I am a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Public Health (ESP) of the University of Brussels (ULB) and an affiliated researcher at the Center for Demographic Research (DEMO) of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain).
I obtained an MSc in Sociology and Social Research from the University of Trento and a PhD in Demography from the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI-KNAW) and the University of Groningen (RUG). After completing my PhD, I joined the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) as an F.R.S.-FNRS postdoctoral fellow. In 2026, I moved to the School of Public Health at the University of Brussels (ULB) as a postdoctoral researcher.
My research lies at the intersection of demography, sociology, and gerontology. I study how work, family, and welfare institutions jointly produce unequal health and well‑being outcomes across the life course, with a particular focus on older ages. I also examine the health consequences of housing inequalities, caregiving, union dissolution, and other social risks. Methodologically, I draw on comparative longitudinal surveys, population register data, and quantitative methods for social research.
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Damiano Uccheddu 