Social Environment and Aging Faculty
Scientists in the Social Environment and Aging area understand aging through the lens of social and behavioral science, nursing, sociology, public affairs, and architecture. These researchers focus on understanding and improving aging by examining how social characteristics of individuals and groups impact physical, psychological, and social quality of life. They also examine how different social environments promote variation in health outcomes such as morbidity and mortality rates.
Gayle Acton, PhD, RN, CS
Asociate Dean of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Jacqueline Angel, PhD
Professor of Public Affairs and Sociology
Karen Fingerman, PhD
Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences
Co-Director of Texas Aging & Longevity Center
Mark Hayward, PhD
Professor of Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies
Jungfeng Jiao, PhD
Assistant Professor of Architecture
Chandra Muller, PhD
Professor of Sociology
Lisa Neff, PhD
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences
Charles Nemeroff, MD, PhD
Director of Early Life Adversity Research Institute
Professor of Psychiatry
Elliot Tucker-Drob, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
Debra Umberson, PhD
Professor of Sociology and Social Work
Director of the Population Research Center
Co-Director of Texas Aging & Longevity Center