Dr. Clarke's research interests are in social gerontology, social epidemiology, life course perspectives, disability, and population health. She is primarily interested in the social determinants of health at both the micro and macro levels of social reality and at the intersection of these levels as well. Her current work examines the social determinants of health trajectories over the adult life course; the role of the built environment in disability progression; and the mental health consequences of social policy changes in retirement.