Kenzie Latham's CV



CV SYG2000 Home Links Kenzie Latham Graduate Assistant 3357 Turlington Hall (352) 392-0265 ext 148 klatham@soc.ufl.edu Office hours Mondays & Wednesdays 11:30AM - 12:30PM	Kenzie Latham 3357 Turlington Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611 (352) 392-0265 ext 287, klatham@soc.ufl.edu EDUCATION M.A. in Sociology, University of Florida, 2007. Master’s Thesis: “Coronary Heart Disease Onset, Metabolic Syndrome, and Socioeconomic Status: Does Metabolic Syndrome Mediate the Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Coronary Heart Disease?” B.A. in Sociology, University of Florida, Summa cum Laude, May 2005. Honors Thesis: “The Predictive Power of Self-Rated Health on the Onset of Chronic Disease.” TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS Medical Sociology Health Disparities Health and Socioeconomic Status Chronic Illness/Comorbidity Quantitative Methodology CURRENT POSITION Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant Department of Sociology University of Florida (August 2005 – Present) PAPER PRESENTATIONS 2006 Latham, K. “The Predictive Power of Self-Rated Health on the Onset of Chronic Disease.” Presented at the Society of the Social Sciences at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. MANUSCRITPS UNDER DEVELOPMENT Latham, Kenzie E.. “Coronary Heart Disease Onset, Metabolic Syndrome, and Socioeconomic Status: Does Metabolic Syndrome Mediate the Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Coronary Heart Disease?” The specific aim of this study is to discover if metabolic syndrome mediates the effects of socioeconomic status on coronary heart disease onset. Latham, Kenzie E.. “The Predictive Power of Self-Rated Health on the Onset of Chronic Disease.” The specific aim of this study is to examine how well self-rated health can predict morbidity onset using chronic illness as the health outcome. Latham, Kenzie E., and Orli S. Zaprir. “Cohort Differences among African Americans in Perceived Health: A Lifecourse Perspective.” The goal of this paper is to analyze possible cohort differences among African Americans and their perceived health. A lifecourse approach will be utilized in this research. Zaprir, Orli S. and Kenzie E. Latham. “The Impact of Social Networks on Sense of Control in the Aging Population, and the Perceived Health Ramifications.” The aim of this paper is to examine the extent to which social networks influence the sense of control among the aging population, and to discover how these factors impact perceived health. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Manuscript Reviewer: Research on Aging TEACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate: Survey Data Analysis, Teaching Assistant, University of Florida Undergraduate: Methods of Social Research, Teaching Assistant, University of Florida Marriage and Families, Teaching Assistant, University of Florida Medical Sociology, Guest Lecturer, University of Florida PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS · American Sociology Association · Sociology Honor Society · Graduate Student Union · Golden Key International Society