I devote particular attention to the role of family network ties, mapping kin composition, configuration, and dynamics within individuals’ social networks alongside changes in individual health. This work further develops the argument that social network properties and dynamics function as relatively overlooked dimensions of racial and socioeconomic inequalities in later life well-being. I analyze three waves of data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) to examine these topics using a population-based sample of older adults. My dissertation examines the intersection of personal social networks with three areas of social inequality: early life disadvantage, everyday discrimination, and physical and mental well-being. Personal Social Networks and Social Inequality Across the Life Course Health and health disparities social networks criminal justice system contact aging and the life course social inequality Committee:īenjamin Cornwell (chair), Vida Maralani, Erin York Cornwell Dissertation: I apply a range of quantitative methods to analyze longitudinal survey and administrative data to address these research topics. My research emphasizes the dynamic qualities of social relationships and how these contribute to and are produced by other stratification processes.

Conference Travel Grant, Cornell University Graduate School 2017-2018 Graduate Student Travel Grant, Cornell Population Center 2016-2018 Russell Sage Fellowship, Cornell University Graduate School 2014. My research uses a life course approach to examine the intersection of close social relationships and social inequality within several areas, including health, criminal justice contact, early life disadvantage, and neighborhood contexts. Goldman Contact Information 345 Uris Hall 85 Ithaca, NY Research. I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology with a minor in Demography.

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