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.

Research Faculty
  • T. Em Arpawong, PhD, MPH

    Research Assistant Professor of Gerontology

    Expertise: Social-determinants and disparities, Genetics, Resilience
  • Donna Benton, PhD

    Research Associate Professor of Gerontology
    Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion

    Expertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Caregiving, Long-term care
  • Sebastian Brandhorst, PhD

    Research Associate Professor of Gerontology

    Expertise: Nutrition and diets, Translational research, Longevity
  • Amy Christensen, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor of Gerontology

    Expertise: Alzheimer's and dementia, Sex differences, Nutrition and diets
  • Jung Ki Kim, PhD

    Research Associate Professor of Gerontology

    Expertise: Big data, Social-determinants and disparities, Biodemography
  • Kaoru Nashiro, PhD

    Research Associate Professor of Gerontology

    Expertise: Cognition, Neuroimaging, Emotional well-being
  • Hiroshi Kumagai, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor of Gerontology

    Expertise: Genetics, Mitochondria, Biology
  • Junxiang Wan, MD, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor of Gerontology

    Expertise: Age-related diseases, Mitochondria, Longevity
  • Kelvin Yen, PhD

    Research Associate Professor of Gerontology

    Expertise: Mitochondria, Mechanisms of aging, Biology