Ichiro Kawachi
Professor of Social Epidemiology, HSPH Associate Professor of Medicine (Epidemiology), HMS
My research interests are focused on: (a) the social determinants of health– including macro-level determinants (e.g. income inequality, social capital), neighborhood contextual influences on health, and psychosocial predictors of cardiovascular disease (e.g. job stress, social networks/support, anxiety/depression); (b) analyses of socioeconomic and racial disparities in health; (c) prospective studies of healthy aging and quality of life; and (d) smoking and health.