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Gifty Ashirifi

Social Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingHealth disparities and outcomesInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Publications

17

Citations

43

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
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Gifty Ashirifi studies how families and vulnerable populations cope with social and caregiving challenges, with particular attention to aging and immigration. Recent work examines older African immigrants facing social isolation and loneliness in the United States, as well as grandparents raising grandchildren and factors that lead children into foster care.

Aging and older immigrantsSocial isolation and lonelinessGrandparent caregivingChild welfare and foster careFamily and intergenerational dynamics

Publication activity has been steady, averaging about two to three papers per year over the past five 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 2.0/year recently
17182019: 2 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 3 publications3222023: 3 publications3232024: 3 publications3242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Innovation in Aging×6
  • Journal of Aging & Social Policy×1
  • Advances in Social Work×1
  • Clinical Gerontologist×1
  • Journal of Childhood Education & Society×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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