My research and teaching interests fall into three broad areas: the sociology of religion, health/medical, and work/stratification. I’m currently engaged in a large, national survey of work, stress, and health among Canadians. This project will investigate the social causes and health consequences of stress in the lives of Canadian adults and the ways that these processes change over time. The aim is to replicate and extend research that I recently completed in the United States.

A substantial component of my research on work and health seeks to investigate the stressors associated with higher status positions and activities in the workplace---or the “stress of higher status.” My analyses focus on the implications of these processes for the work-family interface, health, satisfaction, and well-being.

I am also currently conducting research about the ways that religious beliefs affect our health, our social lives, and the nature of our politics. In these analyses, I draw from different disciplines and data sources to describe the impact of beliefs in a personal God who intervenes in the events and outcomes of our lives.