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Elaine M. Hernandez

Social Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Health disparities and outcomesEmployment and Welfare StudiesGlobal Health Care IssuesSmoking Behavior and CessationHealthcare Policy and Management

Publications

25

Citations

775

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
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Elaine M. Hernandez studies how social factors shape health and produce inequalities across different populations. Her work examines how education, gender, race, and social networks influence health-related behaviors and outcomes, using approaches ranging from historical analysis of pandemics to studies of individual health decisions. She frequently uses mixed-methods approaches that combine statistical and interview-based data.

Health disparities and inequalitySocial networks and health behaviorLife course and health decisionsHistorical and pandemic demographyMixed-methods social research

Publication activity has been modest and intermittent over the past decade, averaging about one paper per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 4 publications419202021: 3 publications212022: 2 publications22232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Social Science & Medicine×2
  • Demography×2
  • Social Forces×1
  • Journal of Aging and Health×1
  • Journal of Health and Social Behavior×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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