Jeffery Sobal
Professor
Graduate Fields
Research Focus
Marriage and Body Weight, Food Choice Processes, Food/Nutrition SystemsEducational Background
- B.S., Biology, 1972
- M.S., Sociology with an emphasis in social psychology, 1974
- Ph.D., Sociology with an emphasis in urban sociology, 1978
- M.S., Public health with an emphasis on behavioral sciences, epidemiology, and nutrition, 1983
Research Grants
- DIVORCE AND OBESITY
Selected Publications
PubMed ListingsBove, C.F., Sobal, J., Rauschenbach, B.S. Food choices among newly
married couples: Convergence, conflict, individualism, and
projects. Appetite 2003:40:25-41.
Sobal, J., Khan, L.K., Bisogni, C.A. A conceptual model of the food and nutrition system. Social Science and Medicine 1998;47(7):853-63.
Sobal, J., Rauschenbach, B., Frongillo, E.A. Marital status changes and body weight changes: A U.S. longitudinal analysis. Social Science and Medicine 2003:56(7):1543-1555.
Sobal, J., Nelson, M.K. Commensal eating patterns: A community study. Appetite 2003:41:181-190.
Sobal, J., Bisogni, C.A., Devine, C.M., and Jastran, M. A conceptual model of the food choice process over the life course. In: Shepherd, R. and Raats, M. (eds). The psychology of food choice. Cambridge MA: CABI Publishing. 2006. pp 1-18.
Sobal, J. and Maurer, D. (eds). Weighty Issues: Fatness and Thinness as Social Problems. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruytter. 1999.
Sobal, J. and Maurer, D. (eds). Interpreting Weight: Social Management of Fatness and Thinness. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter. 1999.
Sobal, J., Khan, L.K., Bisogni, C.A. A conceptual model of the food and nutrition system. Social Science and Medicine 1998;47(7):853-63.
Sobal, J., Rauschenbach, B., Frongillo, E.A. Marital status changes and body weight changes: A U.S. longitudinal analysis. Social Science and Medicine 2003:56(7):1543-1555.
Sobal, J., Nelson, M.K. Commensal eating patterns: A community study. Appetite 2003:41:181-190.
Sobal, J., Bisogni, C.A., Devine, C.M., and Jastran, M. A conceptual model of the food choice process over the life course. In: Shepherd, R. and Raats, M. (eds). The psychology of food choice. Cambridge MA: CABI Publishing. 2006. pp 1-18.
Sobal, J. and Maurer, D. (eds). Weighty Issues: Fatness and Thinness as Social Problems. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruytter. 1999.
Sobal, J. and Maurer, D. (eds). Interpreting Weight: Social Management of Fatness and Thinness. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter. 1999.