Margaret Hicken

Research Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine.
Research Assistant Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research.
Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center.
Lecturer, Epidemiology Department, School of Public Health.

Ph.D., Public Health, University of Michigan

Research Interests: Dr. Hicken studies racial inequalities in health, complex systems, gene-environment interactions, stress and environmental toxicants in health.

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Hicken explores association of gun violence, segregation and public health

PSC Researchers & Trainees presenting latest research findings at PAA 2019

Hicken et al. find neighborhood social context affects black kidney patients

Hicken's work links racism, chronic stress, and obesity

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Duchowny, Kate, Margaret Hicken, Peggy M. Cawthon, M. Maria Glymour, and Philippa J. Clarke. 2020. "Life course trauma and muscle weakness in older adults by gender and race/ethnicity: Results from the U.S. health and Retirement Study." SSM - Population Health, 11: 100587.

Hicken, Margaret, Hedwig Lee, Jeffrey Morenoff, James S. House, and David R. Williams. 2019. "Racial/ethnic Disparities in Hypertension Prevalence: Reconsidering the Role of Chronic Stress." In Community Health Equity: A Chicago Reader edited by Fernando De Maio, Raj C. Shah, MD, John Mazzeo, David A. Ansell, MD. University of Chicago Press.

Schmitz, Lauren, Courtney L. McCluney, Amanda Sonnega, and Margaret Hicken. 2019. "Policy Levers May Improve Older Workers' Perceptions of Their Psychosocial Work Environment: Research findings show that workplace policies can play a crucial role in the quality of older worker's health and job longevity." Generations, 43(3): 78-85.

Noppert, Grace A., Philippa J. Clarke, Margaret Hicken, and Mark L. Wilson. 2019. "Understanding the intersection of race and place: the case of tuberculosis in Michigan." BMC Public Health, 19(1): 1669.

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ACL-LIFE Life History Interview and Validation (NIA)

Nephrotic Syndrome Rare Disease Clinical Research Network III (NIDDK)

Racial/ethnic inequalities in poor birth outcomes: Clarifying the role of precarious work (EMD Serono, Inc)

Social support and reading level in cognitive aging among African Americans and Hispanics (Supplement) (NIA)

Racial inequalities in health throughout adulthood: The cumulative impact of neighborhood chemical and non-chemical stressors on epigenomic pathways (NIMHD)

The Interactive Roles of Neighborhood Characteristics and Genetic Risk in Racial Inequalities in CKD (NIDDK)

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