Dr. Kyler J. Sherman-Wilkins
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Role: Faculty
Campus: Springfield
Postal mail
Missouri State University
Sociology and Anthropology
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield,
MO
65897
Details
Education
- PhD, Sociology and Demography, 2017, The Pennsylvania State University
- MA, Sociology and Demography, 2015, The Pennsylvania State University
- BS, Human Development and Family Studies, 2011, Cornell University
Teaching
- SOC 150 Introduction to Society
- SOC 301 Research Methodology
- SOC 302 Statistics for Social Research
- SOC 305 Population, Society, and Public Policy
- SOC 375 Social Forces and Aging
- SOC 397 Social Inequality in Health and Aging
Research and professional interests
- Life course sociology and aging
- Group disparities in health across the life span
- Cognitive health and Alzheimer’s dementia
- College student success and health
- Time use
- Survey methodology
- Longitudinal research methods
Awards and honors
- Curtis P. Lawrence Award for Excellence in Advising, Missouri State University, 2021
- Division of Student Affairs’ Bridge Builder Award, Missouri State University, 2019
- National Institute on Aging’s Butler-Williams Scholar, National Institutes of Health, 2019
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center Research Scholar, Rush University Hospital, 2019
- Science-Industry Research Collaborations Trainee, Stanford University, 2018
- International Travel Award, Missouri State University, 2017
- Diversity Scholar Award, Missouri State University, 2017