Associate Professor
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States
Dr. Karen D. Lincoln is a social worker and sociologist with expertise in societal and social determinants of health and well-being among Black Americans. She focuses on the social, psychosocial, and public health factors related to health disparities. The primary objective of her research involves contributing to theoretical, methodological, and empirical knowledge on Black American health across the lifespan. She is particularly interested in investigating the psychosocial, behavioral, and biological mechanisms whereby societal and social determinants impact well-being among adults and older adults. Findings from her work inform interventions spanning multiple ecological levels that are relevant to clinical practice, including improving clinical and community-based care for persons with mental health disorders, chronic health conditions, and cognitive impairment. Dr. Lincoln has published 80 articles and book chapters in the areas of social stress, aging and health disparities, and is an active public scholar and aging advocate, with op-eds in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets focused on long-term care and policies to support poor seniors. She has been PI or Co-I on NIH-funded grants that have investigated a number of issues around health disparities among underserved populations. Dr. Lincoln is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, a Hartford Faculty Scholar, an Encore Public Voices Fellow, and a Next Avenue Influencer in Aging. She was ranked third among the most influential African American social work scholars in the United States, and was named among the Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide by Elsevier and Stanford University. Dr. Lincoln is an honors graduate from UC Berkeley where she received a BA in Sociology with a minor in African American studies and a graduate from the University of Michigan where she earned a MSW, a MA in Sociology and a PhD in Social Work and Sociology.
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Friday, November 4, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Friday, November 4, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Friday, November 4, 2022
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET