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  • Photo of A. Patricia Aguilera Hermida, M.F.T., D.Ed. A. Patricia Aguilera Hermida Associate Teaching Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education Email: aua240@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Lacy Alexander, Ph.D. Lacy Alexander Professor of Kinesiology Email: lma191@psu.edu
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  • Photo of David M. Almeida, Ph.D. David Almeida Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Email: dalmeida@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Duane Alwin, Ph.D. Duane Alwin McCourtney Professor of Sociology and Demography, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Demography Email: dfa2@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Monique Balthazar Monique Balthazar Assistant Professor, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing Email: msb6243@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Orfeu M. Buxton, Ph.D. Orfeu Buxton Elizabeth Fenton Susman Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Associate Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute Email: orfeu@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Vernon Chinchilli, Ph.D. Vernon Chinchilli Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences, Professor of Statistics Email: vchinchi@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Nikki Crowley Nikki Crowley Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute, Associate Professor of Biology Email: nzc27@psu.edu
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  • Photo of John P. Dattilo, Ph.D. John Dattilo Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management Email: jxd8@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Jonathan Daw Jonathan Daw Associate Professor of Sociology and Demography Email: jud36@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Mary Jane  De Souza, Ph.D. Mary Jane De Souza Professor of Kinesiology and Physiology Email: mjd34@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Nancy Dennis, Ph.D. Nancy Dennis Assistant Director for Research for the Center for Healthy Aging, Professor of Psychology, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Associate Department Head for Instruction Email: nad12@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Michele Diaz, Ph.D. Michele Diaz Professor of Psychology, Linguistics, and Neuroscience Email: mtd143@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Jonathan Dingwell, Ph.D. Jonathan Dingwell Professor of Kinesiology Graduate Program Director Email: jbd5@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Christopher Engeland Christopher Engeland Professor of Biobehavioral Health Email: cge2@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Nicole Etter, Ph.D. Nicole Etter Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders Email: nme2@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Paul M Evitts, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Paul Evitts Associate Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Associate Professor of Head & Neck Surgery Email: pevitts@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Donna Fick, Ph.D. Donna Fick Elouise Ross Eberly Professor of Nursing, Professor of Medicine, Director, Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at Penn State, Editor, Journal of Gerontological Nursing Email: dmf21@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Steffany Fredman Steffany Fredman Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies, Associate Professor of Psychology, Edna P. Bennett Faculty Fellow in Prevention Research Email: sjf23@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Tullika Garg Tullika Garg Associate Professor of Urology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Email: txg5408@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland, Ph.D. Jennifer Graham-Engeland Associate Director of the Center for Healthy Aging, Professor of Biobehavioral Health Email: jeg32@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Margeaux Gray, Ph.D. Margeaux Gray Assistant Research Professor of Biobehavioral Health Email: margeaux@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Joshua Gross Joshua Gross Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Biobehavioral Health, Director of the Nutritional Neuropharmacology Laboratory Email: jdg6119@PSU.EDU
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  • Photo of Jonathan Hakun, Ph.D. Jonathan Hakun Associate Professor of Neurology, Psychology, & Public Health Sciences Email: jgh5196@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Nikki Hill, PhD, RN Nikki Hill Associate Professor of Nursing, Associate Director of the Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence Email: nikki.hill@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Jennifer L. Hillman, Ph.D. ABPP Jennifer Hillman Professor of Psychology Email: JLH35@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Houtan Jebelli Houtan Jebelli Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering Email: hkj5117@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Jyotsna M. Kalavar, Ph.D. Jyotsna Kalavar Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Email: jmk18@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Matthew Kaplan, Ph.D. Matthew Kaplan Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education Email: msk15@psu.edu
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  • Photo of William Larry Kenney, Ph.D. William Kenney Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology, Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance Email: w7k@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Ann M. Kolanowski, Ph.D. Ann Kolanowski Professor of Nursing, Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Adjunct Professor, Associated Faculty, School of Nursing Email: amk20@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Janine Kwapis Janine Kwapis Assistant Professor of Biology Email: jlk855@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Stephanie Lanza Stephanie Lanza Professor of Biobehavioral Health & Human Development and Family Studies, Edna P. Bennett Faculty Fellow in Prevention Research Email: SLanza@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Soomi Lee, Ph.D. Soomi Lee Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Email: smlee@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Yanling Li Yanling Li Assistant Research Professor Email: yxl823@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Xiao Liu Xiao Liu Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Email: xxl213@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Susan J. Loeb, Ph.D. Susan J. Loeb Professor of Nursing & Department of Medicine, College of Medicine Email: svl100@psu.edu
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  • Photo of  Elizabeth  Losin Elizabeth Losin Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health Email: erl5393@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Liying Luo, Ph.D. Liying Luo Associate Professor of Sociology and Demography Email: lzl65@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Aarthi Madhavan Aarthi Madhavan Assistant Professor, CSD Journal Club Coordinator Email: axm1125@psu.edu
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  • Photo of  Jennifer  L. Maggs Jennifer Maggs Professor, Human Development and Family Studies Email: jmaggs@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Lynn M. Martire, Ph.D. Lynn Martire Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Email: lmm51@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Kyle W. Murdock, Ph.D. Kyle Murdock Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health Email: kwm20@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Zita Oravecz, Ph.D. Zita Oravecz Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Email: zita@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Daniel Roberts Daniel Roberts Postdoctoral Scholar, Biobehavioral Health Email: dqr5570@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Nelson Roque, Ph.D. Nelson Roque Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Email: nur375@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Chaleece W. Sandberg, Ph.D. Chaleece Sandberg Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Co-Founder of Research PALS Email: cws18@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Alexis Santos Alexis Santos Assistant Director for Diversity and Inclusion in Research for the Center for Healthy Aging, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Demography Email: ars39@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Mark Sciegaj, Ph.D. Mark Sciegaj Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Administration, Associate Director of the Penn State Smart Spaces Center, Professor-in-Charge of the Undergraduate Program Email: mxs838@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Amber J, Seidel, Ph.D. Amber Seidel Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Email: ajs49@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Idan Shalev, Ph.D. Idan Shalev Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health Email: ius14@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Dennis G. Shea, Ph.D. Dennis Shea Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Outreach, College of Health and Human Development Email: dgs4@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Martin J. Sliwinski , Ph.D. Martin Sliwinski Director of the Center for Healthy Aging, Gregory H. Wolf Professor of Aging Studies, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Email: mjs56@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Kristopher Struckmeyer Kristopher Struckmeyer Assistant Teaching Professor of Human Development & Family Studies Email: kms7904@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Yogasudha Veturi Yogasudha Veturi Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Assistant Professor of Statistics Email: yzv101@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Linda Ann Wray, Ph.D. Linda Ann Wray Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health Email: law30@psu.edu
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  • Photo of Steven H. Zarit, Ph.D. Steven Zarit Emeritus Faculty of Human Development and Family Studies Email: z67@psu.edu
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