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Kenzie Latham-Mintus
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Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies of Sociology at Indiana University Indianapolis (IUI). Associate Editor at #JGSS. Research interests include health, aging, and disability. #sociology #medsoc #gerontology
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🚨 New paper forthcoming in Demography 🚨 Drawing on the weathering hypothesis, we document staggering racialized gaps across 3 measures of biological aging, showing that these gaps are linked to inequities in life course social & economic exposures, inc wealth. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

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A unionized career has substantial benefits for physical health in older adulthood. Really excited to see this article out in JHSB, a great collaboration with Xiaowen Han, Jeylan Mortimer, and @zparolin.bsky.socialt.co/35cWsz7OHW

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I wanted to post something & start contributing to this new space. I figured I'd share the small group activity we did in my #MedSoc class today. We spent time going over social science research & writing in preparation for their final projects. This activity focused on when and why we cite.

PowerPoint slide with text. Title: Small Group Activity: When and Why to CITE

Body: Directions: In small groups (or individually), read the following paragraph about childhood asthma in the United States. As a group, decide which sentences need a citation and discuss why. We’ll discuss as a group

(1) Childhood asthma has been deemed an epidemic by medical professionals in the United States. (2) In the United States, asthma rates among children nearly doubled between 1980 and 1995. (3) Asthma is one of the top causes of hospitalizations among children under age 15 years. (4) Black children are more likely to be diagnosed with asthma than their White peers. (5) Childhood asthma is associated with worse health and lowered socioeconomic status in adulthood. (6) Social determinants of health such as environmental factors and socioeconomic status are thought to contribute to the differences in childhood asthma rates among Black and white children. (7) This paper will examine the major soci
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Kenzie Latham-Mintus
@kenziemintusphd.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies of Sociology at Indiana University Indianapolis (IUI). Associate Editor at #JGSS. Research interests include health, aging, and disability. #sociology #medsoc #gerontology
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