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.
Kirsten Limesand, PhD
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Department of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Research Areas
Salivary glands
Side effects of cancer therapies
Xerostomia
Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD
College of Medicine - Tucson
Department of Neurology
Research Areas
Aging
Neurodegenerative diseases
Stem cell biology
Purnima Madhivanan, MBBS, MPH, PhD
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Department of Health Promotion Sciences
Research Areas
Women
Complementary medicine
Yoga
Wellness
Cancer
Nell Maltman, PhD
College of Science
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Research Areas
Cognition
Language
Nicole Marrone, PhD
College of Science
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Research Areas
Hearing
Disability
Rehabilitation
Health disparities
Telehealth
Lori Martin-Plank, PhD, MSN, MS, BSN
College of Nursing
Research Areas
Polypharmacy
Health promotion
Long-term care
Latinos and caregiving
SMART technology for aging in place
Matthias Mehl, Ph.D.
College of Science
Department of Psychology
Research Areas
Ambulatory assessment
Mobile sensing
Natural language processing
Personality
Well-being
Julie E Miller, Ph.D.
College of Science
Department of Neuroscience; Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Research Areas
Neuroscience
Aging
Parkinson's disease
Vocal behavior
Janko Nikolich-Zugich, MD, PhD
College of Medicine
Research Areas
Aging
Herpesviruses
Immune defense
Longevity and healthspan extending interventions
Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD
College of Science
Department of Psychology
Research Areas
Bereavement
Grief
Widow
Psychoneuroimmunology
Neuroimaging
Sairam Parthasarathy, MD
College of Medicine - Tucson
Department of Medicine
Research Areas
Sleep
COVID-19
Health services research
Respiratory
Linda Phillips, PhD, RN
College of Medicine
Arizona Center on Aging
Research Areas
Elder abuse
Ethnogeriatrics
Family caregiving
Frail older adult care
Social gerontology
Maggie Pitts, PhD
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Communication
Research Areas
Lifespan communication
Communication and aging
Successful aging
End of life communication
Positive communication
Robin Polt, Ph.D.
College of Science
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Research Areas
Parkinson's disease
Pain
Opioid and other substance use disorders
Lung disorders
Stroke
Glycopeptide drugs
Martin Reimann, PhD
Eller College of Management; College of Veterinary Medicine
Marketing
Research Areas
Behavior
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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.