Janet Wilmoth

Director, Aging Studies Institute, and Professor, Sociology, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs Link

Senior Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research
Senior Fellow, Institute for Veterans and Military Families
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

CAPS Biography:

Janet Wilmoth has a Ph.D. in Sociology and Demography, with a minor in Gerontology, from the Pennsylvania State University.  Her research relates to the CAPS signature themes of health and well-being and family and intergenerational supports, as well as the cross-cutting themes of policy and specific populations. She has published in the areas of older adult migration, living arrangements, and health status.  Her recent research explores how military service shapes various life course outcomes related to marriage and family, economic well-being, and disability. Her research has received funding from the National Institute on Aging, the Social Security Administration, and the National Poverty Center. Professor Wilmoth has authored over 60 articles and book chapters, and coedited Gerontology: Perspectives and Issues, 3^rd and 4th Editions,  Life Course Perspectives on Military Service, and Later-Life Social Support and Service Provision in Diverse and Vulnerable Populations.

Degree(s):

Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1995
M.A., Pennsylvania State Univeristy, 1992
B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1990