Alexander Miething

Alexander Miething is a Researcher at the Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University. His work focuses on social determinants of health, particularly how socioeconomic inequalities affect immigrant populations' health and mortality. He leads the FORTE-funded project on Income Mortality Paradox among Immigrants and collaborates on the Studies of Migration and Social Determinants of Health (SMASH) initiative.

Education includes a PhD in Health Equity Studies (2014) from Stockholm University. His research integrates epidemiological methods with social science theories to examine health disparities across generations, migration contexts, and welfare systems.

Key projects include investigating reproduction of inequality through linked lives (RELINK) and analyzing peer network effects on health behaviors like alcohol use and dieting. Methodologically, he uses register-based studies and longitudinal data to track health outcomes over time.

Publications span topics such as income gradients in mortality, unemployment policy impacts, and psychosocial factors like trust and happiness. He has explored cross-national health trends in Europe and age-related disparities in depressive symptoms.

• Funding: Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life, and Welfare (Forte), EU initiatives
• Teams: SMASH group, RELINK consortium