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Benjamin Shaw
Associate Professor
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior
Areas of expertise:
Aging; physical activity among elderly; smoking among elderly; alcohol use among the elderly; health during old age; early life trauma; quality of life in old age; aging in Japan; social epidemiology of aging
Aging; physical activity among elderly; smoking among elderly; alcohol use among the elderly; health during old age; early life trauma; quality of life in old age; aging in Japan; social epidemiology of aging
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(518) 402-0325
Biography:
Ben Shaw is currently conducting a four-year National Institutes of Health-funded study examining how older adults' patterns of physical activity, substance use, and health care utilization change with increasing age. Shaw's study will also examine how the health lifestyles of older adults in the US compare to those of elderly Japanese. He is also involved in a study of racial, ethnic, and cultural differences in quality of life during old age. He has master's degree in public health and doctorate from the University of Michigan.
Ben Shaw is currently conducting a four-year National Institutes of Health-funded study examining how older adults' patterns of physical activity, substance use, and health care utilization change with increasing age. Shaw's study will also examine how the health lifestyles of older adults in the US compare to those of elderly Japanese. He is also involved in a study of racial, ethnic, and cultural differences in quality of life during old age. He has master's degree in public health and doctorate from the University of Michigan.
