Biography
I am an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Schroeder Center for Health Policy at the College of William and Mary. My research investigates how social inequalities and institutions shape patterns of health outcomes and health disparities, particularly for racial and ethnic minority populations and recent immigrants.
Broadly, I teach and research topics related to race and ethnicity, international migration, medical sociology, computational methods, and social causes of health and illness.
Interests
- Health Inequalities
- Social Policy
- Race and Ethnicity
- Immigration
Education
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PhD in Sociology, 2016
Boston University
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BA in Sociology, 2004
Trinity University
Recent Publications
(2024).
How Education Shapes Indigenous Health Inequalities in the USA and Mexico.
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
(2022).
Diminished Returns in Europe: Socioeconomic Status and Ethno-Racial Health Disparities Across 30 Countries in the European Social Survey.
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
(2022).
The Missing Mortality Advantage for European Immigrants to the United States in the Early Twentieth Century.
Demography.
(2022).
European Immigration and Patterns of Intra- and Interracial Mortality Inequality in the United States, 1900 to 1960.
Socius.
(2021).
Changing Boundaries of Whiteness? Demographic and Social Determinants of Middle Eastern and North African Marriage Trends in the United States.
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
Teaching
I regularly teach the following courses at the College of William and Mary:
- SOCL 352: Research Design
- SOCL 362: Sociology of Health and Medicine
- SOCL 412: Social Inequality and Health
- SOCL 494W: Health and Society Senior Capstone
Contact
- ebakhtiari@wm.edu
- 100 Ukrop Way, Williamsburg, VA 23185