Faculty

Carol S. Aneshensel, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences

650 Charles E. Young Drive South
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772
Phone: (310) 825-7479
Fax: (310) 267-0153
Email: anshnsl@ucla.edu

Biographical Information

Dr. Aneshensel applies principles of stratification and life course theory to the analysis of quantitative data to better understand disparities in mental health risk in our society. In particular, her work focuses on differential exposure to social stress and differential vulnerability to the effects of stress, as moderated by psychosocial resources such as social support, self esteem, mastery, and coping. Her current work deals with the impact of neighborhood structure on emotional well-being for adolescents on the one hand, and for older adults on the other. A related concern focuses on populations at crucial junctions in the life course, which is found in her work with adolescents as they transverse the transition to adulthood, and in her work with older adults, who are often dealing with issues of disability, chronic illness, dependency, and death. The latter themes are most evident in her work on caregiving, especially as it pertains to older family members with dementia, but also in her collaborative work on mid-life and older women who are caring for family members with HIV/AIDS. The work Dr. Aneshensel conducts typically employs large community-based probability samples; data collection uses longitudinal survey designs; and, data analysis utilizes multivariate statistical techniques, including hierarchical linear models and latent variable causal models.

Education
B.S. Industrialand Labor Relations (1969), Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
M.A. Sociology (1975), Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Ph.D. Sociology (1976), Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Recent Publications

Books

• Aneshensel, C.S., and Phelan, J.C. (Eds.) Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health. (New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 1999). Best Publication. 2001 American Sociological Association, Mental Health Section.
  
• Aneshensel, C.S., Theory-Based Data Analysis for the Social Sciences. (Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 2002)

Journal Articles

Aneshensel, C.S., Pearlin, L.I., Levy-Storms, L., and Schuler, R.S. 2000. The transition from home to nursing home: Mortality among people with dementia. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 55B:S152-S162.

Yancey, A.K., Aneshensel, C.S. and Driscoll, A.K. 2001. The assessment of ethnic identity in a multicultural setting. Journal of Black Psychology. 27:190-208.

Upchurch, D. M., Aneshensel, C. S., Mudgal, J. and McNeely, C.S.: 2002. Sociocultural contexts of time to first sex among Hispanic adolescents. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 63: 1158-1169.

Yamamoto-Mitani, N., Aneshensel, C.S. and Levy-Storms, L.: 2002. Patterns of family visiting with the institutionalized elderly: The case of dementia. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 57B: S1-S13.

Aneshensel, C.S. 2002. Commentary: Answers and questions in the Sociology of Mental Health. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 43:236-246.

Wight, R.G., Aneshensel, C.S., and Seeman, T.E. 2002. Educational attainment, continued learning experience, and cognitive function among older men. Journal of Aging and Health. 14:211-236.

Upchurch, D.M., Lillard, L.A., Aneshensel, C.S., and Li, F. 2002. Inconsistencies in reporting occurrence and timing of sexual initiation among adolescents. Journal of Sex Research. 39:197-206.

Wight, R.G., Aneshensel, C.S., Seeman, M, and Seeman, T.E. 2003. Late life cognition among men: A life course perspective on psychosocial experience. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 37: 173-193.

Wight, R.G., Aneshensel, C.S., and LeBlanc, A.J. 2003. Stress buffering effects of family support in AIDS caregiving. AIDS Care, 15:595-613.

Wight, R.G., Sepúlveda, J.E., and Aneshensel, C.S. 2004. Depressive symptoms: How do adolescents compare to adults. Journal of Adolescent Health, 34:314-323.

Aneshensel, C.S., Botticello, A.L. Botticello, Yamamoto-Mitani, N., When caregiving ends: The course of depressive symptoms after bereavement. Submitted.

Book Chapters

• Aneshensel, C.S., and Phelan, J.C. The Sociology of Mental Health: Surveying the Field. In C.S. Aneshensel and J.C. Phelan. (Eds.) Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health. (New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 1999), pp. 3-17.
  
• Aneshensel, C.S. Mental Illness as a Career: Sociological Perspectives. In C. S. Aneshensel and J.C. Phelan. (Eds.) Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health. (New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 1999), pp. 585-603.
  

Courses

CHS Dept | SPH | UCLA

Last updated: October 5, 2004
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