Lisa Bates
Affiliation
- Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program
Research
Lisa M. Bates, SM, ScD received her doctorate in June 2005 from the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. Broadly speaking, she is interested in how social stratification and processes of social change translate into health outcomes. Her dissertation focuses on socioeconomic and cultural dimensions of immigrant adaptation and health in the US, with attention to life course issues, subgroup differences in the effects of immigration on health, and critical perspectives on acculturation. She is interested in extending this research to a greater focus on "1.5" and second generation immigrants, the role of multiple geographic and social contexts, and the salience of race in immigrant adaptation and health. Ms. Bates combines training in social epidemiology with a background in qualitative research and international health and is concurrently engaged in research on the changing sociocultural and economic determinants of women's health in Bangladesh, with a particular focus on women's empowerment and the mediating role of the institution of marriage. Prior to commencing her doctoral training, Ms. Bates was involved in policy-oriented research on a range of population, development, gender, and reproductive health topics.
