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    Martin Sliwinski

    Full Name: 
    Martin Sliwinski , Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Director of the Center for Healthy Aging
    Gregory H. Wolf Professor of Aging Studies
    Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
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    Email: 
    mjs56@psu.edu
    Website: 
    http://sliwinskilab.weebly.com
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    Jennifer Graham-Engeland

    Full Name: 
    Jennifer Graham-Engeland, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Associate Director of the Center for Healthy Aging
    Professor of Biobehavioral Health
    Photo: 
    Photo of Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland, Ph.D.
    Email: 
    jeg32@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/jennifer-graham-engeland-0
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    Nancy Dennis

    Full Name: 
    Nancy Dennis, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Director for Research for the Center for Healthy Aging
    Professor of Psychology
    Director of Undergraduate Studies
    Associate Department Head for Instruction
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    nad12@psu.edu
    Website: 
    https://canlab.la.psu.edu/
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://psych.la.psu.edu/people/nad12/
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    Amy Lorek

    Full Name: 
    Amy Lorek
    Job Title: 
    Community Engagement Consultant
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    ael13@psu.edu
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    Leah Mehm

    Full Name: 
    Leah Mehm
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Director for Operations & Engagement
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    lmp18@psu.edu
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    Santos

    Full Name: 
    Alexis Santos
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Director for Diversity and Inclusion in Research for the Center for Healthy Aging
    Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Demography
    Photo: 
    Photo of Alexis Santos
    Email: 
    ars39@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/alexis-santos-santos-lozada
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    Leah Abrams

    Full Name: 
    Leah Abrams
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Professor of Community Health, Tufts University
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    Email: 
    Leah.Abrams@tufts.edu
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    aua240

    Full Name: 
    A. Patricia Aguilera Hermida, M.F.T., D.Ed.
    Job Title: 
    Associate Teaching Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education
    Photo: 
    Photo of A. Patricia Aguilera Hermida, M.F.T., D.Ed.
    Email: 
    aua240@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://harrisburg.psu.edu/faculty-and-staff/ana-patricia-aguilera-ded
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    lma191

    Full Name: 
    Lacy Alexander, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Kinesiology
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    Email: 
    lma191@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/lacy-alexander
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    Alexa Allan

    Full Name: 
    Alexa Allan
    Job Title: 
    Graduate Student
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    Email: 
    aca5399@psu.edu
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    David Almeida

    Full Name: 
    David Almeida, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
    Photo: 
    Photo of David M. Almeida, Ph.D.
    Email: 
    dalmeida@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/david-almeida
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    Jessie Alwerdt

    Full Name: 
    Jessie Alwerdt, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Research Project Manager
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    Email: 
    jua244@psu.edu
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    Duane Alwin

    Full Name: 
    Duane Alwin, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    McCourtney Professor of Sociology and Demography
    Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Demography
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    dfa2@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://sociology.la.psu.edu/people/duane-alwin/
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    Hailey Andrews

    Full Name: 
    Hailey Andrews
    Job Title: 
    Human Research Technologist
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    Email: 
    hja5375@psu.edu
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    Jiyeon Baek

    Full Name: 
    Jiyeon "Joan" Baek
    Job Title: 
    Postdoctoral Scholar
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    Email: 
    jkb6803@psu.edu
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    msb6243

    Full Name: 
    Monique Balthazar
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Professor, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
    Photo: 
    Photo of Monique Balthazar
    Email: 
    msb6243@psu.edu
    Website: 
    https://www.nursing.psu.edu/directory/balthazar/
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://www.nursing.psu.edu/directory/balthazar/
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    Aarti Bhat

    Full Name: 
    Aarti Bhat
    Job Title: 
    Graduate Student
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    Email: 
    acb6009@psu.edu
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    Christine Binduga

    Full Name: 
    Christine Binduga
    Job Title: 
    Human Research Technologist
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    Email: 
    cas7294@psu.edu
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    Niliette Bravo

    Full Name: 
    Niliette Bravo
    Job Title: 
    Research Project Manager
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    Email: 
    neb5486@psu.edu
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    Orfeu Buxton

    Full Name: 
    Orfeu Buxton, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Elizabeth Fenton Susman Professor of Biobehavioral Health
    Associate Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
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    Email: 
    orfeu@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/orfeu-buxton
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    Kris Calfee

    Full Name: 
    Kris Calfee
    Job Title: 
    Graduate Student
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    Email: 
    kjc6323@psu.edu
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    cmc84

    Full Name: 
    Catherine Carpenter
    Job Title: 
    Predoctoral Fellow
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    cmc84@psu.edu
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    Tuo-Yu Chen

    Full Name: 
    Tuo-Yu (Tim) Chen
    Job Title: 
    Associate Professor, Taipei Medical University
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    Email: 
    timtimtim@tmu.edu.tw
    Website: 
    https://hub.tmu.edu.tw/en/persons/tuo-yu-chen
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hub.tmu.edu.tw/en/persons/tuo-yu-chen
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    kgcheng

    Full Name: 
    Kent Cheng
    Job Title: 
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Photo: 
    Photo of Kent Cheng
    Email: 
    kgcheng@psu.edu
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    vmc1

    Full Name: 
    Vernon Chinchilli, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences
    Professor of Statistics
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    Email: 
    vchinchi@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://science.psu.edu/stat/people/vmc1
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    rlk5028

    Full Name: 
    Becca Clancy
    Job Title: 
    Human Research Technologist
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    rlk5028@psu.edu
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    David Conroy

    Full Name: 
    David Conroy, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Professor, University of Michigan
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    deconroy@umich.edu
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    nag179

    Full Name: 
    Natalie Cramer
    Job Title: 
    Human Research Technologist
    Photo: 
    Photo of Natalie Cramer
    Email: 
    nag179@psu.edu
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    Nikki Crowley

    Full Name: 
    Nikki Crowley
    Job Title: 
    Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute
    Associate Professor of Biology
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    nzc27@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://www.huck.psu.edu/people/nikki-crowley
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    amd7593

    Full Name: 
    Abi Dadzie
    Job Title: 
    Graduate Student, Biobehavioral Health
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    amd7593@psu.edu
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    jxd8

    Full Name: 
    John Dattilo, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    jxd8@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/john-dattilo
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    Jonathan Daw

    Full Name: 
    Jonathan Daw
    Job Title: 
    Associate Professor of Sociology and Demography
    Photo: 
    Photo of Jonathan Daw
    Email: 
    jud36@psu.edu
    Website: 
    https://sites.psu.edu/jddaw/
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://sociology.la.psu.edu/people/jonathan-daw/
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    mjd34

    Full Name: 
    Mary Jane De Souza, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Kinesiology and Physiology
    Photo: 
    Photo of Mary Jane  De Souza, Ph.D.
    Email: 
    mjd34@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/mary-jane-de-souza-phd-facsm
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    Michele Diaz

    Full Name: 
    Michele Diaz, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Psychology, Linguistics, and Neuroscience
    Photo: 
    Photo of Michele Diaz, Ph.D.
    Email: 
    mtd143@psu.edu
    Website: 
    https://sites.psu.edu/mdiazlab/
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://psych.la.psu.edu/people/mtd143/
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    jbd5

    Full Name: 
    Jonathan Dingwell, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Kinesiology Graduate Program Director
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    jbd5@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/jonathan-dingwell-phd
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    cge2

    Full Name: 
    Christopher Engeland
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Biobehavioral Health
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    cge2@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/christopher-engeland
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    nme2

    Full Name: 
    Nicole Etter, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
    Photo: 
    Photo of Nicole Etter, Ph.D.
    Email: 
    nme2@psu.edu
    Website: 
    http://csd.hhdev.psu.edu
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    Paul Evitts

    Full Name: 
    Paul Evitts, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
    Job Title: 
    Associate Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders
    Associate Professor of Head & Neck Surgery
    Photo: 
    Photo of Paul M Evitts, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
    Email: 
    pevitts@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://harrisburg.psu.edu/faculty-and-staff/paul-evitts
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    Felt, Johnny

    Full Name: 
    John Felt
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Research Professor
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    jzf434@psu.edu
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    dmf21

    Full Name: 
    Donna Fick, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Elouise Ross Eberly Professor of Nursing
    Professor of Medicine
    Director, Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at Penn State
    Editor, Journal of Gerontological Nursing
    Photo: 
    Photo of Donna Fick, Ph.D.
    Email: 
    dmf21@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://www.nursing.psu.edu/directory/fick/
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    cjf5860

    Full Name: 
    Courtney Fine
    Job Title: 
    Research Project Manager
    Photo: 
    Photo of Courtney Fine
    Email: 
    cjf5860@psu.edu
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    Kathleen Fisher

    Full Name: 
    Kathleen Fisher
    Job Title: 
    Predoctoral Fellow
    Photo: 
    Photo of Kathleen Fisher
    Email: 
    kgf5118@psu.edu
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    Steffany Fredman

    Full Name: 
    Steffany Fredman
    Job Title: 
    Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies
    Associate Professor of Psychology
    Edna P. Bennett Faculty Fellow in Prevention Research
    Photo: 
    Photo of Steffany Fredman
    Email: 
    sjf23@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/steffany-fredman
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    Gamaldo-Roddy

    Full Name: 
    Alyssa Gamaldo-Roddy
    Job Title: 
    Professor, Clemson University
    Photo: 
    Photo of Alyssa Gamaldo-Roddy
    Email: 
    agamald@clemson.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/about/profiles/index.html?userid=agamald
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    txg5408

    Full Name: 
    Tullika Garg
    Job Title: 
    Associate Professor of Urology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    txg5408@psu.edu
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    meg6472

    Full Name: 
    Maria Gonzalez
    Job Title: 
    Research Assistant
    Photo: 
    Photo of Maria Gonzalez
    Email: 
    meg6472@psu.edu
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    Margeaux Gray

    Full Name: 
    Margeaux Gray, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Research Professor of Biobehavioral Health
    Photo: 
    Photo of Margeaux Gray, Ph.D.
    Email: 
    margeaux@psu.edu
    Website: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/bbh/sleep-health-and-society
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/margeaux-gray
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    jdg6119

    Full Name: 
    Joshua Gross
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Biobehavioral Health, Director of the Nutritional Neuropharmacology Laboratory
    Photo: 
    Photo of Joshua Gross
    Email: 
    jdg6119@PSU.EDU
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/joshua-gross
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    Jonathan Hakun

    Full Name: 
    Jonathan Hakun, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Associate Professor of Neurology, Psychology, & Public Health Sciences
    Photo: 
    Photo of Jonathan Hakun, Ph.D.
    Email: 
    jgh5196@psu.edu
    Website: 
    https://sites.psu.edu/hakunlab/
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://med.psu.edu/departments-faculty/directory/jonathan-george-hakun
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    nln101

    Full Name: 
    Nikki Hill, PhD, RN
    Job Title: 
    Associate Professor of Nursing
    Associate Director of the Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    nikki.hill@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://www.nursing.psu.edu/directory/hill/
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    jlh35

    Full Name: 
    Jennifer Hillman, Ph.D. ABPP
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Psychology
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    JLH35@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://berks.psu.edu/person/hillman-jennifer
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    Yan Huang

    Full Name: 
    Yan Huang
    Job Title: 
    Predoctoral Fellow
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    Email: 
    ykh5327@psu.edu
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    Houtan Jebelli

    Full Name: 
    Houtan Jebelli
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    hkj5117@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://www.ae.psu.edu/department/directory-detail-g.aspx?q=hkj5117
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    Linying Ji

    Full Name: 
    Linying Ji
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Professor, Montana State University
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    Email: 
    linying.ji@montana.edu
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    jmk18

    Full Name: 
    Jyotsna Kalavar, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
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    Email: 
    jmk18@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://sites.psu.edu/jkalavar/
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    msk15

    Full Name: 
    Matthew Kaplan, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education
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    Email: 
    msk15@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    http://aese.psu.edu/directory/msk15
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    w7k

    Full Name: 
    William Kenney, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology
    Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance
    Photo: 
    Photo of William Larry Kenney, Ph.D.
    Email: 
    w7k@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/w-kenney-phd
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    Julie Kircher

    Full Name: 
    Julie Kircher
    Job Title: 
    Postdoctoral Scholar
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    Email: 
    jak831@psu.edu
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    amk20

    Full Name: 
    Ann Kolanowski, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Nursing
    Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
    Adjunct Professor, Associated Faculty, School of Nursing
    Photo: 
    Photo of Ann M. Kolanowski, Ph.D.
    Email: 
    amk20@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://www.nursing.psu.edu/directory/kolanowski/
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    mfk5959

    Full Name: 
    Maria Kurth
    Job Title: 
    Postdoctoral Fellow
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    Email: 
    mfk5959@psu.edu
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    jlk855@psu.edu

    Full Name: 
    Janine Kwapis
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Professor of Biology
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    jlk855@psu.edu
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    Stephanie Lanza

    Full Name: 
    Stephanie Lanza
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Biobehavioral Health & Human Development and Family Studies
    Edna P. Bennett Faculty Fellow in Prevention Research
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    Email: 
    SLanza@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/stephanie-lanza-0
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    Soomi Lee

    Full Name: 
    Soomi Lee, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    smlee@psu.edu
    Website: 
    https://sites.psu.edu/stealth/
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/soomi-lee
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    Jeesun Lee

    Full Name: 
    Jeesun Lee
    Job Title: 
    Graduate Student
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    Email: 
    jfl6269@psu.edu
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    Yanling Li

    Full Name: 
    Yanling Li
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Research Professor
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    Email: 
    yxl823@psu.edu
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    Sarah Lipitz

    Full Name: 
    Sarah Lipitz
    Job Title: 
    Grad Student
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    Email: 
    srl5291@psu.edu
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    xxl213

    Full Name: 
    Xiao Liu
    Job Title: 
    Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    Photo: 
    Photo of Xiao Liu
    Email: 
    xxl213@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://www.bme.psu.edu/department/directory-detail-g.aspx?q=xxl213
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    svl100

    Full Name: 
    Susan J. Loeb, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Nursing & Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    svl100@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://www.nursing.psu.edu/directory/loeb/
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    Elizabeth Losin

    Full Name: 
    Elizabeth Losin
    Job Title: 
    Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
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    Email: 
    erl5393@psu.edu
    Website: 
    https://www.losinlab.org/
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    lzl65

    Full Name: 
    Liying Luo, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Associate Professor of Sociology and Demography
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    lzl65@psu.edu
    Website: 
    https://sites.psu.edu/liyingluo/
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    Aarthi Madhavan

    Full Name: 
    Aarthi Madhavan
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Professor
    CSD Journal Club Coordinator
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    axm1125@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/aarthi-madhavan
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    Jennifer Maggs

    Full Name: 
    Jennifer Maggs
    Job Title: 
    Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
    Photo: 
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    Email: 
    jmaggs@psu.edu
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/jennifer-maggs
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    Lynn Martire

    Full Name: 
    Lynn Martire, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
    Photo: 
    Photo of Lynn M. Martire, Ph.D.
    Email: 
    lmm51@psu.edu
    Website: 
    https://lynnmartire.weebly.com/
    Affiliated Faculty Link: 
    https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/lynn-martire
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    Amilcar Matos-Moreno

    Full Name: 
    Amilcar Matos-Moreno
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Research Professor
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    Email: 
    abm6818@psu.edu
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    kwm20

    Full Name: 
    Kyle Murdock, Ph.D.
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health
    Photo: 
    Photo of Kyle W. Murdock, Ph.D.
    Email: 
    kwm20@psu.edu
    Website: 
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    Jennie Noll, Ph.D.
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    Professor of Psychology, University of Rochester
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    jennie_noll@urmc.rochester.edu
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    Zita Oravecz, Ph.D.
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    Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
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    zita@psu.edu
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    Nilam Ram, Ph.D.
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    Professor of Communication & Psychology, Stanford University
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    nilamram@stanford.edu
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    Daniel Roberts
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    Postdoctoral Scholar, Biobehavioral Health
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    Lesley Ross, Ph.D.
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    Professor & Director of the Institute for Engaged Aging, Clemson University
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    laross@clemson.edu
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    https://www.shaarp.org/
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    Chaleece Sandberg, Ph.D.
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    Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
    Co-Founder of Research PALS
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    cws18@psu.edu
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    http://csd.hhdev.psu.edu
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    Professor of Health Policy and Administration
    Administration, Associate Director of the Penn State Smart Spaces Center
    Professor-in-Charge of the Undergraduate Program
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    Amber Seidel, Ph.D.
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    Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
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    Professor of Health Policy and Administration
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    Professor of Psychology, University of Rochester
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    res5826@psu.edu
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    Professor of Clinical Psychology, Ohio State University
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    Assistant Teaching Professor of Human Development & Family Studies
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    kms7904@psu.edu
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    axs6110@psu.edu
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    Muhammad Thalil, Ph.D.
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    Postdoctoral Scholar
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    Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan
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    tianjy3@gmail.com
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    mlt5541@psu.edu
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    Yogasudha Veturi
    Job Title: 
    Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health
    Assistant Professor of Statistics
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    yzv101@psu.edu
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    Human Research Technologist
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    gmv5129@psu.edu
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    Marketing Coordinator
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    Linda Ann Wray, Ph.D.
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    Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
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    law30@psu.edu
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    Emeritus Faculty of Human Development and Family Studies
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    Ruixue Zhaoyang, Ph.D.
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    emf5055@psu.edu
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