Staff Bios
Megan K. Beckett 
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Full Demographer Santa Monica Office |
EducationPh.D. in sociology, University of Michigan; M.H.S.A. in health services management and policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan; B.A. in psychology, Willamette University |
ExpertiseDemography; survey methods |
Policy AreasAfter-school programs; child and adolescent health and well-being; health inequalities; physician workforce |
Selected Publications
Elliott, MN, MK Beckett, DE Kanouse, K Hambarsoomians, S Bernard. 2007. "The Effects of Proxy Use on Medicare Fee-for-Service CAHPS Survey Outcomes Using Propensity Score Weights," Health Services Review, 64:600-614.
Elliott, MN, MK Beckett, D Kanouse, L Shulamit. 2007. "Problem-Oriented Reporting of CAHPS Consumer Evaluations of Healthcare," Medical Care Research and Review, 64(5):600-614.
Cowgill B, MK Beckett, R Corona, MN Elliott, A Zhou, and M Schuster. 2007. "Children of HIV-infected parents: Custody status in a nationally representative sample," Pediatrics, 120:e494-e503.
Beckett MK and A Pebley. 2003. "Ethnicity, Language, and Economic Well-Being in Guatemala." Rural Sociology, 68:434-458.
Beckett MK, A Burnam, R Collins, D Kanouse, and R Beckman. 2003. "Substance Use and High-Risk Sex Among People With HIV." AIDS and Behavior. 7:209-19.
Beckett MK, N Goldman, M Weinstein, IF Lin, and YL Chuang. 2002. "Social Environment, Life Change, and Health Among the Elderly in Taiwan." Social Science & Medicine, 55:191-209.
Beckett MK, J DaVanzo, C Panis, C Peterson, and N Sastry. 2001. "A Review of Retrospective Data Quality Evaluations in the Malaysian Family Life Survey." Journal of Human Resources, 36:593-625.
Beckett M. 2000. "Converging Health Inequalities in Later Life: An Artifact of Mortality Selection?" Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 41(1):106-119.
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