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Biography |
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Ferraro’s recent research focuses on health inequality over the life course. Current projects examine minority health, obesity and health, and the long term consequences of early adversity on later life. Professor Ferraro is the author of over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles, including publications in American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, American Journal of Public Health, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, and Social Forces. With interests in how stratification processes unfold over the life course, he has developed a theory for the study of human development, aging, and health: cumulative inequality theory. He is now engaged in further developing the theory and directing empirical research projects to test elements of it. 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 was named Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Purdue University in 2008. A native of Pittsburgh, Ferraro and his wife, Linda, are the parents of three children (Charisse, Nathan, and Justin) and served as foster parents to several others. Primary avocations are tennis and travel. |
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Distinguished Professor of Sociology |
