Overview
Epidemiologist and demographer at the University of Michigan School of Public Health (Department of Health Management and Policy). Studies immigrant health, nativity differentials in mortality, and health disparities.
Key Contributions / Features
- Co-author of Engelman et al. (2017) on nativity differences in work disability and SSDI receipt.
- Lead author of Mehta et al. (2016) "Life expectancy among U.S.-born and foreign-born older adults in the United States" (Demography 53:1109–1134): using linked Social Security and Medicare data, estimated origin-specific LE at 65, showing particularly low old-age mortality for East Asian immigrants.
- Co-author of Mehta and Elo (2012) "Migrant selection and the health of U.S. immigrants from the Former Soviet Union" (Demography 49:425–447): documented that former Soviet Union immigrants have distinct health profiles relative to other foreign-born groups, reflecting refugee composition and Soviet collapse exposure.
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