EDUCATION

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

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• 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 assessment 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Cagney KA, Glass TA, Skarupski KA, Barnes LL, Schwartz BS, Mendes de Leon C. Neighborhood-level cohesion and disorder: Measurement and validation in two older adult urban populations. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 2009;64B:415-424.
• Mendes de Leon, C, Cagney, KA, Bienias, JL, Barnes, LL, Skarupski, KA, Scherr, PA, Evans, DA. Neighborhood social cohesion and disorder in relation to walking in community-dwelling older adults: A multilevel analysis. Journal of Aging and Health. 2009; 21(1): p. 155-171.
• Barnes LL, Cagney KA, Bienias JL, Evans DA, Mendes de Leon CF. Social capital, social engagement and cognitive aging. In Hofer SM and Alwin DF, eds., Handbook of Cognitive Aging. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 2008.
• Cagney KA, Wen M. Social capital and aging-related outcomes. In Kawachi I, Subramanian, SVand Kim D (eds). Social Capital and Health. New York, NY: Springer. 2007.
• Fisher TL, Burnet D, Huang ES, Chin MH, Cagney KA. Cultural leverage: Interventions utilizing culture to narrow racial disparities in health care. Medical Care Research and Review. 2007;64:243S-282S.
• Wen M, Browning CR, Cagney KA. Neighborhood deprivation, social capital and regular exercise during adulthood: A multilevel study in Chicago. Urban Studies. 2007;44:1-18.
• Cagney KA, Browning CR, *Wallace DM. The Latino paradox in neighborhood context: The case of asthma and other respiratory conditions. American Journal of Public Health. 2007;97:919-925.
• 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.

MAJOR COURSES

• Health Outcomes and Quality of Medical Care
• HSTD 35200 - Demography of Aging and the Life Course - Winter 2009 Syllabus
• HSTD 38000 - Health Status Assessment: Measurement and Inference - Winter 2009 Syllabus