Josephine Heap

About me

My background is in Sociology and I obtained a PhD in Social Work at Stockholm University in 2016. I have been working at the Aging Research Center (ARC) since 2007. PhD, Social Work, Stockholm University BSc, Sociology, Stockholm University

My research is mainly focused on the coexistence of financial, social, and health disadvantages in old age and over the latter part of the life course. Patterns of accumulation of disadvantage over the latter part of the life course, and how coexisting disadvantages may vary between demographic and socioeconomic groups are central in the analyses.

Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2020;89:104032

Trends and gender associations in social exclusion in older adults in Sweden over two decades.

Dahlberg L; McKee KJ; Fritzell J; Heap J; Lennartsson C
Article: JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY. 2018;28(3):197-210

Associations between and coexistence of disadvantages in the oldest old people in Sweden: Patterns of change between 1992 and 2011

Heap J; Fritzell J; Lennartsson C
Article: JOURNAL OF POPULATION AGEING. 2017;10(3):247-267

Coexisting Disadvantages in later Life: Demographic and Socio-Economic Inequalities.

Heap J; Fors S; Lennartsson C
Article: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH. 2015;123(2):411-429

Duration and Accumulation of Disadvantages in Old Age

Heap J; Fors S
Article: ADVANCES IN LIFE COURSE RESEARCH. 2015;23:98-107

Sense of coherence changes with aging over the second half of life.

Silverstein M; Heap J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE. 2013;22(2):130-140

Coexisting disadvantages across the adult age span: A comparison of older and younger age groups in the Swedish welfare state

Heap J; Lennartsson C; Thorslund M