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Philippa J. Clarke
Funded Research:
Does the Neighborhood Environment Modify Genetic Risk for Cognitive Decline? (NIA)
Understanding Social Disparities in Health and Aging (NIA)
Harmonization of Longitudinal Cross-National Surveys of Aging (NIA)
Youth, Education, and Society (YES) Study (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
Urban Built Environments and Trajectories of Disability Among Older Adults (CDC)
Research Affiliate, Population Studies Center.
Research Assistant Professor, Survey Research Center.
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Epidemiology
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Clarke, Philippa J., Jeffrey Morenoff, M. Debbink, E. Golberstein, Michael R. Elliott, and Paula M. Lantz. Forthcoming. "Cumulative Exposure to Neighborhood Context: Consequences for Health Transitions over the Adult Life Course." Research on Aging. NIHMSID: NIHMS424437. DOI.
Latham, Kenzie, and Philippa J. Clarke. Forthcoming. "The Role of Neighborhood Safety in Recovery from Mobility Limitations: Findings from a National Sample of Older Americans (1996-2008)." Research on Aging. NIHMSID: NIHMS395920. DOI.
Clarke, Philippa J., V. Marshall, and David Weir. 2012. "Unexpected retirement from full time work after age 62: consequences for life satisfaction in older Americans." European Journal of Ageing, 9(3): 207-219. DOI. Abstract.
Clarke, Philippa J., Jennifer Ailshire, James S. House, Jeffrey Morenoff, Katherine E. King, R. Melendez, and Kenneth M. Langa. 2012. "Cognitive function in the community setting: the neighbourhood as a source of 'cognitive reserve'?" Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66(8): 730-6. PMCID: PMC3387518. DOI. Abstract.
Clarke, Philippa J., Jennifer Ailshire, James S. House, Jeffrey Morenoff, Katherine E. King, Robert Melendez, and Kenneth M. Langa. 2012. "Cognitive Function in the Community Setting: The Neighborhood as ‘Cognitive Reserve'?" Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66(8): 730-736. PMCID: PMC3387518. DOI. Abstract.
Clarke, Philippa J., Jennifer Ailshire, E.R. Nieuwenhuijsen, and M.W. de Kleijn-de Vrankrijker. 2011. "Participation among adults with disability: the role of the urban environment." Social Science & Medicine, 72(10): 1674-1684. PMCID: PMC3101873. DOI. Abstract.
Clarke, Philippa J., Vanessa Blount, and Angela Colantonio. 2011. "Cognitive Impairment Predicts Fatal Incident Stroke: Findings from a National Sample of Older Adults." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59(8): 1490-1496. DOI. Abstract.
Clarke, Philippa J., and Jacqui Smith. 2011. "Aging in a Cultural Context: Cross-national Differences in Disability and the Moderating Role of Personal Control Among Older Adults in the United States and England." Journals of Gerontology Series B - Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 66(4): 457-467. PMCID: PMC3132269. DOI. Abstract.
Clarke, Philippa J., Victor W. Marshall, James S. House, and Paula M. Lantz. 2011. "The Social Structuring of Mental Health over the Adult Life Course: Advancing Theory in the Sociology of Aging." Social Forces, 89(4): 1287-1313. PMCID: PMC3210581. Abstract.
Clarke, Philippa J., Jennifer Ailshire, Robert Melendez, Michael Bader, and Jeffrey Morenoff. 2010. "Using Google Earth to conduct a neighborhood audit: Reliability of a virtual audit instrument." Health & Place, 16(6): 1224-1229. PMCID: PMC2952684. DOI. Abstract.