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
- GER 375/SOC 375 Social Forces and Aging
- SOC 397 Social Inequalities in Health and Aging
- SOC 450 Population, Society, and Public Policy
- SOC 480 Health Inequities Across the Life Course
Professional experience
Selected publications
- Thierry, Amy D., Kyler J. Sherman-Wilkins, Marina Armendariz, Allison Sullivan, and Heather R. Farmer. 2021. “Perceived Neighborhood Characteristics and Cognitive Functioning among Diverse Older Adults: An Intersectional Approach.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18:1-14.
- Sherman-Wilkins, Kyler J., and Amy D. Thierry. 2019. “Education as the Great Equalizer? Racial and Ethnic Differences in Returns of Education on Cognitive Functioning in Late Life.” Geriatrics 4(51):1-13.
- Alwin, Duane F., Jason R. Thomas, and Kyler J. Sherman-Wilkins. 2018. “Race, Social Relations and the Life Course.” in Social Networks and the Life Course, edited by D. Alwin, D. Felmlee, and D. Kreager. New York, NY: Springer.
- Pudrvoska, Tetyana, Eric Reither, *Ellis Logan, and *Kyler J. Sherman-Wilkins. 2014. “Gender and Reinforcing Association between Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Body Mass over the Life Course.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 55(3):283-301.
Research and professional interests
- Life course sociology and aging
- Disparities in health and aging
- Cognitive health and Alzheimer’s dementia
- College student success and health
- Social integration and health
- Survey methodology
Awards and honors
- Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award, 2021
- Missouri State University Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2021
- 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