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Seth Prins

Seth J. Prins is a social and psychiatric epidemiologist and assistant professor of epidemiology and sociomedical sciences at Columbia University. He studies the collateral consequences of mass incarceration for public health, and how the division and structure of labor influence depression, anxiety, and substance use. Dr. Prins explores these questions at the intersections of epidemiology and social theory, combining theory-driven analysis with advanced quantitative methods. He is the principal investigator on a K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award: Adolescent substance use as determinant and consequence of the school-to- prison pipeline: Disentangling individual risk, social determinants, and group disparities.