Ryan Masters

Ryan Masters is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado. His research focuses on social demography, examining long-term trends in US morbidity, chronic diseases, and mortality rates. Key areas include cohort-based health outcomes, the health consequences of the US obesity epidemic, and methodological advancements in Age-Period-Cohort (APC) modeling.

• Office: KTCH 264
• Office Hours: Tuesday, 2:30pm - 5:00pm

His work bridges historical and contemporary factors influencing health, emphasizing how early-life environments, adult resources, and behaviors shape longevity. He critiques and refines APC models to disentangle period and cohort effects in health outcomes.