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Date(s) - Dec 06, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Hui (Cathy) Liu
Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Aging and the Life Course
Purdue University
Title: Same-Sex Couples and Cognitive Function in Later Life
Bio: Dr. Hui Liu is a Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Center on Aging and the Life Course at Purdue University. Prior to joining Purdue, she was a Professor of Sociology and the Founding Director of the Family and Population Health Laboratory at Michigan State University. Dr. Liu holds a B.A. and M.A. in Economics from Nankai University in China, an M.S. in Statistics and a Ph.D. in Sociology and Demography from the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Liu’s research is primarily guided by the aging and life course perspective, focusing on the social determinants of population health. Her work centers on developing, testing, and advancing scientific knowledge of marriage and family processes that both impact and are impacted by health and well-being throughout the life course. She places particular emphasis on studying these dynamics among vulnerable populations, including older adults and sexual and gender minorities. Dr. Liu’s contributions to the field have been recognized through several prestigious national awards, including an NIH Career Award (Mentored Research Scientist Development Award).