Michal Engelman
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Expert on social, economic, racial/ethnic, and geographic disparities in life expectancy and health at older ages.
Associate Professor, Sociology; Director, Wisconsin Longitudinal Study College of Letters and Science Work: 608-262-9856 — Home and cell phones available upon request mengelman@wisc.edu Home page Twitter: @EngelmanMichal
Topics
- How do social and economic experiences in early life and adulthood influence health at older ages?
- How do economic inequality, racism, and geographic isolation shape differences in mortality and health across populations?
- How do experiences of migration and integration shape the health of foreign-born populations?
Achievements
- Director, Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS). The longest-running American study of health and aging, it follows Wisconsin's 1957 high school graduates, their siblings and spouses.
- Training Director, Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA). Provide education and professional development to students and postdoctoral researchers studying population health and aging.
- Research, publish, and teach about social, economic, racial/ethnic, and geographic disparities in health.