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The Center for Research and Evaluation in the Social Sciences, meet the College of Social Sciences' newest Center!
The Office for the Study of Equity in Health (OSEH) aims to improve the health and well-being of historically marginalized communities. Our work focuses on identifying and addressing social determinants of health and healthcare assessibility.
The Office for the Study of Equity in Health (OSEH) aims to improve the health and well-being of historically marginalized communities. Our work focuses on identifying and addressing social determinants of health and healthcare assessibility.
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Recent Work
Mossakowski, K., & Darrah-Okike, J. (in press). Why does local identity influence mental health among university students in Hawai ‘i?. Journal of American college health, 1-10.
Abrigo, M. R., Halliday, T. J., & Molina, T. (2022). Expanding health insurance for the elderly of the Philippines. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 37(3), 500-520.
Juarez, R., Siegal, N., & Maunakea, A. K. (2022). The effects of COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Hawaii. Vaccines, 10(5), 773.
Juarez, R., Phankitnirundorn, K., Okihiro, M., & Maunakea, A. K. (2022). Opposing Role of Trust as a Modifier of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in an Indigenous Population. Vaccines, 10(6), 968.
Pacheco, M., Agner, J. L., Meyers, T. K., Franco, J., Barile, J. P., Kaholokula, J. K., & Baldwin, J. A. (in press). Health outcomes and healthcare utilization of Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders living with HIV in Hawaiʻi: A mixed-methods study. Ethnicity & Health.
Mossakowski, K. N. (2021). Does Japanese Identity Buffer Stress or Intensify Symptoms of Depression Associated with Discrimination in Hawai ‘i?. Hawai'i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 80(11), 270.
Zhang, W., Walkover, M., & Wu, Y. Y. (2021). The challenge of COVID-19 for adult men and women in the United States: disparities of psychological distress by gender and age. Public Health, 198, 218-222.
Halliday, T., Mazumder, B., & Wong, A. (2021). Intergenerational mobility in self-reported health status in the US. Journal of Public Economics, 193, 104307.
Guerin, R. J., Barile, J. P., Thompson, W. W., McKnight-Eily, L. R. & Okun, A. H. (2021). Investigating the impact of job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic on physical and mental health outcomes among U.S. adults. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 63, e571-e579.
Wu, Y. Y., Walkover, M., & Zhang, W. (2021). Trends in psychological distress and COVID-19 incidence across 15 US metropolitan statistical areas in 2020. Social Science & Medicine, 285, 114285.
Zhang, W., Liu, S., Zhang, K., & Wu, B. (2020). Neighborhood social cohesion, resilience, and psychological well-being among Chinese older adults in Hawai’i. The Gerontologist, 60(2), 229-238.
Yahirun, J. J., Sheehan, C. M., & Mossakowski, K. N. (2020). Depression in later life: The role of adult children’s college education for older parents’ mental health in the United States. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 75(2), 389-402.
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