Tori L Cowger

Biographic Data

ID	1735213
NAME	Tori L Cowger
GIVEN NAMES	Tori L
FAMILY NAME	Cowger
SIGNATURE	COWGER T L
AFFILIATIONS	Harvard University
ORCID	0000-0001-5359-8155
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	56
TOTAL CITATIONS	1030
AUTHOR COUNT	56
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	1990
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	16

Relative deprivation and subsequent health, happiness, and human flourishing: A longitudinal outcome-wide analysis
Open AccessCheng-Tian Kuo, Shu-Hui Hsieh et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2025References: 54
Implementation of Neighborhood-Level Wastewater-Based Epidemiology to Measure and Mitigate Inequities in Sars-CoV-2 Infection in Boston, Massachusetts
Tori L Cowger, Madeline T Sharp et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2024References: 8
Starting October 2022, the Boston Public Health Commission implemented a neighborhood-level wastewater-based epidemiology program to inform strategies to reduce COVID-19 inequities. We collected samples twice weekly at 11 neighborhood sites, covering approximately 18% of Boston, Massachusetts’s population. Results from the program’s first year revealed inequities unobservable in regional wastewater data both between the City of Boston and the gre…
A triple trust penalty? The majority-minority gap in subjective wellbeing
Open AccessC Wu, Ichiro Kawachi et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2024References: 62
Examining Covid-19 mortality rates by race and ethnicity among incarcerated people in 11 U.S. state prisons (March–October 2021)
Open AccessMimi Yen Li, Shelby Grebbin et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2022
Age-standardized death rates were higher among incarcerated Black, Hispanic and those of Other racial and ethnic groups compared to their White counterparts. Greater data transparency from all carceral systems is needed to better understand populations at disproportionate risk of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality
Racial Disparities in Neighborhood Arrest Rates during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Open AccessJaquelyn L Jahn, Jessica T Simes et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2022Cited by: 5References: 3
Community solutions to food apartheid: A spatial analysis of community food-growing spaces and neighborhood demographics in Philadelphia
Open AccessAshley B Gripper, Rachel Nethery et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2022Cited by: 8References: 36
Black and low-income neighborhoods tend to have higher concentrations of fast-food restaurants and low produce supply stores. Limited access to and consumption of nutrient-rich foods is associated with poor health outcomes. Given the realities of food access, many members within the Black communities grow food as a strategy of resistance to food apartheid, and for the healing and self-determination that agriculture offers. In this paper, we unpac…
Memorial to Malavika Subramanyam
Open AccessV Subramanian, Ichiro Kawachi et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2022References: 2
Associations between multiple indicators of discrimination and allostatic load among middle-aged adults
Open AccessJourdyn A Lawrence, Ichiro Kawachi et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2022Cited by: 8References: 63
The objective of this paper is to examine associations between multiple measures of discrimination (i.e., everyday, lifetime, and appraised burden) and components of allostatic load (AL). We drew on pooled cross-sectional data from the Biomarker Project of the Midlife in the United States study (n = 2118). Ages ranged from 25 to 84 years and included mostly Black (n = 389) and white (n = 1598) adults. Quasi-Poisson models were fit to estimate pre…
Increased frequency of participation in civic associations and reduced depressive symptoms: Prospective study of older Japanese survivors of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake
Open AccessWen Zhang, Teruyuki Tsuji et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2021References: 51
Neighborhood social cohesion, religious participation and sexual risk behaviors among cisgender black sexual minority men in the southern United States
Open AccessDustin T Duncan, Yusuf Ransome et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2021Cited by: 2References: 77
Does community-level social capital mitigate the impact of widowhood & living alone on depressive symptoms: A prospective, multi-level study
Open AccessAtsushi Nakagomi, Koichiro Shiba et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Cited by: 7References: 39
Association between visual status and social participation in older Japanese: The Jages cross-sectional study
Open AccessYuto Yoshida, Yoshimune Hiratsuka et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Cited by: 1References: 35
Causal effect of deteriorating socioeconomic circumstances on new-onset arthritis and the moderating role of access to medical care: A natural experiment from the 2011 great east Japan earthquake and …
Open AccessToshiko Ikeda, Takaaki Ikeda et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020References: 35
Socioeconomic disadvantage is a risk factor for arthritis, but its causal relationship remains unclear. This study examined the causal relationship between socioeconomic circumstances and new-onset arthritis by taking advantage of the "natural experiment" that resulted from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The baseline survey was conducted in August 2010, 7 months before the disaster. Self-reported questionnaires were mailed to all el…
Gender inequalities in poor self-rated health: Cross-national comparison of South Korea and Japan
Open AccessTakahashi, Shuko Takahashi et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020References: 12
Socioeconomic disparities in self-rated health in two East Asian countries: Comparative study between Japan and Korea
Open AccessShiho Kino, Sun-Nam Jang et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Cited by: 2References: 22
Community-level social capital and cognitive decline after a natural disaster: A natural experiment from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Open AccessHiroyuki Hikichi, Jun Aida et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Cited by: 19References: 22
Intensity of community-based programs by long-term care insurers and the likelihood of frailty: Multilevel analysis of older Japanese adults
Open AccessKenichi Sato, Toshiko Ikeda et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Cited by: 4References: 39
The World Health Organization (WHO) argues that governments can postpone declining capacity of older adults by providing sufficient support. Yet, to our knowledge, no study has focused on the role of local governments for realizing healthy ageing. This study examined the association between the intensity of community-based programs for frailty postponement by long-term care insurers (as municipalities) and the likelihood of frailty. We analyzed r…
Age, period, cohort trends of suicide in Japan and Korea (1986-2015): A tale of two countries
Open AccessShiho Kino, Sun-Nam Jang et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2019Cited by: 1References: 30
The association between economic uncertainty and suicide in the short-run
Open AccessSotiris Vandoro, Mauricio Avendaño et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2019Cited by: 23References: 69
Overall, our study suggests that economic uncertainty may lead to an increase in the risk of suicide. This immediate effect indicates that uncertainty may act as a trigger, and is unlikely to be the sole cause of suicide, which reflects existing evidence on the impulsive nature of some suicides. This highlights the need to reduce 'access to means', and the importance of the timing of suicide prevention measures
Higher child-raising costs due to maternal social isolation: Large population-based study in Japan
Open AccessYuzo Honda, Yukiko Honda et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2019References: 25
Association between exposure to health information and mortality: Reduced mortality among women exposed to information via TV programs
Open AccessKenichi Sato, K Viswanath et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2019Cited by: 2References: 35
Reciprocity of social support is associated with psychological distress and suicidal ideation in older Japanese people: A population-based study
Open AccessYuki Mizuno, Hiroyuki Hikichi et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2019Cited by: 2References: 34
"What types of activities increase participation in community "salons
Open AccessK Nakagawa, Ichiro Kawachi et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2019Cited by: 1References: 4
High social trust associated with increased depressive symptoms in a longitudinal South African sample
Open AccessKafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Ichiro Kawachi et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2018Cited by: 9References: 46
Several studies have documented a protective association between social trust and mental and physical health, but gaps in knowledge remain. Debates regarding the contextual versus individual nature of social trust are ongoing; research from low- and middle-income countries is lacking, and study designs have been limited for causal inference. To address these gaps, we examined the association between social trust and depressive symptoms using thre…
Predictors of decline in Iadl functioning among older survivors following the Great East Japan earthquake: A prospective study
Open AccessToru Tsuboya, Jun Aida et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2017Cited by: 5References: 18