Sarah Burgard
Funded Research:
Bad Jobs and Health: Do Negative Work Exposures Work Together - WLS (NIA)
Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Michigan.
Research Assistant Professor, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
Co-Director, Postdoctoral Program, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, University of Michigan.
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Burgard's research interests focus on the way systems of stratification and inequality impact the health of people and populations. She currently studies racial/ethnic and gender-based disparities in working conditions and occupational careers, the effect of these inequalities on health, and the impact of an individual's working life on the well-being of other family members. She also examines racial/ethnic and socioeconomic determinants of children's health in South Africa and Brazil.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Burgard, Sarah, and Susan Lee-Rife. 2009. "Community characteristics, sexual initiation, and condom use among young black South Africans." Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 50(3): 293-309.
Nicklett, Emily J., and Sarah Burgard. 2009. "Downward Social Mobility and Major Depressive Episodes Among Latino and Asian-American Immigrants to the United States." American Journal of Epidemiology, 170(6): 793-801. DOI:10.1093/aje/kwp192. Licensed Access.
Burgard, Sarah, Jennie Brand, and James S. House. 2009. "Perceived job insecurity and worker health in the United States." Social Science & Medicine, 69(5): 777-85. DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.06.029. Licensed Access.
Brand, Jennie, and Sarah Burgard. 2008. "Job Displacement and Social Participation: Findings for a Cohort of Joiners." Social Forces, 87(1) 211-242. DOI:10.1353/sof.0.0083. Licensed Access.
Song, S., and Burgard, Sarah. 2008. "Does son preference influence children's growth in height? A comparative study of Chinese and Filipino children." Population Studies-a Journal of Demography, 62(3): 305-320. DOI:10.1080/00324720802313553. Public Access. Worldcat.
Burgard, Sarah, Jennie Brand, and James S. House. 2007. "Toward a Better Estimation of the Effect of Job Loss on Health." Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 48: 369-384. Licensed Access.
Burgard, Sarah, and D.J. Treiman. 2006. "Trends and Racial Differences in Infant Mortality in South Africa." Social Science and Medicine, 62(5): 1126-1137. DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.07.025. Licensed Access.
Sastry, Narayan, and Sarah Burgard. 2005. "The prevalence of diarrheal disease among Brazilian children: trends and differentials from 1986 to 1996." Social Science & Medicine, 60(5): 911-1163. DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.06.051. Licensed Access.
Burgard, Sarah, Susan Cochran, and Vickie Mays. 2005. "Alcohol and Tobacco Use Patterns among Heterosexually and Homosexually Experienced California Women." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 77(1): 61-70. DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.07.007. Licensed Access.
Burgard, Sarah. 2004. "Factors associated with contraceptive use in late- and post-apartheid South Africa." Studies in Family Planning, 35(2): 91-104. DOI:10.1111/j.1728-4465.2004.00011.x. Licensed Access.
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