Jacqueline L. Angel is the Wilbur J. Cohen Professor of Health and Social Policy and Professor of Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin's Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Her research examines health and retirement issues in the U.S., with a focus on older minorities and the impact of social policy on the Hispanic population and Mexican American families. Dr. Angel is the author, co-author, or editor of over 100 journal articles connected to her research, 40 book chapters, and more than a dozen books.

Sunshine Rote is Associate Dean of Research and Associate Professor in the Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work and Family Science at the University of Louisville. Her research addresses health and aging, race and ethnicity, and caregiving broadly. In particular, she explores the social, economic, and health challenges related to the care of a rapidly aging and ethnically diverse population. Dr. Rote has published widely on these topics, with her work appearing in a number of prominent peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes.