Graduate Student of Sociology and Demography
National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 Predoctoral Trainee in Social Environments and Population Health
Curriculum Vitae
Education
M.A. Sociology and Demography, Penn State University
B.A. Linguistics, Duke University
Professional Bio
I am a medical sociologist and demographer who researches population health dynamics, social determinants of health, and health services use across the life course. In particular, I am interested in how cohorts' socioeconomic resources and health and aging processes interact to shape trends in population health. Some of my ongoing work includes:
- Cross-national analyses of the role of cohort succession in driving improvements in older adult cognitive health
- The relationships between exposure to online health information, medical mistrust, and use of traditional health services
- Innovative uses of demographic methods to examine specific morbidity and mortality trends
Selected Publications
- Ryan-Claytor, C. (2025). Web and/or MD?: Empirically Testing the Relationships between Internet Use and Visits to Healthcare Professionals. Social Science & Medicine, 118071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118071
- Verdery, A., Ryan-Claytor, C., Smith-Greenaway, E., Sarkar, N., & Livings, M. (2024). “More than 1.2 million U.S. Children Have Lost a Family Member to Drug Overdose.” American Journal of Public Health, 114(12), 1394-1397. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307847
- Ryan-Claytor, C., & Verdery, A. (2024). “A Novel Sullivan Method Projection Framework With Application to Long COVID.” Demography, 61(2), 267–281. https://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-11226858