King's University College

Don Kerr

Professor

Research Interests:

My research interests fall in the area of social demography. On the population of Canada, my research interests include the following: evolving demographics (fertility, mortality, immigration, aging, family) and implications for social policy in areas such as poverty, health, family, political representation and the environment.

Education:

BA - Concordia
MA  - Concordia
PhD  - University of Western Ontario

Courses Taught:
  • Sociology 2232 - Population and Society
  • Sociology - 2205A (574) Statistics for Sociology
  • Sociology - 2205A (575) Statistics for Sociology
  • Sociology - 3306B (570) Investigating Social Life: Quantitative Research
Selected Publications:

2011.  Don Kerr and Roderic Beaujot.  Aboriginal Demography.  In David Long and Olive Patricia Dickason (eds).  Visions of the Heart: Canadian Aboriginal Issues.  Toronto: Oxford University Press.

2010.  Donna Maynard and Don Kerr. British Columbia's Longevity Advantage. Canadian Journal of Regional Science 32(3): 361-376

2010. Don Kerr and Hugh Mellon. Demographic Change and Representation by Population in the Canadian House of Commons. Canadian Studies in Population 37(1): 53-75.

2009. Don Kerr and Joseph Michalski. "Family poverty in Canada: correlates, coping strategies and consequences." In David Cheal (ed). Canadian Families Today. 2nd Edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press.

2008. Don Kerr and Roderic Beaujot. Population and Environmental Sustainability: Canadian Considerations Environments 35 (2)81-92.

2007. Don Kerr and Joseph Michalski. Family Structures and Children's Behavioral Problems: A Latent Growth Curve Analysis. Canadian Journal of Sociology 32(1): 56-75.

2006. Don Kerr, Melissa Moyser and Roderic Beaujot. Marriage and Cohabitation in Canada: Demographic and Socioeconomic Differences in Quebec and Canada". Canadian Studies in Population 33(1): 83-117.

2006. Peter Ibbott, Don Kerr and Roderic Beaujot. Probing the Future of Mandatory Retirement in Canada. Canadian Journal on Aging 25(2):161-178.

 

Office: FB 113- Faculty Building

Phone: 519-433-3491 ext. 4438

Email: dkerr@uwo.ca

Website: http://publish.uwo.ca/~dkerr/teaching.htm