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Samia Sultana
Ph.D. Student, HDFS

 

Education
MSS Women and Gender Studies, 2015
BSS Women and Gender Studies, 2014
Research interests
• Socioeconomic, Gender, and Racial Health Disparities
• Gender Inequality and Adult Health
• Country and State-Level Characteristics on Health Outcomes
• Policy Influences on Health Inequality
Publications/Posters/Papers
Fuller-Rowell, T., Sultana, S., Hudson, A., Kim, E., & Ryff, C. (2023). CHILDHOOD SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS GRADIENTS IN FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS: THE ROLE OF MACRO-ECONOMIC CONTEXT. Innovation in Aging, 7(Suppl 1), 1002–1003. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.3222

Research projects
Gender Inequality and Women’s Health and Well-Being in Developing Countries: The Moderating Role of Socioeconomic Status

Fun Facts
Favorite books/movies?
Animal Farm by George Orwell.

Favorite quotes/sayings?
"Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought." — Percy Bysshe Shelley, To a Skylark

If you could study any random thing other than HDFS/MFT, what would it be?
I’m fascinated by ancient and historical buildings, so I’d probably choose architecture—it’s amazing to explore the stories behind structures that have lived through time.

What advice would you offer to someone thinking about graduate school?
Get ready for classes, dive into your studies and research, and just a heads-up—p-values have a mind of their own! They won’t always play nice with your hypothesis, so don’t sweat it when they don’t.