Isolation and loneliness are growing problems in the United States, according to experts James Lubben and Louise McMahon Ahearn. Lubben is a professor emeritus at Boston College and co-investigator for the Boston Roybal Center for Active Lifestyle Interventions, while Ahearn is a professor emeritus at both Boston College and UCLA. They have studied isolation and loneliness in older adults in the U.S.

1. Isolation and Loneliness:
A U.S. Perspective
Professor Emeritus
Louise McMahon Ahearn Professor (Retired)
Boston College
Professor Emeritus
UCLA
James Lubben
Co-Investigator & Co-Leader of Administrative Core
Boston Roybal Center for Active Lifestyle Interventions
Funded by U.S. National Institute on Aging Grant # P30 AG048785

2. James Lubben
Professor Emeritus
Boston College
james.lubben@bc.edu