January 28, 2026
Christina Kamis smiles at the viewer; she is standing in front of a marble staircase.

Dr. Christina Kamis, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Illinois, has released a new co-authored paper examining how people who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods and experience emotional distress are prone to aging at an accelerated rate.

Her work was featured in a recent piece by the Illinois News Bureau. You can read the full paper here.