Center for Family and Demographic Research

Franklin Goza
goza@bgsu.edu 
(419)372-7256
Curriculum Vitae

Professor of Sociology

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1987

Dr. Goza's research areas include population and development, internal and international migration, infant and adult mortality, and educational inequalities in Ohio’s public schools. Goza is currently collecting primary data from Somali refugees residing in Toronto, Ontario and Columbus, Ohio as part of a comparative study of refugee incorporation. He also continues to examine Brazilian immigration to the U.S. and Canada, as well as infant and adult mortality in Ohio.

Recent Publications:

Goza, F., & Ryabov, I. (2010). Remittance activity among Brazilians in the U.S. and Canada. International Migration.  doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00590.x.

Kawamura, S., & Goza, F. (2009). English acquisition and Japanese language maintenance among Japanese-American youth. International Migration. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00538.x.

Goza, F., & Ryabov, I. (2009). Adolescents’ educational achievement: Does peer network segregation matter? Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38(9), 1264-1279.

Jones, A., & Goza, F. (2008). Rural, suburban, and urban differences in the self-diagnosis of coronary heart disease in the United States. Journal of Biosocial Science, 40(6), 895-909.

Goza, F., Stockwell, E., & Balistreri, K. (2007). Racial differences in the relationship between infant mortality and socioeconomic status. Journal of Biosocial Science, 39(4), 517-529.

Zhang, Y., & Goza, F. (2006). Who will care for China’s elderly? A review of the problems caused by China’s one child policy and their potential solutions. Journal of Aging Studies, 20, 151-164.