University of North Carolina at CharlotteDr. Montoro-Rodriguez is a sociologist with a teaching and research background in the area of aging, health, human development and family studies. He is interested in testing theoretically based interventions designed to help family caregivers to reduce stress, depression, and burden to improve the quality of life of older adults and their families. His research examines the interrelations between formal and informal support systems and optimal adaptation to developmental changes among diverse older adults.