Iftekhar Amin

Iftekhar Amin serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice & Sociology at the University of North Texas at Dallas, where his work bridges social gerontology and sustainable community development through interdisciplinary research methodologies.

His research portfolio emphasizes:

• Gerontology and Aging Studies
• Sustainable Community Building practices
• Mental Health interventions for elderly populations
• Minority Aging and health disparities
• Social Policy frameworks for aging populations
• Volunteer Management systems in community services

Dr. Amin holds the Endowed Professorship of Gerontology award and currently leads as Co-PI/Evaluator on a $625,000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration project focused on community mental health promotion.

His professional engagements include Congresswoman Johnson's Senior Advisory Board and Asian Advisory Committee membership, elected Chairmanship of the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services' Age Well Live Well coalition, Board Membership at Future Without Poverty, and Associate Editorship of the Sustainable Communities Review journal. His teaching curriculum encompasses Social Gerontology, Long-term Care Case Management, Minority Aging, Grant Proposal Writing, and Aging representations in film.