Contact Information
1010 W. Nevada
Urbana, IL 61801
Research Areas
Biography
Flavia Andrade is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work atthe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She also holds appointments in the departments of Sociology andKinesiology and Community Health. She is a fellow of the Gerontological Societyof America.
Research Interests
Demography, Sociology, Public Health
Research Description
Dr. Andrade is exploring how transitions at the population level, such as demographic, socioeconomic, nutritional, and epidemiological are influencing health across the life course. Currently her work has been focusing on the health of adults and older adults in Latin America and the Caribbean and Latinos in the US. Her current research focuses on several outcomes: chronic conditions (e.g. diabetes and hypertension), quality of life, disability, cognition, mental health, oral health and life expectancy.
Currently, she is involved in several international projects aimed at understanding determinants of health disparities. The ultimate goal is to identify factors that are more malleable to changes through interventions and policies.
Education
PhD Sociology - University of Wisconsin-Madison
MS Population Health - University of Wisconsin-Madison
MA - Demography - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ba Economics - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, Sociology
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Acting Director, Women & Gender in Global Perspectives, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
External Links
Recent Publications
Andrade, J. M., Andrade, F. C. D., Oliveira, E. J. P., Duarte, Y. A. D. O., & de Andrade, F. B. (2021). Life expectancy with poor health-related quality of life among Brazilian older adults. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 94, [104346]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2021.104346
Burrows, B., Andrade, F. C. D., Piedra, L., Xu, S., Aguiñaga, S., Steinberg, N., Sarkisian, C., & Hernandez, R. (2021). The Influence of Evidence-Based Exercise and Age Reattribution on Physical Function in Hispanic Older Adults: Results From the ¡Caminemos! Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40(3), 278-288. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820927171
Velasquez-Melendez, G., Andrade, F. C. D., Moreira, A. D., Hernandez, R., Vieira, M. A. S., & Felisbino-Mendes, M. S. (2021). Association of self-reported sleep disturbances with ideal cardiovascular health in Brazilian adults: A cross-sectional population-based study. Sleep Health, 7(2), 183-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2020.08.005
Amengual, J., Coronel, J., Marques, C., Aradillas-García, C., Morales, J. M. V., Andrade, F. C. D., Erdman, J. W., & Teran-Garcia, M. (2020). β-Carotene oxygenase 1 activity modulates circulating cholesterol concentrations in mice and humans. Journal of Nutrition, 150(8), 2023-2030. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa143
Andrade, J. M., Drumond Andrade, F. C., de Oliveira Duarte, Y. A., & Bof de Andrade, F. (2020). Association between frailty and family functionality on health-related quality of life in older adults. Quality of Life Research, 29(6), 1665-1674. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02433-5