AREAS OF INTEREST Health and Health Disparities, International Migration, Gender, Family, Social Networks, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

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1 Heather B. Edelblute Office: Updated August 2017 The University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Sociology 1 UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX heather.edelblute@utsa.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2015) Dissertation: Social Networks, Gender, and Health in Migrant-Sending Communities in Mexico M.A. Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2011) Thesis: Exploring a Latino Health Paradox through a New Lens: Spatial Clustering and Birth Outcomes in the Rural Southeast M.P.H. Health Policy, University of Georgia (2008) B.B.A. Information Technology, College of William & Mary (1998) AREAS OF INTEREST Health and Health Disparities, International Migration, Gender, Family, Social Networks, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Texas at San Antonio, July present PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Ashton Verdery, Ted Mouw, Heather Edelblute, and Sergio Chávez. (Forthcoming). Communication Flows and the Durability of a Transnational Social Field. Social Networks. Chávez, Sergio, Heather Edelblute, and Elizabeth Korver-Glenn. (2016). Life on the Edge: Balancing Gendered and Occupational Identities among Unauthorized Mexican Migrant Roofers. Qualitative Sociology, 39(1): Edelblute, Heather, and Jill Fisher. (2015). Using Clinical Trial Diaries to Track Patterns of Participation for Serial Healthy Volunteers in U.S. Phase I Studies. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 10(1):

2 Mouw, Ted, Sergio Chávez, Heather Edelblute, and Ashton Verdery. (2014). Binational Social Networks and Assimilation: A Test of the Importance of Transnationalism. Social Problems, 61(3): Edelblute, Heather, Sandra Clark, Lilli Mann, Kathryn McKenney, Jason Bischof and Christine Kistler. (2014). Promotoras across the Border: A Pilot Study Addressing Depression in Mexican Women Impacted by Migration. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 16(3): Under Review Heather Edelblute and Claire Altman. Father Absence, Social Networks, and Maternal Ratings of Child Health: Evidence from the 2013 Social Networks and Health Information Survey in Mexico. Revise and Resubmit. Silver, Alexis, Heather Edelblute, Ted Mouw, and Sergio Chávez. Families from Afar: Family Separation and Cross-Border Interaction in a Transnational U.S.-Mexico Community. In Preparation Edelblute, Heather and Claire Altman. The Role of Family Migration and Social Networks in Depression among Mothers in Mexico. Xu, Xiaohe, Thankam Sunil, Heather Edelblute, Erin Madden, and Bangon Sirisunyaluck. Intergenerational Transmission of Family Violence and Depression in Urban Thailand. Edelblute, Heather. Caring for the Caregivers: Mexican Mothers, Migration, and Family Growth from a Binational Perspective. Gandhi, Anisha, Heather Edelblute, Sergio Chávez, and Ted Mouw. Transnational Health Information Networks: The Case of Mexico and the U.S. Edelblute, Heather, Ted Mouw, Sergio Chávez, and Alexis Silver. Transnationalism and Subjective Well-Being: Examining Happiness and Migration in a Binational Social Network. Edelblute, Heather. Using a New Lens to Explore Latino Health: The Role of Spatial Clustering in Birth Outcomes in the Rural Southeast. OTHER PUBLICATIONS Edelblute, Heather. (2016) Review of Melinda Cooper & Catherine Waldby, Clinical Labor: Tissue Donors and Research Subjects in the Global Bioeconomy. Isis: A Journal of the History of Science Society, 107 (1): Corso, Phaedra & Heather Edelblute (2009). Morbidity. In K. Michael (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making (pp ). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.

3 CLASSES TAUGHT Medical Sociology - Fall 2015, Spring 2017 Health Care Systems - Spring 2016, Spring 2017 Population Dynamics and Demographic Techniques - Fall 2016 Behavioral Epidemiology - Spring 2016, Fall 2016 Public Health Internship in Guadalajara, Mexico - Summer 2016 Sociology of Health and Mental Illness (online) - Summer 2012 Summer 2015 Population Problems - Fall 2012 Introduction to Public Health - Spring 2008 SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Xu, Xiaohe, Thankam Sunil, Heather Edelblute, Erin Madden, and Bangon Sirisunyaluck. Intergenerational Transmission of Family Violence and Depressive Symptoms in Urban Thailand. American Public Health Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, 11/6/17. Edelblute, Heather and Claire Altman. Father Absence, Social Networks, and Maternal Ratings of Child Health: Evidence from Mexico. American Sociological Association Conference, Seattle, WA, 8/21/16. Edelblute, Heather. Navigating Motherhood and Social Relationships: A Comparison of Movers and Stayers in the U.S. and Mexico. International Sociological Association Conference, Vienna, Austria, 7/11/16. Edelblute, Heather. Social Relationships, Gender, and Mental Health: A Perspective from a Migrant-Sending Community in Mexico. International Sociological Association Conference, Vienna, Austria, 7/12/16. Edelblute, Heather, Paul Fleming, and Ted Mouw. Women s Attitudes about Gender Roles: A View from a Migrant-Sending Community in Mexico. Sociologists for Women in Society Conference, Memphis TN, 2/6/16. Gandhi, Anisha, Heather Edelblute, Sergio Chávez, and Ted Mouw. Transnational Health Information Networks: The Case of Mexico and the U.S. American Public Health Association Conference, Chicago, IL, 11/3/15. Ted Mouw, Ashton Verdery, Heather Edelblute, and Sergio Chávez. Communication Flows in a Transnational Network. International Sunbelt Social Network Conference, Brighton, United Kingdom, 6/26/15. Edelblute, Heather and Jill A. Fisher. Not Just Another Lab Rat: Using Clinical Trial Diaries to understand Research Ethics for Serial Healthy Volunteers in Phase I Studies. American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Conference, Atlanta GA, 10/23/13. Edelblute, Heather. Capitalizing on Health: Exploring Immigrant Participation in Phase I Clinical Trials. Society for Social Studies of Science Conference, San Diego CA, 10/13/13.

4 Edelblute, Heather, Ted Mouw, and Sergio Chávez. Transnationalism and Subjective Well- Being: Examining Happiness and Migration in a Binational Social Network. International Sociological Association Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 8/1/12. Entwisle, Barbara, Heather Edelblute, and Brian Frizzelle. Approaches to Systematic Social Observation of Neighborhoods across Diverse Settings. Population Association of America Conference, San Francisco CA, 5/5/12. Clark, Sandra, Heather Edelblute, Lilli Mann, Kathryn McKenney, Jason Bischof, Laura Ziemer and Sheryl Zimmerman. Mujeres En Solidaridad Apoyandose (MESA): Addressing Mental Health for Women in a Migratory Sending Community in Mexico, American Public Health Association Conference, Washington DC, 11/1/11. Chávez, Sergio, Heather Edelblute, Ted Mouw and Ashton Verdery. Collecting Binational Network Data on a Migration Stream between the US and Mexico. American Sociological Association Conference, Las Vegas NV, 8/21/11. Edelblute, Heather. Latina Health Paradoxes through a New Lens: Birth Outcomes in the Rural Southeast, American Public Health Association Conference, Denver CO, 11/7/10. Entwisle, Barbara, Heather Edelblute, Brian Frizzelle and Phillip McDaniel. Innovation in the Measurement of Place: Systematic Social Observation in a Rural Setting, Population Association of America Conference, Dallas TX, 4/17/10. Corso, Phaedra and Heather Edelblute. Where to Begin: Assessing Program Costs for Use in Economic Evaluation of Violence and Injury Programs, 9th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Merida, Mexico, 3/15/08. Edelblute, Heather. Marketing your Public Health Successes, Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) National Conference, Washington DC, 5/25/06. AWARDS & FUNDING RECEIVED 2016 International Travel Award, University of Texas at San Antonio ($1,000) NIH/NICHD Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Traineeship (T32 HD07168) ($21,000 annually) 2012 Travel Award, University of Bielefeld. ($2,500) 2011 Graduate Student Research Award, Sociology Department, UNC-Chapel Hill. ($500) 2011 Latino Migration Funding Award, Institute for the Study of the Americas, UNC- Chapel Hill. ($750) 2010 Population, Reproductive and Sexual Health Student Travel Scholarship, American Public Health Association. ($250)

5 2010 Tinker Foundation Pre-Dissertation Fieldwork Grant, Institute for the Study of the Americas, UNC-Chapel Hill. ($1,500) RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Health Communications Specialist National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Program Coordinator for Immigrant & International Education Programs Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education (CLASE), University of Georgia PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Sociological Association Population Association of America International Sociological Association Sociologists for Women in Society PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Departmental Service Graduate Application Committee (chair) (2015-present) Exit Exam Committee (chair) ( ) Scholarship Committee (2016-present) University Service Graduate Council ( ) Professional Service Reviewer for Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved Reviewer for Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Reviewer for International Migration Review Reviewer for International Migration Reviewer for Journal of Maternal and Child Health