Connor Sheehan
Biographic Data
| ID | 644152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Connor Sheehan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Connor |
| FAMILY NAME | Sheehan |
| SIGNATURE | SHEEHAN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0492-1486 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 116 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Historical Change in the Health of Ghanaian Middle-Aged and Older Adults
These findings shed light on Ghana's unique historical trajectory of health, with later-born participants experiencing declines, mirroring trends observed in the United States but differing from the historical improvements typically seen in Europe. Factors such as changing dynamics in healthcare access and disruptions in traditional family and social life may contribute to these patterns
Social determinants of pet needs among young adults experiencing homelessness in the Southwest United States
A substantial proportion of unhoused Americans own pets, yet there is a dearth of research examining what factors predict unhoused people needing support to care for pets. With this information, support programs for unhoused pet owners can be targeted more effectively and efficiently. Survey data included young adults aged 18–34 (n = 205) experiencing homelessness in Phoenix, Arizona. We fit logistic regression models predicting pet needs (has pe…
Are Interracial Couples at Higher Risk of Multiple Chronic Conditions? Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample
Disability Among Older Immigrants in the United States
Rapid aging in American society will be disproportionately concentrated among the foreign-born. Immigrants in the United States (U.S.) are a heterogeneous population, yet little is known regarding their differences in disability later in life by region of origin. We use data from the National Health Interview Survey on respondents ages 60+ ( n = 313,072) and employ gender-specific logistic models to predict reports of any activity of daily living…
An Emerging 21st-Century Midlife Sleep Crisis? Cohort Differences in Sleeping Patterns Among Americans in Midlife and Older Adulthood
We observe a pronounced decline in healthy sleeping patterns among American cohorts in midlife, with consistent and striking results across data sets, methods, and measures. These findings have important implications for the well-being and longevity of Americans who have entered midlife in the 21st century
Gendered Marital Power, Depression, and Cognition Among Older Adults in Mexico
Objectives As Mexico rapidly ages, population-level cognitive issues and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia are projected to increase. Limited social welfare positions family members—especially spouses—as the main support resource. Although past research suggests marital power imbalances relate with increased depression among Mexican older adults, how marital power imbalance relates with cognition and gender differences therein remains unde…
Exposure to neighborhood poverty from adolescence through emerging adulthood and sleep duration in US adults
Black–White Differences in the Link Between Offspring College Attainment and Parents’ Depressive Symptom Trajectories
This study examines whether the relationship between children’s college attainment and their parents’ mental health differs for Black and White parents as they age. Data come from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and multilevel growth curve models are used to assess parents’ depressive symptom trajectories. Results indicated that parents over age 50 whose children all completed college had significantly lower initial levels of depressiv…
Increasing psychological distress among Californians from 2013 to 2020
The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health is of mounting concern to population-health researchers. While early reports indicated increases in mental health problems, noticeably absent from these studies is how mental health has changed in 2020 compared to previous years (2013-2019) and whether such trends vary by race/ethnicity. The present study used repeated cross-sectional data from the California Health Interview Survey (n = 168…
State-Level Variation in the Association Between Educational Attainment and Sleep
Attributions for Everyday Discrimination and All-Cause Mortality Risk Among Older Black Women
Findings underscore the importance of everyday discrimination experiences from multiple sources in shaping all-cause mortality risk among older Black women. Accordingly, this study problematizes the homogenization of Black women in aging research and suggests the need for health interventions that consider Black women's multiplicity of social statuses
Offspring Educational Attainment and Older Parents' Cognition in Mexico
Population-level disparities in later-life cognitive health point to the importance of family resources. Although the bulk of prior work on the topic has established the directional flow of resources from parents to offspring, the linked lives perspective raises the question of how offspring resources could affect parental health as well. This study examines whether adult children's education influences older parents' (aged 50+) cognitive health …
Adult child socio-economic status disadvantage and cognitive decline among older parents in Mexico
Spousal Educational Attainment and Sleep Duration Among American Older Adults
Older adults married to spouses with high levels of education reported more favorable sleep durations, but this benefit was significantly stronger for women and the highly educated which has important implications for their aging. These findings suggest that social inequality may condition the dyadic nature of sleep for heterosexual married older adults
Sleep Patterns among US Latinos by Nativity and Country of Origin
Given that Latinos in the United States are at higher risk for obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, understanding the patterns of sleep among this population can help identify strategies to improve sleep habits in order to reduce disease burden
Tracking Changes of Chinese Pre-Service Teachers’ Aerobic Fitness, Body Mass Index, and Grade Point Average Over 4-years of College
Although increasing attention has been given to student academic achievement, usually measured by grade point average (GPA), and fitness in children and adolescents, much fewer studies have been conducted in higher education settings, especially in China. This study investigated the longitudinal associations of aerobic fitness (AF), body mass index (BMI), and GPA in Chinese pre-service teachers at a university. A longitudinal research design was …
Increasing Education-Based Disparities in Healthy Life Expectancy Among U.S. Non-Hispanic Whites, 2000–2010
Differences in HLE between education groups increased among non-Hispanic whites from 2000 to 2010. In fact, education-based differences in HLE were larger than differences in total life expectancy. Thus, the lives of less-educated whites were not only shorter, on average, compared with their college-educated counterparts, but they were also more burdened with disability
Cohort Trends in the Gender Distribution of Household Tasks in the United States and the Implications for Understanding Disability
Objectives: Measures of disability depend on health and social roles in a given environment. Yet, social roles can change over time as they have by gender. We document how engagement in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) is shifting by gender and birth cohort among older adults, and the challenges these shifts can create for population-level estimates of disability. Method: We used the Health and Retirement Study ( N = 25,047) and mu…
Depression in Later Life
Objectives Research on the socioeconomic gradient in mental health links disadvantaged family background with subsequent symptoms of depression, demonstrating the “downstream” effect of parental resources on children’s mental health. This study takes a different approach by evaluating the “upstream” influence of adult children’s educational attainment on parents’ depressive symptoms. Methods Using longitudinal data from the U.S. Health and Retire…
Does the Functional Form of the Association Between Education and Mortality Differ by U.S. Region
To understand the education-mortality association among U.S. adults, recent studies have documented its national functional form. However, the functional form of education-mortality relationship may vary across geographic contexts. The four U.S. Census regions differ considerably in their social and economic policies, employment opportunities, income levels, and other factors that may affect how education lowers the risk of mortality. Thus, we do…
Adult children's education and changes to parents' physical health in Mexico
Gendered Expectations Distort Male–Female Differences in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Later Adulthood
Researchers should be cautious making gender comparisons for IADLs without attending to the gender-specific measurement properties of many of the items of which the IADL is comprised
Childhood Adversities and Adult Cardiometabolic Health
Findings demonstrate the insights that can be gleaned about the early-life origins of adult health by examining operationalization of childhood exposures
Adult children's education and changes to parents' physical health in Mexico
Depression in Later Life
Objectives Research on the socioeconomic gradient in mental health links disadvantaged family background with subsequent symptoms of depression, demonstrating the “downstream” effect of parental resources on children’s mental health. This study takes a different approach by evaluating the “upstream” influence of adult children’s educational attainment on parents’ depressive symptoms. Methods Using longitudinal data from the U.S. Health and Retire…
Childhood Adversities and Adult Cardiometabolic Health
Findings demonstrate the insights that can be gleaned about the early-life origins of adult health by examining operationalization of childhood exposures
Gendered Expectations Distort Male–Female Differences in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Later Adulthood
Researchers should be cautious making gender comparisons for IADLs without attending to the gender-specific measurement properties of many of the items of which the IADL is comprised
Adult child socio-economic status disadvantage and cognitive decline among older parents in Mexico
Offspring Educational Attainment and Older Parents' Cognition in Mexico
Population-level disparities in later-life cognitive health point to the importance of family resources. Although the bulk of prior work on the topic has established the directional flow of resources from parents to offspring, the linked lives perspective raises the question of how offspring resources could affect parental health as well. This study examines whether adult children's education influences older parents' (aged 50+) cognitive health …
Increasing Education-Based Disparities in Healthy Life Expectancy Among U.S. Non-Hispanic Whites, 2000–2010
Differences in HLE between education groups increased among non-Hispanic whites from 2000 to 2010. In fact, education-based differences in HLE were larger than differences in total life expectancy. Thus, the lives of less-educated whites were not only shorter, on average, compared with their college-educated counterparts, but they were also more burdened with disability
Does the Functional Form of the Association Between Education and Mortality Differ by U.S. Region
To understand the education-mortality association among U.S. adults, recent studies have documented its national functional form. However, the functional form of education-mortality relationship may vary across geographic contexts. The four U.S. Census regions differ considerably in their social and economic policies, employment opportunities, income levels, and other factors that may affect how education lowers the risk of mortality. Thus, we do…
Attributions for Everyday Discrimination and All-Cause Mortality Risk Among Older Black Women
Findings underscore the importance of everyday discrimination experiences from multiple sources in shaping all-cause mortality risk among older Black women. Accordingly, this study problematizes the homogenization of Black women in aging research and suggests the need for health interventions that consider Black women's multiplicity of social statuses
Cohort Trends in the Gender Distribution of Household Tasks in the United States and the Implications for Understanding Disability
Objectives: Measures of disability depend on health and social roles in a given environment. Yet, social roles can change over time as they have by gender. We document how engagement in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) is shifting by gender and birth cohort among older adults, and the challenges these shifts can create for population-level estimates of disability. Method: We used the Health and Retirement Study ( N = 25,047) and mu…
Gendered Marital Power, Depression, and Cognition Among Older Adults in Mexico
Objectives As Mexico rapidly ages, population-level cognitive issues and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia are projected to increase. Limited social welfare positions family members—especially spouses—as the main support resource. Although past research suggests marital power imbalances relate with increased depression among Mexican older adults, how marital power imbalance relates with cognition and gender differences therein remains unde…
Exposure to neighborhood poverty from adolescence through emerging adulthood and sleep duration in US adults
Spousal Educational Attainment and Sleep Duration Among American Older Adults
Older adults married to spouses with high levels of education reported more favorable sleep durations, but this benefit was significantly stronger for women and the highly educated which has important implications for their aging. These findings suggest that social inequality may condition the dyadic nature of sleep for heterosexual married older adults
Childhood Adversities and Adult Cardiometabolic Health
Findings demonstrate the insights that can be gleaned about the early-life origins of adult health by examining operationalization of childhood exposures
Gendered Expectations Distort Male–Female Differences in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Later Adulthood
Researchers should be cautious making gender comparisons for IADLs without attending to the gender-specific measurement properties of many of the items of which the IADL is comprised
Adult children's education and changes to parents' physical health in Mexico
Cohort Trends in the Gender Distribution of Household Tasks in the United States and the Implications for Understanding Disability
Objectives: Measures of disability depend on health and social roles in a given environment. Yet, social roles can change over time as they have by gender. We document how engagement in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) is shifting by gender and birth cohort among older adults, and the challenges these shifts can create for population-level estimates of disability. Method: We used the Health and Retirement Study ( N = 25,047) and mu…
Depression in Later Life
Objectives Research on the socioeconomic gradient in mental health links disadvantaged family background with subsequent symptoms of depression, demonstrating the “downstream” effect of parental resources on children’s mental health. This study takes a different approach by evaluating the “upstream” influence of adult children’s educational attainment on parents’ depressive symptoms. Methods Using longitudinal data from the U.S. Health and Retire…
Does the Functional Form of the Association Between Education and Mortality Differ by U.S. Region
To understand the education-mortality association among U.S. adults, recent studies have documented its national functional form. However, the functional form of education-mortality relationship may vary across geographic contexts. The four U.S. Census regions differ considerably in their social and economic policies, employment opportunities, income levels, and other factors that may affect how education lowers the risk of mortality. Thus, we do…
Tracking Changes of Chinese Pre-Service Teachers’ Aerobic Fitness, Body Mass Index, and Grade Point Average Over 4-years of College
Although increasing attention has been given to student academic achievement, usually measured by grade point average (GPA), and fitness in children and adolescents, much fewer studies have been conducted in higher education settings, especially in China. This study investigated the longitudinal associations of aerobic fitness (AF), body mass index (BMI), and GPA in Chinese pre-service teachers at a university. A longitudinal research design was …
Increasing Education-Based Disparities in Healthy Life Expectancy Among U.S. Non-Hispanic Whites, 2000–2010
Differences in HLE between education groups increased among non-Hispanic whites from 2000 to 2010. In fact, education-based differences in HLE were larger than differences in total life expectancy. Thus, the lives of less-educated whites were not only shorter, on average, compared with their college-educated counterparts, but they were also more burdened with disability
Spousal Educational Attainment and Sleep Duration Among American Older Adults
Older adults married to spouses with high levels of education reported more favorable sleep durations, but this benefit was significantly stronger for women and the highly educated which has important implications for their aging. These findings suggest that social inequality may condition the dyadic nature of sleep for heterosexual married older adults
Sleep Patterns among US Latinos by Nativity and Country of Origin
Given that Latinos in the United States are at higher risk for obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, understanding the patterns of sleep among this population can help identify strategies to improve sleep habits in order to reduce disease burden
Offspring Educational Attainment and Older Parents' Cognition in Mexico
Population-level disparities in later-life cognitive health point to the importance of family resources. Although the bulk of prior work on the topic has established the directional flow of resources from parents to offspring, the linked lives perspective raises the question of how offspring resources could affect parental health as well. This study examines whether adult children's education influences older parents' (aged 50+) cognitive health …
Adult child socio-economic status disadvantage and cognitive decline among older parents in Mexico
Black–White Differences in the Link Between Offspring College Attainment and Parents’ Depressive Symptom Trajectories
This study examines whether the relationship between children’s college attainment and their parents’ mental health differs for Black and White parents as they age. Data come from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and multilevel growth curve models are used to assess parents’ depressive symptom trajectories. Results indicated that parents over age 50 whose children all completed college had significantly lower initial levels of depressiv…
Increasing psychological distress among Californians from 2013 to 2020
The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health is of mounting concern to population-health researchers. While early reports indicated increases in mental health problems, noticeably absent from these studies is how mental health has changed in 2020 compared to previous years (2013-2019) and whether such trends vary by race/ethnicity. The present study used repeated cross-sectional data from the California Health Interview Survey (n = 168…
State-Level Variation in the Association Between Educational Attainment and Sleep
Attributions for Everyday Discrimination and All-Cause Mortality Risk Among Older Black Women
Findings underscore the importance of everyday discrimination experiences from multiple sources in shaping all-cause mortality risk among older Black women. Accordingly, this study problematizes the homogenization of Black women in aging research and suggests the need for health interventions that consider Black women's multiplicity of social statuses
Exposure to neighborhood poverty from adolescence through emerging adulthood and sleep duration in US adults
Disability Among Older Immigrants in the United States
Rapid aging in American society will be disproportionately concentrated among the foreign-born. Immigrants in the United States (U.S.) are a heterogeneous population, yet little is known regarding their differences in disability later in life by region of origin. We use data from the National Health Interview Survey on respondents ages 60+ ( n = 313,072) and employ gender-specific logistic models to predict reports of any activity of daily living…
An Emerging 21st-Century Midlife Sleep Crisis? Cohort Differences in Sleeping Patterns Among Americans in Midlife and Older Adulthood
We observe a pronounced decline in healthy sleeping patterns among American cohorts in midlife, with consistent and striking results across data sets, methods, and measures. These findings have important implications for the well-being and longevity of Americans who have entered midlife in the 21st century
Gendered Marital Power, Depression, and Cognition Among Older Adults in Mexico
Objectives As Mexico rapidly ages, population-level cognitive issues and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia are projected to increase. Limited social welfare positions family members—especially spouses—as the main support resource. Although past research suggests marital power imbalances relate with increased depression among Mexican older adults, how marital power imbalance relates with cognition and gender differences therein remains unde…
Social determinants of pet needs among young adults experiencing homelessness in the Southwest United States
A substantial proportion of unhoused Americans own pets, yet there is a dearth of research examining what factors predict unhoused people needing support to care for pets. With this information, support programs for unhoused pet owners can be targeted more effectively and efficiently. Survey data included young adults aged 18–34 (n = 205) experiencing homelessness in Phoenix, Arizona. We fit logistic regression models predicting pet needs (has pe…
Are Interracial Couples at Higher Risk of Multiple Chronic Conditions? Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample
Historical Change in the Health of Ghanaian Middle-Aged and Older Adults
These findings shed light on Ghana's unique historical trajectory of health, with later-born participants experiencing declines, mirroring trends observed in the United States but differing from the historical improvements typically seen in Europe. Factors such as changing dynamics in healthcare access and disruptions in traditional family and social life may contribute to these patterns
Medicine (21 works) · Psychology (21 works) · Gerontology (20 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (17 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Demography (14 works) · Demography (12 works) · Developmental psychology (11 works) · Population (11 works) · Psychiatry (8 works)