Dr. Karl Pillemer

Advisor

Dr. Karl Pillemer is the Hazel E. Reed Professor in the Department of Psychology, Professor of Gerontology in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, and Senior Associate Dean for Research and Outreach in the College of Human Ecology. His major interests center on human development over the life course, with a special emphasis on family and social relationships in middle age and beyond. He has a strong theoretical and empirical interest in life course transitions and the effects they have on family relationships. Pillemer also directs the Cornell Legacy Project.

Education:

  • Ph.D., Brandeis University
    Sociology

  • M.A., Brandeis University
    Sociology

  • B.A., Boston University
    Sociology