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Karen D. Lincoln, PhD, MSW, MA, FGSA

Professor
University of California Irvine
Irvine, California, United States

Dr. Karen D. Lincoln is Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health and Director of the Center for Environmental Health Disparities Research at the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health at the University of California, Irvine. She is a social worker and sociologist with expertise in social determinants of health disparities. The primary objective of her research agenda is to improve health and well-being outcomes for Black Americans, older adults and minoritized persons by investigating the psychosocial, behavioral, and biological mechanisms that link social determinants to health and well-being. Dr. Lincoln is the Founder and Director of Advocates for African American Elders, an outreach, engagement and health education program that serves “seasoned citizens” and their families throughout Southern California. Dr. Lincoln has published over 80 articles and book chapters in the areas of social stress, aging and health disparities, and is an active public scholar and aging advocate, with op-eds in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets focused on long-term care and policies to support poor seniors. Dr. Lincoln is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, a Hartford Faculty Scholar, an Encore Public Voices Fellow, and a Next Avenue Influencer in Aging. Dr. Lincoln was ranked third among the most influential African American social work scholars in the United States, and was named among the Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide by Elsevier and Stanford University in 2022 and 2023.

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