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Education:
B.A. Journalism (major), Russian, Global Studies (minors)
University of Iowa, 1982
M.A. Sociology
University of Iowa, 1985
Ph.D. Sociology and Demography
Princeton University, 1991
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Demography and Aging
Carolina Population Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Interests:
Social Epidemiology,
Health Disparities, Minority Aging, Program
Evaluation, Service Learning
Active Research:
Co-Investigator:
Longitudinal Study of Mexican American Elderly Health. National
Institute on Aging, Kyriakos S. Markides (PI).
Selected Publications:
Rudkin, L. Gender
Differences in Economic Well-Being among the Elderly of Java.
Demography, 30(2):209-226, 1993.
Rudkin, L.
Dependency Status and Happiness with Old Age on Java. The
Gerontologist, 34(2):214-223, 1994.
Rudkin, L.,
Markides, K.S., and Espino, D.V. Functional Limitations in Elderly
Mexican Americans. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, 12(3):38-46,
1997.
Pebley, A.R. and Rudkin, L. Grandparents Caring for
Grandchildren: What Do We Know? Journal of Family Issues,
20(2):218-242, 1999.
Ostir, G.V.,
Carlson, J.E., Black, S.A., Rudkin, L., Goodwin, J.S., and Markides, K.S.
Disability in Older Adults 1: Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences.
Behavioral Medicine, 1999.
Wu, Z. and Rudkin,
L. Social Contacts, Socioeconomic Status, and the Health Status of Older
Malaysians. The Gerontologist,
40(2):228-234, 2000.
Rudkin, L. and
Markides, K.S. Measuring the Socioeconomic Status of Elderly
People in Health Studies with Special Focus on Minority Elderly.
Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 7:53-66, 2001.
Patel,
K.V., Eschbach, K., Rudkin, L., Peek, M.K., and Markides, K.S.
Neighborhood Context and Self-Rated Health in Older Mexican Americans.
Annals of Epidemiology, 13:1-9, 2003.
Stimpson, J.,
Peek, M.K., Rudkin, L., and Masel, M. Shared Health Behaviors
Among Older Mexican American Spouses. American Journal of
Health Behavior, 30(5):495-502, 2006.
Masel, M., Peek,
M.K., and Rudkin, L. Acculturation and Health Behaviors among
Older Mexican Americans. American Journal of Health Behavior,
30(6):684-699, 2006.
Sullivan, J.,
Murillo, M., Petronella, S., Brooks, E., Rudkin, L., and Ward, J. Using
Participatory Action Research Methods to Troubleshoot Communication
Issues in an NIEHS Environmental Justice Partnerships Project.
Texas Public Health Association Journal, 59(2):45-48, 2007.
Biography:
Dr.
Rudkin is a social epidemiologist and demographer with a primary
research interest in the influence of social factors on health
outcomes. She has investigated gender differences in the experience of old age, changing patterns of
intergenerational relationships, and the health benefits of social
support systems for elderly persons in both developing and developed
country contexts. She also conducts applied research and was a
co-investigator for a community-based intervention focused on reducing
lead poisoning and asthma complications among young children in a
low-income Hispanic neighborhood.
Dr.
Rudkin has taught multiple courses in the area of social and population
health sciences in the PMCH and Public Health curricula. She is the
course director for Prevention and Public Health, a core required
course in the PMCH and Clinical Science curricula. She also directs the
Community Health Practice sequence in the Public Health Program.
Those courses provide students an introduction to public health practice
and culminate in a service learning opportunity at a community based
site.
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