Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Sociology
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2018 - Present
Sociology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Research Professor of Global Health
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2018 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
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2025 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center
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2010 - Present
Duke Population Research Center,
Duke Population Research Institute
Recent Publications
Hidden Heterogeneity: How the White Racial Category Masks Interethnic Health Inequality.
Journal Article Demography · February 2025 Inequality research has often used non-Hispanic Whites as the reference category in measuring U.S. racial and ethnic health disparities, with less attention paid to diversity among Whites. Immigration patterns over the last several decades have led to grea ... Full text Open Access CiteDoes an Immigrant Health Advantage Exist Among US Whites? Evidence from a Nationally-Representative Examination of Mental and Physical Well-Being.
Journal Article Journal of immigrant and minority health · October 2024 This study examines whether an immigrant health advantage exists among US Whites, a group often used as a reference category in research on racial and ethnic health disparities. Using recent data from the National Health Interview Survey (2019-2022), I dis ... Full text Open Access CiteRacial and gender differences in discrimination and psychological distress among young adults.
Journal Article Social science & medicine (1982) · August 2024 Racial and gender differences in the effects of discrimination on health are well-established. The evidence has derived largely from studies of older adults, with less attention paid to younger adults. The current study takes an intersectional approach to ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
2022 Census Study
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services · 2022 - 2023ACCESS Arab American Research Initiative
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services · 2016 - 2018Thriving after Surviving: Strategies for Improving Muslim Refugee Student Outcomes
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by William T. Grant Foundation · 2018 - 2018View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Texas, Austin ·
2001
Ph.D.
University of Texas, Austin ·
1997
M.A.
Midwestern State University ·
1995
B.A.