Rachel Wilkie, Ph.D.

Rachel’s interest in population health research began during her studies in International Health, which enabled her to spend several weeks in a rural area of Malawi collecting data on the risk factors for TB mortality in this population. Since graduating from medical school in 2014, she gained over three years of clinical experience in Scotland working in multiple specialties, including over a year working in geriatric rehabilitation medicine, before deciding to pursue a PhD.

Her clinical work has highlighted the extent to which societal disparities in income, education, and...

Ph.D., Population, Health and Place, University of Southern California
Master of Public Health, University of Queensland, Australia
BMSc International Health, Upper 2nd Class Honours, University of Dundee, Scotland
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Dundee, Scotland

Mawhorter SL, Wilkie RZ, Ailshire JA. Inequality in housing transitions during cognitive decline. PLoS One. 2023 Apr 12;18(4):e0282329. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282329. PMID: 37043418; PMCID: PMC10096249.

Under review:
Wilkie RZ, Choi EY, Farina MP, Lee J, Ailshire JA. Trends in educational inequalities in functional limitations among older adults across high- and middle-income countries. SSM Population Health, submitted May 2023.