Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies
Curriculum VitaeCAPS Biography:
I am a biological anthropologist and demographer, with broad training in population studies. My past research focuses on family and household ecology, intergenerational processes, and responses to economic and environmental stress with a broad temporal and geographic span: from the 19th century to the present day and from Europe and North America to the Caribbean and Southeast Asia. This background has prepared me to extend my research into a new direction: the effects of kin support on mortality among older adults. This research, which is supported by a NIA-funded K01 award, relates to the CAPS signature theme of family and intergenerational support. In addition, my ongoing research on population-environment interactions aligns with the CAPS cross-cutting theme of the importance of place.
