Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience: The University of Chicago

Center Faculty

Kathleen Cagney, Ph.D

5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 2007, Rm. W249
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Phone: 773-834-3924
Fax: 773-702-1979

Faculty

Kathleen Cagney

Position

Assistant Professor (Health Services Research)
Faculty Associate of the Department of Comparative Human Development

PhD (Health Services Research), 1998, Johns Hopkins University
MPP (Public Policy), 1990, University of Chicago
BA (Sociology and Political Science), 1987, Western Michigan University

Field Specialties

Neighborhood effects and health
Race and ethnic differences in access to health care/long-term care
Demography of aging, particularly the role of family structure in long-term care arrangements
Life course approaches to research in health
Health status assessmen

Selected Publications

Cagney KA, Browning CR, Wallace DM. The Latino paradox in neighborhood context: The case of asthma and other respiratory conditions (forthcoming, American Journal of Public Health).

Browning CR, Cagney KA. Neighborhoods and health. Forthcoming, Encyclopedia of Sociology. Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Browning CR, Wallace D, Feinberg, S, Cagney KA. Neighborhood social processes and disaster-related mortality: The case of the 1995 Chicago heat wave. American Sociological Review. 2006;71:665-682.

Cagney KA. Neighborhood age structure and its implications for health. Journal of Urban Health. 2006;83:827-834.

Cagney KA, Agree EM. Racial differences in formal long-term care: Does the timing of parenthood play a role? Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 2005;60B:S137-S145.

Wen M, Cagney KA, Christakis NA. Effect of specific aspects of community social environment on the mortality of Individuals diagnosed with serious illness. Social Science and Medicine. 2005;61:1119-1134.

Cagney KA, Browning CR, Wen M. Racial disparities in self-rated health at older ages: What difference does the neighborhood make? Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 2005;60B:S181-S190.

Cagney KA, Browning CR, Wen M. Racial disparities in self-rated health at older ages and the dangers of obfuscating neighborhood effects research. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 2005;60B:S193-S194.

Cagney KA, Browning CR. Exploring neighborhood-level variation in asthma: The contribution of neighborhood social context. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2004;19:229-236.

Browning CR, Cagney KA. Moving beyond poverty: neighborhood structure, social processes, and health. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 2003;44:552-571.

Wen M, Browning CR, Cagney KA. Poverty, affluence, and income inequality: Neighborhood economic structure and its implications for health. Social Science and Medicine. 2003;57:843-860.

Browning CR, Cagney KA, Wen M. Explaining variation in health status across space and time: implications for racial and ethnic disparities in self-rated health. Social Science and Medicine 2003;57:1221-1235.

Browning CR, Cagney KA. Neighborhood structural disadvantage, collective efficacy, and self-rated physical health in an urban setting. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2002;43:383-399.

Cagney KA, Lauderdale D. Education, wealth and cognitive function in later life. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences. 2002;57B(2):P163-P172.

Cagney KA, Wu AW, Fink NE, Jenckes M, Meyer KB, Bass EB, Powe NR. Formal literature review of quality of life instruments used in end-stage renal disease. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2000;36(2):327-336).

Cagney KA, Agree EM. Racial differences in skilled nursing care and home health use: the mediating effects of family structure and social class. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 1999;54(4):S223-S236.

Bass EB, Jenckes MW, Fink NE, Cagney KA, Wu AW, Sadler JH, Meyer KB, Levey AS, Powe NR. How well do health professionals understand patient concerns about dialysis treatment options? Medical Decision Making. 1999;19(3):287-295.

Mandelblatt J, Freeman HP, Winczewski D, Cagney KA, Williams S, Trowers R, Tang J, Gold K, Lin TH, Kerner JK. The costs and effects of cervical and breast cancer screening in a public hospital emergency room. American Journal of Public Health. 1997;87(7):1182-1189.

Wu AW, Fink NE, Cagney KA, Meyer KB, Jenckes MW, Bass EB, Rubin HR, Sadler JH, Powe NR. Development of a disease-specific quality of life measure for renal dialysis. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2001;37(1):11-21.

Last Updated 06012006