Thomas Rotolo
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Arizona, 1995
Areas of Research Interest:
Quantitative Methods, Organizations, Voluntary Associations
Current Research Interests:
My primary research explores aspects of voluntary association membership, participation, and group composition. This research uses and tests ideas from social network theory -- most notably the concept of homophily (the propensity for similars to associate). I also enjoy working on interesting collaborative projects that allow me to utilize my programming skills.
Selected Publications:
Rotolo, Thomas and John Wilson. "Substitute or Complement? Spousal Influence on Volunteering", Journal of Marriage and Family, vol. 68 (May, 2006), pp. 305-319
Rotolo, Thomas and John Wilson. "Employment Sector and Volunteering: The Contribution of Nonprofit and Public Sector Workers to the Volunteer Labor Force", Sociological Quarterly, vol. 47 (Spring, 2006), pp. 21-40
Rotolo, Thomas and John Wilson. 2004. "What Happened to the "Long Civic Generation?": A Tobit Analysis of Cohort Differences in Volunteerism." Social Forces 2:1091-1121
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