Associate Research Scientist
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Amanda Sonnega, PhD, is an Associate Research Scientist in the Survey Research Center of the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan (UM), where she is responsible for integrating communication, outreach, and education efforts for the Health and Retirement Study. She received her doctorate through the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society at the Johns Hopkins University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship within the ISR program in Social Environment and Health. Dr. Sonnega has lectured in the UM School of Public Health on psychosocial factors in health-related behavior. Her research focuses on life course trajectories of physical and mental health; institutional and personal factors associated with vulnerability and resilience in aging individuals; and work transitions and their broad effects on health and well-being.
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Data and Initial Evidence: Occupational Characteristics and Later-Life Physical and Cognitive Health
Thursday, November 9, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
1 - Life Course Exposure to Risky Work Environments and Early Retirement Due to Disability
Thursday, November 9, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
Racial Disparities in Occupational Exposures and Later-Life Health
Friday, November 10, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET