Project Staff

Dr. Terri L. Orbuch - Principal Investigator (orbuch@umich.edu)

Dr. Terri L. Orbuch (Ph. D.) is a social psychologist who has published several books and articles on marriage and divorce, parent-child relationships, accounts and accout-making, and the effects of divorce on children. She also is a Professor of Sociology at Oakland University. She is the Project Director of EYM, a long-term study on marriage and divorce among White Americans and African Americans (1986-2009), funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Dr. Edna Brown

Dr. Edna Brown is a graduate of the Joint Doctoral Program for Social Work and Developmental Psychology at the University of Michigan. She completed two years as a postdoctoral fellow with Developmental Psychology and is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut. Her research examines health and well being, social relations and intergenerational relationships of adults and the elderly. Her current work centers around the life-course work experiences of black individuals, and how these experiences influence well-being in later, normative periods and processes of retirement.

Jose Bauermeister, MPH - Data Analyst (jbauerme@umich.edu)

I'm originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico. After obtaining a BA in Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico, I worked in Dakar, Senegal for a Pan-African HIV/AIDS organization. I later received a Masters in Public Health from the University of Michigan. Currently, I'm an Assistant Professor of Public Health at the University of Michigan.

My research interests revolve around the intersectionality of culture, sexuality, and health. I'm currently studying how various social influences contribute to minority communities' physical, mental, and social well-being. From this research, I hope to create meaningful public health interventions to decrease sexual health disparities.