Justin Denney is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology and a graduate research assistant in the Population Program within the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Justin's current work uses advanced quantitative methods to explore the social, economic, and cultural contributors of health behaviors and health outcomes, focusing on sociological, demographic, and epidemiological explanations. As a health researcher with sociological and demographic training, Justin is principally interested in identifying individual and structural conditions that jointly contribute to health and mortality inequalities. To this end, Justin's collaborations with sociologists, demographers, criminologists, and economists have led to published articles in sociology, criminology, and public health journals. In his dissertation work, Justin focuses on social support mechanisms that associate with the risk of suicide mortality for adults in the United States, and hopes this and future works will inform health and mortality policy and ultimately lead to healthier populations.
Originally from rural Iowa, Justin and his wife Kristi have lived and played in various places throughout the country, including Missoula, MT, Kansas City, MO, Boulder, CO, of course, and currently Denver, CO. Wherever he calls home, Justin always enjoys being outdoors, spending time with his family, jogging with his dog Engels, and now learning about the world through the eyes of his 6-month old son Willem.
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