SELA PANAPASA
Research Investigator, Research Center for Group Dynamics, ISR, University of Michigan.
Ph.D., Brown University
Dr. Panapasa studies family support and intergenerational exchanges among aged Pacific Islanders living in the US and Pacific region. Her work examines changes in elderly living arrangements and headship status in response to demographic and socioeconomic change. Her interests include family demography, race and ethnicity, measuring health disparities and comparative studies.
Funded Aging Projects
- Mortality Patterns Across the Life Course Among Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (component project) (NCMHHD)
- Projected Incidence of Cancer Among Pacific Islanders Living in California (component project) (NCI)
- Mortality Patterns Across the Life Course Among Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (NICHD)
Publications
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