Sociology Speaker Series: Deborah Carr

Deborah Carr, Department of Sociology at Rutgers University

"Do Marital and Kin Support Enhance (or Undermine) Older Adults' Well-Being?: New Evidence from the DUST Study”

Deborah Carr is Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University. She has a secondary appointment at the School of Social Work, and is a faculty member at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. She earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin in 1997, and her research interests include aging and the life course, psychosocial factors influences on health over the life course, and end-of-life issues.