Yifan Lou, PhD, MSW, is a social gerontologist who uses mixed methods to understand inequalities and disparities in access, use, and quality of end-of-life care in the United States and China. Although everyone wants to die with dignity, a “good death” is often privileged. Dr. Lou’s current research include population and policy studies on structural and household mechanisms by which disparities in end-of-life care operate. She also studies the unique needs and challenges related to end-of-life care among older adults with cognitive impairments and their family caregivers, including end-of life care planning, service utilization, and caregiving. Dr. Lou is committed to the science of aging and has a strong scholastic record with more than ten presentations in national conferences and first-author publications in highly respected journals, including Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, The Gerontologist, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, and OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying. She plans to make unique contributions by providing theory-driven evidence on why inequalities and disparities exist and how to mitigate them, which will benefit all people, who will experience aging and eventually, dying.