Co-Investigator, Health and Retirement Study
Contact Information
Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
3715 McClintock Avenue, Room 218B
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191
Phone: 213.740.7245
Email: [email protected]
Education
Ph.D., Sociology (Demography), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2009
B.A., Sociology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2003
Research and Projects
Dr. Ailshire’s research has demonstrated the importance of physical and social environments, and their interactions, in determining health and wellbeing across the adult life course, and particularly for older adults. Her current projects focus on the role of air pollution in cognitive decline and dementia and epigenetic aging.
Selected Recent Publications
. Perceived neighborhood disorder, social cohesion, and depressive symptoms in spousal caregivers. Aging Ment Health. 2023:1-8. doi:10.1080/13607863.2023.2212250.
. Associations between Change in Kidney Functioning, Age, Race/ethnicity and Health Indicators in the Health and Retirement Study. The Journal of Gerontology, Series A . 2023;78(11):2094-2104. doi:10.1093/gerona/glad204.
. Shingles Vaccine Uptake Among Older Adults: Identifying Early, Later, and Nonadopters. AJPM Focus. 2023;2. doi:10.1016/j.focus.2023.100143.
. State-level desegregation in the U.S. South and mid-life cognitive function among Black and White adults. Social Science & Medicine (1983). 2023;338:116319. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116319.
. Race, gender, and cohort differences in the educational experiences of Black and White Americans. Population Research and Policy Review. 2023;42. doi:10.1007/s11113-023-09831-w.