Faculty
Comprised of some of the world’s most talented minds in gerontology, the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology faculty is a group of intensely talented and passionate researchers and educators. Our faculty members include both the visionaries who pioneered modern aging study and the up-and-coming investigators who take gerontology research and service in exciting new directions.
Distinguished Professor of Gerontology, Medicine and Biological Sciences
Dean, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
William and Sylvia Kugel Dean’s Chair in GerontologyExpertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Mitochondria, Technology, Personalized aging
Professor of Gerontology and Sociology
Associate Dean of Research
Associate Dean of International Programs and Global InitiativesExpertise: Environment, Social-determinants and disparities, Global agingAssociate Professor of Gerontology, Biological Sciences and Cancer Biology
Expertise: Big data, Sex differences, Immune functionAssistant Professor of Gerontology
Edward L. Schneider, MD, Chair in Gerontological ResearchExpertise: Stress, Ethnic disparities, BiodemographyDistinguished Professor of Gerontology, Medicine and Biological Sciences
Dean, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
William and Sylvia Kugel Dean’s Chair in GerontologyExpertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Mitochondria, Technology, Personalized agingAssistant Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Resilience, Mechanisms of agingUniversity Professor
AARP Chair in GerontologyExpertise: Mortality and life expectancy, Demography, CognitionProfessor of Gerontology
Vice Dean
Dean of Faculty and Research
James E. Birren Chair in GerontologyExpertise: Biology, Genetics, Nutrition and dietsAssociate Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Cognition, Memory, NeuroscienceAssociate Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Palliative care, End-of-life, Ethnic disparitiesAssistant Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Caregiving, Alzheimer's and dementia, TechnologyAssistant Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Stress, Social-determinants and disparitiesAssistant Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Nutrition/Metabolism, Mechanisms of aging, NutrigenomicsAssociate Professor of Gerontology, Quantitative & Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience
Expertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Brain injury, Brain aging, Deep learningProfessor of Gerontology
Assistant Dean of Academic InitiativesExpertise: Health economics, PolicyAssistant Professor of Gerontology
Leonard and Sophie Davis Early Career Endowed Chair in Minority AgingExpertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Social-determinants and disparities, Translational researchAssociate Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Mitochondria, Mechanisms of aging, Stress responseProfessor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences
Edna M. Jones Chair in GerontologyExpertise: Fasting, Nutrition and diets, Chronic diseasesProfessor of Gerontology, Psychology, and Biomedical Engineering
Expertise: Neuroscience, Emotion, CognitionProfessor of Gerontology and Medicine
Merle H. Bensinger Professorship in GerontologyExpertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Neuroscience, Brain agingProfessor of Gerontology
Assistant Dean of ResearchExpertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Neuroscience, Sex differencesAssistant Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Stress response, Mechanisms of aging, GeneticsProfessor of Gerontology, Medicine and Biology
Expertise: Elder abuse, Mortality and life expectancy, Long-term careAssociate Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Mitochondria, Mutagenesis, TranscriptomicsAssociate Professor of Gerontology
Associate Dean of EducationExpertise: Chronic diseases, Neuroscience, BiologyProfessor of Gerontology
Mary Pickford Foundation Chair in Gerontology
Expertise: Caregiving, Elder abuse, Long-term careProfessor of Gerontology and Psychology
Expertise: Cognition, Memory, Technology
Research Associate Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Social-determinants and disparities, Genetics, ResilienceResearch Associate Professor of Gerontology
Assistant DeanExpertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Caregiving, Long-term careResearch Associate Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Nutrition and diets, Translational research, LongevityResearch Assistant Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Sex differences, Nutrition and dietsResearch Associate Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Big data, Social-determinants and disparities, BiodemographyResearch Associate Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Cognition, Neuroimaging, Emotional well-beingResearch Assistant Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Genetics, Mitochondria, BiologyResearch Assistant Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Age-related diseases, Mitochondria, LongevityResearch Associate Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Mitochondria, Mechanisms of aging, Biology
Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Policy, Housing, SociologyInstructional Assistant Professor for Gerontology
Expertise: End-of-life, Palliative careInstructional Associate Professor of Gerontology
Instructional Professor of Clinical Gerontology and Pediatrics
Expertise: Nutrition and diets, Nutrigenomics, WellnessInstructional Assistant Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Memory, Neuroscience, BiologyInstructional Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Ageism and intersectionality, HIV and aging, Stigma and discriminationInstructional Assistant Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Social-determinants and disparities, Technology, Translational researchInstructional Associate Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Age-related diseases, Nutrition and metabolism, Mental health
Part-Time Lecturer
Part-Time Lecturer
Expertise: Nutrition and diets, Nutrition and metabolism, Chronic diseasesPart-Time Lecturer
Part-Time Lecturer
Adjunct Lecturer
Part-Time Lecturer
Associate Professor of Economics and Gerontology
Professor of Medicine and Gerontology
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine
Professor of Social Work and Gerontology
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Gerontology
Associate Professor of Psychology and Gerontology
Assistant Professor of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine and Gerontology
Assistant Vice Provost, Emeriti Center
Adjunct Professor of GerontologyProfessor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Gerontology
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Gerontology
Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology and Gerontology
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Gerontology
Professor of Psychology and Gerontology
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Gerontology
Professor of Psychology and Gerontology
Dean, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and Professor of Gerontology
Professor of Molecular Biology and Chemistry and Gerontology
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Gerontology
Professor of Psychology, Family Medicine, Gerontology, and Neurology
Expertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Cognition, Financial well-beingClinical Professor of Medicine and Gerontology
Professor of Social Work and Gerontology
Professor of Physiology & Neuroscience and Gerontology
UPS Foundation Chair in Law, Gerontology, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor of Pathology and Gerontology
Associate Professor of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine and Gerontology
Dean's Professor of Social Work and Business and Gerontology
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and Gerontology
Professor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics and Gerontology
Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Gerontology
Professor of Architecture and Gerontology
ACSA Distinguished ProfessorProfessor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences and Gerontology
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology and Family Medicine and Gerontology
Teaching Professor of Social Work and Gerontology
Professor of Clinical Dentistry and Gerontology
Professor of Biological Sciences and Gerontology
Professor of Economics and Gerontology
Founder and CEO, Helpful Village
Adjunct LecturerExpertise: Technology, Big data, CaregivingProfessor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Adjunct Professor of GerontologyAssociate State Director for AARP
Adjunct LecturerExpertise: LGBTQ older adults, Resilience, Optimal agingAdjunct Associate Professor, UC Berkeley
Adjunct Associate Professor of GerontologyAdjunct Lecturer
Former Senior Scholar of United States Studies
Adjunct Professor of GerontologyDirector of Osteoporosis Center of Los Angeles
Adjunct Professor of GerontologyAdjunct Assistant Clinical Professor of Gerontology
Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Adjunct Professor of GerontologyAdjunct Clinical Professor of Gerontology
Adjunct Lecturer
Assistant Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Adjunct Assistant Professor of GerontologyProfessor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Adjunct Professor of GerontologyProfessor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Adjunct Professor of GerontologyAssociate Professor (Research) of Psychology and Gerontology
Director of Geriatric Cognitive Health, Pacific Neuroscience Institute
Adjunct Professor of GerontologyProfessor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Adjunct Professor of GerontologySenior Scientist II
Adjunct Research Professor of GerontologyExpertise: Mitochondria, NeuroscienceProfessor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Adjunct Professor of GerontologyPresident of New Life Development
Adjunct LecturerProfessor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Adjunct Professor of GerontologyAdjunct Clinical Professor of Gerontology
Adjunct Research Scientist of Gerontology
Professor Emerita of Psychology
Adjunct Professor of GerontologyProfessor of Economics and Gerontology
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Gerontology
Expertise: Social-determinants and disparities, Global aging, Alzheimer's and dementiaAssociate Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Adjunct Associate Professor of GerontologyProfessor (Research) of Psychology and Gerontology
Professor of Social Welfare and Public Policy, UCLA
Adjunct Professor of GerontologyAssistant Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Adjunct Assistant Professor of GerontologyAdjunct Assistant Professor of Gerontology
Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of Gerontology
Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Adjunct Professor of GerontologyAdjunct Lecturer
Associate Professor, Buck Institute
Adjunct Associate Professor of GerontologyAssociate Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Adjunct Associate Professor of GerontologyFellow, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Adjunct Fellow of Gerontology
Senior Fellow, Milken Institute
Visiting Scholar
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Gerontology, Molecular & Computational Biology, and Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine
Expertise: Mechanisms of aging, Mitochondria, StressEmeritus Faculty
Expertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Environment, BiologyResearch Professor Emeritus of Gerontology
Research Professor Emeritus of Gerontology
Expertise: Environment, Alzheimer's and dementia, NeuroscienceProfessor Emeritus of Gerontology
Expertise: Housing, Fall prevention, Home modifications