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Alexis Bender

  • Department of Medicine
    Associate Professor
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Overview

Dr. Alexis Bender, Associate Professor of Medicine, is a medical sociologist and social gerontologist based in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology. Dr. Bender completed her PhD in Sociology with a concentration in family, health, and the life course and an interdisciplinary certificate in gerontology from Georgia State University. Following her graduate work, Dr. Bender worked with the Army Public Health Center in Maryland conducting mixed methods research and evaluation of social and behavioral health among active duty soldiers and their families (e.g. behavioral health access, suicide, violence). Her research focuses on aging with disability and chronic disease with an emphasis on relationships over the life course, including patient-provider interactions and social and intimate relationships. Her research continues to explore the psychosocial aspects of disability and chronic disease management for patients, health professionals, and families over time. Dr. Bender is a Fellow of the Southern Gerontological Society, the past chair of the Disability and Society Section of the American Sociological Association, and an alumni of the UCSD Sustained Training in Aging & HIV Research (STAHR) Program (R25MH108389).

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • PhD, Sociology from Georgia State University
  • M.A., Sociology from Georgia State University

Research

Publications

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