Staff Profiles
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Margaret M. WedenSanta Monica Office Associate Social Scientist; Demographer EducationPh.D. in engineering and public policy, Johns Hopkins University; M.H.S. in biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health |
Research Focus
Population health; social inequalities in health; aging; health behaviors; adolescent risk behavior; public health disparities; vulnerable populations; tobacco use; work & health; social demography
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Links between Fertility and Obesity over Women's Life Course
- Childhood Health and Maternal Labor Force Outcomes
- Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Smoking Initiation and Cessation
Selected Publications
Weden, M.M., Kimbro, R., "Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Timing of First Marriage and Smoking Cessation", Journal of Marriage and the Famil 69(3) 878-887, 2007
Weden, M.M., Astone, N.M., Bishai, D., "Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Differences in Health-related Behavior Associated with Employment and Joblessness through Young Adulthood in the U.S.", Social Science & Medicine 62(2) 303-316, 2006
Weden, M.M., Zabin, L.S., "Gender and Ethnic Differences in the Co-occurrence of Adolescent Risk Behaviors", Ethnicity & Health 10(3) 221-241, 2005
Weden, M.M., Brown, R.A., "Historical and life course timing of the male mortality disadvantage in Europe: Epidemiologic transitions, evolution, and behavior", Social Biology (forthcoming) ,
Weden, M.M., Carpiano, R.M., Robert, S.A, "Perceived Neighborhood Quality, Census Tract Socioeconomic Characteristics, and Adult Health", Social Science & Medicine (forthcoming) ,
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