If you want to learn more about the aging undocumented population, go to usmigrationmetrics.org on 4/15/2026 to get more information based on research by @vanhookjenny.bsky.social and @marasheftel.bsky.social.
Posts by Mara Getz Sheftel
Honored to be presenting the 1st Annual Schoeni TRENDS talk. Register below to join us remotely!
Today we’re sharing another #FindingsFriday insight from a study published by @springernature.com.
CSHP & @rutgerssph.bsky.social Instructor @marasheftel.bsky.social and colleagues explore differences in when and how much #Latino Americans #work, known as “work temporality”: go.rutgers.edu/ugx6ii4q
This week, we’re sharing another #FindingsFriday insight from a study led by CSHP/ @rutgerssph.bsky.social Instructor @marasheftel.bsky.social.
The study measures exposure to #work related strain and explores variations in the association between #strain and #cognition: go.rutgers.edu/7qfuwm6q
This week’s #WednesdayWisdom comes from CSHP and @rutgerssph.bsky.social Instructor @marasheftel.bsky.social.
She is quoted in a #RutgersToday article about her study with colleagues at @cuny.edu exploring how #heat sensitive occupations can limit the #work of older adults: go.rutgers.edu/3fm36pir
@vanhookjenny.bsky.social & @marasheftel.bsky.social —“Growth & Diversity of Older Undocumented Immigrants”—find that the undocumented population has diversified beyond Mexico & C.A. & those from newer origins tend to arrive at older ages. @rutgersifh.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
Happy to share that my new article in Demography with @vanhookjenny.bsky.social that documents population dynamics and implications of the aging of the undocumented immigrant population in the US.
Today’s #FindingsFriday insight comes from a journal article co-authored by CSHP & @rutgerssph.bsky.social Instructor @marasheftel.bsky.social.
The article explores occupational #stress levels among individuals of different genders, races and ethnicities: go.rutgers.edu/szcriawv
From @sungspark.bsky.social @marasheftel.bsky.social et al: “Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Functional Limitations Among Older Adults” uses HRS data to assess effect of physically demanding work over the life course. @rutgerssph.bsky.social @ccpratucla.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
📣 Great opportunity for Early Career Scholars at an amazingly supportive institution @pop.psu.edu!
🚨 Please help us spread the word to Early Career Scholars!
We @pop.psu.edu are happy to welcome our second cohort of External Fellows to Penn State's University Park campus this May for our grant-writing training, networking, and mentoring program. Please see below for more details.