Discipline(s):
Sociology

Area(s) of Expertise:
Social Stratification, Health, Social Policy, Statistics and Methods, Demography

E-Mail:
kstrully@albany.edu

Background:
Kate Strully received her Ph.D. in sociology from New York University in 2005. Her research seeks to understand the causal pathways responsible for economic disparities in health, particularly how health influences—and is influenced by—social position. Additionally, her research seeks to understand how social programs and policies (ranging from Medicaid to TANF to special education) mediate relationships between socioeconomic status and health. In this vein, her dissertation is concerned with the relationship between job loss, unemployment, and health. The project works to understand the health consequences of job disruptions, whether these consequences vary depending on macroeconomic forces, and whether income transfer programs (primarily unemployment insurance) reduce the health consequences of job loss and unemployment. As a Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar, she plans to investigate disparities in well being across marital status and family structure.

Journal Articles:
Click here for a list of Kate Strully's available publications in PubMed.

Books:

Conley, D, Strully, KW and Bennett, NG. The Starting Gate: Health and Life Chances Across Generations. University of California Press, 2003