Professional experience

University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO

Research Scientist (2001-present) Population Program, Institute of Behavioral Science

Adjunct Assistant Professor (2003-present) Department of Sociology

Assistant Director (2003-present) Population Aging Center

RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA

Professional Consultant (2001-2002) Labor and Population Program

Post-Doctoral Fellow (1999-2001) Labor and Population Program

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Visiting Research Fellow (1995-1998) Public Health Sciences Division

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Research Analyst (1994-1997), Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research

Education

Ph.D. in Demography and Sociology (1999) University of Pennsylvania

M.A. in Demography (1994) University of Pennsylvania.

A.B. in Statistics (1993) University of California, Berkeley

Areas of specialization

Social demography, migration, family, social networks, international development, health, statistical analysis of survey and surveillance data, quantitative-qualitative methodology

Honors and awards

Population Council (1998-1999) Dissertation Fellowship in the Social Sciences

US Fulbright Program (1997-1998) US Student Fulbright Grant

University of Pennsylvania (1997) Dean’s Fellowship, School of Arts and Sciences

American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (1997), Dissertation Research Fellowship

Social Science Research Council (1995-1995) International Pre-dissertation Fellowship

Papers and Publications

Published Papers:

Kuhn, R. (2005) A Longitudinal Analysis of Health and Mortality in a Migrant-Sending Region of Bangladesh, in Migration and Health in Asia (S. Jatrana et al., eds.), Routledge, London.

Frankenberg, E., R. Kuhn (2004) The Role of Social Context in Shaping Intergenerational Relations in Indonesia and Bangladesh, in Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics: Intergenerational Relations Across Time and Place (M. Silverstein, ed.), Springer Publishing, New York.

Kuhn, R., S. Stillman (2004) Understanding Interhousehold Transfers in a Transition Economy: Evidence from Russia, Economic Development and Cultural Change 53, 131-156.

Rahman, O., J. Menken, R. Kuhn (2004) The Impact of Family Members on Self-Reported Health of Elderly Men and Women in Rural Bangladesh, Ageing and Society 24, 903-920.

Menken, J., L. Duffy, R. Kuhn (2003) Childbearing and Women’s Survival: New Evidence from Rural Bangladesh, Population and Development Review 29: 405-426.

Kuhn, R. (2003) Identities in Motion: Social Exchange Networks and Rural-Urban Migration in Bangladesh, Contributions to Indian Sociology 37, 311-337.

Culhane, D., E. Gollub, R. Kuhn, M. Shpaner (2001) The Co-occurrence of AIDS and Homelessness: Results from the Integration of Administrative Databases for AIDS Surveillance and Public Shelter Utilization in Philadelphia, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 55, 515-520.

Kuhn, R., D.P. Culhane (1998) Applying Cluster Analysis to Test a Typology of Homelessness by Pattern of Public Shelter Utilization, American Journal of Community Psychology 26, 207-232.

Culhane, D.P., R. Kuhn (1998) Patterns and Determinants of Public Shelter Utilization Among Homeless Adults in New York City and Philadelphia, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 17, 23-43.

Wong, I., D.P. Culhane, R. Kuhn. 1997. Predictors of Exit and Re‑entry Among Family Shelter Users in New York City Social Services Review 71, 441-462.

Menken, J., R. Kuhn (1996) The Demographic Effects of Breast Feeding: Fertility, Mortality, and Population Growth, Food and Nutrition Bulletin 17, 349-363.

Forthcoming publications:

Kuhn, R. The Effects of Fathers’ and Siblings’ Migration on Children’s Pace of Schooling in a Migrant-Sending Region of Bangladesh, Asian Population Studies.

Kuhn, R., J. Menken, O. Rahman. Survey Measures of Health: How Well do Self-reported and Observed Indicators Measure Health and Predict Mortality? Issues in Aging in Africa. National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Population, Washington, DC.

Young, J.T., J. Menken, J. Williams, N. Khan, R. Kuhn. Who Goes? Age and Sex Differentials in Adult Use of Healthcare Services in Rural Bangladesh. Journal of Health & Population in Developing Countries.

Manuscripts under review

Silvey, R., R. Kuhn. Migration, Inequality, and Health in Developing Nations: Theoretical Foundations, Population, Space, and Place.

Kuhn, R. Old Age Support and Changing Migration Patterns in Bangladesh, Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology.

Frankenberg, E., R. Kuhn. The Implications of Family Systems and Economic Context for Intergenerational Transfers in Indonesia and Bangladesh, Population and Development Review.

Kuhn, R. The Determinants of Family and Individual Migration: A Case-Study of Rural Bangladesh, Population Research and Policy Review.

Kuhn, R., O. Rahman, J. Menken. Relating Self-Reported and Objective Health Indicators to Adult Mortality in Bangladesh, Demography.

Other publications

Kuhn, R. (2004) Stable Population Theory, in The Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods, Vol. 3, (M.S. Lewis-Beck et al., eds.), Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA.

Rahman, O., J. Menken, A. Foster, C. Peterson, N. Khan, R. Kuhn, P. Gertler (1999) The 1996 Matlab Health and Socioeconomic Survey: Overview and User’s Guide, RAND Labor and Population Report DRU-2018, Santa Monica, CA.

Manuscripts in preparation

Kuhn, R. Reinterpreting Chain Migration: A Peer Networks Approach.

Kuhn. R., R. Silvey. Migration and the Health of Left-Behind Families and Communities: A Theoretical Framework.

Kuhn, R., A. Protik. Old Age Support and Marriage Migration in Rural Bangladesh.

Kuhn, R., J. Menken. Migrant Social Capital and Education in Migrant-Sending Areas of Bangladesh: Complements or Substitutes?

Peters, C., R. Kuhn, A. Mobarak. Marriage and Risk-Sharing in Rural Bangladesh: A Natural Experiment.

Kuhn, R., M.O. Rahman, J. Menken. The Impact of Family Members on Adult Mortality in Matlab, Bangladesh.

Menken, J., R. Kuhn, L. Duffy. Long-Term Effects of Childbearing on Women’s Health: Longitudinal Evidence from Bangladesh.

Razzaque, A., L. Nahar, M.N. Khan, R. Kuhn, S. Shil, J. Menken. Father’s out-migration and child health and mortality in Matlab, Bangladesh.

Khan, M.N., R. Kuhn. Do Households Discriminate Against the Elderly in Allocating Household Resources for Health Care: A Case Study of Rural Bangladesh?

research grants

Funded or pending

Sri Lankan Tsunami: Societal Resilience in Two Coastal Regions (Dennis McGilvray, PI), National Science Foundation, Co-Principal Investigator, $125,000, September 2005 - March 2007.

Migration and Marginalization: Social Networks, Inequality and Health in Indonesia and Bangladesh (Rachel Silvey, PI), National Science Foundation #0422976, Co-Principal Investigator, $170,000, August 2004-August 2006.

Modeling the impact of HIV/AIDS on Older South Africans. Pilot Grant from University of Colorado Population Aging Center, Principal Investigator, $18,000, June 2003-June 2006.

Impact of Migration on Elderly Support in Bangladesh, National Institute on Aging R03AG19294-01A1, Principal Investigator, $74,000, 2002-2004.

University of Colorado Population Aging Center (Jane Menken, PI), National Institute on Aging 5P30AG017248-02, Assistant Director, $1,744,142, 2000-2005.

Social Networks and Adult Survival in Rural Bangladesh (Omar Rahman, PI), National Institute on Aging R01AG016308-02, Associate, $464,057, 2001-2004.

Interdisciplinary Workshop on Population, Health, and the Environment (John Molyneaux, PI), National Institute on Aging 1R25AG018233-01, Co-principal Investigator, $125,000, 1999-2001.

Determinants of Healthy Aging in Rural Populations: The Matlab Health and Socioeconomic Survey, National Institute on Aging No. 5P01AG011952-03, Associate, $1,450,000, 1994-2000.

Understanding the Evolution of Migration in Bangladesh. Mellon Grant for Social Science Research on Population Issues Relevant to Developing Countries, University of Pennsylvania Population Studies Center, Principal Investigator, $19,000, 1997-1998.

Submitted

Migrant Networks and Health in Indonesia and Bangladesh, National Institute on Aging, Principal Investigator, $680,000, resubmitted July 2005.

African Population Studies Research and Training Program (Jane Menken, PI). William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Research Associate, $400,000, submitted July 2005.

Bangladesh Health and Socioeconomic Survey (Omar Rahman, PI), National Institute on Aging, Co-Principal Investigator, $2,400,000, resubmitted February 2005.

Teaching and advising

Introduction to Social Statistics (Fall 2005), sophomore level

Social Research Methods (Fall 2004), junior level

Sociology of Development (Fall 2003), sophomore level

Methods of Demographic Analysis (Spring 2002), graduate level

Two Ph.D. thesis committees: Nizam Khan (2001), Ted Young (2004)

Three undergraduate honors committees (2004)

Presentations

Professional Meetings

Roundtable, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Annual Conference on South Asia, September 2005.

Old Age Support and Marriage Migration in Rural Bangladesh, Northeast Universities Development Conference, September 2005.

Father’s out-migration and child health and mortality in Matlab, Bangladesh, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), August 2005.

A Longitudinal Analysis of Health and Mortality in a Migrant-Sending Region of Bangladesh, Population Association of America (PAA), 2004.

Relating Reported and Objective Health Indicators to Adult Mortality in Bangladesh, PAA, 2004.

Understanding Interhousehold Transfers in a Transition Economy: Evidence from Russia, Western Economics Association, 2002.

Migrant Social Capital and Education in Migrant-Sending Areas of Bangladesh: Complements or Substitutes, PAA, 2002.

Interhousehold Transfers in a Transition Economy: Evidence from Russia, PAA, 2002.

Understanding the Social Process of Migration in Bangladesh, IUSSP, 2001.

Understanding the Role of Space in Social Policy in Bangladesh, IUSSP, Poster, 2001.

Old Age Support from Sons and Daughters: Bangladesh and Indonesia in Comparison, PAA, 2001.

Economic Development, Family Integration and Well-Being: The Failure of Dualist Development in Bangladesh, PAA, 2001.

The Impact of Nuclear Family and Individual Migration on the Elderly in Rural Bangladesh: A Qualitative Analysis, PAA, 2000.

Household Push versus Individual Pull: Understanding The Segmentation of Rural-Urban Migration in Bangladesh, PAA, 1998.

Migration, Households, and Social Networks: Urban Migrant-Receiving Households in Bangladesh, PAA, 1997.

A Seasonal Model of Resumption of Menstruation Post‑Partum, PAA, 1995.

Patterns and Determinants of Public Shelter Utilization Among Homeless Adults in New York City and Philadelphia, Eastern Sociological Association, 1995.

Invited workshops

The Effects of Fathers’ and Siblings’ Migration on Children’s Pace of Schooling in a Migrant-Sending Region of Bangladesh. The Impacts of Migration on the "Left-Behind" in Asia, Asian MetaCentre, National University of Singapore, Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2005.

Crossover Effects or Substitution Effects? Relating Male and Female Out-Migration from Matlab, Bangladesh. Wits-Brown-Colorado-APHRC Colloquium, Boulder, Colorado, March 2005.

Survey Measures of Health: How Well do Self-reported and Observed Indicators Measure Health and Predict Mortality? Workshop on Aging in Africa, US National Academy of Sciences and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2004.

A Longitudinal Analysis of Health and Mortality in a Migrant-Sending Region of Bangladesh. INDEPTH Network Fourth Annual General Meeting, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2004.

A Longitudinal Analysis of Health and Mortality in a Migrant-Sending Region of Bangladesh. Wits-Brown-Colorado Colloquium, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2004.

A Longitudinal Analysis of Health and Mortality in a Migrant-Sending Region of Bangladesh. Migration and Health in Asia, Asian MetaCentre, Bintan, Indonesia, 2003.

The Logic of Letting Go: Family and Individual Migration from Rural Bangladesh. Wits-Brown-Colorado Colloquium, University of the Witwatersrand. Johannesburg, South Africa, 2003.

The Impact of Nuclear Family and Individual Migration on the Elderly in Rural Bangladesh: A Qualitative Analysis. Charting a Course for Developing World Research in the 21st Century, Social Science Research Council, Park City, UT, 2001.

Elderly Remittances and Urban-Rural Security Relationships in Bangladesh. Issues in the Design and Analysis of Panel Data for Aging Research, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2000.

Remittances to the Elderly in Bangladesh. Workshop on Results from the Matlab Health and Socioeconomic Survey, Mitra and Associates, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2001.

Understanding the Process of Family and Individual Migration from Rural Bangladesh. Fulbright Seminar, United States Information Agency, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1998.

Colloquia

Brown University, Population Studies and Training Center, September 2005.

University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Geography, September 2005.

University of the Witwatersrand, Department of Population Studies, June 2005.

University of Washington-Seattle, Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences, April 2005.

University of Michigan, Population Studies Center, 2001.

Dhaka University, Department of Statistics, February 2001.

National University of Singapore, Department of Economics, 2000.

Professional service

Peer review National Academy of Sciences; Demography; International Migration Review; Economic Development and Cultural Change; Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology; Political Geography

External thesis review National University of Singapore, Department of Sociology

Scientific advisory committee INDEPTH Network, Migration Working Group

Discussant Population Association of America Annual Meeting, 2004

Organizer RAND Population, Health and Environment Workshop, 2000-2001

Coordinator Aging Development and Population Seminar Series, RAND, 1999-2001

President Graduate Student Association, Graduate Group in Demography, University of Pennsylvania, 1994–1995.

Representative Graduate Student Associations Council, Graduate Group in Demography, University of Pennsylvania, 1993–1994

Professional Affiliations

Population Association of America (1993–present)

American Sociological Association (1998–present)

Centre for Health, Population and Development (2004-present) Independent University of Bangladesh, Research Associate.

References

Jane Menken :: menken@colorado.edu :: (303) 492 2326

Distinguished Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder.

Richard Rogers :: richard.rogers@colorado.edu :: (303) 492 2147

Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder

Andrew D. Foster :: afoster@brown.edu :: (401) 863 3713

Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Brown University

RANDALL STEVEN KUHN