Assistant Professor Yen-Tyng Chen talks about how the SARS outbreak personally impacted her interest in public health, and shares how her experiences during her Ph.D. studies inspired her personal and intellectual interests in how race and built environments have huge impacts on health disparities.
Topic
life expectancy
Research: Differences in Marriage and Romantic Involvement among Older African Americans
Although marriage decline is universal, African Americans show the steepest decline, which has important health implications.