Broadly speaking, I examine the ways in which social forces link racial group membership to the risk of poor health, particularly those conditions related to cardiovascular and renal diseases. In the US, despite tremendous resources devoted to the elimination of health inequalities, evidence suggests that they are growing. I would argue that our inability to… Continue reading Margaret Hicken
Research Theme: Health
Abramowitz,Joelle Hillary
Dr. Joelle Abramowitz joined the Survey Research Center in 2016. Her research interests include self-employment and alternative work arrangements, income, health insurance, medical expenditures, time use, marriage, fertility, and general health topics.
Finlay,Jessica Marie
Dr. Jessica Finlay is a research investigator in the Social Environment and Health Program at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. She is a health geographer and environmental gerontologist with an MA and PhD in Geography and Gerontology from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Finlay is an interdisciplinary health geographer who uses mixed… Continue reading Finlay,Jessica Marie
Noura Insolera
Noura Insolera is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan and Assistant Director of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Dr. Insolera’s research focuses on health, educational, and socioeconomic outcomes of income inequality and the social and economic factors that can ameliorate its effects. Her interdisciplinary approach to this… Continue reading Noura Insolera
Nahum-Shani,Inbal
My research focuses on using behavioral theory and novel methodologies to develop adaptive interventions, namely interventions that use ongoing information about the individual to modify the type/intensity/delivery-mode of support. Health Psychology: Adaptive Interventions Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions Social Support, Stress and Health Research Methods: Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) and related data analytic methods… Continue reading Nahum-Shani,Inbal
Sonnega,Amanda J
Amanda Sonnega, PhD, is a Research Scientist in the Survey Research Center of the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan (UM), where she is responsible for integrating communication, outreach, and education efforts for the Health and Retirement Study. She received her doctorate through the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society at… Continue reading Sonnega,Amanda J
Erin Ware
Dr. Ware has a doctoral degree in epidemiology and master’s degrees in statistics and public health. Dr. Ware’s work for has been focused on health disparities in psychiatric epidemiology and high throughput statistical analysis of genomic data and its relationship to outcomes that show marked disparities across race/ethnic groups, socioeconomic groups and sexes. She also… Continue reading Erin Ware
Colter Mitchell
Dr. Mitchell’s research utilizes a range of biological data types such as epigenetics, neuroimaging, and genetics to better understand how social conditions shape population health. In particular his work uses these biomarkers to elucidate pathways by which social inequalities cause health inequalities. This research uses longitudinal population-based studies where biological data are collected at multiple… Continue reading Colter Mitchell
McGonagle,Katherine A
Katherine McGonagle is a Research Professor at the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Dr. McGonagle is a social psychologist with research interests in the areas of survey research methods, health, and well-being. McGonagle’s recent work is on the design and evaluation of data collection protocols… Continue reading McGonagle,Katherine A
Axinn, William G
William Axinn is professor of survey research, population studies, sociology and public policy (by courtesy) and a faculty associate in South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan. He directs the Society, Population, and Environment (SPE) program at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR). The SPE program spans both the Survey Research… Continue reading Axinn, William G