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Elizabeth Frankenberg

Elizabeth Frankenberg

· Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Sociology

Active 1991–2026

h-index34
Citations5.1k
Papers13320 last 5y
Funding$36.5M4 active

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Elizabeth Frankenberg is a Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her areas of interest include demography, health, illness, and medical sociology. She serves as the Director of the Carolina Population Center, contributing to research and leadership in population studies. Her work focuses on understanding the social and demographic factors influencing health and illness, and she is actively involved in teaching, learning, and service within the department.

Research topics

  • Geography
  • Environmental health
  • Demography
  • Sociology
  • Computer Science
  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Medicine
  • Ecology
  • Surgery

Selected publications

  • Mapping Forest Aboveground Biomass Using Multisource Remotely Sensed Data

    Remote Sensing · 2022 · 60 citations

    The majority of the aboveground biomass on the Earth’s land surface is stored in forests. Thus, forest biomass plays a critical role in the global carbon cycle. Yet accurate estimate of forest aboveground biomass (FAGB) remains elusive. This study proposed a new conceptual model to map FAGB using remotely sensed data from multiple sensors. The conceptual model, which provides guidance for selecting remotely sensed data, is based on the principle of estimating FAGB on the ground using allometry,…

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  • Saltwater intrusion and sea level rise threatens U.S. rural coastal landscapes and communities

    Anthropocene · 2024-01-13 · 40 citations

    articleOpen access

    The United States (U.S.) coastal plain is subject to rising sea levels, land subsidence, more severe coastal storms, and more intense droughts. These changes lead to inputs of marine salts into freshwater-dependent coastal systems, creating saltwater intrusion. The penetration of salinity into the coastal interior is exacerbated by groundwater extraction and the high density of agricultural canals and ditches throughout much of the rural U.S. landscape. Together saltwater intrusion and sea level…

    PublisherDOI

  • Effects of a natural disaster on mortality risks over the longer term

    Nature Sustainability · 2020 · 39 citations

    1st authorCorresponding
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  • Exposure to the Indian Ocean Tsunami shapes the HPA-axis resulting in HPA “burnout” 14 years later

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2023-10-16 · 11 citations

    articleOpen access

    Despite significant research on the effects of stress on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, questions remain regarding long-term impacts of large-scale stressors. Leveraging data on exposure to an unanticipated major natural disaster, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, we provide causal evidence of its imprint on hair cortisol levels fourteen years later. Data are drawn from the Study of the Tsunami Aftermath and Recovery, a population-representative longitudinal study of tsunami survivo…

    PublisherOA PDFDOI

  • Effects of Housing Aid on Psychosocial Health after a Disaster

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2022 · 11 citations

    when the tsunami hit. Those who received aid have better psychological health; the effects increase with time since aid receipt and are the greatest at two years or longer after the receipt. The effects are concentrated among those whose homes were destroyed in the tsunami.

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