Arline T. Geronimus
Research Professor, Population Studies Center.
Coordinator, Public Health Demography, Population Studies Center.
Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education.
Coordinator, Public Health Demography, Population Studies Center.
Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education.
Sc.D., Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health
Research Interests: Dr. Geronimus’ research interests include understanding the social and biological mechanisms that mediate racial disparities in health along the full pathway from the environmental to the cellular level: cultural influences on population variation in family structure and age-at-first birth; the effects of poverty, institutionalized discrimination, and residential areas on health; the strategies used by marginalized communities to mitigate the harmful health effects of poverty and structural racism; and the perturbations public policies sometimes cause in these autonomous protections.
arline@umich.edu
734-763-2460
News & Announcements
Geronimus quoted in the Economist on racial gap in life expectancy
Geronimus, Bound, Timpe et al. find opioid epidemic alone didn't cause life expectancy decline
PSC Researchers & Trainees presenting latest research findings at PAA 2019
Geronimus' research featured in the National Geographic Magazine
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