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Emily Agree
Associate Professor
Director, Hopkins Center for Population Aging and Health, Associate Director, Hopkins Population Center
Academic Degrees
PhD
Joint Departmental Affiliations
Sociology
Departmental Address
615 North Wolfe St., Rm E4646
Phone: 410-955-4605
Fax: 410-955-2303
Research and Professional Experience
Keywords

Population, Aging, Demography, Long-Term Care, Disability, Family and Household, Intergenerational Relations.

Honors and Awards

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND HONORS: Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America

EDUCATIONAL AWARDS AND HONORS: National Institute on Aging Post-Doctoral Fellow in Demography of Aging (1993-1995) National Institute on Aging Pre-Doctoral Fellow in Demography of Aging (1989-1993) Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow, U.S. Dept. of Education (1991) Special Fellowship for the study of Portuguese Language

Selected Publications

Cohen S., S. Ahmed, EM Agree, E. Naumova (forthcoming) "Trends for Influenza and Pneumonia Hospitalization Among the Older Population In The United States:Age, Period, and Cohort Effects" Epidemiology and Infection

Cohen, S., EM Agree, S. Ahmed, E. Naumova. (forthcoming) “Grandparental caregiving, income inequality, and respiratory infections in US seniors” Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Engelman M, EM Agree, KM Yount and D Bishai. (forthcoming) “Parity and Parents’ Health in Later Life: The Gendered Case of Ismailia, Egypt. Population Studies

Agree EM and K Glaser. (2009) “Demography of informal caregiving,” for the International Handbook of the Demography of Aging, (Peter Uhlenberg, editor) Springer-Verlag publishing.

Freedman VA, LG Martin, JC Cornman, EM Agree, and RF Schoeni, 2008 “Trends in Assistance with Daily Activities: Racial/ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities Persist in the U.S. Older Population” in Understanding Disability Change and Its Implications (working title)., (David Cutler, and David Wise, eds.), University of Chicago Press

Wong R, MB Ofstedal, KM Yount, EM Agree. 2008. “Lifestyle Risk Factors and their Consequences among Older Adults in Mexico and the U.S.” European Journal of Ageing, Vol. 5, No. 4. pp. 311-326.

Weiss CO, CL Seplaki, JL Wolff, JD Kasper, EM Agree. 2008 “Self-selected walking speed was consistent when recorded while using a cane.” Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 61(6):622-7

Glaser, KF EM Agree, E. Costenbader , A. Camargo and B. Trench, 2006. “The Effects of Fertility Decline on Family Structure and Support for Older Persons in Latin America And Asia,” Journal of Aging and Health, 18(2): 259-291

Freedman VA, EM Agree, LG Martin, and JC Cornman. 2006“Trends in the Use of Assistive Technology and Personal Care in Late Life, 1992-2001” The Gerontologist 46(1): 124-127

Agree EM, VA Freedman, JC Cornman, DA Wolf, JE Marcotte 2005. “Reconsidering Substitution: Can Assistive Technology Substitute For Personal Care?” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 60B(5):S272–S280

Wolff JL, EM Agree, and JD Kasper. 2005. “Canes, Walkers, and Wheelchairs: What Does Medicare Pay and Who Benefits?” Health Affairs, 24(4):1140-1149

Agree EM, AE Biddlecom, TW Valente. 2005. “ Intergenerational Exchanges with Extended Kin in Taiwan and the Philippines,” Population Studies 59(2): 181-195.

Cornman JC, VA Freedman, and EM Agree. 2005. “Measurement of Assistive Device Use: Implications for Estimates of Device Use and Disability in Late Life,” The Gerontologist, 45: 347-358

Cagney KA and EM Agree 2005. “Racial Differences in Formal Long Term Care: Does the Timing of Parenthood Play a Role?” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 60(3): S137-S145.

Yount KM and EM Agree. 2005. “Gender Differences in Disability among Older Adults in Egypt and Tunisia.” Demography, 42(1): 169-187.

Wolff JL and EM Agree, 2004. “Depression among Recipients of Informal Care: The Effects of Reciprocity, Respect, and Adequacy of Support,” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 59: S173-S180.

Yount KM, EM Agree, and C Rebellon 2004. “Gender and Use of Health Care among Older Adults in Egypt and Tunisia” Social Science and Medicine 59(12): 2479-2497

Agree EM, VA Freedman, and M Sengupta. 2004. “Factors Predicting the Use of Mobility Technology in Community Based Long Term Care” Journal of Aging and Health, 16(2):267-307.

Yount KM and EM Agree, 2004. “The Power of Older Women and Men in Egyptian and Tunisian Families” Journal of Marriage and the Family. 66 (1): 126-146

Sengupta M and EM Agree. 2003. “Gender Differences in Use of Health Care Services among the elderly in North and South India,” Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 18(4):53-65.

Agree EM, B Bissett, and MS Rendall. 2003. Simultaneous Care for Parents and Care for Children among Mid-life British Women, Population Trends, 112:27-34

Emily M. Agree and Vicki A. Freedman. 2003. “A Comparison of Assistive Technology and Personal Care in Alleviating Disability and Unmet Need ” The Gerontologist, 43(3): 142-151.

George C. Myers, Vicki L. Lamb, and Emily M. Agree. 2003. “Patterns Of Disability Change Associated With The Epidemiologic Transition,” In Determining Health Expectancies, (J.M. Robine, C. Jagger, C. Mathers, E. Crimmins, and R. Suzman, eds.) Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (pp. 59-74.)

Emily M. Agree 2002. “ Technology and Aging” MacMillan Encyclopedia of Aging, (David J. Ekerdt, ed.) New York: MacMillan Reference USA.

Manisha Sengupta and Emily M. Agree. 2002. “Gender and disability among older adults in north and south India: differences associated with coresidence and marriage,” Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 17:313-336

Emily M. Agree, Ann E. Biddlecom, Ming-cheng Chang, and Aurora E. Perez. 2002. “Transfers from Older Parents to Children In Taiwanese And Filipino Families,” Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 17:269-294.

Emily M. Agree, Ann E. Biddlecom, Thomas W. Valente, and Ming-cheng Chang. 2001. “Social Network Measures Of Parent-Child Exchange: Applications in Taiwan & the Philippines,” Connections 24(2):59-75.

Emily M. Agree. and Vicki. A. Freedman. 2000. “Incorporating Assistive Devices into Community-Based Long-Term Care: An Analysis of the Potential for Substitution and Supplementation,” Journal of Aging and Health 12(3):426-450

Emily M. Agree. 1999. “The Influence of Personal Care and Assistive Technology on the Measurement of Disability,” Social Science & Medicine, 48(4): 427-443.

Kathleen Cagney and Emily M. Agree. 1999. “Race Differences in Skilled Nursing Care and Home Health Use: The Mediating Effects of Family Structure and Social Class,” The Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 54B(4): July 1999.

Emily M. Agree and Vicki A. Freedman. 1999. “Implications of Population Aging for Geriatric Health,” Clinical Aspects of Aging, 5th Edition, Joseph J. Gallo (ed.), Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins Inc. (pp. 659-669).

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