Beth Soldo , Ph.D.
Distinguished Senior Scholar, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
Boettner Professor; Professor of Sociology

Office: 242 McNeil Building
University of Pennsylvania, Population Studies Center
3718 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104-6209
Telephone: (215) 898-1535
Fax: (215) 573-2081
Email: bsoldo@pop.upenn.edu
Full CV

Education:

1970 B.A. (honors), Fordham University

1973 M.A., Duke University, Sociology/Demography

1977 Ph.D., Duke University, Sociology/Demography

Doctoral Dissertation: Determinants of Temporal Variations in Living Arrangements Among the Elderly, 1960 - 1970

Research:

  • Gerontology
  • Demography
  • Population Studies
  • Economics of Aging
  • Public Policy
  • Research Methods

Selected Publications:

1999 B.J. Soldo, D.A. Wolf, and J.C. Henretta. Intergenerational Transfers: Blood, Marriage, And Gender Effects on Household Decisions. In J.P. Smith and Robert J. Willis (eds.), Wealth, Work, and Health: Innovations in Measurement in the Social Sciences. University of Michigan Press.

1997 Linda G. Martin and Beth J. Soldo (eds.) Racial and Ethnic Differences in Late Life Health in the United States. Washington D.C.: National Academy of Science Press.

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