Adriana Reyes

Adriana Reyes serves as an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Sociology at Cornell University's Brooks School of Public Policy and Department of Sociology. Her research centers on family demography and health disparities across the life course, examining how family ties provide social capital while perpetuating inequalities across race and class.

Her educational background includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona and a Ph.D. in Sociology and Demography from Penn State University (2016).

Professor Reyes' work investigates race/ethnic differences in intergenerational family relations, financial and health consequences of living arrangements, caregiving dynamics, and health trajectories among older adults. Her research spans Family Demography, Health Disparities, Social Inequality, Intergenerational Relations, Caregiving, Aging and Health, and Race and Ethnicity, with publications in leading journals including the Journal of Marriage and Family and Demographic Research.

Her recent publications reveal consistent thematic focus on aging populations and family dynamics, with particular emphasis on racial/ethnic disparities in caregiving networks, geographic proximity to family, and policy implications for long-term care systems. Key trends include analyzing kinship networks for elderly care, pandemic impacts on vulnerable aging populations, and evolving attitudes toward intergenerational co-residence.