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A. Patricia Aguilera Hermida
Associate Teaching Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education
Email:
aua240@psu.edu
Lacy Alexander
Professor of Kinesiology
Email:
lma191@psu.edu
David Almeida
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Email:
dalmeida@psu.edu
Duane Alwin
Emeritus Faculty Affiliate, McCourtney Professor of Sociology and Demography, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Demography
Email:
dfa2@psu.edu
Monique Balthazar
Assistant Professor, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Email:
msb6243@psu.edu
Orfeu Buxton
Associate Director, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), Associate Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Email:
orfeu@psu.edu
Vernon Chinchilli
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences, Professor of Statistics
Email:
vchinchi@psu.edu
Nikki Crowley
Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute, Associate Professor of Biology
Email:
nzc27@psu.edu
John Dattilo
Emeritus Faculty Affiliate, Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Email:
jxd8@psu.edu
Jonathan Daw
Associate Professor of Sociology and Demography
Email:
jud36@psu.edu
Mary Jane De Souza
Professor of Kinesiology and Physiology
Email:
mjd34@psu.edu
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
Michele Diaz
Professor of Psychology, Linguistics, and Neuroscience
Email:
mtd143@psu.edu
Jonathan Dingwell
Professor of Kinesiology Graduate Program Director
Email:
jbd5@psu.edu
Christopher Engeland
Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Email:
cge2@psu.edu
Nicole Etter
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Email:
nme2@psu.edu
Paul Evitts
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Associate Professor of Head & Neck Surgery
Email:
pevitts@psu.edu
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
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
Jennifer Graham-Engeland
Associate Director of the Center for Healthy Aging, Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Email:
jeg32@psu.edu
Margeaux Gray
Assistant Research Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Email:
margeaux@psu.edu
Joshua Gross
Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Biobehavioral Health, Director of the Nutritional Neuropharmacology Laboratory
Email:
jdg6119@PSU.EDU
Jonathan Hakun
Associate Professor of Neurology, Psychology, & Public Health Sciences
Email:
jgh5196@psu.edu
Nikki Hill
Associate Professor of Nursing, Associate Director of the Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
Email:
nikki.hill@psu.edu
Jennifer Hillman
Professor of Psychology
Email:
JLH35@psu.edu
Houtan Jebelli
Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering
Email:
hkj5117@psu.edu
Jyotsna Kalavar
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Email:
jmk18@psu.edu
Matthew Kaplan
Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education
Email:
msk15@psu.edu
William Kenney
Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology, Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance
Email:
w7k@psu.edu
Ann Kolanowski
Professor of Nursing, Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Adjunct Professor, Associated Faculty, School of Nursing
Email:
amk20@psu.edu
Janine Kwapis
Assistant Professor of Biology
Email:
jlk855@psu.edu
Stephanie Lanza
Professor of Biobehavioral Health & Human Development and Family Studies, Edna P. Bennett Faculty Fellow in Prevention Research
Email:
SLanza@psu.edu
Soomi Lee
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Email:
smlee@psu.edu
Yanling Li
Assistant Research Professor
Email:
yxl823@psu.edu
Xiao Liu
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Email:
xxl213@psu.edu
Susan J. Loeb
Professor of Nursing & Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
Email:
svl100@psu.edu
Elizabeth Losin
Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Email:
erl5393@psu.edu
Liying Luo
Associate Professor of Sociology and Demography
Email:
lzl65@psu.edu
Aarthi Madhavan
Assistant Professor, CSD Journal Club Coordinator
Email:
axm1125@psu.edu
Jennifer Maggs
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Email:
jmaggs@psu.edu
Amber Majeske
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Email:
ajs49@psu.edu
Lynn Martire
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Email:
lmm51@psu.edu
Kyle Murdock
Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Email:
kwm20@psu.edu
Zita Oravecz
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Email:
zita@psu.edu
Daniel Roberts
Postdoctoral Scholar, Biobehavioral Health
Email:
dqr5570@psu.edu
Nelson Roque
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Email:
nur375@psu.edu
Chaleece Sandberg
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Co-Founder of Research PALS
Email:
cws18@psu.edu
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
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
Idan Shalev
Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Email:
ius14@psu.edu
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
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
Kristopher Struckmeyer
Assistant Teaching Professor of Human Development & Family Studies
Email:
kms7904@psu.edu
Yogasudha Veturi
Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Assistant Professor of Statistics
Email:
yzv101@psu.edu
Linda Ann Wray
Emeritus Faculty Affiliate, Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Email:
law30@psu.edu
Steven Zarit
Emeritus Faculty Affiliate, Emeritus Faculty of Human Development and Family Studies
Email:
z67@psu.edu