Su Yeon Jang

Su Yeon Jang is an Affiliate Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), affiliated with the Laboratory of Population Health. Her research focuses on health disparities among aging populations, particularly comparing immigrant and native-born older adults in Europe.

Her research interests center on population health, aging, and migration. She investigates how social and structural factors influence chronic disease accumulation, multimorbidity, and health decline in later life. Her work emphasizes the differential health trajectories of older migrants compared to native populations, exploring the erosion of the 'healthy immigrant effect' over time. She employs demographic and epidemiological methods to analyze large-scale European datasets.

The recent publications highlight a consistent focus on health inequalities in aging migrants. Key themes include the impact of living arrangements on disease progression, patterns of multimorbidity, and the speed of health decline across countries. Her research spans disciplines such as public health, social epidemiology, and demography, with a strong emphasis on policy-relevant findings for aging societies.

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Advising and Grants: There is no public information available regarding students advised or research grants received by Su Yeon Jang.

Labs and Teams: She is affiliated with the Laboratory of Population Health at MPIDR, a research group dedicated to understanding the social, behavioral, and biological determinants of population-level health outcomes, particularly in the context of aging and inequality.