Marion Hughes joined the department in 1998. Her areas of specialization includes Demography, Stratification, Research Methods, Social Problems and Family. Her research interests are Early Fatherhood and Quantitative Methods, and recent publications include:
"Social Determinants of Adolescent Fatherhood." Sociological Analysis (1998)
"Sample Selection Bias in Analysis of Political Democracy--Income Inequality Relationship." Social Forces (1997)