen Priorities for Utah.
1991 M. Wilson-Figueroa, E. H. Berry and M. B. Toney. "Migration of Hispanic Youth and Poverty Status." ERIC/CRESS.
1984 E. Helen Berry and Ronald H. Isaac. "Demographic Relationships in a Rust-belt State: Demographics in Ohio." Michigan Population Studies Research Report 84-85.
1984 Kent P. Schwirian, E. Helen Berry and Elaine Spayde. "Sectoral Patterns of Metropolitan Decentralization." Michigan Population Studies Research Report 84-54.
1982 E. Helen Berry. "Neighborhood Life-Cycles: The Case of Two Rehabilitated Neighborhoods." Human Ecology Lab, Department of Sociology, Columbus: The Ohio State University.
1982 Kent P. Schwirian and E. Helen Berry. "Residential Mobility and Neighborhood Change." Human Ecology Lab, Department of Sociology. Columbus: The Ohio State University.
1982 E. Helen Berry. "Migration, Fertility, and Development: A Conceptual Note and Proposal for Research on Ecuador." Studies on the Interrelationship between Migration and Development in Third World Settings, Discussion Paper #8. Columbus: The Ohio State University.
1981 E. Helen Berry, Lawrence A. Brown, Rita Schneider, Darrick Danta, Victoria A. Lawson, and Frank Stetzer. "Data Resources for NSF Supported Study on the Interrelationships between Migration and Development in Latin America." Discussion Paper #2, Studies in the Interrelationship between Migration and Development in Third World Settings. Departments of Sociology and Geography. Columbus: The Ohio State University.
PRESENTATIONS (see also Publications) (Bolded Names are those of students)
2016Berry, E. Helen and Christiane Von Reichert. Disability and Rural Spaces. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Rural Sociological Society, August. Toronto.
2016Von Reichert, Christiane and E. Helen Berry. Migration and Spatial Patterns of Disability. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association for American Geographers. April, San Francisco
2015von Reichert, Christiane and E. Helen Berry. Disability in Rural America:Mobility and Disability. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association for American Geographers. Chicago Illinois. April.
2015 Berry, E. Helen. Knowing Rural: Situating the Lived Experience of Rurality in Definitions of Rural. Presidential Address, Rural Sociological Society, Madison, Wisconsin. August.
2011 Ortiz, Eduardo, E. Helen Berry, & Michael B. Toney, Sang-Lim Lee Effects of Socioeconomic Factors onthe Migration of Mexicans and Other Hispanics within the United States: A Comparison across Primary and Repeat Migration Types. Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR
2010 Fedor, Theresa, E. H. Berry and Eric Reither, “Disparities in Birth Weight between Non-Hispanic Blacks and Non-Hispanic Whites: The Effect of Rural Residency “ presented at the annual meetings of the Population Association of America, Dallas, TX
2010 Fedor, Theresa, E. H. Berry and Eric Reither, “Disparities in Birth Weight between Non-Hispanic Blacks and Non-Hispanic Whites: The Effect of Rural Residency “ presented at the Association of Utah Demographers.
2010 Lee, Sang Lim, M. B. Toney, E. H. Berry, Jang Young Lee, “Age Effects on Migration Schedule by Migration Type: Primary, Repeat and Return Migration” presented at the annual meetings of the Population Association of America, Dallas, TX
2009 Lee, Sang Lim, Theresa Fedor, and E. Helen Berry, “A longitudinal study of influences on migration: The effect of age at first adult migration on subsequent migrations” presented at the annual meetings of the Population Association of America.
2009 Berry, E H. “Comparative Understanding of Rural-Urban Migration and Migrant Integration:
China and U.S./Mexico migration in comparison” Shanghai Forum, sponsored by The Korea Foundation and Fudan University, Shanghai, China. invited paper
2009 Guo, Yan, E. H. Berry, and S. Marquart-Pyatt “Comparing Youth Migration in the United States: Evidence from the NLSY79 and NLSY97” European Survey Research Association, Annual Meeting, Warsaw Poland, June
2008 Guo, Yan, S. Marquart-Pyatt and E. H. Berry, “Comparing migration consequences across cohorts” for presentation at Population Association of America meetings, New Orleans, April, refereed
2008 Eduardo Ortiz, E H Berry, S Lee & M B Toney “The Internal Migration of Mexican & other Hispanics: Comparisons of Primary & Repeat Migration in the United States” for presentation at the Pacific Sociological Association Meetings, Portland, Oregon, April.
2008 Berry, EH, S. L. Lee, E. Ortiz, M.B. Toney. “Mexican, Puerto Rican, & Other Latino Origin Internal Migration in the U.S. A panel study of Migration utilizing the NLSY79" At the Annual Meetings of the American Association of Geographers, Boston, MA, April.
2008 Berry, EH, S. L. Lee, E. Ortiz, M.B. Toney. “Do They Just Keep on Moving or Do they Go Home? Internal Migration of Mexican-Origin, Non-Mexican Hispanics, Non-Hispanic Whites and Non-Hispanic Blacks in the U.S.” To be presented at the International Population Association Meetings, Barcelona, Spain, July 9-10. refereed
2007 Lee, Sang Lim, M. B. Toney, E. Berry, D. Jackson-Smith “SES differences in inmigration to amenity regions by Hispanics, Blacks & Whites” Combined Annual meetings of North Central and Central Sociological meetings, Chicago, IL
2007 Eduardo Ortiz, E. Berry, M. Innocenti, L. Roggman, “Pre-school Language Acquisition among Latino Immigrant Children”Utah Demographers, April, SLC
2007 Berry, E. Helen. “Understanding Utah’s Demographic Change and its Impact on Public Health Programs.” State of Utah sponsored conference of Public Health Providers, Invited Keynote.
2007 Wilson, Beth A., Michael B. Toney, E. Helen Berry “Changing Onward Migration Patterns” Annual Meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association, Oakland, CA
2006 Wilson, Beth A., Michael B. Toney, E. Helen Berry “Onward Migration:Blacks, Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites” Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America, Los Angeles, refereed
2006 Guo, Yan, E. Helen Berry, Michael B. Toney, Sandra Marquart-Pyatt
Distance and Repeat Migration: Comparisons among racial and ethnic groups” poster session: Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America, Los Angeles
2006 Guo, Yan, E. Helen Berry, Sandra Marquart-Pyatt, Michael B. Toney, “Distance and Internal Migration Redux: Does Practice Make Perfect” Annual meetings of the American Association of Geographers, Chicago, IL March 6-11
2005 Wilson, Beth A., E. Helen Berry, Michael B. Toney “Education and Repeat Migration: Racial/Ethnic Patterns of Return and Onward Movements in the United States”. Poster Presentation Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia
2005 Kim, Y.T., Toney, M. B., Berry, E. H. and Gast, J. 2005. Socioeconomic Differences in Becoming Overweight During the Young Adult Years. 1st Annual Utah Health Services Research Conference, National Health Association of Health Data Organizations, Salt Lake City
2005 Wilson, B.A., Berry, E. H., Toney, M. B. and Lee, J. Y. Race and Ethnic Patterns of Return Migration". Annual Meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, Oregon. April.
2005 Cho, Youngtae, E. Helen Berry and Michael B. Toney “Residential Duration in an Unusual and New Destination State (Utah) and the Health of Hispanics” Poster Presentation Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia.
2005 Marquart-Pyatt, Sandra, E. Helen Berry, Yan Guo, Douglas Jackson-Smith, Michael B. Toney “The Impact of Shifting Demographics on Environmental Variables: Utah 1990-2000" Annual Meetings of the American Association of Geographers, Denver.
2004 Annabel Kirschner, E. Helen Berry, and Nina Glasgow. “Population Composition: Age, Sex and Race” Annual Meetings of the Rural Sociological Society, August, Sacramento, CA