Members

The Life Course Center convenes conversations with an interdisciplinary pool of scholars interested in time, age, and the life course from the Institute of Social Research and Data Innovation, the College of Liberal Arts, and the broader UMN community as members of the Life Course Center. Membership is conditional on the approval of its Academic Advisory Board. Learn more about becoming a member

LIFE COURSE CENTER FACULTY AND RESEARCH STAFF MEMBERS

LIFE COURSE CENTER STUDENT MEMBERS

  • Jackie Austin — Sociology
  • Farah Baig — Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
  • Dionne Bailey — Public Health
  • De Andre' Beadle — Sociology
  • Anna Bokun — Sociology
  • Taylor Bucy — Public Health
  • Christine Delp — Sociology
  • Lisa Gulya — Sociology
  • Xiaowen Han — Sociology
  • Jessie Himmelstern — Sociology
  • Brenna Horn — Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration
  • Aimzhan Iztayeva — Sociology
  • Jacob Kunkel — Child Development
  • Jhih-Yun Liu — Applied Economics
  • Xiaofan Lei — Speech Language Hearing Sciences
  • Matthew McFalls — Public Health
  • Mahala Miller — Sociology
  • Kadija Mussa — Family Social Science
  • Allison Nobles — Sociology
  • Yun Taek Oh — Applied Economics
  • Hawking Ren — Health Service Research, Policy & Administration
  • Christopher Robertson — Sociology
  • Erika Sanborne — Sociology
  • Amanda A. Sesker — Psychology
  • Meijia Song — School of Nursing
  • Michael Soto — Sociology
  • David Stanton — Education 
  • Ellie Stillwell — Human Resources and Labor Studies
  • Mary Sweeney — CCAPS Integrated Behavioral Health
  • Alexis Swendener — Sociology
  • Amanda Thomas — Epidemiology & Community Health
  • Brieanna Watters — Sociology
  • Julie Wellman — CSOM Human Resources/Labor Studies
  • Zhixiu Yu — Economics
  • Yaxuan Zhang — Geography

AFFILIATE MEMBERS

  • Theresa Andrasfay — PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Leonard David School of Gerontology, University of Southern California 
  • Zachary Baker — Assistant Professor, Edson School of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University
  • Andrew Fenelon Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Sociology, PennState
  • Jessica M. Finlay  Research Investigator, Social Environment and Health Program, University of Michigan
  • Renada M. Goldberg — Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Simmons University
  • Yeonjung Jane Lee — PhD. Assistant Professor and Gerontological Specialization Chair – Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, University of Hawai’I at Manoa 
  • Colleen Peterson — Epidemiology
  • David Rigby Sociology - Washington University in St. Louis
  • Maria Roche-Dean Assistant Professor, Bronson School of Nursing, Western Michigan University
  • Cindy Vang — School of Social Work 

EMERITI MEMBERS