Discipline(s):
Sociomedical Sciences, Sociology, Public Health
Area(s) of Expertise:
Health Sociology, Social Determinants of Physical and Mental Health, Health disparities, Social capital, Community conditions and well-being, Methods for examining local area contexts, Sociological theory
E-Mail:
carpiano@interchange.ubc.ca
Background:
Richard Carpiano, Ph.D., M.A., M.P.H. is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia. His research examines how socioeconomic conditions impact health and well-being, with a particular interest in understanding how local community conditions and social networks foster, maintain, and even constrain residents’ quality of life and health. Two of his current projects focused on these issues include an ethnographic study in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and a multi-level statistical analysis of Los Angeles County, California neighborhoods. In addition to this research, Richard is collaborating on a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to evaluate the population health impact of American Indian tribal casinos throughout the US. His other on-going projects focus on the importance of theory development in population health research, the relationship between social prestige and mortality, the measurement of neighborhood social and physical conditions for health research, and public conceptions of mental illness and their implications for mental health treatment-seeking. Richard completed his Ph.D. in Sociomedical Sciences from Columbia University in 2004. He received his B.A. and M.A. in Sociology from Baylor University and M.P.H. in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention from Case Western Reserve University.
Journal Articles:
Click here for a list of Richard Carpiano's available publications in PubMed.
