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    Tim & Sue in Rome 2018

    Timothy J. Owens

    Sociology and Criminology
    Emeritus Professor of Sociology
    Campus:
    Kent
    Contact Information
    Email:
    tjowens@kent.edu

    Biography

    Co-editor of Society and Mental Health (The Journal of the Section on the Sociology of Mental Health of the American Sociological Association)

    Teaching and Research Interests:

    • Social Psychology: Identity, Self-Concept, Self-Esteem
    • Life Course Contexts, Development, and Transitions as Related to Health and Well-Being
    • Sociology of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults
    • Military Sociology

    Expertise

    Social Psychology
    Social Inequalities
    Medical and Mental Health

    Documents

    PDF icon Owens Vita May 2020.pdf
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