Losing a family member is stressful, especially if that person is a household member. Since Black people are both more likely to live in a home that includes extended family members and also face lower life expectancy than White people, former Bell Fellow and current visiting scientist Angela Dixon set out to explore the impacts of this increased likelihood of exposure to the death of a household member among Black…
A cross-national look at the health impacts of perceived healthcare discrimination in the rapidly aging populations of the U.S. and Brazil
As populations continue to grow and live longer, their reliance on healthcare systems to help them prevent and treat the illnesses and disabilities associated with aging will also continue to grow. In order to support healthy aging within a society, it is imperative that barriers to healthcare access are minimized. Perceived healthcare discrimination is one such barrier that is worthy of deeper exploration, and now recent Harvard Bell Fellows Angela…
Harvard Pop Center welcomes new cohort of David E. Bell postdoctoral fellows
The fall semester has arrived, and so has the 2018-2020 cohort of Harvard Bell Fellows. We are very pleased to have Leslie Adams, Emilie Courtin, and Angela Dixon join us at the Harvard Pop Center. Learn more about these accomplished individuals and their research aspirations.