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Jessica S West, PhD, MPH
Medical Instructor
Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Duke University School of Medicine
Senior Fellow
Center for the Study of Aging & Human Development
Duke University School of Medicine
Faculty Research Scholar
Population Research Institute
Duke University Social Science Research Institute
Research Interests
I am a medical sociologist studying the health and well-being of people with hearing loss across the life course.
Medical Sociology
Life Course & Aging
Sociology of Disability
Hearing Loss
Public Health
Demography
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