John Casterline

Robert T. Lazarus Professor in Population Studies
Sociology
210 Townshend Hall
614.247.2519
casterline.10@osu.edu  

Education
B.A., Culture and Behavior, Yale College (1969)
M.A., Old Testament, Graduate Theological Union (1972)
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Michigan (1980)

Teaching/Research
Dr. Casterline's research interests include social demography and quantitative methods. His current research focuses on fertility theory and methods, social networks and demographic processes, demography of the Arab region, demographic transition in low-income societies, and child development in low-income societies. 

Selected Publications
"Estimation of unwanted fertility," with Laila O. el-Zeini (Demography, 2007)

"Poverty and fertility: evidence and agenda," in Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper no. 4, eds. by Sajeda Amin and Laura Spess (Population Council, 2007)

"Trends in the timing of first marriage among men and women in the developing world," in The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Selected Studies, eds. by C.V. Lloyd, J.F.Behrman, N.P. Stromquist, and Barney Cohen (National Academies Press, 2005)

Reproductive Change in Ghana: Recent Patterns and Future Prospects, eds. by Samuel Ageyi-Mensah and Dominic K. Agyeman (University of Ghana Press, 2005)

Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa, ed. by Samuel Agyei-Mensah (Greenwood Press, 2003)

"Rejoinder: the onset of fertility transition in Pakistan," with Zeba A. Sathar (Pakistan Development Review, 2001)

"Unmet need for family planning in developing countries and implications for population policy," with Steven W. Sinding (Population and Development Review, 2000)

Role of Diffusion Processes in Fertility Change in Developing Countries, eds. by Holly Reed and Rona Briere (National Academy Press, 1999)

Honors, Awards, and Service
Director, Initiative in Population Research, The Ohio State University (2009-)

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) grant, "Initiative in Population Research," $2.35 million (2009-14)

Chair, International Outreach Committee, Population Association of America (2005-09)

Governing Council Member, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (2006-09)

Editorial Advisory Committee, International Family Planning Perspectives (1993-)

Editorial Committee, Studies in Family Planning (1994-)

Mershon Projects
Inter-Relations Between Political and Demographic Change in the Second Half of the 20th Century (2009-10)