Alexis R. Santos

(He, Him, His)
  • Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Demography and Public Policy, Penn State

Alexis R. Santos (Santos-Lozada) is an applied demographer and population health scientist whose research examines policy implications of demographic transformations in the United States and the international community.

Experience

  • 2016–present
    Research Affiliate, Population Research Institute at Penn State University
  • 2024–present
    Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Demography, Pennsylvania State University
  • 2018–2024
    Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Demography , Pennsylvania State University
  • 2015–2018
    Assistant Teaching Professor of Sociology and Director of Applied Demography, Pennsylvania State University
  • 2013–2015
    Research Assistant to the Texas State Demographer, University of Texas at San Antonio

Education

  • 2015 
    University of Texas at San Antonio, Ph.D. in Applied Demography
  • 2012 
    University of Puerto Rico , M.A. in Economics
  • 2010 
    University of Puerto Rico, B.A. in Economics

Grants and Contracts

  • 2023
    The impact of Medicaid expansion on the rural mortality penalty in the United States
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    National Institute on Aging
  • 2021
    The impact of Medicaid expansion on the rural mortality penalty in the United States
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Professional Memberships

  • Population Association of America
  • Southern Demographic Association
  • Gerontological Society of America

Contact Alexis for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision