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Debra Umberson is the Centennial Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also serves as the Director of the Center for Aging Population Sciences. She earned her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University and is an affiliate of the Population Research Center, with a courtesy appointment in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Her research primarily focuses on the social factors influencing health and well-being across the life course, emphasizing the significance of social relationships, social isolation, and the dynamics of relationship loss. She is recognized as a leading expert on how spouses influence one another's health-related behaviors and healthcare processes, comparing experiences across same-sex and different-sex couples. Additionally, Dr. Umberson studies racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes related to family member mortality and is currently writing a book on how the death of a child impacts parents’ lifelong health.
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