Faculty Specializations
Cognitive Aging
- Influence of lifestyle engagement on cognition
- Moment-to-moment fluctuations in cognitive speed
- Multivariate and longitudinal statistical methods
- Cognitive epidemiology
Aging Brain
- Structural and functional neuroimaging (MRI)
- Adult neuroplasticity and brain health
- Interventions (exercise, dance, entrepreneurship)
Aging Awareness
- Social-emotional developmental
- Adults’ awareness of their own aging
- Changing negative views on aging
Aging Families
- Grandparents raising children
- Family caregiving
- Community-based participatory research methods
Emotional Aging
- Emotion regulation, social relationships
- Stress reactivity, health, and well-being
- Cultural differences