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Kenneth F. Ferraro

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1980
Health disparities and outcomesAging and Gerontology ResearchEmployment and Welfare StudiesRetirement, Disability, and EmploymentGlobal Health Care Issues

Publications

258

Citations

16,711

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
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Kenneth F. Ferraro studies aging and health over the life course, focusing on how early-life conditions, socioeconomic status, race, and social relationships shape health outcomes like cognitive decline, frailty, and chronic stress (measured through 'allostatic load,' a biological marker of wear-and-tear from stress) in later life. His work often uses large surveys to trace how disadvantages accumulate from childhood into old age and how they differ by race and social class. This research is aimed at understanding disparities in aging and health rather than developing clinical treatments.

Life course influences on aging and healthRacial and socioeconomic health disparitiesCognitive decline and dementia risk factorsSocial relationships and well-being in later lifeStress, allostatic load, and chronic disease

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with a dip in 2018-2019, but has remained fairly steady at roughly 7-13 papers per year since 2020.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.6/year recently
2017: 19 publications19172018: 4 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 13 publications212022: 10 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 10 publications242025: 10 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Innovation in Aging×29
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B×11
  • Oxford University Press eBooks×9
  • The Gerontologist×7
  • Journal of Aging and Health×6
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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