Hyungmin Cha
Assistant Professor, Sociology
University of Washington
CSDE Research Areas:
- Demographic Measurements and Methods
- Health of People and Populations
- Wellbeing of Families and Households
In the News:
- Cha Publishes Article on Education and Dementia Risk in Demography (10/02/2025)
- CSDE Welcomes 3 New Affiliates (09/04/2025)
Hyungmin (Min) Cha is a demographer and medical sociologist whose research investigates how socioeconomic resources and family ties shape health inequalities across the life course. His work centers on dementia, caregiving, and aging, with a particular focus on how social and economic disadvantages accumulate and are reproduced across generations. His research has appeared in leading journals such as Demography, Social Forces, Journal of Marriage and Family, Social Science & Medicine, and Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, among others. He also pursues global comparative studies using harmonized international data to examine how contextual differences influence aging and cognitive health.