Associate Professor, Sociology
Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies
Biography:
Scott Landes is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Faculty Associate at the Aging Studies Institute. He received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Florida in 2014. Informed by his interest in medical sociology, aging and the life course, and disability theory, the majority of his research focuses on health and mortality trends across the life course for those with intellectual and developmental disability, and for military veterans. His other primary research focus addresses the intersections of intellectual disability and social theory. His work is published in journals such as JAMA Network Open, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Social Science & Medicine, Advances in Life Course Research, American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences.
Degree(s):
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2014