Publications (student co-authors italicized)
Coba-Rodriguez, S. and C. Lleras. 2022. “Non-Standard Work and Preschool Child Development in Single Mother Families: Exploring the Role of Maternal Depression and Parenting Stress” Marriage and Family Review: 1-22.
Mendenhall, R., L. Henderson, B. Scott, L. Butler, K. Turi, A. Greenlee, G. Robinson, B. Roberts, S. Rodriguez-Zas, J. Brooks, C. Lleras. 2020. “Involving Urban Single Low-Income African American Mothers in Genomic Research: Giving Voice to How Place Matters in Health Disparities and Prevention Strategies.” Family Medicine and Primary Care.
Nettey, O., David, L., Walker, A., Park, S. Y., Jovanovic, B., Rydland, K., Kittles, R., Lleras, C. & Murphy, A. 2018. MP77-17 Neighborhood Associated Exposures and Socioeconomic Factors are Associated with Prostate Biopsy Outcomes. The Journal of Urology, 199(4), e1034.
Lleras, C. and M. McKillip. 2017. “When Children Move: Behavior and Achievement Outcomes During Elementary School” The Journal of Educational Research 2: 177-187.
Lleras, C. and M. McKillip. 2016. “Does Mobility Help or Hurt Student Behavior and Achievement during Elementary School?” The Journal of Educational Research.
Wu, J. and C. Lleras. 2015. “Family Embeddedness during the Transition to Adulthood of Second Generation Immigrants.” Special Issue Family Science Review. 20(2): 65-93.
Rangel, C. and C. Lleras. 2010. “Educational Inequality in Colombia: Family Background, School Quality and Student Achievement in Cartagena.” International Studies in Sociology of Education 20: 291-317.
Lleras, C. and Rangel, C. 2009. “Ability Grouping Practices in Elementary School and African American/Hispanic Achievement.” American Journal of Education 115(2): 279-305.
Lleras, C. 2008. “Race, Racial Concentration, and the Dynamics of Educational Inequality Across Urban and Suburban Schools.” American Educational Research Journal 45 (4): 886-913.
Lleras, C. 2008. “Do Skills and Behaviors in High School Matter? The Contribution of Noncognitive Factors in Explaining Differences in Educational Attainment and Earnings.” Social Science Research 37 (3): 888-902.
Lleras, C. 2008. “Employment, Work Conditions and the Home Environment in Single Mother Families.” Journal of Family Issues 29 (10): 1268-1297.
Lleras, C. 2008. “Hostile School Climates: Explaining Differential Risk of Student Exposure to Disruptive Learning Environments.” Journal of School Violence 7 (3): 105-136.
Lleras, C. 2005. Path Analysis. The Encyclopedia of Social Measurement. New York: Academic Press.
Farkas, G., C. Lleras, and S. Maczuga. 2002. “Does Oppositional Culture Exist in Minority and Poverty Peer Groups?” American Sociological Review 67(1): 148-55.