Publications

Book Chapters

LaPierre, Tracey A., and Jennifer Babitzke. 2025. “Family Demography: Continuity and Change in North American Families.” Pp. 51-92 in Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice, and Research (7th Edition), edited by Melissa Robinson, Deborah Padgett Coehlo and Paul S. Smith. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. Article Link

Stuber, Donna, Kristina R. Thielen, Jennifer Babitzke, and William Alan. 2010. “Alumni in the Classroom (and Beyond).” in Promoting Student Engagement: Programs, Techniques and Opportunities. Vol. 1.. Article Link

Journal Articles

Wendel, Carrie, Darcy Sullivan, Jennifer Babitzke, and Tracey LaPierre. 2025. "’They seemed to forget about us little people’: The Lived Experiences of Personal Care Attendants during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Frontiers in Sociology 10:1460307, DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1460307. Article Link

LaPierre, Tracey A., Carrie L. Wendel, Jennifer Babitzke, Darcy Sullivan, Lora Swartzendruber, Danielle Olds. 2024. “Experiences with Care Coordination and Backup Plans in Home and Community Based Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kansas”, Disability and Health Journal. DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101677. Article Link

Wendel, Carrie L., Tracey A. LaPierre, Darcy L. Sullivan, Jennifer Babitzke, Lora Swartzendruber, Tobi Barta, and Danielle M. Olds. 2022. "’Anything that benefits the workers should benefit the client’: Opportunities and Constraints in Self-Directed Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Journal of Applied Gerontology 2(4), DOI: 10.1177/07334648221143604. Article Link

Technical Reports and Policy Briefs

Heggeness, Misty, Jennifer Babitzke, and Lilly Springer. 2025. Report: “The Economics of Child Care and Child Care Licensing in Kansas.” United Women’s Empowerment: Kansas City, MO. Article Link

Manuscripts Under Review

LaPierre, Tracey A., Carrie L. Wendel, Jennifer Babitzke, Darcy L. Sullivan, and Danielle M. Olds. “Vaccination Behaviors and Beliefs of Home Care Workers and Clients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” In preparation for submission to Frontiers in Public Health. Estimated submission date Fall 2025.

Editorial Articles

Babitzke, Jennifer. 2025. “Editorial Introduction to the Volume: Social Dis Order”. Social Thought and Research 37 (February). Article Link