Research:
Health insurance dynamics of individual consumers and families; effects of insurance status on physical and economic well-being; interpersonal and financial health of families; survey research methods; poverty and material hardship.

Teaching:
Consumer decision making; research methods; quantitative methods.

Education:

Selected Publications/Presentations:

Publications

Fletcher, C. N., Garasky, S. B., Jensen, H. H., & Nielsen, R. B. (forthcoming). Transportation access: A key employment barrier for rural low-income families. Journal of Poverty.

Futris, T., Nielsen, R. B., & Olmstead, S. (2009). 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, DOI 10.1007/s10560-009-0187-8.

Nielsen, R. B., Davern, M., Jones, Art 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., & Gottschalck, A. O. (2009). Estimating labor force transitions in the presence of a seam effect. Applied Economics Research Bulletin Peer-Reviewed Working Paper Series 2, 1-19.

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.

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.

Garasky, S. B., Nielsen, R. B. & Fletcher, C. N. (2008). Financial issues of low-income families. In J. Xiao (Ed.), Handbook of Consumer Finance Research. Springer.

Service-Learning Course Projects

Nielsen et al. (2008). Assessing Debt and Short-Term Lending in Georgia. HACE 4000: Research Methods in Housing and Consumer Economics Service-Learning Research Project for Georgia Watch.

Applied Research, Technical Reports

Nielsen, R. B., Gibson, S., Chapman, S., & Fernandez, M. (2008). Social and economic characteristics of Echols County, GA. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Report No. HACE-E-72-1.

Gibson, S., Chapman, S., Nielsen, R. B., Fernandez, M. (2008). Social and economic characteristics of Sumter County, GA. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Report No. HACE-E-72-2.

Chapman, S., Nielsen, R. B., Fernandez, M., & Gibson, S. (2008). Social and economic characteristics of Houston County, GA. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Report No. HACE-E-72-3.

Fernandez, M., Nielsen, R. B., Gibson, S. & Chapman, S. (2008). Social and economic characteristics of Randolph County, GA. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Report No. HACE-E-72-4.

Nielsen, R. B., Gibson, S., Chapman, S., & Fernandez, M. (2008). Social and economic characteristics of Seminole County, GA. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Report No. HACE-E-72-5.

Fletcher, C. N., Garasky, S., Jensen, H. H., & Nielsen, R. B. (2008). Transportation access boosts employment among low-income Iowans. Center for Family Policy: Iowa State University.

Nielsen, R. B. & Malega, R. (2007). Colquitt County Partners for Progress Report: A report for the Colquitt County, GA Poverty Task Force. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Report No. HACE-E-68.

Nielsen, R. B. (2007). Demographics of a changing Georgia. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Publication No. HACE-E-PPT-62.

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