
Victoria Russo, PhD
Email: Victoria.Russo@cuchicago.edu | Linkedin
BIO
Dr. Victoria Russo specializes in social aspects of aging and the life course. She has a strong background in applied gerontology, dementia care and direct service. Dr. Russo received her PhD in Sociology from Loyola University Chicago and Master’s in Gerontological Studies from Miami University.
EDUCATION
- Doctorate of Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2014
- Master of Gerontological Studies/Program Administration, Miami University, Oxford, OH
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY
- Faculty Fellow: Geriatric Education Center of PA, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
COURSES TAUGHT
Ph.D. Level
- Sociocultural Aspects of Aging, Concordia University Chicago
- Leadership, Applied Ethics, Aging and Global Change, Concordia University Chicago
- The Psychological Aspects of Aging, Concordia University Chicago
- Demography and Epidemiology of Aging
Master’s Level
- The Sociology of Aging, Concordia University Chicago
- Aging Values, Attitudes and Ethics, Concordia University Chicago
- Public Policy and Aging, Concordia University Chicago
- Diversity and Aging, Concordia University Chicago
Undergraduate Level
- Aging in Culture and Society, Loyola University Chicago
- Introductory Sociology, Loyola University Chicago
PUBLICATIONS
- Non-Alzheimer’s Dementia, in-service presentation to In-Touch Home Care Aids, Lutheran Social Services Illinois (October 2018 and September 2019)
- Normal Aging compared to Alzheimer’s Disease, in- service presentation to In-Touch Home Care Aids, Lutheran Social Services Illinois (January 2017)
- Life Course Narratives, paper presented at the 2016 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (November 2016)
- Culture and Life Course Expectations of Transnational Professionals, paper presentation at the 15th Annual Chicago Ethnography Conference, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (2013)
- Lifecourse Expectations of Transnational Professionals, paper presented at the 6th Annual Graduate School Interdisciplinary Research Symposium, Chicago, IL (April 2013)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Life-course, aging, gender, work and retirement, senior housing, global aging issues, mental health
- Dissertation Title: Life course Narratives from US Expatriates: Continuity Work