Robin Stryker

Distinguished Professor of Sociology

Dr. Kenneth F. Ferraro has been chosen by The Gerontological Society of America as the 2021 recipient of the Robert W. Kleemeier Award in recognition for outstanding research in the field of gerontology. Link to full article

Robin Stryker

Distinguished Professor of Sociology

Robin is an award-winning, internationally renowned scholar in the fields of sociology of law, political sociology and comparative and historical sociology, with emphasis on voting rights, equal employment opportunity, fair housing and global human rights. She received a Jean Monnet Fellowship in 2001, a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2008 and a Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences Fellowship at Stanford University in 2016, three of the most prestigious awards for social science scholars. Her work is regularly published in her field’s top peer-reviewed journals.

J. Jill Suitor

Distinguished Professor of Sociology

Professor J. Jill Suitor is an award winning scholar whose research focuses heavily on the effects of interpersonal relation on well-being. More specifically among parents, adult children, adult siblings, and adult grandchildren. Her research had been supported for a total of more than 30 years by the National Institute of Aging, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Spencer Foundation, and the USDA. She has as well has received the Behavioral and Social Sciences Distinguished Career Award from the Gerontological Society of America and the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award from the Section on Aging and the Life Course of the American Sociological Association.