Denys Dukhovnov
I currently work as a Postdoctoral Scholar at Human Mortality Database (HMD). First as a visiting researcher at the French National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) and now independently I am involved in an overhaul and development of the inter-organization joint project for the multinational Human Cause of Death Database (HCD). In tandem, I am working with multiple scholars on papers and projects related to temporal and geographic disparities in well-being, health, and mortality.
My recent experience involved developing and contributing to dashboard applications using R Shiny for USMDB, French Mortality Database and Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative, scientific paper collaborations on time use and demographic topics with scholars across the US, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, and Singapore. I taught several courses on formal demographic methods and economics of demography.
Prior to my starting my Ph.D. I worked as Research Associate at CUNY Institute for Demographic Research, developing new methods and instruments to measure present spatial extent and the ongoing urban sprawl in the US, India, Mexico, and Bangladesh.
Simultaneously, I worked as an independent Research Analyst on a mixed-methods project at CUNY Queens College investigating determinants of radicalization in the Afghan immigrant community in Queens, NY.
Education
2016 - 2024
University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. Demography
2016 - 2017
University of California, Berkeley
M.A. Demography
2013 - 2014
CUNY Queens College
M.A. Data Analytics & Applied Social Research
2007 - 2012
CUNY Hunter College
B.A. Sociology
My co-authors/collaborators
Research interests
Population Aging and Health
Theory and research on biological and social components of healthy aging
Subnational Mortality Estimation
Refining estimates for small groups or small geographic partitions based on available data
Health and Mortality Inequalities
Uncovering socioeconomic, cultural, and ceontextual determinants of disparities in population health and longevity
Spatial Demography
Studying spatial determinants of mortality, applying statistical methods and econometric models
Time Use and Intergenerational Transfers of Time
Documenting and projecting supply and demand in non-tangible resources