Professional Bio

Kira England is a doctoral candidate studying sociology and demography. Her research centers on medical sociology, high-risk drug use, health and mortality disparities, trends and social change, and geography, using primarily quantitative methods. Her dissertation examines dynamics of pharmaceutical use and opioid use in the United States, and the theoretical concept of pharmaceuticalization. Prior to attending Penn State, she earned an master of science in education in educational policy from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. She also earned an master of education degree in curriculum and instruction, and bachelor of science degree in biology, from Bloomsburg University.