Researchers
Cross-discipline creativity, research and innovation.
The University of Arizona is home to well-known experts in the field of aging. Explore below to discover some of the scholars working to meet the opportunities and challenges of healthy aging at the UArizona.
Kristen Renner, PhD
College of Medicine - Tucson
Orthopaedic Surgery
Research Areas
Activity
Arthritis
Predictive modeling
Rehabilitation
Total joint replacement
John Ruiz, Ph.D.
College of Science
Department of Psychology
Research Areas
Health psychology
Hispanic health
Health equity
Sociocultural processes
Biobehavioral
Tawab Saljuqi, MD, DrPH, MPH
College of Medicine - Tucson
Department of Surgery
Research Areas
Geriatric trauma
Health disparities
Health literacy
Health promotion
Global health
Robin Samlan, MS, MBA, PhD
College of Science
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Research Areas
Voice
Aging
Communication
Acoustics
Treatment
Yumi Shirai, PhD
College of Medicine - Tucson
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Research Areas
Caregiver
Aging
Dementia
Intellectual and developmental disabilities
Well-being
Tara Sklar, JD, MPH
Ann Skulas-Ray, PhD
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Research Areas
Cardiovascular
Human
Inflammation
Nutrition and diet
Wellness
Marvin Slepian, MD
College of Medicine - Tucson; College of Engineering; Eller College of Management
Department of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering; McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship
Research Areas
Biomaterials
Cardiovascular disease
Sensor systems
Thrombosis
Wearable technologies
Amanda E. Sokan, PhD, MHA, LL.B
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health; College of Medicine - Phoenix
Public Health Practice and Translational Research; Internal Medicine
Research Areas
Aging education
Elder abuse
Gerontology
LGBTQ+ aging
Well-being
Jennifer Stern, PhD
College of Medicine - Tucson
Department of Medicine
Research Areas
Aging
Type 2 diabetes
Caloric restriction
Glucagon signaling
Exercise training
Vignesh Subbian, PhD
College of Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering; Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering
Research Areas
Healthcare systems engineering
Medical informatics
George Sutphin, PhD
College of Science
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Research Areas
Aging biology
Metabolism
Stress response
Daniel Taylor, PhD
College of Science
Department of Psychology
Research Areas
Assessment
Influenza
Insomnia
PTSD
Shift work
Ruth Taylor-Piliae, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
College of Nursing
Research Areas
Cardiovascular disease
Integrative healthcare
Physical activity
Older adults
Lifestyle interventions
Cynthia Thomson, PhD
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Department of Health Promotion Sciences
Research Areas
Cancer
Lifestyle behaviors
Healthy aging
Women's health initiative
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Innovations in Healthy Aging (IHA) brings together expertise from every college, school and department at the University of Arizona to explore healthy aging and train the next generation of professionals supporting older adults.
Our aim is to position the University of Arizona as the international leader in healthy aging knowledge, education and innovation through a robust, cross-campus network of researchers, teachers and other professionals.