Eileen Crimmins
· University Professor AARP Chair in GerontologyUniversity of Southern California · Geroscience
Active 1979–2026
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About
Eileen Crimmins, PhD, is a University Professor and holder of the AARP Chair in Gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is the co-director of the USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health, one of the Demography of Aging Centers supported by the U.S. National Institute on Aging, and also co-directs the Multidisciplinary Training in Gerontology Program and the NIA-sponsored Network on Biological Risk. Her research focuses on changes over time in health and mortality, with significant contributions to the integration of biological indicators in large population surveys. She has served as co-chair of a National Academy of Sciences committee addressing the reasons behind the U.S. falling behind other countries in life expectancy. Crimmins has co-edited several books on international aging, mortality, and health expectancy, and has received notable awards such as the Kleemeier Award for Research from the Gerontological Society of America and the Irene B. Taeuber Award from the Population Association of America.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Computer Science
- Gerontology
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Genetics
- Political Science
- Demography
- Data Mining
- Biology
Selected publications
Nature Aging · 2022 · 475 citations
The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2021 · 219 citations
1st authorCorrespondingBACKGROUND: Many DNA methylation-based indicators have been developed as summary measures of epigenetic aging. We examine the associations between 13 epigenetic clocks, including 4 second generation clocks, as well as the links of the clocks to social, demographic, and behavioral factors known to be related to health outcomes: sex, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, obesity, and lifetime smoking pack-years. METHODS: The Health and Retirement Study is the data source which is a nationally repr…
Media trust and infection mitigating behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA
BMJ Global Health · 2020 · 156 citations
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented public health crisis. It is becoming increasingly clear that people's behavioural responses in the USA during this fast-changing pandemic are associated with their preferred media sources. The polarisation of US media has been reflected in politically motivated messaging around the coronavirus by some media outlets, such as Fox News. This resulted in different messaging around the risks of infection and behavioural changes necessary to miti…
Nature Aging · 2025-09-15 · 31 citations
articleBiodemography and Social Biology · 2020 · 29 citations
The Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia for Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI-DAD) is a population-representative, prospective cohort study of late-life cognition and dementia. It is part of an ongoing international research collaboration that aims to measure and understand cognitive impairment and dementia risk by collecting a set of cognitive and neuropsychological assessments and informant reports, referred to as the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP). LASI-DAD pro…
Recent grants
NIH · $744k · 1993
NIH · $8.8M · 2020–2026
Network on Life Course Health Dynamics and Disparities in 21st Century America Renewal
NIH · $4.8M · 2014–2029
Frequent coauthors
- 103 shared
Jung Ki Kim
University of Southern California
- 80 shared
Jennifer Ailshire
University of Southern California
- 69 shared
Teresa E. Seeman
University of California, Los Angeles
- 62 shared
Jessica D. Faul
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
- 60 shared
Eric T. Klopack
University of Southern California
- 53 shared
Loı̈c Le Marchand
Cancer Center of Hawaii
- 53 shared
Unhee Lim
University of Southern California
- 53 shared
Song‐Yi Park
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Awards & honors
- Kleemeier Award for Research from the Gerontological Society…
- Irene B. Taeuber Award from the Population Association of Am…
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