Contact Information
1010 W. Nevada
Urbana, IL 61801
Biography
Flavia Andrade is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work atthe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She also holds appointments in the departments of Sociology andKinesiology and Community Health. She is a fellow of the Gerontological Societyof America.
Research Interests
Demography, Sociology, Public Health
Research Description
Dr. Andrade is exploring how transitions at the population level, such as demographic, socioeconomic, nutritional, and epidemiological are influencing health across the life course. Currently her work has been focusing on the health of adults and older adults in Latin America and the Caribbean and Latinos in the US. Her current research focuses on several outcomes: chronic conditions (e.g. diabetes and hypertension), quality of life, disability, cognition, mental health, oral health and life expectancy.
Currently, she is involved in several international projects aimed at understanding determinants of health disparities. The ultimate goal is to identify factors that are more malleable to changes through interventions and policies.
Education
PhD Sociology - University of Wisconsin-Madison
MS Population Health - University of Wisconsin-Madison
MA - Demography - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ba Economics - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, School of Social Work
Professor, Sociology
Professor, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Professor, Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity
Professor, Center for Global Studies
Affiliate, Center for Social & Behavioral Science
External Links
Recent Publications
Tan, K., Ostler, T., Bui, T., Mishler, G., Andrade, F., Chitwanga, A., Sun, K., Campbell, J., Lindsey, B., & Feng, Y. (2025). Adapting Simulations to Different Settings: Learning From Experience. In K. Tan, C.-F. Wu, & T. Ostler (Eds.), Social Work and Simulations: Teaching Practice, Research, Policy, and Social Injustices Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197770498.003.0006
Andrade, F. C. D., & Gutiérrez, Á. (Accepted/In press). Research Gaps and Priorities in Hispanic/Latine Cognitive Aging and Health. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1177/07399863241302126
Angel, J. L., Andrade, F. C. D., Riosmena, F., & Mejia-Arango, S. (Eds.) (2024). Older Mexicans and Latinos in the United States: Where worlds meet. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48809-2
Angel, J. L., Andrade, F. C. D., Riosmena, F., & Mejia-Arango, S. (2024). Preface: Where Worlds Meet: Growing Older in Mexico and Aging Latinos in the United States (6th Edition): Springer Nature. In Older Mexicans and Latinos in the United States: Where Worlds Meet (pp. ix-xii). Springer.
Benatti de Oliveira, G., Vilar Fernandes, L., Summer Chen, X., Drumond Andrade, F. C., Scarlazzari Costa, L., Junqueira Vasques, A. C., & Pires Corona, L. (2024). Intra- and inter-rater reliability of muscle and fat thickness measurements obtained using portable ultrasonography in older adults. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 60, 65-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.01.005