Peer-Reviewed Publications & Book Chapters

Smith, J. M. (2013). Creating a godless community: The collective identity work of contemporary American atheists. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 52, 80-99.

Hammer, J. H., Cragun, R. T., Hwang, K., & Smith, J. M. (2012). Forms, frequency, and correlates of perceived anti-atheist discrimination. Secularism & Nonreligion, 1, 43-67. *Download PDF*

Cragun, R., Kosmin, B., Keysar, A., Hammer, J. H., & Nielsen, M. (2012). On the receiving end: Discrimination toward the non-religious. Journal of Contemporary Religion. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2012.642741 *Download PDF*

Cragun, R. T, Henry, P., Homan, C. P., & Hammer, J. H. (2012). Whom do people dislike more: Atheists or cultists? Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion, 8, 1-19. *Download PDF*

Smith, J. M. (2013). Rejecting God, adopting atheism. In P. A. Adler and P. Adler (Eds.), Sociological odyssey: Contemporary readings in introductory sociology (4th ed., pp. 341-351). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

Hwang, K., Hammer, J. H., & Cragun, R. (2011). Extending the religion-health research to secular minorities: Issues and concerns. Journal of Religion and Health, 50(3), 608-622. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-009-9296-0 *Download PDF*

Cragun, R. T., & Hammer, J. H. (2011). "One person's apostate is another person's convert": What terminology tells us about pro-religious hegemony in the sociology of religion. Humanity and Society, 35, 159-175. *Download PDF*

Smith, J. M. (2011). Becoming an atheist in America: Constructing identity and meaning from the rejection of theism. Sociology of Religion, 72(2), 215-237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srq082 *Download PDF*

Cragun, R. T., & Lawson, R. (2010). The Secular Transition: Worldwide Growth of Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Seventh-day Adventists. Sociology of Religion. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srq022 *Download PDF*

Hwang, K. (2008). Experiences of atheists with spinal cord injury: Results of an internet-based exploratory survey. SCI Psychosocial Process, 20, 4-17. *Download PDF*

Note: Papers available upon individual request, if not available for download above.