1. Jason D. Boardman is assistant professor of sociology and research associate in the Population Program and Health Behavior Program in the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His work examines the social determinants of health among children, adolescents, and adults.
2. Jarron M. Saint Onge is a graduate student in the Department of Sociology and the Population Program in the Institute of Behaviorial Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His research focuses on the social influences on health and mortality, with a particular emphasis on the impact of geographic and residential context.
3. Richard G. Rogers is professor of sociology and director in the Population Program in the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His research examines the demographic, socioeconomic, health, and behavioral factors that influence the quality and length of life. For example, with Fred Pampel, Rogers recently tested three competing theories of cumulative advantage on health and mortality (see the September 2004 issue of JHSB).
4. Justin T. Denney is a graduate student in the Department of Sociology and the Population Program in the Institute of Behaviorial Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and he is a supervisory statistician with the U.S. Bureau of the Census. His research focuses on racial, ethnic, and sex inequities in health and mortality, with an emphasis on the impact of social and residential context.