Augustine Kposowa

Prince Augustine Joseph Kposowa is a Sierre Leonean-American sociologist and professor of sociology at the University of California, Riverside, where he is also the co-chair of the sociology department.[1]

Augustine Joseph Kposowa
EducationSaint Paul's College (B.A., 1977), University of Cincinnati (M.A., 1986), Ohio State University (Ph.D., 1990)
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Riverside
ThesisThe effects of immigration on the United States labor market, 1940 to 1980: earnings depression, native displacement, and economic dependence (1990)

Early life and family

Kposowa is from Bumpe, Sierra Leone and is a member of a Mende royal family. His father served as the Paramount Chief of Bumpe.[2] He is the paternal uncle of Sarah Culberson.[2]

Education

Kposowa received his B.A. from Saint Paul's College in Liberia in 1977, his M.A. from the University of Cincinnati in 1986, and his Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1990.[3]

Career

Kposowa became an assistant professor at Wayne State University in 1992, and remained there until 1995, when he became an associate professor at the University of California, Riverside.[3]

Research

Kposowa is known for his research on suicide.[4][5] For example, his research has shown that divorced men are significantly more likely to commit suicide than their female counterparts,[6][7] and that Wednesday is the most common day for people to commit suicide.[8][9] Another study he published found that people who lived in conservative-leaning states and in states with higher gun ownership rates were more likely to commit suicide. The same study, published in 2013, found that people who lived in a state where a higher percent of the population attended church were less likely to commit suicide.[10][11][12]

References
  1. "Augustine Kposowa". ucr.edu. University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. Culberson, Sarah; Trivas, Tracy (May 11, 2010). A Princess Found: An American Family, an African Chiefdom, and the Daughter Who Connected Them All. St. Martin's Press – via Internet Archive. Joseph Konia Kposowa.
  3. "Augustine Kposowa Curriculum Vitae". University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. Staff (14 March 2000). "Men Wear Divorce Badly". CBS News. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  5. Foxhall, K. (January 2001). "Suicide by profession: lots of confusion, inconclusive data". Monitor on Psychology. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  6. Geller, Andy (15 March 2000). "Divorced Guys More Prone To Suicide". New York Post. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  7. Todd, Douglas (25 February 2015). "The silent epidemic of suicide among men". Vancouver Sun.
  8. Yang, Jennifer (8 July 2009). "Wednesday is peak suicide day, study finds". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  9. "Health Highlights: July 8, 2009". ABC News. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  10. Kposowa, Augustine J. (28 February 2013). "Association of suicide rates, gun ownership, conservatism and individual suicide risk". Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 48 (9): 1467–1479. doi:10.1007/s00127-013-0664-4. PMID 23456258. S2CID 24779460.
  11. Vamburkar, Meenal (5 April 2013). "Political Conservatism And High Rates Of Gun Ownership Are Linked To Greater Suicide Risk, Study Says". Mediaite. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  12. Mintz, Zoe (5 April 2013). "Study Links Church Membership To Lower Suicide Risk, Gun Ownership And Conservative Ties To Higher Risk". International Business Times. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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