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SUMMARY:Michal Engelman: Deaths\, Disparities\, and Cumulative (Dis)Advantage: How Social Inequities shape an Impairment Paradox in Later Life
DESCRIPTION:On March 5 2021\, Michal Engelman\, an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, will present “Deaths\, Disparities\, and Cumulative (Dis)Advantage: How Social Inequities shape an Impairment Paradox in Later Life” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2020-21 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. This year\, the CPC Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will be open to both CPC members and Social Epidemiology program members. \nAbstract \nResearch on health across the life course consistently documents widening racial and socioeconomic disparities from childhood through adulthood\, followed by stabilization\, convergence\,or cross-overs in later life. This pattern appears to contradict expectations informed by cumulative(dis)advantage theory\, but may be a function of differential mortality risks earlier in the life course. Using the Health and Retirement Study\, we characterize the functional impairment histories of a nationally-representative sample of 8\,464 older adults between 1992-2016. Employing non-parametric analyses and discrete outcome multinomial logistic regressions\, we examine how midlife health and social position influence subsequent health change\, mortality and attrition at older ages. Exposures to disadvantages earlier in the life course are strongly associated with poorer functional health in midlife and with mortality. However\, a higher number of functional limitations in midlife is negatively associated with the accumulation of subsequent limitations for white men and women and for Black women\, but not Black men. The impact of social exposures such as educational attainment and marriage on later life health also differs across race and gender groups. The apparent convergence in later-life functional impairment across groups defined by race\, gender\, and socioeconomic status emerges from the impact of social and health inequities on earlier mortality. Higher exposure to disadvantages and a lower protective impact of advantageous exposures lead to higher mortality among Black Americans\, a pattern which in turn masks persistent health inequities later in life. \nBio \nEngelman is a demographer and gerontologist studying the dynamics of population aging and the determinants of longevity and well-being at older ages. Her work examines trajectories of health throughout the life course and their connection with changing aggregate patterns of mortality and morbidity over time. She is currently analyzing the implications of historical population change for contemporary health inequalities and developing a conceptual framework linking demographic and clinical notions of frailty and resilience with the sociological concept of cumulative disadvantage. \n  \nThis event will be held on Zoom. You can register here. We will post a recording after the talk. You can see previous events here.
URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/michal-engelman-deaths-disparities-and-cumulative-disadvantage-how-social-inequities-shape-an-impairment-paradox-in-later-life/
CATEGORIES:2020-21 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging
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SUMMARY:Cassandra Davis: Moving from research to practice: A reflection on hurricanes\, schools\, and stakeholders
DESCRIPTION:On March 19\, 2021\, Cassandra Davis\, Research Assistant Professor of Public Policy at UNC\, will present “Moving from research to practice: A reflection on hurricanes\, schools\, and stakeholders” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2020-21 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. This year\, the CPC Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will be open to both CPC members and Social Epidemiology program members. \nAbstract: \nIn 2020 alone\, FEMA declared ten major disaster declarations due to a hurricane or tropical storm across eight states and one U.S. territory.  Research suggest that our current decade will see more hydrological hazards will greater intensity as compared to years prior. With this detrimental shift in our communities\, how will schools fare in supporting the academic and emotional needs of their students and educators. In this presentation\, Dr. Davis will share findings from her study that investigated the impact of hurricanes on educators and students in Texas and North Carolina. She will conclude with her process on engaging stakeholders at the regional\, state\, and federal levels. \nBio: \nCassandra R. Davis\, Ph.D.\, is a research professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on the environmental disruptions to schooling\, specifically the impact of natural disasters on low-income\, communities of color. Dr. Davis’ goal is to support educators\, community leaders\, and policymakers to improve responses\, preparedness\, and recovery in areas with the highest need. Her most recent project focus on the impact of COVID-19 on schooling communities and First-generation college students. From 2017-2020\, Dr. Davis received funding from the National Science Foundation to explore the impacts of Hurricanes Florence (2018)\, Harvey (2017)\, and Matthew (2016)\, on schools\, educators\, and students. Dr. Davis has also collaborated with school districts to assist them with understanding and applying best practice strategies on topics related to recovering from natural hazards\, improving graduation rates of underrepresented groups\, supporting students with learning differences\, identifying opportunity and achievement gaps amongst students\, assessing the quality of professional development training for school personnel\, and investigating ways to improving school-parent engagement. \nThis event will be held on Zoom. You can register here. We will post a recording after the talk. You can see previous events here.
URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/cassandra-davis/
CATEGORIES:2020-21 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars,Aging
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SUMMARY:Craig Hadley: Food insecurity and mental wellbeing: What role does culture play in explaining the association?
DESCRIPTION:On March 26\, 2021\, Craig Hadley\, Winship Distinguished Research Professor at Emory University\, will present “Food insecurity and mental wellbeing: What role does culture play in explaining the association?” as part of the Carolina Population Center’s 2020-21 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. This year\, the CPC Interdisciplinary Research Seminars will be open to both CPC members and Social Epidemiology program members. \nAbstract: \nUncertain access to food\, or food insecurity\, plagues low income households around the world and is especially prevalent and persistent in the Global South. Scores of studies have shown that food insecurity is consistently and robustly associated with poorer mental health. Scholars from public health nutrition and the social sciences have pitched two broad explanations for this association. One set of explanations links food insecurity to poor dietary quality which is posited to erode mental health.  A second set of explanations focuses on the social and cultural aspect of foods and suggests that food insecurity disallows individuals from achieving normative consumption behaviors\, which leads to stress and poor mental wellbeing. In this talk\, I discuss a project from Ethiopia and Brazil that attempts to tease apart these competing explanations and outline some of the challenges inherent in doing so. I conclude by offering some thoughts on how to meaningfully integrate culture into studies of health and wellbeing. \nBio: \nCraig Hadley is Professor of Anthropology at Emory University with research interests that center around the social and cultural production of health. He has worked in Tanzania and Ethiopia for two decades with a focus on carrying out mixed methods studies that explore the social determinants of health. He is increasingly interested in the ways in which the meaning people attribute to feelings\, objects\, and events impact their wellbeing. \nThis event will be held on Zoom. You can register here. We will post a recording after the talk. You can see previous events here.
URL:https://www.cpc.unc.edu/event/craig-hadley-tbd/
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