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Mara Getz Sheftel

@marasheftel.bsky.social
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lifecourse sociologist, demographer instructor @rutgerscshp @RutgersSPH postdoc @psupopresearch phd @CUNY_GC health disparities, cognition, aging, immigration

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Rutgers CSHP @rutgerscshp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Today’s #WednesdayWisdom comes from CSHP Instructor @marasheftel.bsky.social, who co-authored an article for the @asaging.bsky.social’s Generations Journal. The piece explores how exposure to #heat at #work relates to work #disability, especially among vulnerable subgroups: go.rutgers.edu/w62pyx6m
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Mara Getz Sheftel @marasheftel.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I was honored to be invited to give the first annual Schoeni TRENDS Lecture on trends in health and well-being among the older US Latino immigrant population. Our work benefited from insightful comments by Neil Mehta. Check it out here!
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U.S. Migration Metrics @usmigrationmetrics.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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.
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Mara Getz Sheftel @marasheftel.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Honored to be presenting the 1st Annual Schoeni TRENDS talk. Register below to join us remotely!
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Rutgers CSHP @rutgerscshp.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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
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Rutgers CSHP @rutgerscshp.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
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
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Rutgers CSHP @rutgerscshp.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
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
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Demography - the flagship journal of PAA @readdemography.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
@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...
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Mara Getz Sheftel @marasheftel.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
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.
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Rutgers CSHP @rutgerscshp.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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
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Demography - the flagship journal of PAA @readdemography.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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...
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Mara Getz Sheftel @marasheftel.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
📣 Great opportunity for Early Career Scholars at an amazingly supportive institution @pop.psu.edu!
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Sarah Damaske @sarahdamaske.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
🚨 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.
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