U of U Family and Consumer Studies

Ken R. Smith

Professor of Human Development & Family Studies

Investigator, Program in Cancer Control & Population Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute

Associate Director, Pedigree and Population Resource, Huntsman Cancer Institute

Investigator, Institute for Public and International Affairs
ken.smith@fcs.utah.edu

Phone: 801.581.7847
Fax: 801.581.5156
Office: 216 Alfred Emery Building
Ph.D., Demography (Sociology), Cornell University, 1982

Biography
  I am a biodemographer interested in familial aspects of health, aging and longevity.  Currently I am investigating the socio-environmental and genetic origins of rates of aging in humans and exceptional longevity in families.  The purpose of this work is to determine how overall aging may be a key factor in determing the risks of multiple major causes of disease associated with age and to identify genes and gene-environment interactions affecting exceptional human longevity. This area of research also focuses on the associations between life history traits, primarily fertility and longevity.

An important area of interest of mine is on psychosocial and behavioral factors in cancer prevention and control.   I have a long-standing interest in genetic testing for adult-onset illnesses (e.g., breast cancer) and how genetic test results may affect the psychosocial well-being and demographic outcomes of families and their members.

I continue to conduct research on the effects of family, community, and socioeconomic factors affecting health outcomes, mortality, and longevity of individuals.
 

Background
  Full Vita
 

Selected Papers (Downloadable PDF)
  Genetic Testing Papers
Longevity and Mortality Papers
 

Certificate in Demography
  Information on Certificate
 

Demographic Methods
  FCS 5120/6120 Demographic Methods Flyer
FCS 5120/6120 Demographic Methods Syllabus
FCS 5120/6120 Demographic Methods Excel Files
FCS 5120/6120 Demographic Methods Lecture Powerpoint
FCS 5120/6120 Demographic Methods Examples (Excel)
FCS 5120/6120 Demographic Methods Example Posters

FCS 5120/6120 Demographic Methods Midterm1 Excel Spreadsheet

Microsoft EXCEL (spreadsheet) Tutorial

 

Multivariate Statistics
  FCS 5110/6110 Multivariate Statistics Flyer
FCS 5110/6110 Multivariate Statistics Syllabus
Cody and Smith Data and SAS code
Handouts
SAS Code From Class
SAS Online Documentation version 9 - scroll to "Base SAS 9 Procedures Guide" or SAS/STAT


Buying a Personal Copy of SAS Software (1 Year License)


1998 General Social Survey Topic List (WORD)
1998 General Social Survey Alphabetical List (WORD)
1998 General Social Survey SAS File for downloading (Winzip)


Reading SAS Programs & GSS Data From Common Directory

General Social Survey Home Page ( Var Names, Coding, Extracting Data)
How To Extract Customized GSS Data and Create a SAS File