Mark C. Pachucki

Professor of Sociology

Community coalition efforts to prevent childhood obesity

Two-year results of the Shape Up Under 5 study

Abstract: Background: Cross-sector collaborations and coalitions are promising approaches for childhood obesity prevention, yet there is little empirical evidence about how they …

Posted by Mark C. Pachucki on Wed, Sep 20, 2023

Ditching a friend who is not like you can deepen social inequality

Abstract: Since the 2016 presidential election, news accounts and scientific research have illustrated how defriending, a term originally associated with dropping Facebook friends, …

Posted by Mark C. Pachucki on Mon, Apr 10, 2023

“Defriending” in a polarized age

Political and racial homophily and tie dissolution

Abstract: Given increased political polarization and racial tension in the wake of the 2016 presidential election in the United States, this study examines dropped ties in personal …

Posted by Mark C. Pachucki on Sat, Mar 25, 2023