Emma Zang, PhD
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Research Summary
Health, Inequality, Demography, Quantitative Methods, China, Family
Extensive Research Description
As a demographer, my research interests lie at the intersection of health and aging, marriage and family, and inequality. My work aims to improve the understanding of 1) how early-life conditions affect later-life health outcomes; 2) the cohort patterns of fertility and mortality; 3) the impact of public policies on household members’ health outcomes; 4) social stratification and health.
I am also a quantitative methodologist. I am particularly interested in developing and evaluating methods to model trajectories and life transitions in order to better understand how demographic and socioeconomic inequalities shape the health and well-being of individuals from life course perspectives. My ongoing work explores 1) Bayesian approaches to modeling group-based trajectories, incorporating Bayesian Model Averaging techniques; 2) Bayesian approaches to making multi-state life tables using high-dimensional survey data; 3) evaluations of Age-Period-Cohort (APC) models.
My work has appeared in the American Journal of Sociology, Demography, Social Science & Medicine, Sociological Science, Social Indicators Research, and International Journal of Epidemiology.
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Selected Publications
- Patterns in Receiving Informal Help With Childcare Among U.S. Parents During the COVID-19 PandemicYang Y, Zang E, Calarco J. Patterns in Receiving Informal Help With Childcare Among U.S. Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Family Issues 2024 DOI: 10.1177/0192513x241257242.
- Social Determinants of Health and Delivery of Rehabilitation to Older Adults During ICU HospitalizationJain S, Murphy T, Falvey J, Leo-Summers L, O’Leary J, Zang E, Gill T, Krumholz H, Ferrante L. Social Determinants of Health and Delivery of Rehabilitation to Older Adults During ICU Hospitalization. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2410713. PMID: 38728030, PMCID: PMC11087837, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.10713.
- Upward Mobility Context and Health Outcomes and Behaviors during Transition to Adulthood: The Intersectionality of Race and Sex.Zang E, Tian M. Upward Mobility Context and Health Outcomes and Behaviors during Transition to Adulthood: The Intersectionality of Race and Sex. Journal Of Health And Social Behavior 2024, 221465231223944. PMID: 38279819, DOI: 10.1177/00221465231223944.
- Beyond parental wealth: Grandparental wealth and the transition to adulthoodZang E, Gibson-Davis C, Li H. Beyond parental wealth: Grandparental wealth and the transition to adulthood. Research In Social Stratification And Mobility 2023, 89: 100878. PMID: 38283595, PMCID: PMC10810034, DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2023.100878.
- Abstract 18589: Disparities in Low Cognitive Function Score and Mortality Risk Among Older Adults in the United StatesLu Y, Tian W, Li X, Wu Y, Liu Y, Chen K, Zang E, Herrin J, Krumholz H. Abstract 18589: Disparities in Low Cognitive Function Score and Mortality Risk Among Older Adults in the United States. Circulation 2023, 148: a18589-a18589. DOI: 10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.18589.
- Associations between dementia staging, neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms, and divorce or separation in late life: A case control studyMonin J, McAvay G, Zang E, Wyk B, Carrión C, Allore H. Associations between dementia staging, neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms, and divorce or separation in late life: A case control study. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0289311. PMID: 37585365, PMCID: PMC10431668, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289311.
- Sibling Spillovers: Having an Academically Successful Older Sibling May be More Important for Children in Disadvantaged Families.Zang E, Tan P, Cook P. Sibling Spillovers: Having an Academically Successful Older Sibling May be More Important for Children in Disadvantaged Families. American Journal Of Sociology 2023, 128: 1529-1571. PMID: 38298548, PMCID: PMC10828899, DOI: 10.1086/724723.