Graduate Trainee Profile:
Sarah Schlabach
Graduate Trainee - Sociology
Advisor: Professor Megan Sweeney
Year Entered Doctoral Program at UCLA: 2006
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Research:
My research interests involve the areas of family demography, race and ethnicity, and stratification. Particularly, I am interested in quantitative research involving multiracial children and families. My current research involves determining whether such factors as the race and gender of parents in biracial families affects outcomes of well-being, such as educational attainment and sexual debut, for adolescent children in these families.

Publications and conference presentations:

Hoefke, S. (2008, July) Does mother's race matter? Poster presented at the International Association for Relationship Research. Providence, RI.

Hoefke, S. (2008, March) The importance of race: Understanding multiracial adolescents. Poster presented at the Population Association of America. New Orleans, LA.

Hoefke, S. ( 2005, August) Demographic Trends in Austria, 1983-1993. Presented at the Summer Institute of Demographic Research.

Yabiku, S. & Hoefke, S. (2006, March) Social Change and the Relationship Between Education and Employment. Presented at the Population Association of America's Annual Meeting.

Honors and awards:
Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship (2006- 2012)
UC DIGSSS Graduate Summer Research Mentorship (2007)
NSF Interdisciplinary Relationship Science Program Trainee (2007-2009)

Current hobbies, interests, extracurricular activities:
In my spare time, I like to travel, particularly to destinations in Latin America. I also enjoy tennis and spending time with my beagle, Max.
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