Jennifer Van Hook
Jennifer Van Hook is interested in demography, immigrant integration, and health. One part of her work is to use demographic methods to estimate the size, characteristics, and dynamics of the unauthorized foreign-born population. Another part of her work focuses on the health and well-being of immigrants and their children.
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Recent Publications
Gender Differences in Dietary Quality and Dietary Acculturation among Mexican Children of Immigrants
Dondero, M., Frisco, M. L., Shaulis, K. & Van Hook, J., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Eliciting Legal Status Through Social Media Surveys Among Immigrants—Evidence from a List Experiment, Direct Question and Stepwise Exclusion
Tjaden, J., Rodríguez-Sánchez, A., Van Hook, J. & Persaud, H., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Sociological Methods and Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cross-Era Gender Differences in Educational Attainment Among Second-Generation Immigrants
Van Hook, J. & Lowrey, K., Jun 2026, In: International Migration Review. 60, 2, p. 1088-1116 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Have Disparate Impacts on U.S.-born Children of Asian and Latino Immigrants
Van Hook, J. & Kreisberg, A. N., Apr 1 2026, In: Demography. 63, 2, p. 435-451 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Preface
Bongaarts, J., Kashyap, R. & Van Hook, J., Mar 2025, In: Population and Development Review. 51, 1, p. 11-15 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Why Do Black Women Have a Higher Obesity Prevalence Than White Women in the United States?
Frisco, M. L., Graham, C. & Van Hook, J., Dec 1 2025, In: Demography. 62, 6, p. 2151-2174 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Living with(out) Citizenship: The Impact of Naturalization on Mortality Risk among U.S. Immigrants
Khuu, T. V., Van Hook, J. & Lowrey, K. L., Dec 2025, In: Journal of health and social behavior. 66, 4, p. 430-451 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Policy Brief
Khuu, T. V., Hook, J. V. & Lowrey, K. L., Dec 2025, In: Journal of health and social behavior. 66, 4, p. 429 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Delayed Legal Status Incorporation among Student Visa Holders
Kreisberg, A. N., Van Hook, J. & Persaud, H., Jan 1 2025, In: Socius. 11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Migration Status Gradients in Immigrant Poverty: A Comparison of Imputation Methods
Spence, C., Bachmeier, J. D., Altman, C. E., Van Hook, J. & Lowrey, K., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Sociological Methods and Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Growth and Diversity of Older Undocumented Immigrants in the United States
Van Hook, J. & Sheftel, M. G., Oct 1 2025, In: Demography. 62, 5, p. 1741-1759 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Beyond Stocks and Surges: The Demographic Impact of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population in the United States
Van Hook, J., Dec 2024, In: Population and Development Review. 50, 4, p. 1369-1400 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Racial/ethnic and nativity disparities in U.S. Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy during vaccine rollout and factors that explain them
Frisco, M. L., Van Hook, J. & Thomas, K. J. A., Aug 2022, In: Social Science and Medicine. 307, 115183.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Standing on Their Own Two Feet: How the New Public Charge Rules Could Impact Non-European LPR Applicants
Lowrey, K. & Van Hook, J., Apr 2022, In: Population Research and Policy Review. 41, 2, p. 559-582 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comparing the Effectiveness of Assignment Strategies for Estimating Likely Undocumented Status in Secondary Data Sources for Latino and Asian Immigrants
Ro, A. & Van Hook, J., Apr 2022, In: Population Research and Policy Review. 41, 2, p. 449-464 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
