Jon Hussey

Jon Hussey is a Teaching Assistant Professor of Health Science in the Department of Maternal and Child Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology (1995) and an M.P.H. in Health Services (1996) from the University of Washington, an M.A. in Sociology (1990) from the same university, and a B.A. in Sociology and Psychology (1985) from the University of California, Santa Cruz. After completing a National Institute on Aging postdoctoral fellowship in demography at the University of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 1998, Hussey joined UNC Chapel Hill in 1998 as Research Associate and Director of Injury Studies in the Department of Maternal and Child Health. He advanced to Research Assistant Professor from 2000 to 2018, Clinical Assistant Professor from 2018 to 2021, and has held his current position since 2021. Additionally, he has served as a Faculty Fellow at the Carolina Population Center since 2001.

As a sociologist and demographer, Hussey's research examines the links between social stratification and health, with a focus on racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in morbidity and mortality, particularly how childhood exposures shape adult health outcomes. His specific interests encompass child maltreatment, birth outcomes, health disparities, adolescent health, neighborhood effects on health, immigrant health, and life course approaches to maternal and child health. Key publications include the highly cited "Child Maltreatment in the United States: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Adolescent Health Consequences" (Pediatrics, 2006), "Cohort Profile: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health)" (International Journal of Epidemiology, 2019), "The Depths of Despair Among US Adults Entering Midlife" (American Journal of Public Health, 2019), and "Preconception Stress, Birth Weight, and Birth Weight Disparities among U.S. Women" (American Journal of Public Health, 2014). His scholarship has earned recognition such as the Edward G. McGavran Award for Excellence in Teaching (2011), election to the Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society (2012), and multiple highly cited papers (top 1% on Web of Science). With over 8,400 citations on Google Scholar, Hussey's work has significantly influenced studies on health disparities. He has taught ten distinct courses to 1,719 students, serves on the Gillings Inclusive Excellence Council, and contributes to major NIH-funded projects like the Add Health study.

Professional Email: jon_hussey@unc.edu