Robert B. Nielsen, Ph.D.
Selected Journal Articles
Gangopadhyay, D., Nielsen, R. B., & Zahirovic-Herbert, V. (2020). Methodology and axiomatic characterization of a multidimensional and fuzzy measure of deprivation. Social Indicators Research. doi:doi:10.1007/s11205-020-02486-6
Moore, H., Carswell, A., Worthy, S., & Nielsen, R. B. (2019). Residential satisfaction among students: Examining high-end amenity student housing. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 47(3), 260-275. doi:10.1111/fcsr.12298
Nielsen, R. B., Seay, M. C., & Wilmarth, M. J. (2018). The receipt of government food assistance: Differences between metro and non-metro households. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 39(1), 117-131. doi:10.1007/s10834-017-9528-5
Seay, M. C., Anderson, S., Carswell, A. T., & Nielsen, R. B. (2018). Characteristics of rental real estate investors during the 2000s. Journal of Financial Counseling & Planning, 29(2), 369-382. doi:10.1891/1052-3073.29.2.369
Nielsen, R. B., Seay, M. C., & Wilmarth, M. J. (2017). Does prior government assistance reduce food or housing assistance among low-income and food insecure households? Journal of Consumer Affairs, 51(3), 598-630. doi:10.1111/joca.12154
Caplan, M., Kindle, P., & Nielsen, R. B. (2017). Do we know what we think we know about payday lending? Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 44(4), 19-43.
Nielsen, R. B. (2015). Launching a research career: T-15 years and counting. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 44(1), 12-22. doi:10.111/fcsrj.12117
Barton, A., Futris, T. G., & Nielsen, R. B. (2015). Linking financial distress to marital quality: The intermediary roles of demand/withdraw and spousal gratitude expressions. Personal Relationships, 22(3), 536-549. doi:10.1111/pere.12094
Sabia, J. J., & Nielsen, R. B. (2015). Minimum wages, poverty, and material hardship: New evidence from the SIPP. Review of Economics of the Household, 13(1), 95-134. doi:10.1007/s11150-012-9171-8
Nielsen, R. B., & Seay, M. C. (2014). Complex samples and regression-based inference: Considerations for consumer researchers. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 48(3), 606-619. doi:10.1111/joca.12038
Barton, A., Futris, T. G., & Nielsen, R. B. (2014). With a little help from our friends: Couple social integration in marriage. Journal of Family Psychology, 28(6), 986-991.
Wilmarth, M. J., Nielsen, R. B., & Futris, T. G. (2014). Financial wellness and relationship satisfaction: Does communication mediate? Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 43(2), 131-144.
Seay, M. C., Carswell, A. T., Nielsen, R. B., & Palmer, L. (2013). Rental real estate ownership prior to the Great Recession. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 41(4), 363-374.
Futris, T. G., Olmstead, S. O., Pasley, K., & Nielsen, R. B. (2012). A fork in the road to high school completion: Exploring adolescent fathers’ educational paths. Fathering: A Journal of Research, Theory, and Practice about Men as Fathers, 10(3), 291-313.
Nielsen, R. B. (2011). Cues to quality in quantitative research papers. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 40(1), 85-89.
Nickols, S. Y., & Nielsen, R. B. (2011). “So many people are struggling”: Developing social empathy through a poverty simulation. Journal of Poverty, 15(1), 22-42.
Chatterjee, S., & Nielsen, R. B. (2011). Employer-provided health insurance coverage: A comparison of employed native-born and immigrant Americans. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 40(1), 15-27.
Nielsen, R. B. (2011). A retrospective pretest-posttest evaluation of a one-time personal finance training. Journal of Extension, 49(1), 1FEA4.
Nielsen, R. B., & Gottschalck, A. O. (2011). Estimating employment transitions in the presence of a seam effect. Applied Economics Research Bulletin Peer-Reviewed Working Papers, 2, 1-19.
Futris, T. G., Nielsen, R. B., & Barton, A. (2011). Financial management and relationship skills education: Gauging consumer interest and delivery preferences. Journal of Extension, 49(4), 4FEA10.
Nielsen, R. B. (2010). Assessing financial wellness via computer-assisted telephone interviews. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 21(2), 13-26.
Futris, T. G., Campbell, K. B., Nielsen, R. B., & Burwell, S. R. (2010). The communication patterns questionnaire-short form: A review and assessment. The Family Journal, 18(3), 275-287.
Nielsen, R. B., Garasky, S. B., & Chatterjee, S. (2010). Food insecurity and out-of-pocket medical expenditures: Competing basic needs? Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 39(2), 138-152.
Fletcher, C. N., Garasky, S. B., Jensen, H. H., & Nielsen, R. B. (2010). Transportation access: A key employment barrier for rural low-income families. Journal of Poverty, 14(2), 1-22.
Futris, T., Nielsen, R. B., & Olmstead, S. B. (2010). No degree, no job: Adolescent mothers’ perceptions of the impact that adolescent fathers’ human capital has on paternal financial and social capital. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 27(1), 1-20.
Nielsen, R. B., Davern, M., Jones, A. Jr., & Boies, J. L. (2009). Complex sample design effects and health insurance variance estimation. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 43(2), 346-366.
Nielsen, R. B., & Garasky, S. B. (2008). Health insurance stability and health status: Do family-level coverage patterns matter? Journal of Family Issues, 29(11), 1471-1491.
Nielsen, R. B., & Garasky, S. B. (2008). Health insurance and personal finance: Coverage matters for individuals and families. Journal of Personal Finance, 7(1), 68-95.
Fletcher, C. N., Garasky, S. B., & Nielsen, R. B. (2005). Transportation hardship: Are you better off with a car? Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 26(3), 323-343.
Oleson, M. D., Nielsen, R. B., & Martin, T. (2004). Accredited financial counselors (AFC): The state of the designation. Financial Counseling and Planning Journal, 15(2), 23-26.
Nielsen, R. B., Zick, C. D., Mayer, R. N., & Smith, K. R. (2001). Genetic testing and the demand for cancer insurance. Journal of Consumer Policy, 24(1), 1-21.
Nielsen, R. B., & Mayer, R. N. (2000). Why do people buy cancer insurance? An exploratory study. Advancing the Consumer Interest: A Journal of Consumer Law, Policy, and Research, 12(2), 16-22.
Book Chapters
Nielsen, R. B., Fletcher, C. N., & Bartholomae, S. (2016). Consumer finances of low-income families. In J. Xiao (Ed.), Handbook of Consumer Finance Research, 2nd Ed. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-28887-1
Garasky, S. B., Nielsen, R. B., & Fletcher, C. N. (2008). Consumer finances of low-income families. In J. Xiao (Ed.), Handbook of Consumer Finance Research. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-75734-6
Resources for the use of Complex Samples
Nielsen, R. B. (2015). SCF Complex Sample Specification for Stata. Technical note, Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4126.8240
Seay, M. C., & Nielsen, R. B. (2014). ACS Complex Sample Specification for SAS and Stata. Technical note, Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Nielsen, R. B., & Seay, M. C. (2014). ATUS Complex Sample Specification for SAS and Stata. Technical note, Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Nielsen, R. B., & Seay, M. C. (2014). Add Health Complex Sample Specification for SAS and Stata. Technical note, Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Seay, M. C., & Nielsen, R. B. (2014). NLSY79 Complex Sample Specification for SAS and Stata. Technical note, Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Seay, M. C., & Nielsen, R. B. (2014). CE Complex Sample Specification for SAS and Stata. Technical note, Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Nielsen, R. B., & Seay, M. C. (2013). PSID Complex Sample Specification for SAS, Stata, and WesVar. Technical note, Department of Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Seay, M. C., & Nielsen, R. B. (2012). SIPP Complex Sample Specification for SAS, Stata, and WesVar. Technical note, Department of Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Nielsen, R. B., & Seay, M. C. (2012). CPS Complex Sample Specification for SAS and Stata. Technical note, Department of Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Nielsen, R. B., & Seay, M. C. (2012). HRS Complex Sample Specification for SAS, Stata, and WesVar. Technical note, Department of Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Seay, M. C., & Nielsen, R. B. (2012). AHS Complex Sample Specification for SAS and Stata. Technical note, Department of Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.