Kenzie Mintus
@KenzieMintusPhD
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Associate Professor of Sociology at IU Indy. Research interests include health, aging, and disability.
Indianapolis, IN
Joined June 2012
Coincidentally, my summer plans include working on my book manuscript: Growing Old at Home: How Age-Friendly Communities and Policies Keep Us Healthy & Connected. I argue that we can redesign our neighborhood environments to reduce loneliness/isolation among older adults.
NEW: Today, I released a Surgeon General's Advisory on the epidemic of loneliness and isolation facing our country, the destructive impacts it has on our collective health, and the extraordinary healing power of our relationships. https://t.co/P9RnZkLr6G
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In honor of #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities Learn about the strong associations between childhood disabilities and maternal health outcomes among low SES families: https://t.co/EOqeLwDxRS By @LaurinBixby
@SociologyatPenn @ASAMedSoc
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New study shows that experiencing incarceration or homelessness—alone or together—is associated with earlier cognitive aging and dementia risk compared to those who experienced neither. - DW Hanes and S Clouston in The Gerontologist [HRS data, 1998–2018] https://t.co/k0RLaDURdD
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I've used this space for over a dozen years to connect with colleagues and friends. It was instrumental to me as an ECR. I have met so many wonderful people on here. I hope we can continue to connect over at Bluesky (or LinkedIn).
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Grandparents help grandkids in many ways, but the reverse may be true too. Less loneliness and better mental health seen among those who see or care for grandchildren often, according to new research from @UM_IHPI and @UMichSPH prof Kate Bauer:
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Less loneliness and better mental health seen among those who see or care for grandchildren often
Social isolation among older adults has gotten a lot of attention - including from @Surgeon_General. Our new poll suggests that grandchildren can play a key role: https://t.co/0bndENfrCo
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#JGSSAdvAccess research by Eun Young Choi & @DrAilshire finds that stressful neighborhood environments accelerate epigenetic aging, with deprivation, disorder, & low social cohesion linked to faster aging. @geronsociety @OUPMedicine
https://t.co/ovyiw2r7RG
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AbstractObjectives. Exposure to stressful neighborhood environments is a well-established risk factor for health deterioration and premature death. However
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📚🚀New work! Using time diary data, we find that 74% of U.S. older adults are actively engaged in social and productive activities, linked to better health. Yet, Black women benefit the least. Check out the paper below! @GeronMedia @geronsociety
https://t.co/2KymUQqBzG
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New work from MiCDA @umisr @UM_SRC affiliate Vicki Freedman et al in The Gerontologist (@geronmedia) Caregiving Trajectories and Unmet Care Needs in Later Life https://t.co/e5KmCkGJm6
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AbstractBackground and Objectives. The evolution of care networks accompanying older adults’ changing care needs—and implications for unmet care needs—are
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Most older adults live on fixed, often modest incomes, with budgets that can’t withstand rapid cost increases. But going without needed care can jeopardize their safety *and* put additional pressure on #familycaregivers to fill the gaps. #LTSS #inflation
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In recent years, American households have faced challenges from inflation, with prices surging for much of 2021 and 2022. And inflation has not solely impacted trips to the grocery store or the gas...
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I'm prepping for my place and health graduate seminar, and I am reminded of my most liked post. Social capital, will we ever truly know thee?
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New work from MiCDA @umisr @umichsph @um_psychology @UM_SRC @UM_PSC @RCGD_ISR affiliates Ketlyne Sol, Jacqui Smith, @EpiKobayashi, Laura Zahodne et al in @GeronMedia Interpersonal, Community & Societal Stressors Mediate Black-White Memory Disparities https://t.co/9pZUOGgYhj
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AbstractObjectives. Structural racism creates contextual stressors that disproportionately affect Black, relative to White, older adults in the United Stat
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🚨POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY: @UM_PSC is offering two @NIHAging-funded T32 postdoc awards for research on aging. Please share! @umisr Info: https://t.co/PhpIEe6dTu Apply via interfolio by Dec. 1, 2024: https://t.co/hxF2X4IC7U
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New work from MiCDA @umisr @UM_SRC affiliate Vicki Freedman in Innovation in Aging Examining Care Network Characteristics in Older Adults' Relocation to Residential Care Settings https://t.co/cnDJLKCDAM
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AbstractBackground and Objectives. When older adults face increasing care needs or limited support, remaining safely and comfortably at home becomes challe
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.@ShangYongxin & @spattersearch used @NHATS_NSOC to describe the prevalence of having someone as both a confidant and a caregiver for older adults and examine its association with subjective well-being
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AbstractObjectives. Older adults rely on personal networks for different types of support. Given shifts in family composition in later adulthood, more work
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I’m happy to share our new study on grandparenting and physical activity! We found that greater grandparenting intensity is linked w/ less physical activity. We also found racial/SES disparities and discussed these implications for families. Available now:
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Objective: The aim of this study was to examine a continuum of grandparenting intensity and its association with physical activity using three perspectives: gra...
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White physicians shun Medicaid patients New study shows that Black and Latino physicians are bearing a disproportionate burden caring for patients most in need, with these physicians far likelier to accept Medicaid than their white peers. Link: https://t.co/Nl1NeWhnA1
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Life course scholars et al., a great opportunity to learn about the strategies and challenges on comparative life course research @cwrusociology Free to register!
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📢New brief featuring CAPS affiliates, @scottdlandes, @smonnat & coauthor finds US adults w self-care disability report lower levels of happiness & meaning in life than those without self-care disability. Read more in the #SULerner @CAPS_research brief: https://t.co/x8jqhqVNbr
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#IAPHS2024 Plenary speaker Eileen Crimmins puts US life expectancy in context with the rest of the world. We are "not just the bottom of the pack, we're not even in the pack" despite tremendous spending on healthcare.
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Link to chapter: https://t.co/lXhkTej0bk Thank you to Sara Green, Allison Carey, Heather Dillaway, Carrie Shandra, and Alexis Bender for nominating our work, and additional thanks to all those involved in putting together a phenomenal volume of RSSD.
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