PUBLICATIONS

2004 The Social Psychology of Health: Essays and Readings.
William D. Marelich and Jeff S. Erger, eds. Sage.

2004 Jeff S. Erger and William D. Marelich. "Introduction". In The Social Psychology of Health: Essays and Readings. William D. Marelich and Jeff S. Erger, eds. Pp. 1-6. Sage.

2004 ---. "Health Care Settings and Their Social Dynamics". In The Social Psychology of Health: Essays and Readings. William D. Marelich and Jeff S. Erger, eds. Pp. 163-168. Sage.

2004 ---. "Health Policy, Future Paths, and Concerns". In The Social Psychology of Health: Essays and Readings. William D. Marelich and Jeff S. Erger, eds. Pp. 267-274. Sage.

2004 William D. Marelich and Jeff S. Erger. "Health and Illness Seen Through Different Lenses". In The Social Psychology of Health: Essays and Readings. William D. Marelich and Jeff S. Erger, eds. Pp. 9-14. Sage.

2004 ---. "Social Theory, Conforming, and the Change of Health Attitudes and Behaviors". In The Social Psychology of Health: Essays and Readings. William D. Marelich and Jeff S. Erger, eds. Pp. 87-94. Sage.

2004 ---. "The Process of Stress, Coping, and Empowerment". In The Social Psychology of Health: Essays and Readings. William D. Marelich and Jeff S. Erger, eds. Pp. 201-208. Sage.

2003 Oscar Grusky, W. Marelich, J. Erger, T. Mann, K. Johnston-Roberts, W. Steers,and M. Damesyn. Evaluation of a Brief Low-Cost Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Treatment Decisions. AIDS CARE (2003), Vol. 15, No. 5, pp.681-687.

2002 Jeff S. Erger and Beger, R.. "Geriatic Nursing in Prisons is a Growing Concern" Corrections Today. 64: (7), 122-127, December 2002.

2000 Oscar Grusky and J. Erger. "Intergroup and Interorganizational Relations." in The Encyclopedia of Sociology, Revised Edition. E. Borgatta and R. Montgomery Eds. Pp. 1399-1407. New York: Macmillan Reference USA

2000 Jeff Erger, Mann, T., Marelich, W.D., & Grusky, O. "HIV health care provider/patient interaction: observations on the process of providing antiretroviral treatment". AIDS Patient Care and STDs 14: (5) 259-268 MAY 2000

2000 Marelich, W.D., Grusky, O., Mann, T., Erger, J., & Roberts, K. J. (2000). Medical markers, adherence myths, and organizational structure: A two-stage model of HIV healthcare provider decision making. In J. Kronenfeld (Ed.), Research in the Sociology of Health Care (Vol. 17, pp. 99-117). Stamford, Conn.: JAI.

2000 Traci Mann, O. Grusky, W. Marelich, J. Erger & E. Bing, "The Implementation of the DHHS Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-Infected Adults: a Pilot Study." AIDS CARE (2000), Vol. 12, No. 2, pp.187-192.

1993 Barry Markovsky, J. Skvoretz, D. Willer, M. Lovaglia, and J. Erger. “The Seeds of Weak Power: an Extension of Network Exchange Theory”. American Sociological Review. 58:197-209

PRESENTATIONS

2007 Jeff S. Erger and Stacy Bonneville. "Social Structural Effects on Evaluations of the Ethics of Medical Decisions". Midwest Sociological Association Annual meetings, Chicago.

2005 Erger, Jeff S and Nicholas Harberg. "I Better Get Out of Bill's Chair": Enforcement of Formal and Informal Rules at a Coffee Shop. Annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Minneapolis.

2005 Erger, Jeff S and Meghan McDonald. Does the Development of an Identity as "Cardiac Survivor" Increase Adherence to Medically Prescribed Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs?. Annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Minneapolis.

2004 Meghan McDonald and Erger, Jeff S. Does the Development of an Identity as "Cardiac Survivor" Increase Adherence to Medically Prescribed Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs?. UWEC Student Research Day Poster Session.

2003 Jeff Erger. Hacker Lore: The Jargon File and the Culture of On-line Community . Annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago.

2003 William Mac Millan and Erger, Jeff. They SUCK! The Social Construction and Maintenance of Reputation in a Heavy Metal Subculture. Annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago.

2002 Jeff S. Erger. "Forget the Students, It's All About Me: Why You Want My Intro Students in Your Upper Division Courses." Annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Milwaukee.

2002 Jeff S. Erger, A. Tompkins, and M. Miceli. "What Should I Do?: Helping Behavior in Internet Communities" ." Annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Milwaukee.

2002 Melinda S. Miceli, Tompkins, Amanda and Erger, Jeff. "Tell Me Who I Am: A Qualitative Analysis Of Identity Construction And Performance In Internet Communities" Annual meetings of the Eastern Sociological Society, Boston.

2002 Amanda Tompkins, M. Miceli and J. Erger. Analyzing Identity Performance and Helping Behavior in Internet Communities. . UWEC Student Research Day Poster Session.

2001 Oscar Grusky, Marelich, W., Erger, J., Mann, T., Johnson-Roberts, K., Steers, N., and Damesyn, M., "Development and Assessment of an Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Treatment Decisions." 18th Annual Universitywide AIDS Research Program Meeting - California AIDS Research: Translating Research into Local and Global Action. Los Angeles.

2000 Girts Racko and J. Erger. The Comparative Analysis of the Changes in Value Orientations Among International Students in the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire and Harvard University. UWEC Student Research Day Poster Session.

2000 Jeff Erger “Identity Wars: A Case Study of Community Formation in Cyberspace”. Annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago.

2000 Jeff Erger, Mann, T., Marelich, W.D., & Grusky, O. “HIV health care provider/patient interaction: observations on the process of providing antiretroviral treatment”. Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Chicago.

1999 Jeff Erger. “Development of an intervention to improve HIV antiretroviral treatment decisions” 1999 Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, & Treatment Services (CHIPTS) Conference -- HIV Research: The Next Generation, University of California, Los Angeles.

1999 Phil Meyer, E. Bing, and J. Erger. “A Delicate Balance: The Relationship of Quality of Life to Psychiatric Illness and Substance Dependence in a Cohort of Minority Men and Women with HIV”. 6th RCMI International AIDS Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1998 J. Erger, O. Grusky, W. Marilich, and T. Mann. “The Implementation of the DHHS guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected adults: a pilot study.” The Seventh Annual UCLA Aids Institute Scientific Symposium. University of California, Los Angeles.

1998 J. Erger, Mann, T., Marelich, W.D., & Grusky, O. “HIV healthcare patient/provider interactions: Making and communicating the treatment decision”. 1998 Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, & Treatment Services (CHIPTS) Conference -- HIV Research: The Next Generation, University of California, Los Angeles.

1998 William. D. Marelich, Mann, T., Erger J., & Grusky, O. “A “satisficing” model of HIV health-care provider decision making”. 1998 Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, & Treatment Services (CHIPTS) Conference -- HIV Research: The Next Generation, University of California, Los Angeles.

1998 O. Grusky, Erger, J. Mann, T., & Marelich, W. D. “HIV health care providers’ decision making in a managed care setting: an exploratory study.”
Presentation to AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Los Angeles,.

1997 Will Kalkhoff and J. Erger. “Social influence: the effects of perceived friendship and kinship network beliefs and an individual’s prior beliefs on the evaluation of evidence of a paranormal phenomenon.” Annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Des Moines.

1995 J. Erger and Shane Thye. “A theoretical methodology of computer simulations: simulating group processes involving the concept of control”. Presentation at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Washington D.C.

1994 "From decapitation to deconstruction: the presentation of self on office doors". Annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, St. Louis.

1993 "Structural cooperation in exchange networks". Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Miami

1993 M. Baker and J. Erger. "The worker as a social individual: a missing factor in studies of absenteeism.” Annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago.

1993 J. Erger and M. Baker. "Relevance in an age of change" Annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago.

1993 Melissa Bonstead and J.Erger. "For better or worse: the construction of men and women in strip comics". Annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago.

1992 J. Erger and M. Baker. "Positive uses of potentially destructive humor in the classroom”. Annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City

1992 "Social value and its implications for decision making". Iowa Workshop on Theoretical Analysis.

1991 B. Markovsky, J. Skvoretz, D. Willer, M. Lovaglia, and J. Erger. "The seeds of weak power: an extension of network exchange theory". Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Cincinnati.

GRANTS

Center of Excellence for Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research Collaboration Faculty/Student Research Collaboration Grant: "Education and the Evaluation of Ethical Dilemma Outcomes in Medical Decision Making". Summer, 2006.

Center of Excellence for Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research Collaboration Faculty/Student Research Collaboration Grant: "Constructing "Face" in Faceless Communities: Impression Management and Cliché Use, Language, and Norms on Usenet." Summer 2005.

Center of Excellence for Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research Collaboration Faculty/Student Research Collaboration Grant: "I Better Get Out of Bill's Chair": Enforcement of Formal and Informal Rules at a Coffee Shop. Summer 2004.

Center of Excellence for Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research Collaboration Faculty/Student Research Collaboration Grant: Does the Development of an Identity as "Cardiac Survivor" Increase Adherence to Medically Prescribed Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs? Summer 2003.

Center of Excellence for Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research Collaboration Faculty/Student Research Collaboration Grant: They ROCK!: the Social Construction and Maintenance of Reputation in a Heavy Metal Subculture. Fall 2002.

Center of Excellence for Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research Collaboration Faculty/Student Research Collaboration Grant: Analyzing Identity Performance and Helping Behavior in Internet Communities. Fall 2001.

Center of Excellence for Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Grant: What Should I Do?: Identity Performance and Helping Behavior in Internet Communities. Summer 2001.

Center of Excellence for Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Grant: The Analysis of the Changes in Value Orientations Among International Students in the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire. 2000-2001.

Center of Excellence for Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research Collaboration Faculty/Student Research Collaboration Grant: The Comparative Analysis of the Changes in Value Orientations Among International Students in the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire and Harvard University. 2000.

UCLA AIDS Institute Grant: Development of an Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Treatment Decisions, 1998-99.

National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant:
The Emergence of Cooperation in Exchange Networks, 1994-95