Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies; Director, Institute for Social Research, U-M.

Social stressors are ambiguous in human interactions – both actual and anticipated. How do these outcomes accumulate over the life-course and influence the quality of life in older ages? What can we do to address the social and physiological outcomes associated with stressful events during our lives? Dr. Jackson is currently directing the most extensive social, political behavior, and mental and physical health surveys on the African American and Black Caribbean populations ever conducted.

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