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	Name	Title	Expertise	Program
	Aaron Hagedorn, PhD	Instructional Associate Professor of 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	Biology of Aging, Gerontology
	Bérénice Benayoun, PhD	Associate Professor of Gerontology, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine	Big data, Sex differences, Immune function	Biology of Aging, Gerontology
	Caleb Finch, PhD	University Professor ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging	Alzheimer's and dementia, Environment, Biology	Biology of Aging, 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	Biology of Aging, Gerontology
	Christian Pike, PhD	Professor of Gerontology Assistant Dean of Research	Alzheimer's and dementia, Neuroscience, Sex differences	Biology of Aging, Gerontology
	Constanza Cortes, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Alzheimer's and dementia, Resilience, Mechanisms of aging	Biology of Aging
	Cristal M. Hill, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Nutrition/Metabolism, Mechanisms of aging, Nutrigenomics	Biology of Aging
	Daniel Nation, PhD	Professor of Gerontology and Medicine Merle H. Bensinger Professorship in Gerontology	Alzheimer's and dementia, Neuroscience, Brain aging	Gerontology
	Deborah Fui-Yuen Hoe, PhD	Instructional Assistant Professor for Gerontology	End-of-life, Palliative care
	Donna Benton, PhD	Research Associate Professor of Gerontology Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion	Alzheimer's and dementia, Caregiving, Long-term care
	Edward Schneider, MD	Professor of Gerontology, Medicine and Biology	Elder abuse, Mortality and life expectancy, Long-term care	Biology of Aging
	Eileen Crimmins, PhD	University Professor AARP Chair in Gerontology	Mortality and life expectancy, Demography, Cognition	Gerontology
	Eleanor Hayes-Larson, PhD, MPH	Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Alzheimer's and dementia, Stress, Social-determinants and disparities
	Elizabeth Zelinski, PhD	Professor of Gerontology and Psychology	Cognition, Memory, Technology	Gerontology
	Francesca Falzarano, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Caregiving, Alzheimer's and dementia, Technology	Gerontology
	Hiroshi Kumagai, PhD	Research Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Genetics, Mitochondria, Biology
	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	Gerontology
	John Walsh, PhD	Associate Professor of Gerontology Associate Dean of Education	Chronic diseases, Neuroscience, Biology	Biology of Aging, 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
	Kaoru Nashiro, PhD	Research Associate Professor of Gerontology	Cognition, Neuroimaging, Emotional well-being
	Kathleen Wilber, PhD	Professor of Gerontology Mary Pickford Foundation Chair in Gerontology	Caregiving, Elder abuse, Long-term care	Gerontology
	Kelvin Yen, PhD	Research Associate Professor of Gerontology	Mitochondria, Mechanisms of aging, Biology
	Lauren Brown, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology Edward L. Schneider, MD, Chair in Gerontological Research	Stress, Ethnic disparities, Biodemography	Gerontology
	Mara Mather, PhD	Professor of Gerontology, Psychology, and Biomedical Engineering	Neuroscience, Emotion, Cognition	Gerontology
	Marc Vermulst, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology, Molecular and Computational Biology, Biological Sciences and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine	Mitochondria, Mutagenesis, Transcriptomics	Biology of Aging, Gerontology, Biology of Aging Core
	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	Gerontology
	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	Gerontology
	Paul Nash, PhD	Instructional Professor of Gerontology	Ageism and intersectionality, HIV and aging, Stigma and discrimination
	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	Biology of Aging, Gerontology
	Roberto Vicinanza, MD, PhD	Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology	Age-related diseases, Nutrition and metabolism, Mental health
	Ryo Sanabria, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Stress response, Mechanisms of aging, Genetics	Biology of Aging
	Sean Curran, PhD	Professor of Gerontology Vice Dean Dean of Faculty and Research James E. Birren Chair in Gerontology	Biology, Genetics, Nutrition and diets	Biology of Aging, Gerontology
	Sebastian Brandhorst, PhD	Research Associate Professor of Gerontology	Nutrition and diets, Translational research, Longevity
	Susan Enguídanos, PhD, MPH	Associate Professor of Gerontology	Palliative care, End-of-life, Ethnic disparities	Gerontology
	T. Em Arpawong, PhD, MPH	Research Associate Professor of Gerontology	Social-determinants and disparities, Genetics, Resilience
	Tara Mastro, PhD	Instructional Assistant Professor of Gerontology	Memory, Neuroscience, Biology
	Teal S. Eich, PhD	Assistant Professor of Gerontology and Psychology	Cognition, Memory, Neuroscience	Gerontology
	Valter Longo, PhD	Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences Edna M. Jones Chair in Gerontology	Fasting, Nutrition and diets, Chronic diseases	Biology of Aging, Gerontology