Aging in Diverse Contexts
Across the globe, populations are aging, with the potential for profound effects on families, governments, health service providers and national economies. Faculty are deeply engaged in research and primary data collection related to the demography and economics of aging in countries around the world, including the United States, China, India, Indonesia, Malawi, the Philippines, Russia, and Sri Lanka.
Associated Current and Recently Completed Projects
A cross-national comparative study on cardiometabolic risk, education, and cognitive aging
Dementia imposes significant global challenges that necessitate novel approaches to its prevention, detection, and treatment. Research from developing countries shows that the decline in age-specific prevalence and incidence of severe cognitive impairment and dementia that has been trending since the 1980s is parallel to and…
Add Health (The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health)
The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) is a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of over 20,000 adolescents who were in grades 7-12 during the 1994-95 school year, and have been followed for five waves to date, most recently…
Add Health Cognition and Early Risk Factors for Dementia Project
The overall goal of this project is to collect and disseminate critical data on cognitive, physical, and sensory functioning and risk for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) in Wave VI of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), when participants…
Add Health Parent Study
The Add Health Parent Study (AHPS) is designed to improve the understanding of the role that families play through socioeconomic channels in the health and wellbeing of the older, parent generation and that of their offspring. This unique data set supports the analyses of intergenerational…
Biological Aging Across the Life Course: Harmonizing Cohort Biospecimen Archives.
As the US rapidly transitions into an aging society, aging-associated diseases are increasing in both prevalence and cost. Compounding this concern is evidence that cohorts entering adulthood and midlife today are less healthy than preceding generations were at those ages. The faster rate of aging…