Mika Ko
Biographic Data
| ID | 1255084 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mika Ko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mika |
| FAMILY NAME | Ko |
| SIGNATURE | KO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Davis |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8859-0022 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Bridging the gap
BACKGROUND: Intersectionality, xenophobia, and health behavior theories suggest that sexual and gender minority (SGM) status, race/ethnicity, and nativity jointly shape healthcare access, yet these dimensions are often examined separately. This study identifies intersectional differences within foreign-born groups that may have previously been obscured. METHODS: Using six waves (2015-2020) of restricted California Health Interview Survey data, we…
Relationships between historical redlining, contemporary housing market dynamics, racial composition, and mental health in U.S. urban neighborhoods
Spatial-Structural Disparities in Acute Care Accessibility Among Latin American Immigrants and Spanish Speakers in the Rural US South
The Place Where Danger Waits”
Navigating Hostile Workplaces and Educational Spaces Within Health Services and Policy Research
Introduction: The representation of ethnoracial minoritized individuals in health services and policy research (HSPR) has increased in recent years. However, previous literature has exposed a need to acknowledge and attend to inequities within the HSPR workforce. Methods: To describe educational and workplace experiences that characterize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the HSPR profession. In this qualitative study, six focus group…
The health implications of neighborhood networks based on daily mobility in US cities
A large body of research has been dedicated to understanding the neighborhood conditions that impact health, which outcomes are affected, and how these associations vary by demographic and socioeconomic neighborhood and individual characteristics. This literature has focused mostly on the neighborhoods in which individuals reside, thus failing to recognize that residents across race/ethnicity and class spend a non-trivial amount of their time in …
Doing the Work—or Not
While the number of positions, committees, and projects described as “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)” work has grown rapidly in recent years, there has been little attention to the theory, praxis, or lived experience of this work. In this perspective, we briefly summarize the research and concepts put forth by DEI leaders in higher education more broadly, followed by an analysis of the literature's application to academic medicine. We the…
Kitano Takeshi’s ‘melancholic nationalism’ and the role of Koreans in the Outrage trilogy1
This article will examine the way in which Koreans are mobilized in Kitano Takeshi’s Outrage series and how their representations may be related to Kitano’s vision of Japan. In order to do so, the article first places the Outrage trilogy in the context of Kitano’s other films as well as previous representations of Koreans in Japanese yakuza (gangster) films in general. The article then continues to explore the role of Korean characters in Outrage…
(Applied) geography, policy, & time
In this provocation, we discuss the potential for health/medical geography to contribute to a policy-relevant geographical research agenda that remains attentive to social theory debates. We illustrate the importance of time as a social determinant of health, through the case study of racial/ethnic inequities in spatial access to acute hospitals in the U.S. South region amid rural hospital closures, conversions, and mergers, which have decreased …
The AMA Graduate Profile
Purpose: Medical schools aim to train competent physicians that meet the health care needs of society. Yet beyond the results of the residency match, medical schools often do not know what kind of workforce they are creating or how their graduates perform in practice. 1 Here, we describe the creation of a personalized Graduate Profile for 32 medical schools in the American Medical Association (AMA) Accelerating Change in Medical Education grant c…
Assessing Program Mission and Graduate Practice Outcomes
Purpose: To meet the state’s physician workforce needs, the University of California, Davis School of Medicine (UCDSOM) developed 4 tailored pathways: Accelerated Competency-based Education in Primary Care (ACE-PC), Rural Programs in Medical Education (PRIME), Transforming Education and Community Health for Medical Students (TEACH-MS), and San Joaquin Valley PRIME, collectively known as Community Health Scholars (CHS). These programs strive to in…
The Not Underrepresented Minorities
Several lawsuits have recently been filed against U.S. universities; the plaintiffs contend that considerations of race and ethnicity in admissions decisions discriminate against Asian Americans. In prior cases brought by non-Latino whites, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld these considerations, arguing that they are crucial to a compelling interest to increase diversity. The dissenting opinion, however, concerns the possibility that such policie…
Predictors of Nursing Facility Entry by Medicaid-Only Older Adults and Persons With Disabilities in California
Nearly one-third of adult Medicaid beneficiaries who receive long-term services and supports (LTSS) consist of older adults and persons with disabilities who are not eligible for Medicare. Beneficiaries, advocates, and policymakers have all sought to shift LTSS to home and community settings as an alternative to institutional care. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of Medicaid-only adults in California with new use of LTSS in 2006-2007 (N…
Changes in the Supply of US Rural Health Centers, 2000‐2011
PURPOSE: Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) provide primary care in rural areas with a shortage of providers. This paper examines whether racial and ethnic minority composition was related to changes in the supply of RHCs and FQHCs in rural counties from 2000 to 2011. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of rural counties using the Area Health Resource File 2012-2013. We examined rural countie…
Changes in healthcare access and utilization among participants in a public housing relocation program in Atlanta, Georgia
Health Care Expenditures After Initiating Long-term Services and Supports in the Community Versus in a Nursing Facility
BACKGROUND: Individuals who receive long-term services and supports (LTSS) are among the most costly participants in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. OBJECTIVES: To compare health care expenditures among users of Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) versus those using extended nursing facility care. RESEARCH DESIGN: Retrospective cohort analysis of California dually eligible adult Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries who initiated …
Integrating Health Care for the Most Vulnerable
Policymakers have increasingly promoted health services integration to improve quality and efficiency. The US health care safety net, which comprises providers of health care to uninsured, Medicaid, and other vulnerable patients, remains a largely fragmented collection of providers. We interviewed leadership from safety net hospitals and community health centers in 5 US cities (Boston, MA; Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CA; Minneapolis, MN; and San Fra…
Whose social capital matters? The case of U.S. urban public hospital closures and conversions to private ownership
Representations of 'Mixed-Race' Children in Japanese Cinema from the 1950s to the 1970s
This paper examines the representations of ‘mixed-race’ children in Japanese cinema. In particular, it focuses on the films made from the 1950s to the 1970s that feature mixed-race children and teenagers who were born between Japanese women and US military servicemen during American occupation after the end of Second World War. The paper examines the way in which mixed-race characters were mobilised in Japanese films of this period and analyses t…
Recommended for Further Reading
Together with the other article authored by Caprio in this course reader, this article explains the circumstances during the occupation era that created the status of Zainichi Koreans in postwar Japan.It argues that American occupation policies were responsible for the later plight of Zainichi Koreans.The article contends that there were several reasons Americans distrusted Koreans in Japan at the time.One was that, lacking a direct channel betwe…
Urban neighbourhood unemployment history and depressive symptoms over time among late middle age and older adults
BACKGROUND: Little is known about how a neighbourhood's unemployment history may set the stage for depressive symptomatology. This study examines the effects of urban neighbourhood unemployment history on current depressive symptoms and subsequent symptom trajectories among residentially stable late middle age and older adults. Contingent effects between neighbourhood unemployment and individual-level employment status (ie, cross-level interactio…
Japanese Cinema and Otherness
Over the last 20 years, ethnic minority groups have been increasingly featured in Japanese Films. However, the way these groups are presented has not been a subject of investigation. This study examines the representation of so-called Others – foreigners, ethnic minorities, and Okinawans – in Japanese cinema. By combining textual and contextual analysis, this book analyses the narrative and visual style of films of contemporary Japanese cinema in…
Are Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Racial/Ethnic Segregation Associated with Cognitive Functioning in Late Middle Age
The Urban Neighborhood and Cognitive Functioning in Late Middle Age
This study examines the association of cognitive functioning with urban neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and racial/ethnic segregation for a U.S. national sample of persons in late middle age, a time in the life course when cognitive deficits begin to emerge. The key hypothesis is that effects of neighborhood on cognitive functioning are not uniform but are most pronounced among subgroups of the population defined by socioeconomic status a…
Takamine Go
Despite little improvement in the socio‐political predicament of Okinawa since its reversion to Japan, culturally there has recently been something of an ‘Okinawa boom’ in mainland Japan. This has involved a huge interest in Okinawa and Okinawan cultures in mainland Japan and an increasing ‘consumption’ of Okinawan goods and cultural artefacts. One of the symptoms of this trend has been the growth in the last five years or so, in the number of fi…
The Urban Neighborhood and Cognitive Functioning in Late Middle Age
This study examines the association of cognitive functioning with urban neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and racial/ethnic segregation for a U.S. national sample of persons in late middle age, a time in the life course when cognitive deficits begin to emerge. The key hypothesis is that effects of neighborhood on cognitive functioning are not uniform but are most pronounced among subgroups of the population defined by socioeconomic status a…
Integrating Health Care for the Most Vulnerable
Policymakers have increasingly promoted health services integration to improve quality and efficiency. The US health care safety net, which comprises providers of health care to uninsured, Medicaid, and other vulnerable patients, remains a largely fragmented collection of providers. We interviewed leadership from safety net hospitals and community health centers in 5 US cities (Boston, MA; Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CA; Minneapolis, MN; and San Fra…
Urban neighbourhood unemployment history and depressive symptoms over time among late middle age and older adults
BACKGROUND: Little is known about how a neighbourhood's unemployment history may set the stage for depressive symptomatology. This study examines the effects of urban neighbourhood unemployment history on current depressive symptoms and subsequent symptom trajectories among residentially stable late middle age and older adults. Contingent effects between neighbourhood unemployment and individual-level employment status (ie, cross-level interactio…
The health implications of neighborhood networks based on daily mobility in US cities
A large body of research has been dedicated to understanding the neighborhood conditions that impact health, which outcomes are affected, and how these associations vary by demographic and socioeconomic neighborhood and individual characteristics. This literature has focused mostly on the neighborhoods in which individuals reside, thus failing to recognize that residents across race/ethnicity and class spend a non-trivial amount of their time in …
(Applied) geography, policy, & time
In this provocation, we discuss the potential for health/medical geography to contribute to a policy-relevant geographical research agenda that remains attentive to social theory debates. We illustrate the importance of time as a social determinant of health, through the case study of racial/ethnic inequities in spatial access to acute hospitals in the U.S. South region amid rural hospital closures, conversions, and mergers, which have decreased …
Whose social capital matters? The case of U.S. urban public hospital closures and conversions to private ownership
Changes in healthcare access and utilization among participants in a public housing relocation program in Atlanta, Georgia
Representations of 'Mixed-Race' Children in Japanese Cinema from the 1950s to the 1970s
This paper examines the representations of ‘mixed-race’ children in Japanese cinema. In particular, it focuses on the films made from the 1950s to the 1970s that feature mixed-race children and teenagers who were born between Japanese women and US military servicemen during American occupation after the end of Second World War. The paper examines the way in which mixed-race characters were mobilised in Japanese films of this period and analyses t…
Japanese Cinema and Otherness
Over the last 20 years, ethnic minority groups have been increasingly featured in Japanese Films. However, the way these groups are presented has not been a subject of investigation. This study examines the representation of so-called Others – foreigners, ethnic minorities, and Okinawans – in Japanese cinema. By combining textual and contextual analysis, this book analyses the narrative and visual style of films of contemporary Japanese cinema in…
Are Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Racial/Ethnic Segregation Associated with Cognitive Functioning in Late Middle Age
Takamine Go
Despite little improvement in the socio‐political predicament of Okinawa since its reversion to Japan, culturally there has recently been something of an ‘Okinawa boom’ in mainland Japan. This has involved a huge interest in Okinawa and Okinawan cultures in mainland Japan and an increasing ‘consumption’ of Okinawan goods and cultural artefacts. One of the symptoms of this trend has been the growth in the last five years or so, in the number of fi…
Takamine Go
Despite little improvement in the socio‐political predicament of Okinawa since its reversion to Japan, culturally there has recently been something of an ‘Okinawa boom’ in mainland Japan. This has involved a huge interest in Okinawa and Okinawan cultures in mainland Japan and an increasing ‘consumption’ of Okinawan goods and cultural artefacts. One of the symptoms of this trend has been the growth in the last five years or so, in the number of fi…
Are Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Racial/Ethnic Segregation Associated with Cognitive Functioning in Late Middle Age
The Urban Neighborhood and Cognitive Functioning in Late Middle Age
This study examines the association of cognitive functioning with urban neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and racial/ethnic segregation for a U.S. national sample of persons in late middle age, a time in the life course when cognitive deficits begin to emerge. The key hypothesis is that effects of neighborhood on cognitive functioning are not uniform but are most pronounced among subgroups of the population defined by socioeconomic status a…
Recommended for Further Reading
Together with the other article authored by Caprio in this course reader, this article explains the circumstances during the occupation era that created the status of Zainichi Koreans in postwar Japan.It argues that American occupation policies were responsible for the later plight of Zainichi Koreans.The article contends that there were several reasons Americans distrusted Koreans in Japan at the time.One was that, lacking a direct channel betwe…
Urban neighbourhood unemployment history and depressive symptoms over time among late middle age and older adults
BACKGROUND: Little is known about how a neighbourhood's unemployment history may set the stage for depressive symptomatology. This study examines the effects of urban neighbourhood unemployment history on current depressive symptoms and subsequent symptom trajectories among residentially stable late middle age and older adults. Contingent effects between neighbourhood unemployment and individual-level employment status (ie, cross-level interactio…
Japanese Cinema and Otherness
Over the last 20 years, ethnic minority groups have been increasingly featured in Japanese Films. However, the way these groups are presented has not been a subject of investigation. This study examines the representation of so-called Others – foreigners, ethnic minorities, and Okinawans – in Japanese cinema. By combining textual and contextual analysis, this book analyses the narrative and visual style of films of contemporary Japanese cinema in…
Whose social capital matters? The case of U.S. urban public hospital closures and conversions to private ownership
Representations of 'Mixed-Race' Children in Japanese Cinema from the 1950s to the 1970s
This paper examines the representations of ‘mixed-race’ children in Japanese cinema. In particular, it focuses on the films made from the 1950s to the 1970s that feature mixed-race children and teenagers who were born between Japanese women and US military servicemen during American occupation after the end of Second World War. The paper examines the way in which mixed-race characters were mobilised in Japanese films of this period and analyses t…
Integrating Health Care for the Most Vulnerable
Policymakers have increasingly promoted health services integration to improve quality and efficiency. The US health care safety net, which comprises providers of health care to uninsured, Medicaid, and other vulnerable patients, remains a largely fragmented collection of providers. We interviewed leadership from safety net hospitals and community health centers in 5 US cities (Boston, MA; Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CA; Minneapolis, MN; and San Fra…
Changes in the Supply of US Rural Health Centers, 2000‐2011
PURPOSE: Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) provide primary care in rural areas with a shortage of providers. This paper examines whether racial and ethnic minority composition was related to changes in the supply of RHCs and FQHCs in rural counties from 2000 to 2011. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of rural counties using the Area Health Resource File 2012-2013. We examined rural countie…
Changes in healthcare access and utilization among participants in a public housing relocation program in Atlanta, Georgia
Health Care Expenditures After Initiating Long-term Services and Supports in the Community Versus in a Nursing Facility
BACKGROUND: Individuals who receive long-term services and supports (LTSS) are among the most costly participants in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. OBJECTIVES: To compare health care expenditures among users of Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) versus those using extended nursing facility care. RESEARCH DESIGN: Retrospective cohort analysis of California dually eligible adult Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries who initiated …
Predictors of Nursing Facility Entry by Medicaid-Only Older Adults and Persons With Disabilities in California
Nearly one-third of adult Medicaid beneficiaries who receive long-term services and supports (LTSS) consist of older adults and persons with disabilities who are not eligible for Medicare. Beneficiaries, advocates, and policymakers have all sought to shift LTSS to home and community settings as an alternative to institutional care. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of Medicaid-only adults in California with new use of LTSS in 2006-2007 (N…
The Not Underrepresented Minorities
Several lawsuits have recently been filed against U.S. universities; the plaintiffs contend that considerations of race and ethnicity in admissions decisions discriminate against Asian Americans. In prior cases brought by non-Latino whites, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld these considerations, arguing that they are crucial to a compelling interest to increase diversity. The dissenting opinion, however, concerns the possibility that such policie…
The AMA Graduate Profile
Purpose: Medical schools aim to train competent physicians that meet the health care needs of society. Yet beyond the results of the residency match, medical schools often do not know what kind of workforce they are creating or how their graduates perform in practice. 1 Here, we describe the creation of a personalized Graduate Profile for 32 medical schools in the American Medical Association (AMA) Accelerating Change in Medical Education grant c…
Assessing Program Mission and Graduate Practice Outcomes
Purpose: To meet the state’s physician workforce needs, the University of California, Davis School of Medicine (UCDSOM) developed 4 tailored pathways: Accelerated Competency-based Education in Primary Care (ACE-PC), Rural Programs in Medical Education (PRIME), Transforming Education and Community Health for Medical Students (TEACH-MS), and San Joaquin Valley PRIME, collectively known as Community Health Scholars (CHS). These programs strive to in…
Doing the Work—or Not
While the number of positions, committees, and projects described as “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)” work has grown rapidly in recent years, there has been little attention to the theory, praxis, or lived experience of this work. In this perspective, we briefly summarize the research and concepts put forth by DEI leaders in higher education more broadly, followed by an analysis of the literature's application to academic medicine. We the…
Kitano Takeshi’s ‘melancholic nationalism’ and the role of Koreans in the Outrage trilogy1
This article will examine the way in which Koreans are mobilized in Kitano Takeshi’s Outrage series and how their representations may be related to Kitano’s vision of Japan. In order to do so, the article first places the Outrage trilogy in the context of Kitano’s other films as well as previous representations of Koreans in Japanese yakuza (gangster) films in general. The article then continues to explore the role of Korean characters in Outrage…
(Applied) geography, policy, & time
In this provocation, we discuss the potential for health/medical geography to contribute to a policy-relevant geographical research agenda that remains attentive to social theory debates. We illustrate the importance of time as a social determinant of health, through the case study of racial/ethnic inequities in spatial access to acute hospitals in the U.S. South region amid rural hospital closures, conversions, and mergers, which have decreased …
Navigating Hostile Workplaces and Educational Spaces Within Health Services and Policy Research
Introduction: The representation of ethnoracial minoritized individuals in health services and policy research (HSPR) has increased in recent years. However, previous literature has exposed a need to acknowledge and attend to inequities within the HSPR workforce. Methods: To describe educational and workplace experiences that characterize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the HSPR profession. In this qualitative study, six focus group…
The health implications of neighborhood networks based on daily mobility in US cities
A large body of research has been dedicated to understanding the neighborhood conditions that impact health, which outcomes are affected, and how these associations vary by demographic and socioeconomic neighborhood and individual characteristics. This literature has focused mostly on the neighborhoods in which individuals reside, thus failing to recognize that residents across race/ethnicity and class spend a non-trivial amount of their time in …
Relationships between historical redlining, contemporary housing market dynamics, racial composition, and mental health in U.S. urban neighborhoods
Spatial-Structural Disparities in Acute Care Accessibility Among Latin American Immigrants and Spanish Speakers in the Rural US South
The Place Where Danger Waits”
Bridging the gap
BACKGROUND: Intersectionality, xenophobia, and health behavior theories suggest that sexual and gender minority (SGM) status, race/ethnicity, and nativity jointly shape healthcare access, yet these dimensions are often examined separately. This study identifies intersectional differences within foreign-born groups that may have previously been obscured. METHODS: Using six waves (2015-2020) of restricted California Health Interview Survey data, we…
Medicine (14 works) · Political science (14 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Health care (11 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (8 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Public health (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works)