Department of Sociology

Siyun Peng is Assistant Research Scientist of Sociology at Indiana University. His research interests lie in the areas of aging, health inequalities, social networks, family, and quantitative & computational methods. He has a broad background in sociology, gerontology, and statistics, with specific training and expertise in adopting a life course perspective to examine social determinants of health. He is currently doing research using network analysis to understand whether enriching social relations can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, He is using medical claims data to examine health inequality in the US.