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Generations Faculty Fellows

Center for Generational Studies - Generations Faculty Fellow 
Dept. Chair                                    Dr. Roma S. Hanks
Professor of Sociology; Chair, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work; Director, USA Programs in Gerontology and Center for Generational Studies, University of South Alabama 

Research:  Intergenerational Relationships; Lifecourse Transitions; Social Support; Health Disparities

Brief Biography 
(251) 460-6020
rhanks@southalabama.edu

Office: HUMB36
Dr. Candice Bright                                   Dr. Candace Forbes Bright
Assistant Research Professor, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Research:  Social network analysis, disaster social risk and protective factors, racialized geographies, community-academic relations, social support and public health

Curriculum Vitae
(423) 439-4926
brightcm@etsu.edu

223 Rogers-Stout Hall
PO Box 70644
Johnson City, TN 36714-1702
 Dr. Benjamin Hill  Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of South Alabama Dr. Benjamin Hill
Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of South Alabama 

Research: Clinical Neuropsychology, Fluid Cognition, Cognitive Disorders, Concussion/mTBI and TBI, Symptom Validity Measurement, Cognitive Intra-Individual Variability, Cognitive Effects of Meta-Inflammation 

Curriculum Vitae



(251) 460-7081bdhill@southalabama.edu

Office: UCOM 1032
 Dr. Lyn Holley Dr. Lyn Holley
Professor of Gerontology, University of Nebraska Omaha

Research: Public programs and services in re aging, Intergenerational Relationships and Ageism, Lifespan resilience, Aging in re Ethnicity, Long-term Care staffing policies and programs

Curriculum Vitae 
(402) 554-4814
lmholley@unomaha.edu

Department of Gerontology, Public Affairs and Community Service
University of Nebraska Omaha
Dr. Andrea Hunt Dr. Andrea Hunt 
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Family Studies, University of North Alabama

Research: Caregiving/Aging, Life Course, Disability, Social Class/Race and Ethnicity/Gender, Work and Family, Child and Adolescent Outcomes, and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Curriculum Vitae 
(256) 765-5137
ahunt3@una.edu

Department of Sociology and Family Studies Office
University of North AlabamaUNA Box 5010 Florence, AL 35632-0001
Dr. Urvashi Jain Dr. Urvashi Jain
Assistant Professor of Economics, Finance, & Real Estate

Dr. Urvashi Jain's Curriculum Vitae 
(256) 460-6115
urvashijain@southalabama.edu

Officer: MCOB 324
Dr. Kern Jackson Dr. Kern Jackson 
Director, African-American Studies Program, University of South Alabama

Research: African-American Studies, Folklore, Personal Narrative, Slave Narrative, Folktale, Southern American Folklore, Gulf Coast Carnival/Mardi Gras, Oral History, World Literature, Composition.

Curriculum Vitae 
(251) 460-6146
kemjacks@southalabama.edu

Office: HUMB 276
Dr. Joshuar Keller Dr. Joshua Keller
Assistant Professor of Health, Kinesiology, and Sport

Dr. Keller's Curriculum Vitae 
(251) 460-1616
jkeller@southalabama.edu

Office: HKS 1008
Denise Lewis Dr. Denise Clark Lewis
Associate Professor of Gerontology, University of Georgia

Research: Culture and aging; family exchanges; intergenerational relations; immigrant and refugee health; transnational family caregiving; cultural responsiveness.

Curriculum Vitae
(706) 621-2497
denise.lewis@uga.edu

Department of Human Development and Family Science
Hosik Min Dr. Hosik Min
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gerontology, University of South Alabama

Research: Health Disparities, Population Aging, and Mortality and Morbidity

Curriculum Vitae
(251) 460-7677
hmin@southalabama.edu

Office: HUMB9
 Dr. Mundy Dr. Leonard A. Mundy
Assistant Professor of Sociology

Research: Gender & Sexuality

Curriculum Vitae
 (251) 460-7079
mundy@southalabama.edu 

Office: HUMB8
Dr. Amy Nelson Dr. Amy Nelson
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Cell Biology

Dr. Nelson's Curriculum Vitae 
 (251) 460-7004
arnelson@southalabama.edu

Offce: MSB 3074
Dr. Samuel Russ Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering; University of South Alabama Dr. Samuel Russ
Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of South Alabama 

Research: Consumer Electronics including reliability and design for manufacturability, Signal Integrity and High-speed Digital Design Techniques , Embedded Systems, Sensor Networks, High-performance Computing, and Hard disk drive performance and reliability

Curriculum Vitae
 (251) 461-1378
sruss@southalabama.edu 

Office: Shelby Hall 4119
Laura White Dr. Laura White
Director of Clinical Education/Assistant Professor of Department of Physical Therapy, University of South Alabama 

Research: Geriatric PT, Clinical Education, Professional Issues, Practice Management

Curriculum Vitae
 (251) 445-9248
laurawhite@southalabama.edu

Office: HAHN 2019