Faculty
Siyun Peng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: MHC1348
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Curriculum Vitae
Bio and Research Interests
As a Gerontologist, Sociologist, and Applied Statistician, Dr. Peng investigates the reciprocal association between social relationships/networks and health across the life course. His broad area of expertise includes social networks, family, health, cognitive aging, ecological momentary assessment, and quantitative methods.
Current/Recent Grant Support
2024-2029
National Institute on Aging (R01AG057739), 鈥淪ocial Networks in Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease
2.0鈥�
Role: Co-I (PI Brea Perry). Award: $3,723,312
2024-2026
National Institute on Aging (R56AG089170) 鈥淪ocial Networks and Health among the ENMLA
(elderly, never married, and living alone) Population.鈥�
Role: Co-I (PI Lijun Song). Award: $1,359,657
2022-2027
National Institute on Aging (R01AG076032), 鈥淓pigenetic mechanisms underlying the direct
and moderating effects of social connectedness on complex diseases in aging.鈥�
Role: Co-I (PI Brea Perry). Award: $3,562,131
2022-2027
National Institute on Aging (R01AG078247), 鈥淪ocial mechanisms of cognitive health
disparities in rural and urban older populations.鈥�
Role: Co-I (PI Adam Roth). Award: $2,691,347
2019-2025
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA048876), 鈥淕eographic variation in opioid addiction
treatment (GATE) study: Multi-level factors influencing MAT use, other treatment,
& adverse outcomes among re-entering rural and urban prisoners.鈥�
Teaching Interests:
Introduction to Statistics
Categorical Data Analysis
Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling
Structural Equation Modeling and Latent Variable Analysis
Social Network Analysis
Research Methods