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Jeffrey A. Burr is a researcher affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Boston in the United States. Their work primarily spans the social sciences and psychology, with specific expertise in health-related fields and social factors influencing aging populations.

The main fields of study for their research include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

Within these areas, their subfields of study emphasize:

  • Health
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • General Health Professions
  • Social Psychology
  • Demography

Jeffrey A. Burr's research covers a range of topics related to aging and social health dynamics. Key topics include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
  • Health and Wellbeing Research

They have published extensively in several academic venues, with some frequent publication sources being:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • The Gerontologist
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Aging & Mental Health
  • Social Science & Medicine

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Social Media Communication and Loneliness Among Older Adults: The Mediating Roles of Social Support and Social Contact," published in The Gerontologist in 2020
  • "Race and Ethnic Group Disparities in Emotional Distress Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic," published in The Gerontologist in 2020
  • "Frailty, cognitive impairment, and depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults: an eight-year multi-trajectory analysis," published in BMC Geriatrics in 2023
  • "Perceived social isolation, social disconnectedness and falls: the mediating role of depression," published in Aging & Mental Health in 2020
  • "Cognitive function and cognitive decline among older rural Chinese adults: the roles of social support, pension benefits, and medical insurance," published in Aging & Mental Health in 2022

Jeffrey A. Burr frequently collaborates with a group of scholars including:

  • Kyungmin Kim
  • Changmin Peng
  • Jan Mutchler
  • Sae Hwang Han
  • Haowei Wang

Best Publications

  • Productive activities and subjective well-being among older adults : The influence of number of activities and time commitment

    Lindsey A. Baker;Lawrence P. Cahalin;Kerstin Gerst;Jeffrey A. Burr

  • Racial differences in health and health care service utilization in later life: The effect of socioeconomic status.

    Jan E. Mutchler;Jeffrey A. Burr

  • From Paid Worker to Volunteer: Leaving the Paid Workforce and Volunteering in Later Life

    Jan E. Mutchler;Jeffrey A. Burr;Francis G. Caro

  • Race and ethnic variation in norms of filial responsibility among older persons.

    Jeffrey A. Burr;Jan E. Mutchler

  • Religious Homogeneity and Metropolitan Suicide Rates

    Christopher G. Ellison;Jeffrey A. Burr;Patricia L. McCall

  • Socioeconomic Status Across the Life Course and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults An Examination of the Latency, Pathways, and Accumulation Hypotheses

    Jiyoung Lyu;Jeffrey A. Burr

  • Productive aging and civic participation

    Jeffrey A Burr;Francis G Caro;Jennifer Moorhead

  • Formal and Informal Volunteer Activity and Spousal Caregiving Among Older Adults

    Namkee G. Choi;Jeffrey A. Burr;Jan E. Mutchler;Francis G. Caro

  • Pathways to Labor Force Exit: Work Transitions and Work Instability

    Jan E. Mutchler;Jeffrey A. Burr;Amy M. Pienta;Michael P. Massagli

  • Caregiving and Volunteering: Are Private and Public Helping Behaviors Linked?

    Jeffrey A. Burr;Namkee G. Choi;Jan E. Mutchler;Francis G. Caro

  • Social Media Communication and Loneliness Among Older Adults: The Mediating Roles of Social Support and Social Contact.

    Kunyu Zhang;Kyungmin Kim;Nina M Silverstein;Qian Song

  • Productive Activity Clusters Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Intersecting Forms and Time Commitments

    Jeffrey A. Burr;Jan E. Mutchler;Francis G. Caro

  • A longitudinal analysis of household and nonhousehold living arrangements in later life.

    Jan E. Mutchler;Jeffrey A. Burr

  • Changes in geographic proximity between parents and their adult children

    Peter A. Rogerson;Jeffrey A. Burr;Ge Lin

  • Women's Labor Force Participation in Later Life: The Effects of Early Work and Family Experiences

    Amy M. Pienta;Jeffrey A. Burr;Jan E. Mutchler

  • Infant mortality : A multi-level analysis of individual and community risk factors

    Donald W. Matteson;Jeffrey A. Burr;James R. Marshall

  • The living arrangements of unmarried elderly Hispanic females.

    Jeffrey A. Burr;Jan E. Mutchler

  • Black Suicide in U.S. Metropolitan Areas: An Examination of the Racial Inequality and Social Integration-Regulation Hypotheses

    Jeffrey A. Burr;John T. Hartman;Donald W. Matteson

  • Volunteering and Hypertension Risk in Later Life

    Jeffrey A. Burr;Jane Tavares;Jan E. Mutchler

  • Ethnic Living Arrangements: Cultural Convergence or Cultural Minifestation?

    Jeffrey A. Burr;Jan E. Mutchler

  • Work Transitions and Health in Later Life

    Jan E. Mutchler;Jeffrey A. Burr;Michael P. Massagli;Amy Pienta

Frequent Co-Authors

Bei Wu
Bei Wu New York University
Kira S. Birditt
Kira S. Birditt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Frank D. Bean
Frank D. Bean University of California, Irvine
Christopher G. Ellison
Christopher G. Ellison The University of Texas at San Antonio
Karen L. Fingerman
Karen L. Fingerman The University of Texas at Austin
J. Scott Roberts
J. Scott Roberts University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Namkee G. Choi
Namkee G. Choi The University of Texas at Austin
Kathrin Boerner
Kathrin Boerner Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Avron Spiro
Avron Spiro Boston University
Peter A. Rogerson
Peter A. Rogerson University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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