1. Carol S. Aneshensel is Professor of Community Health Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. She applies principles of stratification and life course theory to the analysis of quantitative data to better understand disparities in mental health risk in our society. In particular, her work focuses on differential exposure to social stress and differential vulnerability to the effects of stress, as moderated by psychosocial resources such as social support and mastery. Her current work deals...
2. Amanda L. Botticello is a Research Associate and doctoral student in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is currently involved in analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health data set, and her research interests include depression and the life course, the relationship between depression and problem drinking among adolescents, and gender differences in mental health outcomes. She has recently received an individual Kirschstein...
3. Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani is Associate Professor of Visiting Nursing at Chiba University School of Nursing, Japan. Previously she was a Visiting Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research interests include assisting families of older adults with dementia, quality of life of older adults with dementia, and quality assurance for home health care nursing.