Dr. Calvo is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Universidad Diego Portales, Chile. He earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from Boston College, a M.S. in Public Health at Harvard University, and a B.S. in Sociology from Universidad Católica. Dr. Calvo’s research interests include aging and the life course, social epidemiology, comparative public policy, and quantitative methods. His work aims to identify and understand the factors that influence health and happiness of older adults and to evaluate policies that can improve their well-being. His research has been funded by the Center for Retirement Research, U.S. Social Security Administration, and the Government of Chile. He received a Harvard Presidential Fellowship, the Retirement Research Foundation Laurence G. Branch Doctoral Award from the American Public Health Association, the Severyn T. Bruyn Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Social Economy and Social Justice from the Department of Sociology at Boston College, and the Student Research Award honorable mention from the Gerontological Society of America’s section on Social Research, Policy, and Practice.

Email: esteban.calvo@udp.cl