PhD in the Biology of Aging Program Faculty

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	Name	Title	Expertise	Institution
	Aaron Hagedorn, PhD	Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology
	Albert Almada, PhD	Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine		University of Southern California (USC)
	Alexis Coulourides Kogan, PhD	Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Gerontology
	Amy Christensen, PhD	Research Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Alzheimer's and dementia, Sex differences, Nutrition and diets
	Andrei Irimia, PhD	Associate Professor of Gerontology, Quantitative & Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience	Alzheimer's and dementia, Brain injury, Brain aging, Deep learning	University of Southern California (USC)
	Ashley Webb, PhD	Associate Professor, Buck Institute Adjunct Associate Professor of Gerontology
	Bérénice Benayoun, PhD	Associate Professor of Gerontology, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine	Big data, Sex differences, Immune function	University of Southern California (USC)
	Birgit Schilling, PhD	Associate Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging Adjunct Associate Professor of Gerontology		Buck Institute for Research on Aging
	Caleb Finch, PhD	University Professor ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging	Alzheimer's and dementia, Environment, Biology	University of Southern California (USC)
	Carol Prescott, PhD	Professor Emerita of Psychology Adjunct Professor of Gerontology
	Caroline Cicero, PhD, MSW, MPL	Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology	Policy, Housing, Sociology
	Cary Kreutzer, EdD, MPH, RD, FAND	Instructional Professor of Clinical Gerontology and Pediatrics	Nutrition and diets, Nutrigenomics, Wellness
	Changhan David Lee, PhD	Associate Professor of Gerontology	Mitochondria, Mechanisms of aging, Stress response	University of Southern California (USC)
	Christian Pike, PhD	Professor of Gerontology Assistant Dean of Research	Alzheimer's and dementia, Neuroscience, Sex differences	University of Southern California (USC)
	Christopher R. Beam, PhD	Associate Professor of Psychology and Gerontology
	Constanza Cortes, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Alzheimer's and dementia, Resilience, Mechanisms of aging	University of Southern California (USC)
	Cristal M. Hill, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Nutrition/Metabolism, Mechanisms of aging, Nutrigenomics	University of Southern California (USC)
	Dana Goldman, PhD	Dean, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and Professor of Gerontology
	Daniel Nation, PhD	Professor of Gerontology and Medicine Merle H. Bensinger Professorship in Gerontology	Alzheimer's and dementia, Neuroscience, Brain aging	University of Southern California (USC)
	Daniel Winer, MD	Associate Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging Adjunct Associate Professor of Gerontology		Buck Institute for Research on Aging
	Deborah Fui-Yuen Hoe, PhD	Instructional Assistant Professor for Gerontology	End-of-life, Palliative care
	Derrick Morton, PhD	Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and Gerontology
	DeWayne McMullin, CPA, MBA, MAG	President of New Life Development Adjunct Lecturer
	Doerte Junghaenel, PhD	Associate Professor (Research) of Psychology and Gerontology
	Donna Benton, PhD	Research Associate Professor of Gerontology Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion	Alzheimer's and dementia, Caregiving, Long-term care
	Duke Han, PhD	Professor of Family Medicine and Gerontology	Alzheimer's and dementia, Cognition, Financial well-being	University of Southern California (USC)
	Edward Schneider, MD	Professor of Gerontology, Medicine and Biology	Elder abuse, Mortality and life expectancy, Long-term care	University of Southern California (USC)
	Eileen Crimmins, PhD	University Professor AARP Chair in Gerontology	Mortality and life expectancy, Demography, Cognition	University of Southern California (USC)
	Eleanor Hayes-Larson, PhD, MPH	Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Alzheimer's and dementia, Stress, Social-determinants and disparities	University of Southern California (USC)
	Elizabeth Zelinski, PhD	Professor of Gerontology and Psychology	Cognition, Memory, Technology	University of Southern California (USC)
	Emma Aguila, PhD	Associate Professor of Economics and Gerontology
	Emma Nichols, PhD	Adjunct Research Scientist of Gerontology
	Enrique Cadenas, MD, PhD	Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Gerontology		University of Southern California (USC)
	Eric Verdin, MD	Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging Adjunct Professor of Gerontology		Buck Institute for Research on Aging
	Francesca Falzarano, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Caregiving, Alzheimer's and dementia, Technology	University of Southern California (USC)
	Gordon Lithgow, PhD	Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging Adjunct Professor of Gerontology		Buck Institute for Research on Aging
	Hiroshi Kumagai, PhD	Research Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Genetics, Mitochondria, Biology
	Hussein Yassine, MD	Professor of Medicine and Gerontology
	Irene Chiolo, PhD	Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Gerontology		University of Southern California (USC)
	Janette C. Brown, EdD	Assistant Vice Provost, Emeriti Center Adjunct Professor of Gerontology
	Jennifer Ailshire, PhD	Professor of Gerontology and Sociology Associate Dean of Research Associate Dean of International Programs and Global Initiatives	Environment, Social-determinants and disparities, Global aging	University of Southern California (USC)
	Jennifer Garrison, PhD	Assistant Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging Adjunct Assistant Professor of Gerontology		Buck Institute for Research on Aging
	Joanna Davies, MD	Director of Osteoporosis Center of Los Angeles Adjunct Professor of Gerontology
	John Tower, PhD	Professor of Biological Sciences and Gerontology		University of Southern California (USC)
	John Walsh, PhD	Associate Professor of Gerontology Associate Dean of Education	Chronic diseases, Neuroscience, Biology	University of Southern California (USC)
	Jonathan Matthew Wanagat, MD, PhD	Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of Gerontology
	Joseph Saenz, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Social-determinants and disparities, Global aging, Alzheimer's and dementia
	Julie Bates, PhD	Associate State Director for AARP Adjunct Lecturer	LGBTQ older adults, Resilience, Optimal aging
	Julie K. Andersen, PhD	Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging Adjunct Professor of Gerontology		Buck Institute for Research on Aging
	Julie M. Zissimopoulos, PhD	Professor of Economics and Gerontology
	Jung Ki Kim, PhD	Research Associate Professor of Gerontology	Big data, Social-determinants and disparities, Biodemography
	Junxiang Wan, MD, PhD	Research Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Age-related diseases, Mitochondria, Longevity
	Kai Zhou, PhD	Fellow, Buck Institute for Research on Aging Adjunct Fellow of Gerontology		Buck Institute for Research on Aging
	Kaoru Nashiro, PhD	Research Associate Professor of Gerontology	Cognition, Neuroimaging, Emotional well-being	University of Southern California (USC)
	Kathleen Wilber, PhD	Professor of Gerontology Mary Pickford Foundation Chair in Gerontology	Caregiving, Elder abuse, Long-term care	University of Southern California (USC)
	Kelvin Yen, PhD	Research Associate Professor of Gerontology	Mitochondria, Mechanisms of aging, Biology
	Kurt Hong MD, PhD	Clinical Professor of Medicine and Gerontology
	Lauren Brown, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology Edward L. Schneider, MD, Chair in Gerontological Research	Stress, Ethnic disparities, Biodemography	University of Southern California (USC)
	Lisa Ellerby, PhD	Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging Adjunct Professor of Gerontology		Buck Institute for Research on Aging
	Lucio Comai, PhD	Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology and Gerontology		University of Southern California (USC)
	Malene Hansen, PhD	Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging Adjunct Professor of Gerontology
	Manuel Acevedo	Founder and CEO, Helpful Village Adjunct Lecturer	Technology, Big data, Caregiving
	Mara Mather, PhD	Professor of Gerontology, Psychology, and Biomedical Engineering	Neuroscience, Emotion, Cognition
	Marc Vermulst, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology, Molecular and Computational Biology, Biological Sciences and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine	Mitochondria, Mutagenesis, Transcriptomics	University of Southern California (USC)
	Margaret Gatz, PhD	Professor of Psychology and Gerontology
	María P. Aranda, PhD	Professor of Social Work and Gerontology
	Marie-Therese Connolly, JD	Former Senior Scholar of United States Studies Adjunct Professor of Gerontology
	Martin Levine, PhD	UPS Foundation Chair in Law, Gerontology, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
	Michael A. Bonaguidi, PhD	Assistant Professor of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine and Gerontology		University of Southern California (USC)
	Michael R. Lieber, MD, PhD	Professor of Pathology and Gerontology		University of Southern California (USC)
	Michelle Keller, PhD, MPH	Assistant Professor of Gerontology Leonard and Sophie Davis Early Career Endowed Chair in Minority Aging	Alzheimer's and dementia, Social-determinants and disparities, Translational research	University of Southern California (USC)
	Min-Kyoung Rhee, PhD	Instructional Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Social-determinants and disparities, Technology, Translational research
	Mireille Jacobson, PhD	Associate Professor of Gerontology Assistant Dean of Academic Initiatives	Health economics, Policy	University of Southern California (USC)
	Myron F. Goodman, PhD	Professor of Molecular Biology and Chemistry and Gerontology		University of Southern California (USC)
	Nicholas Graham, PhD	Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Gerontology		University of Southern California (USC)
	Nicolas Musi, MD	Adjunct Clinical Professor of Gerontology
	Pankaj Kapahi, PhD	Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging Adjunct Professor of Gerontology		Buck Institute for Research on Aging
	Paul Nash, PhD	Instructional Professor of Gerontology	Ageism and intersectionality, HIV and aging, Stigma and discrimination
	Pejmun Haghighi, PhD	Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging Adjunct Professor of Gerontology		Buck Institute for Research on Aging
	Peter J. Mullen, PhD	Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Gerontology		University of Southern California (USC)
	Piedad Suarez, DDS	Professor of Clinical Dentistry and Gerontology
	Pinchas Cohen, MD	Distinguished Professor of Gerontology, Medicine and Biological Sciences Dean, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology William and Sylvia Kugel Dean’s Chair in Gerontology	Alzheimer's and dementia, Mitochondria, Technology, Personalized aging	University of Southern California (USC)
	Rachel Brem, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor, UC Berkeley Adjunct Associate Professor of Gerontology		University of California, Berkeley
	Ralf Langen, PhD	Professor of Physiology & Neuroscience and Gerontology		University of Southern California (USC)
	Raquel D. Arias, MD	Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Gerontology		University of Southern California (USC)
	Renee Smith Maddox, PhD	Teaching Professor of Social Work and Gerontology
	Roberto Vicinanza, MD, PhD	Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology	Age-related diseases, Nutrition and metabolism, Mental health
	Rong Lu, PhD	Associate Professor of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine and Gerontology		University of Southern California (USC)
	Ryo Sanabria, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Stress response, Mechanisms of aging, Genetics	University of Southern California (USC)
	Sara E. Espinoza, MD, MSc	Adjunct Clinical Professor of Gerontology
	Scott Kaiser, MD	Director of Geriatric Cognitive Health, Pacific Neuroscience Institute Adjunct Professor of Gerontology		Pacific Neuroscience Institute
	Sean Curran, PhD	Professor of Gerontology Vice Dean Dean of Faculty and Research James E. Birren Chair in Gerontology	Biology, Genetics, Nutrition and diets	University of Southern California (USC)
	Sebastian Brandhorst, PhD	Research Associate Professor of Gerontology	Nutrition and diets, Translational research, Longevity
	Sharine Forbes, DNP-FNP	Adjunct Lecturer
	Simon Melov, PhD	Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging Adjunct Professor of Gerontology		Buck Institute for Research on Aging
	Stefan Schneider, PhD	Professor (Research) of Psychology and Gerontology
	Su-Jeong Kim, PhD	Senior Scientist II Adjunct Research Professor of Gerontology	Mitochondria, Neuroscience
	Susan Enguídanos, PhD, MPH	Associate Professor of Gerontology	Palliative care, End-of-life, Ethnic disparities	University of Southern California (USC)
	T. Em Arpawong, PhD, MPH	Research Associate Professor of Gerontology	Social-determinants and disparities, Genetics, Resilience
	Tameka Brown, MBA, MAG	Adjunct Lecturer
	Tara Mastro, PhD	Instructional Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Memory, Neuroscience, Biology
	Tara Tracy, PhD	Assistant Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging Adjunct Assistant Professor of Gerontology		Buck Institute for Research on Aging
	Teal S. Eich, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology and Psychology	Cognition, Memory, Neuroscience	University of Southern California (USC)
	Valter Longo, PhD	Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences Edna M. Jones Chair in Gerontology	Fasting, Nutrition and diets, Chronic diseases	University of Southern California (USC)
	Yuri Jang, PhD	Professor of Social Work and Gerontology