CLA scholars who study health and well-being across families, generations, and the life course. Research in this cluster addresses aging, caregiving, reproduction, relationships, intergenerational support, disability, and the social and cultural contexts that shape health from early life through later life.
Family, Aging, and Life Course
Amanda Veile
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Email: aveile@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Reproduction; Nutrition; Human Evolution; Health; Quantitative
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Quantitative Methods and Research Design
Additional Clusters: Environment, Food, Ecology, and Human Health
Chantel Haughton
Assistant Professor, Brian Lamb School of Communication
Email: chaughto@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Mental Health; Family; Culture; Intergenerational; Conflict
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Quantitative Methods and Research Design
Additional Clusters: Behavioral Health, Cognition, Mental Health, and Psychological Processes
Christie Sennott
Professor, Sociology
Email: csennott@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Sexual And Reproductive Health; Contraception; Maternal And Infant Health; Inequality; Gender
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Individual and Collective Decision-Making
Additional Clusters: Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health
Emily Buehler
Assistant Professor, Brian Lamb School of Communication
Email: embuehle@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Social Support; Communication Technologies; Close Relationships; First-Generation College Students; Social Media
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Communication, Media, and Communication Technology | Human-Computer Interaction
Additional Clusters: AI, Digital Health, Health Communication, and Decision Science
Hui (Cathy) Lui
Professor, Sociology
Email: liu3839@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Intergenerational Relations; Family Relationships and Health; Aging and Life Course; Cognitive Aging; Health Disparities
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Individual and Collective Decision-Making | Cognition, Cognitive Science
Jill Suitor
Distinguished Professor, Sociology
Email: jsuitor@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Intergenerational Relations; Family Relationships And Well Being
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science
Mariko Wei
Associate Professor, School of Languages and Cultures
Email: moroishi@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Japanese; Second Language Acquisition; Language Disorder; Language Pedagogy
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Cognition, Cognitive Science
Additional Clusters: Behavioral Health, Cognition, Mental Health, and Psychological Processes
Marlo David
Associate Professor, English
Email: mdavid@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Literature; Film; Cultural Studies; Women's Leadership; Maternal Health
Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Communication, Media, and Communication Technology | Individual and Collective Decision-Making | Digital Humanities
Additional Clusters: Medical Humanities, Ethics, Disability
Patti Thomas
Associate Professor, Sociology
Email: pthomas4@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Social Support; Aging; Life Course; Affection
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Quantitative Methods and Research Design
Additional Clusters: Behavioral Health, Cognition, Mental Health, and Psychological Processes; Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health
Risa Cromer
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Email: risac@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Reproductive Politics; Religion; Us; Art; Advocacy
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Communication, Media, and Communication Technology
Additional Clusters: Medical Humanities, Ethics, Disability
Shawn Bauldry
Professor, Sociology
Email: sbauldry@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Demography; Medical Sociology; Statistics; Life Course Framework; Cognitive Health
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Quantitative Methods and Research Design
Additional Clusters: Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health; Behavioral Health, Cognition, Mental Health, and Psychological Processes
Sherylyn Briller
Professor, Anthropology
Email: sbriller@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Aging & Life Course; Disability; Convergence Education; Transdisciplinarity; Applied Anthropology
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Individual and Collective Decision-Making | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science | Science, Technology, and Society