Fern Kaley Willits | |
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| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
| Known for | work on rural sociology, statistics |
| Awards | Distinguished Rural Sociologist, Excellence in Instruction |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Rural sociology, statistics |
| Institutions | Pennsylvania State University |
| Thesis | An Exploratory Analysis of Individual and Social Level Meanings of Rurality (1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert C. Bealer |
Fern "Bunny" Kaley Willits is an American rural sociologist and professor emerita at Pennsylvania State University known for research about rural women and youth.[1] Willits has published over 70 academic papers and 14 books[1][2] and she is recognised as a "distinguished rural sociologist" by the Rural Sociological Society.