Office: 232 McNeil Building
University of Pennsylvania, Sociology Department
3718 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6298
Telephone: (215) 898-9162
Fax: (215) 573-1111
Email: popelo@pop.upenn.edu
Full CV

Alternate website: http://www.pop.upenn.edu/people/bios02/elo.html

Education:

1976  B.A., Political Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

1986  M.P.A., Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

1990  Ph.D., Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Research:

• Socioeconomic and racial/ethnic differences in health and mortality
• Family sociology
• Medical sociology
• Mathematical demography

Selected Publications:

Preston, S.H., I.T. Elo, M. Hill and I. Rosenwaike. 2003. The African American Population of the Unites States, 1930-1990. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Elo, I.T. 2007. Mortality: Transitions and Measures. Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, G. Ritzer, ed., Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, pp. 3096-3101.
Elo, I.T. 2001. "Mortality Crossover." Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. London: Elsevier Science Ltd.

Elo, I.T. and S.H. Preston. 2001. "The African American Population: 1930-1990." In Massey, Douglas and Elijah Anderson, eds. Problem of the Century: Racial Stratification in the U.S. at the Millennium. New York: Sage Press, pages 168-223.

Elo, I.T. 2000. "The Epidemiological Transition." In Department of Economic and Social Affairs. World Population Monitoring 1998: Health and Mortality: Selected Aspects. New York: United Nations, pages 94-109.

Elo, I.T. 1997. "Adult Mortality among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A Review of the Evidence." In K.S. Markides and M.R. Miranda, eds. Minorities, Aging and Health. Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage Publications, pages. 41-78.

Elo, I.T. and S.H. Preston. 1997. "Racial and Ethnic Differences in American Mortality at Older Ages." In L. Martin and B. Soldo, eds. Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, pages 10-42.

Perls, T. I. Kohler, S. Andersen, E. Schoenhofen, J. Pennington, R. Young, D. Terry, and I.T. Elo. Forthcoming. "Survival of Parents and Siblings of Supercentenarians. The Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences.

Bennett, I.M., J.F. Culhane, J.C. Coyne, L. Mathew, D. Webb, and I.T. Elo. Forthcoming. “Literacy and Depressive Symptomology in Pregnancy among Latinas with Limited English Proficiency.” American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

Elo, I.T., P. Martikainen and K.P Smith. 2006. “Socioeconomic Differentials in Mortality in Finland and the United States: The role of education and income.” European Journal of Population 22(2): 179- 203.

Preston, S.H. and I.T. Elo. 2006. “Black Mortality at Very Old Ages in Official US Life Tables: A Skeptical Appraisal. Population and Development Review 32(3): 557-565.

Bennett, IM, Culhane, JF, McColllum, KF, Elo, IT. 2006. “Unintended Rapid Repeat Pregnancy and Low Education Status: Any Role for Depression and Contraceptive Use.” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 194: 749-54.

Chung, E.K., K.F. McCollum, I.T. Elo, and J.F. Culhane. 2006. “Does Prenatal Care at Community- Based Health Centers Result in Infant Primary Care at These Sites? Ambulatory Pediatrics 6:25-31.

Messer, L.C., B.A. Laraia, J.S. Kaufman, J. Eyster, C. Holzman, J. Culhane, I.Elo, J.G. Burker, and P. O’Campo. 2006. “The Development of a Standardized Neighborhood Deprivation Index. Journal of
Urban Health 83(6):1041-62.

Lee, H.J., M.R. Rubio, I.T. Elo, E.K. Chung, K.F. McCollum, and J.F. Culhane. 2005. "Factors Associated with the Intention to Breastfeed among Low-income, Inner-city Pregnant Women." Maternal and Child Health Journal 9(3):253-261.

Elo, I.T. and G.L. Drevenstedt. 2005. "Cause-Specific Contributions to Sex Differences in Adult Mortality among Whites and African Americans between 1960 and 1995." Demographic Research.13: 485-520.

Culhane, J.F. and I.T. Elo. 2005. “Neighborhood Context and Reproductive Health.” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology192: S22-29.

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