Generations Faculty Fellows

Center for Generational Studies - Generations Faculty Fellow
	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. 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 Research: Clinical Neuropsychology, Fluid Cognition, Cognitive Disorders, Concussion/mTBI and TBI, Symptom Validity Measurement, Cognitive Intra-Individual Variability, Cognitive Effects of Meta-Inflamation Curriculum Vitae	(251) 460-7081 bdhill@southalabama.edu Office: UCOM 1032
	Dr. Lyn Holley Professor of Geontology, 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 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 Alabama UNA Box 5010 Florence, AL 35632-0001
	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. 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
	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. Leonard A. Mundy Assistant Professor of Sociology Research: Gender & Sexuality Curriculum Vitae	(251) 460-7079 mundy@southalabama.edu Office: HUMB8
	Dr. Ishara Ramikissoon Associate Professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama Research: Hearing ability and auditory function in aging adults, including baby boomers, Impact of Multicultural factors (age, gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, disability) on communication skills, Validity of test instruments, Health Disparities and Public Health concerns Curriculum Vitae	(251) 445-9368 ramkissoon@southalabama.edu Offce: HAHN 1070
	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
	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

Center for Generational Studies - Generations Faculty Fellow

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. 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

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

Curriculum Vitae

(251) 460-7081

bdhill@southalabama.edu

Office: UCOM 1032

Dr. Lyn Holley
Professor of Geontology, 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
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 Alabama

UNA Box 5010

Florence, AL 35632-0001

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. 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

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. Leonard A. Mundy
Assistant Professor of Sociology

Research: Gender & Sexuality

Curriculum Vitae

(251) 460-7079
mundy@southalabama.edu

Office: HUMB8

Dr. Ishara Ramikissoon
Associate Professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama

Research: Hearing ability and auditory function in aging adults, including baby boomers, Impact of Multicultural factors (age, gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, disability) on communication skills, Validity of test instruments, Health Disparities and Public Health concerns

Curriculum Vitae

(251) 445-9368
ramkissoon@southalabama.edu

Offce: HAHN 1070

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

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