Our Team
Research Team
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
Jan Mutchler
Director, Gerontology Institute
617.287.7321
Jan.Mutchler@umb.edu
Expertise: Diversity in aging populations
Research Associates
Sue Berger
Research Associate
617.287.7413
Susan.Berger001@umb.edu
Expertise: Qualitative research methodology; Social and leisure participation for older adults; Occupational therapy
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
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.
Beth Rouleau
Research Associate
beth.rouleau@umb.edu
Graduate Research Assistants
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
Setarreh Massihzadegan
Graduate Research Assistant
s.massihzadegan001@umb.edu
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
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
Josef Kijewski
Graduate Research Assistant
josef.kijewski001@umb.edu
Expertise: Family Dynamics at End of Life / Hospice Care
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.