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Zhenmei Zhang
zhangz12@msu.edu
(419)372-8054
Curriculum vita
Assistant Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2003
Dr. Zhang’s research addresses population health and the demography of aging with a strong focus on morbidity and mortality.
Her work has looked at differences in chronic health problems, disability, and morbidity across race, ethnicity, nativity,
and education. In addition, she is also interested in the effects of childlessness on the psychological well-being of older
persons.
Recent Publications:
Hayward, M. D., E. M. Crimmins, and Z. Zhang. (In Press). "Consequences of Educational Change for the Burden of Chronic Health
Problems in the Population." In The Distribution of Private and Public Resources across Generations, edited by Anne H. Gauthier, Cyrus Chu, and Shripad Tuljapurkar. Oxford University Press.
Hayward, M.D., E.M. Crimmins, and Z. Zhang. 2001 “Consequences of Educational Change for the Burden of Chronic Health Problems
in the Population.” In The Distribution of Private and Public Resources across Generations, edited by Anne H. Gauthier, Cyrus Chu, and Shripad Tuljapurkar. Oxford University Press.
Zhang, Zhenmei and M.D. Hayward. 2001. “Childlessness and the Psychological Well-Being of Older Persons.” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 56B:S311-320.
Hayward, M.D. and Zhenmei Zhang. 2001. "The Demographic Revolution in Population Aging: A Century of Change, 1950-2050." Pp.
69-85 in Robert K. Binstock and Linda K. George (Eds.), Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Fifth Edition. New York: Academic Press.
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