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.
Katalin Gothard, M.D., Ph.D.
College of Medicine - Tucson
Department of Physiology
Research Areas
Emotion
Social behavior
Amygdala
Neurophysiology
Autonomic and interoception
Michael Grandner, PhD MTR
College of Medicine - Tucson
Department of Psychiatry
Research Areas
Sleep
Circadian
Insomnia
Disparities
Behavior
Matthew Grilli, PhD
College of Science
Department of Psychology
Research Areas
Neuropsychology
Memory
Cognition
Healthy aging
Alzheimer’s disease
Jennie Gubner, PhD
College of Fine Arts
Music & Applied Intercultural Arts Research Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
Research Areas
Applied ethnomusicology
Arts and aging education
Arts and culture
Creative aging
Music and dementia
Jake Harwood, PhD
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Communication
Research Areas
Ageism
Communication and aging
Intergenerational communication
Intergroup communication
Media portrayals of aging
Nicole Henry, PharmD
College of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
Research Areas
Aging
Older adults
Medication-related problems
Fall risk
Bellal Joseph, M.D.
College of Medicine - Tucson
Department of Surgery
Research Areas
Frailty
Trauma
Health literacy
Health disparities
Jordan Karp, MD
College of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
Research Areas
Anxiety
Cognitive decline
Depression
Suicide
Marcela Kepic, PhD
College of Education
Disabilities and Psychoeducational Studies
Research Areas
Grief
Life satisfaction in older adults after loss
Lifestyle, fitness & longevity
Meditation and health in older adults
Aneta Kielar, PhD
College of Science
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Research Areas
Cognitive neuroscience
Dementia
Language
Neuroimaging
Stroke
Yann Klimentidis, PhD
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Research Areas
Epidemiology
Genetic epidemiology
Genome-wide association studies
Human genetics
Population genetics
Bonnie LaFleur, PhD
BIO5 Institute
Research Areas
Biostatistics
Biomarker development
Precision healthcare
Aging
Oncology
Vicky Lai, PhD
College of Science
Department of Psychology; Cognitive Science program
Research Areas
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Emotion
Figurative language
Language
Semantics
Jeannie Lee, PharmD
R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
Research Areas
Aging
Hypertension
Interprofessional team
Medication adherence
Pharmacy
Gondy Leroy, PhDUArizona Faculty: Become an IHA Collaborator
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.