Jeffrey A. Burr, PhD
Associate Dean, McCormack Graduate School
jeffrey.burr@umb.edu
(617) 287-7318
Office: Third floor, Wheatley, Room 143
Curriculum Vitae

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Professor Jeff Burr received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin. Professor Burr is a Senior Fellow in the UMass Boston Gerontology Institute, a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (Behavioral and Social Sciences Section) and a member of Sigma Phi Omega (the national Gerontological honor society). He teaches the following courses in the Gerontology Department: Research Methods and Experimental Design, Seminar in Productive Aging, Seminar in Older Immigrants, and Professional Development Seminar.

Professor Burr's research interests include social demography of aging, household composition and living arrangements, race and ethnicity in aging populations, labor force participation in later life and productive activity in later life. He has published numerous articles on aging in journals such as Demography, Journal of Gerontology, Research on Aging, Journal of Aging Studies, Social Forces, and Population Research and Policy Review.

Professor Burr currently has funding from the National Institute on Aging to examine the living arrangements of older Asian and Hispanic immigrants in the United States using 1990 and 2000 Census data. This study seeks to understand the intricate relationships and characteristics among older immigrants and the persons who live with them, how the influence of community factors and state policies affect independent living among members of older immigrant groups, and how the living arrangements of these race and ethnic groups changed during the 1990s – a time of significant policy change regarding the eligibility of older immigrants for important forms of governmental support.