The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology

Raymond De Vriesis Associate Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan, visiting professor at the School for Public Health and Primary Care, University of Maastricht (Netherlands), and a fellow at the Hastings Center. He is a medical sociologist with broad experience in the study of the practice and profession of bioethics and the social and cultural influences on the organization of maternity care systems. He is the author of A Pleasing Birth: Midwifery and Maternity Care in the Netherlands (Temple University Press 2005), and co-editor of Birth by Design: Pregnancy, Maternity Care and Midwifery in North America and Europe (Routledge 2001), The View from Here: Bioethics and the Social Sciences (Blackwell 2007), Qualitative Methods in Health Research (Sage 2010), and co-edited special issues of Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy (2008), Social Science and Medicine (2013), Journal of Clinical Ethics (2013), and the AMA Journal of Ethics (2019).

Christy L. Ervingis Assistant Professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University. Using theories, concepts, and perspectives from several research areas, her program of research employs quantitative methods to clarify and explain social status distinctions in health. Her primary research areas explore: (1) how race, ethnicity, gender, and immigrant status intersect to produce health differentials, (2) the relationship between physical and mental health, (3) psychosocial determinants of Black women’s health, and (4) the Black–White mental health paradox. In 2014–16, she was a post-doctoral fellow in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars Program at University of Wisconsin, Madison. She completed a PhD and MA in Sociology at Indiana University-Bloomington, and received a BA in Sociology and Hispanic Studies from Rice University. Her research has been funded by the American Sociological Association, Ford Foundation, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Jonathan Gabeis Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. His research interests include pharmaceuticals, chronic illness, health professions, and health policy. He has edited or written 14 books (and 2 second editions) and published his research in journals such as Health , Health, Risk & Society , Health Sociology Review , Social Science & Medicine , Sociological Review , Sociology , Sociology Compass , and Sociology of Health & Illness . He is a past editor of the international journal Sociology of Health & Illness and a past chair of the European Sociological Association RN16, Sociology of Health and Illness. He is also a past President of the International Sociological Association RC15 Sociology of Health and a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences.

Frederic W. Haffertyis Professor of Medical Education, Associate Director of the Program for Professionalism & Values, and Associate Dean for Professionalism, College of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He received his undergraduate degree in Social Relations from Harvard in 1969 and his PhD in Medical Sociology from Yale in 1976. He is past chair of the Medical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association and currently sits on the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) standing committee on Ethics and Professionalism, ABMS Professionalism Task Force, ABMS Stakeholder Council, and on the editorial board of Academic Medicine. He is the author of several books and a variety of academic papers that apply sociological frameworks to disability studies and issues of medical education, culture, and professionalism.

Terrence D. Hillis Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research examines social inequalities in health and human suffering. He is especially interested in the effects of religious involvement, neighborhood context, social relationships, and socioeconomic status. To date, he has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. His work appears in a range of journals, including the Journal of Health and Social Behavior , Social Science & Medicine , The Journals of Gerontology , The Gerontologist , American Journal of Public Health , Labour Economics , and Social Work . He has also published chapters in the Handbook of Sociology of Aging , Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics , the Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health , and the Handbook on Religion and Society . According to Google Scholar, his published work has been cited across a range of disciplines over 5,000 times.

Brian P. Hinoteis Professor, Associate Vice Provost for Data Analytics & Student Success, and Chief Online Learning Officer at Middle Tennessee State University. In addition to clinical and research experience in areas as diverse as pediatrics, neurology, and cell biology, his interdisciplinary work appears in multiple books and peer-reviewed journals in social science, nursing, and medicine. His most recent work focuses on the various ways that social and behavioral science perspectives intersect and inform health care delivery and policy, clinical practice, and the work of various health professions. This line of inquiry culminates in his latest book project, Social & Behavioral Science for Health Professionals (Rowman & Littlefield 2020).

Ellen Idleris the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Sociology, and Director of Emory’s Religion and Public Health Collaborative, with additional Emory appointments at the Rollins School of Public Health, the Center for Ethics, the Graduate Division of Religion, and the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology at the School of Medicine. Dr. Idler is a Fellow and past Chair of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Section of the Gerontological Society of America, and she served as Chair of the American Sociological Association’s Section on Aging and the Life Course. She studies the influence of attitudes, beliefs, and social connections on health, including the effect of self-ratings of health on mortality and disability, and the impact of religious participation on health and the timing of death among the elderly. Her research papers have been cited over 20,000 times. She is an Academic Editor for PLoS One and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences ; Innovation in Aging ; and Palliative and Social Care .

Melanie Jeskeis a doctoral candidate in sociology at the University of California at San Francisco. Situated at the intersection of medical sociology and science and technology studies, her research explores the social, political and ethical dimensions of knowledge systems, emergent biotechnologies, and biomedical expertise. Her dissertation research explores the politics and values of translational medicine, and goals of commercialization in biomedical research. Melanie’s research has been published in journals including BioSocieties, Social Science & Medicine , and Engaging Science, Technology, and Society .

Lei Jinis Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology and Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She received her PhD at the University of Chicago and was a Robert Wood Johnson postdoctoral fellow in the Health Policy Program at Harvard University. Her research interests include social disparities in health and well-being, health lifestyle, healthcare policy and healthcare professions. Her work has appeared in prestigious international journals such as Demography , Social Science Research , Social Science & Medicine , and the American Behavioral Scientist . Professor Jin’s current projects examine the following topics: (1) social disparities in health lifestyle in transitional China; (2) psychological well-being and power perception in different social and political contexts across the world; and (3) professionalization and professionalism among physicians in China’s public hospitals.