Kenneth F. Ferraro
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Contact Information Email: ferraro@purdue.edu Office: STON 335 Map Phone: 765-494-4707 Homepage: Homepage |
Distinguished Professor of Sociology PubMed Listing  Google Scholar Listing  View Vita
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Pillars of Interdisciplinary Research Excellence
Enhancing Biological and Physical Function in Later Life; Preserving Cognitive Function; Social Contexts and Policy for Optimal Aging
Education
PhD University of Akron Sociology 1981
Research Interests
Life course inequality, minority health, obesity and health, religion and health
Teaching Interests
Health and aging, medical sociology, longitudinal data analysis, minority health
Grants
2020 - National Institute on Aging (2)
2020 - Community Health Partnership's Trailblazer Award from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI)
Selected Publications
Sauerteig-Rolston, Madison R., Lisa L. Barnes, Patricia A Thomas, Jacqueline L. Angel, and Kenneth F. Ferraro. 2025. "Religious Involvement and Cognitive Function among White, Black, and Hispanic Older Adults." Research on Aging 47(2):116-127.
Cheng, Mengling, Lore Van Herreweghe, Aswathikutty Gireesh, Stefan Sieber, Kenneth F. Ferraro, and Stephane Cullati. 2025. "Life Course Socioeconomic Position and Cognitive Aging in Later Life: A Scoping Review" Advances in Life Course Research (64):100670 (1-17).
Bell, Mallory, J., Madison R. Sauerteig-Rolston, and Kenneth F. Ferraro. 2025. "Is Early-Life Enrichment Associated with Better Cognitive Function Among Older Adults? Examining Home and School Environments." Journal of Aging and Health 37(3-4):156-166.
Bell, Mallory, J., Jinnan (Sigrid) Ren, Madison R. Sauerteig-Rolston, and Kenneth F. Ferraro. 2025. "Do Higher Levels of Lifetime Victimization Predict an Earlier Onset of First IADL Limitation in Later Life?" The Gerontologist 65(5):1-8 (gnaf039).
Bell, Mallory, J. and Kenneth F. Ferraro. 2025. "Volunteering and Risk of Heart Attack in Later Life: The Moderating Role of Purpose in Life?" Research on Aging 47(2):140-150.
Bell, Mallory, J., and Kenneth F. Ferraro. 2025. "Intergenerational Mobility, Race, and Allostatic Load: Diminished Health Returns for Black Older Adults?" Social Science & Medicineu2014Population Health 29:101750.
Williams-Farrelly, Monica M., and Kenneth F. Ferraro. 2024. "Early Origins of Frailty: Do Later-Life Social Relationships Alter Trajectories of Decline?" Journal of Aging and Health 36(5-6):275-285.
Sauerteig-Rolston, Madison R., and Kenneth F. Ferraro. 2024. "Disparities in Stress Exposure and Later-Life Disability." Innovation in Aging 8(5):1-11.
Bauldry, Shawn, Patricia A. Thomas, Madison R. Sauerteig-Rolston, and Kenneth F. Ferraro. 2024. "Educational Inequalities in Dual-Function Life Expectancy." Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 79(7):gbae072(1-7).
Ferraro, Kenneth F. and Callie Zaborenko. 2023. "Race, Everyday Discrimination, and Cognitive Function in Later Life." PLoS ONE 18(10): e0292617.