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
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
Undocumented Older Latino Immigrants in the United States: Population Projections and Share of Older Undocumented Latinos by Health Insurance Coverage and Chronic Health Conditions, 2018-2038
Ro, A., Van Hook, J. & Walsemann, K. M., Feb 1 2022, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 77, 2, p. 389-395 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Leapfrogging the Melting Pot? European Immigrants’ Intergenerational Mobility across the Twentieth Century
Lowrey, K., Van Hook, J., Bachmeier, J. D. & Foster, T. B., Dec 17 2021, In: Sociological Science. 8, p. 480-512 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Intersections of Adolescent Well-Being: School, Work, and Weight Status in Brazil
Marteleto, L. J., Dondero, M., Van Hook, J., Gama, L. C. D. & Donnelly, R., Mar 2021, In: Journal of health and social behavior. 62, 1, p. 69-84 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comparing immigration status and health patterns between Latinos and Asians: Evidence from the Survey of Income and Program Participation
van Hook, J. & Ro, A., Feb 2021, In: PloS one. 16, 2 February, e0246239.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Uncertainty about the size of the unauthorized foreign-born population in the united states
Van Hook, J., Morse, A., Capps, R. & Gelatt, J., Dec 1 2021, In: Demography. 58, 6, p. 2315-2336 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A framework for the prospective analysis of ethno-cultural super-diversity
Bélanger, A., Sabourin, P., Marois, G., Van Hook, J. & Vézina, S., 2020, In: Demographic Research. 41, p. 293-330 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Immigration Selection and the Educational Composition of the US Labor Force
Van Hook, J., Bélanger, A., Sabourin, P. & Morse, A., Jun 1 2020, In: Population and Development Review. 46, 2, p. 321-346 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Signs of the End of the Paradox? Cohort Shifts in Smoking and Obesity and the Hispanic Life Expectancy Advantage
Van Hook, J., Frisco, M. L. & Graham, C. E., 2020, In: Sociological Science. 7, p. 391-414 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Spanning Borders, Cultures, and Generations: A Decade of Research on Immigrant Families
Van Hook, J. & Glick, J. E., Feb 1 2020, In: Journal of Marriage and Family. 82, 1, p. 224-243 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The weight of school entry: Weight gain among Hispanic children of immigrants during the early elementary school years
Frisco, M. L., Baumgartner, E. & Van Hook, J., 2019, In: Demographic Research. 40, p. 95-120 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Would the elimination of obesity and smoking reduce U.S. racial/ethnic/nativity disparities in total and healthy life expectancy?
Frisco, M. L., Van Hook, J. & Hummer, R. A., Apr 2019, In: SSM - Population Health. 7, 100374.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nominal versus variable approaches for understanding group differences
Van Hook, J. L., Jan 1 2019, In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 42, 13, p. 2279-2284 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review