Narayan Sastry is a Research Professor in the Survey Research Center and the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. He is also an Adjunct Senior Social Scientist at the RAND Corporation. Sastry has been at the University of Michigan since 2006. Sastry was previously a Senior Social Scientist at… Continue reading Narayan Sastry
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Clarke,Philippa J
Dr. Clarke received her graduate training in Epidemiology/Social Science and Health from the University of Toronto. She is a social epidemiologist and social gerontologist with substantive and methodological expertise in the role of the environment for healthy aging and disability. Her research examines the role of neighborhood built, physical, and social environments for disability, cognitive function,… Continue reading Clarke,Philippa J
Almirall,Daniel
Dr. Almirall develops methods used to form adaptive interventions, also known as dynamic treatment regimens. Adaptive interventions can be used to inform individualized treatment guidelines for the on-going management of chronic illnesses or disorders such as anxiety, depression, autism, diabetes, obesity, or HIV/AIDS. Dr. Almirall works primarily on methods related to the design, execution, and… Continue reading Almirall,Daniel
Faul,Jessica Danielle
Jessica Faul is a Research Associate Professor at the Survey Research Center in the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan. She is the co-director of the Biospecimen Lab at ISR, and is affiliated with the Michigan Center on Demography and Aging (MiCDA), the Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health (CSEPH),… Continue reading Faul,Jessica Danielle
Elliott,Michael R
Michael Elliott is a Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Research Scientist at the Institute for Social Research. He received his Ph.D. in biostatistics in 1999 from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the University of Michigan in 2005, he held an appointment as an Assistant Professor… Continue reading Elliott,Michael R
Huntley,Edward
Colabianchi,Natalie
Dr. Colabianchi’s research focuses on the role of environments and policies in facilitating physical activity behavior in children and adults. She has completed a number of federally-funded studies that have examined the influence of parks and playgrounds as well as school and neighborhood environments. She is also interested in physical activity measurement including accelerometry and… Continue reading Colabianchi,Natalie
Freedman,Vicki A
Dr. Freedman is a Research Professor at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. She is currently the Director of the Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging. Over the past decade Freedman has held leadership roles in several national survey efforts. She has co-led the National Health and Aging Trends Study and the… Continue reading Freedman,Vicki A
Jacqui Smith
Dr. Smith applies life course and lifespan developmental theory to the study of health and well-being in later life. Her research focuses on age- and health-related changes in subjective well-being, self-related beliefs, and cognition in midlife and old age and the effects of early-life experiences on late-life outcomes. She is currently PI of a project… Continue reading Jacqui Smith
Marans,Robert W
Robert W. Marans is research professor emeritus at the Institute for Social Research and professor emeritus of architecture and urban planning in the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. Throughout his career, Dr. Marans has conducted research and evaluative studies dealing with various aspects of communities, neighborhoods, housing, and… Continue reading Marans,Robert W