Dr. Kenzie Mintus is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the School of Liberal Arts at IU Indianapolis. Previously, Dr. Mintus was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. Dr. Mintus received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Florida in 2011. Her research interests include health and aging with an emphasis on disability as well as chronic illness. Much of Dr. Mintus’ research focuses on identifying and understanding health disparities among older adults. In 2017, Dr. Mintus was selected as a Fellow of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA). In 2018 and 2021, Dr. Mintus was awarded the Trustee’s Teaching Award (TTA) for School of Liberal Arts at IU Indianapolis. Dr. Mintus serves as an Associate Editor for The Journals of Gerontology, Social Sciences and on the editorial boards for the  Journal of Aging and Health and Research on Aging.