Overview
Robert A. Hummer is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Population Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on social and demographic determinants of U.S. adult mortality, health disparities by race/ethnicity, education, and religion, and the sociology of population health.
Key Contributions / Features
- Long-term black-white mortality trends (Masters, Hummer et al. 2014): Senior author of APC analysis establishing cohort-based narrowing of the black-white mortality gap post-WWII; documented breast cancer disparity widening and heart disease stalling.
- Religious involvement and U.S. adult mortality (Hummer et al. 1999, Demography): Documented a 7-year LE advantage for weekly religious service attenders vs. non-attenders, one of the most cited studies on religion and health.
- Educational gradient in mortality (Montez, Hummer et al. 2011): Trends in the educational gradient of U.S. adult mortality 1986–2006 by race, gender, and age group.
- Living and Dying in the USA (Rogers, Hummer, and Nam 2000): Standard reference on behavioral, health, and social differentials of adult mortality.
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