Longitudinal Study of Generations

RESEARCH TEAM

Principal Investigator
Vern L. Bengtson, Ph.D. AARP/university professor of gerontology, professor of sociology, was the impetus behind the 1971 study and continues today, as principal investigator, to direct its ongoing operation. In addition, Professor Bengtson is director, division of Social and Behavioral Sciences in Andrus' Gerontology Research Institute and director of Multidisciplinary Research Training in Gerontology. bengtson@usc.edu


Faculty Investigators
		Roseann Giarrusso, Ph.D. Project Director and Assistant Research Professor of Sociology and Gerontology giarruso@usc.edu

		Merrill Silverstein, Ph.D. Faculty Investigator, and Chair/Hanson Family Trust, Assistant Professor of Gerontology and Sociology merrils@usc.edu

Extramural Investigators

Timothy Biblarz, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gerontology
    University of Southern California
    biblarz@usc.edu

Charlotte Dunham, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Sociology
    Texas Tech University, Lubbock
    charlotte.dunham@ttu.edu
    www.ttu.edu/sasw/faculty_soc.html

Richard L. Miller, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo
   rbm39@ucs-exch.byu.edu
    http://fhss.byu.edu/MFHD/Web/miller_richard.htm

Tonya Parrott, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Quinnipiac College, Conn.

Leslie Richards, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Development & Family Studies
Oregon State University, Corvallis

Robert E.L. Roberts, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
California State University, San Marcos

Du Feng, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies
    Texas Tech University, Lubbock
    du.feng@ttu.edu

Research/Support Staff

Linda Hall,
Administrative Coordinator
lindah@usc.edu

Jo Raksin,
Participant Contact
raksin@usc.edu

Several generations of graduate students have come and gone since the study began. They have been trained in research methods and quantitative skills, and assisted greatly in the analyses of these surveys. As part of the research team, five post doctoral fellows have participated in developing analyses
and design strategies to explore the data.