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Organization profile
Organization profile
The Life Course Center (LCC) was founded in 1986 by Professor Jeylan Mortimer to support scholarly inquiry related to the life course. The LCC builds on and extends work undertaken by the Family Study Center, founded in 1957. In 2017, the LCC transitioned to a university-wide center for the study of age and the life course under the umbrella of the Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation (ISRDI). The LCC is supported by the ISRDI, the Office of the Vice President for Research, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Department of Sociology. The center provides an intellectual forum that enriches the research and educational activities of a broad range of faculty and students.
Life course studies encompass all stages of life from birth to death. Affiliated faculty use a wide range of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, including qualitative and quantitative work, historical studies of the life course in different periods, comparative work that spans diverse societal contexts, and applied, policy-relevant research.
Although the center is not currently a degree-granting program, it enhances graduate education through research, seminars, and courses offered by center faculty. Graduate students participate as research assistants and as collaborators in faculty research. Students and faculty alike share their research ideas, plans, and findings in the Work, Family, and Time Workshops.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Ragui A Assaad
Person: Faculty
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Daniel J Backman
Person: Researcher
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Add Health Parent Study: A Biosocial Resource for the Study of Multigenerational Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD)
Harris, K. M., Boerwinkle, E., Perreira, K., Duke, N. N. & Hotz, V. V. J.
8/15/23 → 4/30/24
Project: Research project
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HNDS-R: Population-Scale Kinship Networks and Migration
Koylu, C., Roberts, E. & Helgertz, J.
9/1/22 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Sustainable Habits for Encouraging Even Teen Sleep (SHEETS): A Digital Intervention to Enhance Sleep Regularity and Psychiatric Health in Adolescents
Lunsford-avery, J. J. R. & Duke, N. N.
National Institute of Mental Health
2/1/22 → 1/31/25
Project: Research project
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Factor analysis of the Gait Outcomes Assessment List's goal questions: A new method to measure goal prioritization in ambulatory individuals with cerebral palsy
Munger, M. E., Shippee, N. D., Beebe, T. J., Novacheck, T. F. & Virnig, B. A., Jan 2024, In: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 66, 1, p. 70-81 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introducing a Measure of Hospital Community Orientation
Stabler, H. S., Beebe, T. & White, K. M., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Medical Care Research and Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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School Connectedness and Adolescent E-cigarette Susceptibility in an Urban Sample of Middle and High School Students
Wilhelm, A. K., Evans, M. D., Xiong, Z., Ortega, L., Vock, D. M., Maruyama, G. M. & Allen, M. L., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Prevention Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press/Media
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"Change Has to Come From a Place": Inside the Northside Achievement Zone
9/28/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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What to expect from the possible second stimulus check
7/27/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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A new public health crisis: caring for older adults living in nursing homes, assisted living and senior care
Lynn A Blewett, Beth A Virnig & Tetyana P Shippee
4/29/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment