List of Mentors Name Primary Research Interests Email Address Dept. Black, Dan Harris Impact of Education on the Mortality Rates of Older Americans; Labor Economics Sociology, Relationship of Environment to Health and Cagney, Kathleen Public Well-Being of Older Adults Health Sciences Charles, Kerwin Harris Applied Microeconomics; Labor Markets Assessment of Treatment Preferences of Chin, Marshall Medicine Older Persons with Diabetes; Improving the Care and Outcomes of Vulnerable Patients with Chronic Disease; Diabetes Care in Community Health Centers Dale, William Medicine Identification and Treatment of Vulnerable Older Patients Who Have Complex Medical Conditions, including Cancer; Medical Decision-Making; Quality of Life, and Frailty; Role of Emotions in Decisions About Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Hawkley, Louise NORC Psychological, Physiological, and Health Correlates of Individual Differences in Sociality During Aging Heckman, James Economics Inequality and Lifecycle Dynamics of Skill Formation Huisingh-Sheetz, Medicine Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine; Frailty Megan and the Role of Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Energy Expenditure in the Pathophysiology of Aging Huang, Elbert Medicine Aging, Diabetes, and Health Economics; Clinical Decisions Related to the Care of
List of Mentors Name Primary Dept. Research Interests Email Address Black, Dan Harris Impact of Education on the Mortality Rates of Older Americans; Labor Economics Cagney, Kathleen Sociology, Public Health Sciences Relationship of Environment to Health and Well-Being of Older Adults Charles, Kerwin Harris Applied Microeconomics; Labor Markets Chin, Marshall Medicine Assessment of Treatment Preferences of Older Persons with Diabetes; Improving the Care and Outcomes of Vulnerable Patients with Chronic Disease; Diabetes Care in Community Health Centers Dale, William Medicine Identification and Treatment of Vulnerable Older Patients Who Have Complex Medical Conditions, including Cancer; Medical Decision-Making; Quality of Life, and Frailty; Role of Emotions in Decisions About Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Hawkley, Louise NORC Psychological, Physiological, and Health Correlates of Individual Differences in Sociality During Aging Heckman, James Economics Inequality and Lifecycle Dynamics of Skill Formation Huisingh-Sheetz, Megan Medicine Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine; Frailty and the Role of Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Energy Expenditure in the Pathophysiology of Aging Huang, Elbert Medicine Aging, Diabetes, and Health Economics; Clinical Decisions Related to the Care of