Alexis Santos

Alexis Santos is Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Demography at Penn State University. He directs the Morbidity, Mortality and Demography Lab and researches health disparities, mortality patterns, and demographic methods using administrative data and causal modeling approaches.

His work examines minority health, heterogeneity in health disparities, and demographic policy implications, supported by NIH grants. He mentors graduate students and postdoctoral fellows through weekly meetings focused on professional development.