Mary McEniry
Associate Scientist
4401 Sewell Social Sciences
(608) 262-5066
Fax:
(608) 262-8400
mmceniry@ssc.wisc.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interest Statement
McEniry studies the importance of early life conditions for adult health in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa. Her current cross national research project examines the health of older adults in 19 countries. These include the following countries and data sets: Bangladesh (MHSS), China (CHNS,CLHLS,WHO/SAGE) Costa Rica (CRELES), Ghana(WHO/SAGE), India (WHO/SAGE), Indonesia (IFLS), Major Latin American and Caribbean cities (SABE), Mexico (MHAS), Netherlands (SHARE), Puerto Rico (PREHCO), South Africa (WHO/SAGE), UK (ELSA), US (HRS,WLS).
Selected Publications:
McEniry, M., A. Palloni. 2009. “Early life exposures and the occurrence
and timing of heart disease among the older adult Puerto Rican
population.” Accepted for publication, Demography.
McEniry, M, A. Palloni, A.L. Dávila, A. García G. 2008. “Early life
exposure and its effects on the health of older Puerto Rican adults.”
Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 63B(6):S337-S348.
Palloni, A., M. McEniry, R. Wong, M. Pelaez. 2007. “Ageing in Latin
America and the Caribbean: Implications of Past Mortality.” Proceedings
of the United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Social and Economic
Implications of Changing Population Age Structures, pages 253-284. August
31-September 2, 2005 Mexico City, Mexico.
Palloni, A., M. McEniry. 2006. “Aging and health status of elderly in
Latin America and the Caribbean.” Journal of Cross Cultural Gerontology
22(3):263-285.
Palloni, A., M. McEniry, R. Wong, M. Pelaez. 2006. “The tide to come:
Elderly health in Latin America and the Caribbean.” Journal of Aging and
Health, 18(2): 180-206.
Palloni, A., M. McEniry, A.L. Dávila, A.García Gurucharri. 2005. “The
influence of early conditions on health status among elderly Puerto
Ricans.” Social Biology 52(3/4):132-64.
Palloni, A., M. McEniry, R. Wong, M. Pelaez. 2005. “El envejecimiento en
América Latina y en el Caribe” (Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean).
Revista Gallega de Economía 15 (2):1-37.
| Early Life Influences on Elderly Health in the Developing World |
CDE Research Theme Working Groups
Demography of Inequality
Health and Mortality