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Zohra Ansari-Thomas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology & Program in Public Health at Franklin & Marshall College. She also serves as a Research Affiliate at the Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, and previously held roles at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (University of Pennsylvania). Her work focuses on social and structural inequalities in population health, with expertise in care work dynamics, aging populations, family migration patterns, and policy interventions to reduce health disparities.
Dr. Ansari-Thomas holds a PhD in Demography & Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania (2023), an MPH in Epidemiology from George Washington University (2018), and a BA in Economics and Environmental Studies from Oberlin College (2014). Her interdisciplinary training combines quantitative methods with demographic and sociological frameworks.
Her research explores three key areas: 1) social determinants of health and aging, 2) care work structures and outcomes for caregivers/recipients, and 3) family dynamics affecting life trajectories. She challenges systemic inequalities through policy-relevant scholarship, emphasizing marginalized groups' needs.
Her peer-reviewed work appears in journals like Journal of Family Issues, Journal of Aging and Health, and Demographic Research. Recent studies analyze intergenerational co-residency among UK immigrants, aging immigrant care needs in the US, and criminal justice involvement disparities in early life.
Dr. Ansari-Thomas teaches courses on public health foundations and advanced topics like 'Death, Sex, and Society,' integrating empirical research into pedagogy. She collaborates with institutions like the International Max Planck Research School for Population, Health, and Data Science.
Her research agenda prioritizes actionable insights for equitable policy design, particularly addressing caregiving challenges, migration-related health disparities, and systemic barriers faced by vulnerable populations.
