UMass Boston

Our Team

 

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Caitlin E. Coyle
Director, Center for Social & Demographic Research on Aging

617.287.7059
Caitlin.Coyle@umb.edu

Expertise: Social aspects of health and community living with a specific emphasis on social isolation among older adults

 

 

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Jan Mutchler
Director, Gerontology Institute

617.287.7321
Jan.Mutchler@umb.edu

Expertise: Diversity in aging populations

 

 

 

Research Associates

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Sue Berger
Research Associate

617.287.7413
Susan.Berger001@umb.edu

Expertise: Qualitative research methodology; Social and leisure participation for older adults; Occupational therapy

 

 

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Katherine Burnes
Research Associate

617.287.7413
Katherine.Burnes@umb.edu

Expertise: Health and economic security for older women; direct services providers; program management

 

 

 

 

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Ceara Somerville
Senior Research Associate

617.287.7467
Ceara.Somerville001@umb.edu

Expertise: Age-friendly communities; community resources that support aging in place; senior centers; mixed methods

 

 

 

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Mary Krebs
Research Associate

207.322.2434
Mary.Krebs001@umb.edu

Expertise: Applied qualitative and quantitative research exploring social and demographic access to health and community; health disparities; challenges of acceptance and use for mHealth and eHealth by older adults and vulnerable populations; age-friendly initiatives.

 

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Beth Rouleau
Research Associate

beth.rouleau@umb.edu

 

 

 

 

Graduate Research Assistants

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Cindy Bui
Student Lead: Impact of Casinos on Older Adults and Community Services

Cindy.Bui001@umb.edu

Expertise: Ethnic minority and immigrant older adults; age-friendly communities

 

 

 

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Setarreh Massihzadegan
Graduate Research Assistant

s.massihzadegan001@umb.edu

 

 

 

 

 

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Nidya Velasco Roldán
Student Lead: Exploring the Impact of Population Aging on Municipal Emergency Medical Services

Nidya.VelascoRold001@umb.edu

Expertise: Demography of aging; sociodeterminants of health; health disparities

 

 

 

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Adriana Hernandez
Graduate Research Assistant

adriana.hernandez001@umb.edu

Expertise: The correlation between social isolation and cognitive decline, the cause/effects of Lewy body dementia

 

 

 

 

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Josef Kijewski
Graduate Research Assistant

josef.kijewski001@umb.edu

Expertise: Family Dynamics at End of Life / Hospice Care

 

 

 

 

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Yan Jhu Su
Graduate Research Assistant

yanjhu.su001@umb.edu

Expertise: Demography of Aging, Health Behavior and Health Factors among Older Adults, Health Disparities, Cognitive Function, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, and Mental Health among Older Adults.