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Anna Zajacova - Professor
PhD, Sociology and Demography, Princeton University
Anna Zajacova is a sociologist, demographer, and social epidemiologist whose research examines the social patterning of chronic pain and health more broadly. She draws on large-scale national data to document trends, disparities, and social determinants of health across the adult life course. Her work, funded by the NIH and SSHRC, has appeared in Demography, The Lancet, and PAIN.
Anna Zajacova is a sociologist, demographer, and social epidemiologist whose research examines the social patterning of chronic pain and health more broadly. She draws on large-scale national data to document trends, disparities, and social determinants of health across the adult life course. Her work, funded by the NIH and SSHRC, has appeared in Demography, The Lancet, and PAIN.
Areas of Specialization
- Social demography
- Population health
- Social epidemiology
- Social determinants of health
- Chronic pain
- Quantitative analysis
Selected Publications
- Zajacova, Anna, Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk, and Richard L. Nahin. 2025. “Pain Among US Adults Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study of the 2019-2023 National Health Interview Survey." PAIN, Published online August 5, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003764.
- Zajacova, Anna, and Rachel Margolis. 2024. “Disability Trends in U.S. Adults Age 18-44." American Journal of Epidemiology. First published online December 12, 2024. DOI: doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwae262.
- Zajacova, Anna, Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk, and Zachary Zimmer. 2021. “Sociology of Chronic Pain." Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 62(3):302-317. DOI: 10.1177/00221465211025962.
- Zajacova, Anna, Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk, and Zachary Zimmer. 2021. “Pain Prevalence among American Adults 2002-2018: Trends, Disparities, and Correlates." Demography, 58(2): 711-738. DOI: 10.1215/00703370-8977691.
- Zajacova, Anna, and Elizabeth M. Lawrence. 2018. “The relationship between education and health: reducing disparities through a contextual approach." Annual Reviews of Public Health, 39:273-289. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031816-044628.