Ferraro’s recent research focuses on health inequality—especially ethnic differences—and the prevention of health decline. He is principal investigator of current projects sponsored by the National Institute on Aging that examine (1) health trajectories of White and African Americans and (2) life course inequality.

Ferraro has twice founded gerontology programs, at Northern Illinois University and Purdue University. He regularly teaches courses on minority health, longitudinal data analysis, and social gerontology. He became a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America in 1990 and of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education in 1997.

He welcomes inquiries from potential graduate students.

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