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Stacy Torres

Education:

B.A., Fordham University, Comparative Literature; M.F.A., Columbia University, Creative Writing (Nonfiction); Ph.D., New York University, Sociology

Dissertation:

Survival and Belonging: The Importance of Neighborhood Ties and Public Spaces to Elders Aging in Place

Thesis Advisor:

Kathleen Gerson, Professor of Sociology, New York University

Research Topic:

Urban Aging in Place/Mental Health/Community/Social Ties

Mentor:

Claude Fischer, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley

Current Position:

Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco

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