Glen Elder, PH.D.

Glen H. Elder, Jr, PhD, Howard Odum Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been involved in the development of life course studies as a field of inquiry. He has investigated the Great Depression in the lives of Americans, the impact of military and wartime experiences in the life course and health of U.S. veterans, and the effects of rural change and dislocation on the intergenerational dynamics of aging. Using Ass Health data, he is...See more

Glen H. Elder, Jr, PhD, Howard Odum Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been involved in the development of life course studies as a field of inquiry. He has investigated the Great Depression in the lives of Americans, the impact of military and wartime experiences in the life course and health of U.S. veterans, and the effects of rural change and dislocation on the intergenerational dynamics of aging. Using Ass Health data, he is currently investigating sources of resilient and vulnerable pathways to the adult years. He directs the Carolina Population Center Pathways to the adult years. He directs the Carolina Population Center's training program on aging and population and co-directs the Carolina Consortium on Human Development at UNC-CH. See less