Mateo Farina, PhD

Recent Work

• Sociodemographic and Health Status Differences in Delaying Medical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Older Adults: Findings From the Health and Retirement Study

  During the COVID-19 Pandemic, adults in the United States reported delaying medical care, which may be tied risk of infection and local policies limiting appointment.

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• Do Liberal U.S. State Policies Maximize Life Expectancy?

  Declines in U.S. life expectancy since 2014 have rightly garnered widespread attention from researchers (e.g., Woolf & Schoomaker, 2019), the media (e.g., Christensen, 2019), and policymakers (e.g., H.R. 7035, 2018), while less attention has been paid to the dynamic trends in life expectancy across U.S. states.

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  COVID-19 Social Distancing Measures and Loneliness Among Older Adults

  Efforts should be made to help older adults maintain social connectedness with close others by virtual communication methods.

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• How Do State Policies Shape Experiences of Household Income Shocks and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

  The tremendous job loss and wage cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic raises concerns about the mental health of the population.

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• Racial and Educational Disparities in Dementia and Dementia-Free Life Expectancy

  We estimate life expectancy with and without dementia for Americans 65 years and older by education and race to examine how these stratification systems combine to shape disparities in later-life cognitive health.

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