Emily M. Agree

Emily M. Agree is a Research Professor in the departments of Sociology and Population, Family, and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins University. She serves as the associate director of the Hopkins Population Center. Her research focuses on gerontology, demography, and the sociology of health and illness, with a particular emphasis on demographic changes and elderly living arrangements, as seen in her doctoral work on Brazil (1960–1980).

Education: PhD in Sociology from Duke University.

Professional Service: Board member of the Population Association of America; editorial board member for Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences and Research on Aging.