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Research interests
I am a member of the Wellbeing, Health, Retirement and the Lifecourse (WHERL) academic research project, led by the Institute of Gerontology at King's College London. WHERL is one of the Extended Working Lives consortia grants funded by the ESRC and the MRC.
My work examines how individuals' work and family histories influence the likelihood that they will continue paid work up to or beyond the state pension age in the UK. These histories will also be used to model older people's finances and state of health.
More broadly, I am interested in how health inequalities are generated over the course of people's lives and how these processes vary in relation to the social context. My research explores this theme using a variety of large prospective cohorts from both Western and Eastern Europe.
Research interests (short)
life course; health inequalities; international comparison; health and well-being
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Arts, Politics and societies in Europe/Comparative politics: Russia and the CIS, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)
Award Date: 1 Jan 2009
Bachelor of Arts, Human Sciences, University of Oxford
Award Date: 1 Jan 2004
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Returns to work following retirement in Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom
Platts, L. G. & Glaser, K., 10 Apr 2024, In: Work, Aging and Retirement.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Informal care and sleep disturbance among caregivers in paid work: Longitudinal analyses from a large community-based Swedish cohort study
Sacco, L. B., Leineweber, C. & Platts, L. G., 1 Feb 2018, In: Sleep. 41, 2, zsx198.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do work and family-care histories predict health in older women?
Benson, R., Glaser, K., Corna, L. M., Platts, L. G., Di Gessa, G., Worts, D., Price, D., McDonough, P. & Sacker, A., 1 Dec 2017, In: European journal of public health. 27, 6, p. 1010-1015 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A prospective analysis of labour market status and self-rated health in the United Kingdom and Russia
Platts, L. G., Apr 2015, In: ECONOMICS OF TRANSITION. 23, 2, p. 343-370 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mid-life occupational grade and quality of life following retirement: A 16-year follow-up of the French GAZEL study
Platts, L. G., Webb, E., Zins, M., Goldberg, M. & Netuveli, G., 2014, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Aging & mental health. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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15th ESHMS Conference
Loretta Platts (Speaker)
28 Aug 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Demanding, low-control jobs linked to type 2 diabetes
Loretta Platts (Interviewee)
21 Aug 2014Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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European Sociological Association conference
Loretta Platts (Speaker)
Aug 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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2nd Special Interest Meeting on Comparative Health Sociology and Social Epidemiology
Loretta Platts (Speaker)
Jun 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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1st International Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey of the HSE User Conference
Loretta Platts (Speaker)
May 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Thesis
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A life course study of quality of life at older ages in a French occupational cohort
Author: Platts, L., 2014Supervisor: Netuveli, G. (External person) (Supervisor) & Webb, E. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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