Director
Center for Reducing Health Disparities
Associate Professor
Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health
College of Public Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Professional Summary
- 2012- Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
- 2010-2012 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA), Edinburg, TX
- 2009-2012 Director of the CDC-Sponsored South Texas Border Health Disparities Center, UTPA, Edinburg, TX
- 2006-2010 Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, UTPA, Edinburg, TX
- 2007-2009 Graduate Advisor in the Sociology Master Program at the Department of Sociology, UTPA, Edinburg, TX
Education
- PhD Sociology University of Chicago 2006
- M.A. Demography Peking University, China 1999
- B.A. Sociology Peking University, China 1996
Research Interests
Social Demography, Medical Sociology, Health Research and Policy
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Su, D., Wen, M., Markides, K. (2013) “Is Self-Rated Health Comparable Across Racial and Ethnic Groups? Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study” Journal of Gerontology: Social Science, 68(4): 622-32. [PMID:15868773]
- Stimpson JP, Wilson FA, Su D. (2013) Health Care Spending by Unauthorized Immigrants is Lower Than Other Immigrants and US Natives. Health Affairs. 32(7): 1313-8.
- Su, D., Esqueda O., Li L., Pagan J. A. (2012) “Income Distribution and Obesity Prevalence: Evidence from 31 OECD Countries.” Journal of Biosocial Science 44, 417–432. [PMID: 22214551]
- Su, D. and Wang D. (2012) “Acculturation and Cross-Border Utilization of Health Services”. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 14:563–569. DOI 10.1007/s10903-011-9518-x. [PMID: 21874358]
- Su, D., Richardson C., Wen M., Pagán J. A. (2011) “Cross-Border Utilization of Health Care: Evidence from a Population-Based Study in South Texas” Health Services Research 46 (3):859-876. [PMID: 21158855]
- Su, D. and Li L. (2011) “Trends in the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States: 2002-2007” Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 22 (1) 296-310. [PMID: 21317523]
- Su, D., Richardson C., Wang G. (2010) “Assessing Cultural Assimilation among Mexican Americans: How Fast Do Their Gender-Role Attitudes Converge to the U.S. Mainstream?” Social Science Quarterly 91 (3) 762-776. DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00718.x
- Pagán, J.A., Su, D., Li L., Armstrong K., Asch D.A. (2009). “Explaining disparities in genetic testing awareness for cancer risk across U.S. ethnic/racial groups.” American Journal of Preventive Medicine 37 (6): 524-530. [PMID: 19944919]
- Su, D. (2009). “Occupational Career and Risk of Mortality among Union Army Veterans.” Social Science and Medicine 69 (3): 460-468. [PMID: 19552993]
- Su, D. (2009). “Risk Exposure in Early Life and Mortality at Older Ages: Evidence from Union Army Veterans.” Population and Development Review 35 (2): 275-295. [PMID: 20209063]
Professional Affiliations
- American Public Health Association
- Population Association of America
- American Sociological Association