Jennifer Kane

sociologist and demographer at @UCIsociology studying social inequality, families, and health disparities. Views are my own.

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

A major investigation by @USATODAY last year concluded that “the US is the most dangerous place in the developed world to deliver a baby.” https://t.co/rMHOgT2fHV

[Jennifer Ailshire @ProfAilshire]

**Session 26 Flash Session: Neighborhood Processes in Health** at 10:30am in Lonestar A. (I heard a rumor there will be Voodoo doughnuts and coffee in addition to the excellent population research!) #PAA2019
@GBostean @jennbkane

[The MCUAAAR @TheMCUAAAR]

"The toxic stress that racial and ethnic minorities experience-regardless of economic or social success-can erode their physical health." @umisr Arline Geronimus' research @UM_PSC @umichsph in the current issue of @NatGeoMag https://t.co/QjzUGHQCbL

[Whitney R. Robinson @WhitneyEpi]

Ever wondered what #SDOH “Social Determinants of Health” actually means?

Here’s a nice primer from a medical perspective.

#PopHealthRT ⁦#PopHealth2018 @ia4phs⁩

HT ⁦@kaydeeye⁩ https://t.co/iGYvDgLvwB

[UCI Social Sciences @ucisocsci]

So proud to be part of @UCIrvine and efforts campus-wide that make us the #7 best public university in the U.S.!

#zotzotzot #anteaterpride @UofCalifornia

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

Watch the income distribution in America change
#ASA18

[Penn State PRI (@pop.psu.edu🦋) @psupopresearch]

PRI research associate Alexis Santos estimated a death toll of 1139 people as a result of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, in comparison to 64 which is the official count. His research was published in @JAMA_current: https://t.co/kHaoNuAjGQ

[UCI Social Sciences @ucisocsci]

A mother's teenage smoking habit is the key risk factor for delivering a low-birth-weight baby, @UCIrvine sociologist @jennbkane finds in new @socscimed study. Adverse natal outcomes linked to intergenerational health & socioeconomic disadvantages.

More: https://t.co/B6YDU6TFTQ

[Stuart Gietel-Basten (@stuartgb.bsky.social) @stuartbasten]

Interesting piece on maternal mortality in PNG : "My mother was lucky to survive giving birth to me in Papua New Guinea" | Olive Oa https://t.co/QX60taQMjb

[@ia4phs @ia4phs]

The little-known source of funding for pre-docs, this week on our blog. #gradlife
#phdlife #gradschool https://t.co/o7JHVkihcl

[@ia4phs @ia4phs]

Today on our blog, @nkravitzwirtz and Margaret Hicken introduce "Social Science & Medicine" journal's special issue on racism and health inequalities. #populationhealth #racism #healthequity @BioSocialMethod @UM_SRC @umsir https://t.co/K8fQ3POgpy

[Social Forces @SF_Journal]

Christina Gibson-Davis, public policy and sociology at Duke and Christine Percheski, sociologist at Northwestern and @SF_Journal contributor, on "Why the Wealth Gap Hits Families the Hardest" in today's @nytimes
https://t.co/bi9uYqfGI2

[Richard Alba @albamoore1]

New issue of The Annals on "What census data miss about American diversity," edited with former Census Bureau Director Ken Prewitt. Great papers!
https://t.co/OXIBn2tjuG

[David Brady (@davebrady72.bsky.social) @DaveBrady72]

Mark Rank offers a compelling argument about the long term costs of child poverty for US as a whole. Highly recommend! https://t.co/lVizjQIbMs

[Penn State PRI (@pop.psu.edu🦋) @psupopresearch]

PRI associate Jennifer Van Hook argues the 2020 U.S. Census should not ask the citizenship question. Her expert opinion... https://t.co/708kiQzBQM

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

Book Review: To Address Pressing Public Health Issues, Look Upstream #publichealth https://t.co/taoZscruxZ

[Social Forces @SF_Journal]

David Grusky, Stanford Sociologist and William Julius Wilson, Harvard Sociologist, comment on pathbreaking new study showing sons of rich black families fare no better than sons of working- class whites in today's @nytimes
https://t.co/UNvDkTdkrN

[Jennifer Kane @jennbkane]

Three days of learning about new, mind-blowing science @KavliFrontiers of Science! What a privilege! #KavliFrontiers @theNASciences