Anna Zajacova is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario. Drawing on interdisciplinary background merging sociology, demography, and social epidemiology scholarship, Zajacova studies population health over the adult life course. Read moreIn particular, she examines social causes and consequences of chronic pain; she also explores how differentiation in higher education is reflected in health disparities among adults in the US and Canada. Her work, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, has appeared in outlets such as Demography, Journal of Health and Social Behaviors, The Journal of Pain.