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Overview

Roland J. Thorpe is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in social sciences and medicine. Their work predominantly addresses topics intersecting health, social disparities, and public health issues.

Thorpe's research spans a variety of fields, with main contributions in:

  • Social Sciences
  • Medicine

Within these broad fields, their notable subfields of study include:

  • Health
  • General Health Professions
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Clinical Psychology

The main topics Thorpe focuses on consist of:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Thorpe's most recent published papers include:

  • Poverty, Racism, and the Public Health Crisis in America, 2021, Frontiers in Public Health
  • What Structural Racism Is (or Is Not) and How to Measure It: Clarity for Public Health and Medical Researchers, 2022, American Journal of Epidemiology
  • Impacts of Gentrification on Health in the US: a Systematic Review of the Literature, 2020, Journal of Urban Health
  • Health inequities and the inappropriate use of race in nephrology, 2021, Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • Racial Non-equivalence of Socioeconomic Status and Self-rated Health among African Americans and Whites, 2020, SSM - Population Health

They have published numerous articles in several key academic venues where they frequently appear, such as:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Ethnicity & Disease
  • Journal of Aging and Health
  • Circulation
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Thorpe collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Marino A. Bruce
  • Keith E. Whitfield
  • Keith C. Norris
  • Sarah L. Szanton
  • Bettina M. Beech

Best Publications

  • Hearing Loss Prevalence and Risk Factors Among Older Adults in the United States

    Frank R. Lin;Roland Thorpe;Sandra Gordon-Salant;Luigi Ferrucci

  • Association of overweight with increased risk of coronary heart disease partly independent of blood pressure and cholesterol levels: a meta-analysis of 21 cohort studies including more than 300 000 persons.

    Rik P. Bogers;Wanda J. E. Bemelmans;Rudolf T. Hoogenveen;Hendriek C. Boshuizen

  • The Epidemiology of Social Isolation: National Health and Aging Trends Study.

    Thomas K.M. Cudjoe;David L. Roth;Sarah L. Szanton;Jennifer L. Wolff

  • Disparities in Diabetes: The Nexus of Race, Poverty, and Place

    Darrell J. Gaskin;Roland J. Thorpe;Emma E. McGinty;Kelly Bower

  • The Intersection of Neighborhood Racial Segregation, Poverty, and Urbanicity and its Impact on Food Store Availability in the United States

    Kelly M. Bower;Roland J. Thorpe;Charles Rohde;Darrell J. Gaskin

  • Place, Not Race: Disparities Dissipate In Southwest Baltimore When Blacks And Whites Live Under Similar Conditions

    Thomas LaVeist;Keshia Pollack;Roland Thorpe;Ruth Fesahazion

  • Dog Ownership and Physical Activity: A Review of the Evidence

    Hayley E. Christian;Carri Westgarth;Adrian Bauman;Elizabeth A. Richards

  • "Socioeconomic Status is associated with Frailty: the Women's Health and Aging Studies"

    Sarah L Szanton;Christopher L Seplaki;Roland J Thorpe;Jerilyn K Allen

  • Race, Medical Mistrust, and Segregation in Primary Care as Usual Source of Care: Findings from the Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities Study.

    M. J. Arnett;M. J. Arnett;R. J. Thorpe;D. J. Gaskin;J. V. Bowie

  • Differences in Oral Sexual Behaviors by Gender, Age, and Race Explain Observed Differences in Prevalence of Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection

    Gypsyamber D’Souza;Kevin Cullen;Janice Bowie;Roland Thorpe

  • Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders: A Bio‐Behavioral‐Environmental Intervention to Improve Function and Health‐Related Quality of Life in Disabled Older Adults

    Sarah L. Szanton;Roland J. Thorpe;Cynthia Boyd;Elizabeth K. Tanner

  • Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Hearing Health Care Among Older Americans

    Carrie L. Nieman;Nicole Marrone;Sarah L. Szanton;Roland J. Thorpe

  • Poverty, Racism, and the Public Health Crisis in America

    Bettina M. Beech;Chandra Ford;Roland J. Thorpe;Marino A. Bruce

  • Social context explains race disparities in obesity among women

    Sara N Bleich;Roland J Thorpe;Hamidah Sharif-Harris;Hamidah Sharif-Harris;Ruth Fesahazion

  • Environmental and Socio-Economic Factors as Contributors to Racial Disparities in Diabetes Prevalence

    Thomas A. LaVeist;Roland J. Thorpe;Jessica E. Galarraga;Jessica E. Galarraga;Kelly M. Bower

  • Social context as an explanation for race disparities in hypertension: findings from the Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities (EHDIC) Study.

    Roland James Thorpe;Dwayne T Brandon;Thomas A LaVeist

  • Effect of Financial Strain on Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Women

    Sarah L. Szanton;Jerilyn K. Allen;Roland J. Thorpe;Teresa Seeman

  • Relative Roles of Race Versus Socioeconomic Position in Studies of Health Inequalities: A Matter of Interpretation.

    Amani M. Nuru-Jeter;Elizabeth K. Michaels;Marilyn D. Thomas;Alexis N. Reeves

  • Association of skin color, race/ethnicity, and hearing loss among adults in the USA.

    Frank R. Lin;Paige Maas;Wade Chien;John P. Carey

  • Race/Ethnicity and Hypertension: The Role of Social Support

    Caryn N. Bell;Roland J. Thorpe;Thomas A. LaVeist

  • Examining attitudes and knowledge about HPV and cervical cancer risk among female clinic attendees in Johannesburg, South Africa.

    Shelley A. Francis;Jennifer Nelson;Joan Liverpool;Soji Soogun

  • Race disparities in cardiovascular disease risk factors within socioeconomic status strata.

    Caryn N. Bell;Roland J. Thorpe;Janice V. Bowie;Thomas A. LaVeist

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. LaVeist
Thomas A. LaVeist Tulane University
Derek M. Griffith
Derek M. Griffith Georgetown University
Linda P. Fried
Linda P. Fried Columbia University
Eleanor M. Simonsick
Eleanor M. Simonsick National Institutes of Health
Hae Ra Han
Hae Ra Han Johns Hopkins University
Anne B. Newman
Anne B. Newman University of Pittsburgh
Hee Soon Juon
Hee Soon Juon Thomas Jefferson University
Karen C. Carroll
Karen C. Carroll Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ross Andel
Ross Andel University of South Florida
Tamara B. Harris
Tamara B. Harris National Institutes of Health

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