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Aging Research
@ UIUC
More than 40 faculty
members conduct research pertaining to aging and older adults in the Aging
Initiative. Combining faculty and program strengths with strategic new
faculty hires recruited under the Faculty Excellence Program, the initiative
has established a premier research, teaching/learning and outreach program
in aging research. A few examples of on-going research at the University
of Illinois include the following projects.
Karen
Chapman-Novakofski, Associate Professor of Nutrition
Dr. Chapman-Novakofski’s
research focuses on identifying and changing the food habits of groups
of people and individuals, primarily older people. Using behavioral theories,
her interventions have included reducing cardiovascular disease risk,
improving the eating habits of those with diabetes, as well as identifying
modifiable beliefs older women have about diet, lifestyle and osteoporosis.
Paul
Gold, Professor of Psychology
Dr. Gold assesses the release of neurotransmitters in the brain during
learning and memory in the animal model to evaluate changes in neural
systems that participate in memory formation. His other experiments use
pharmacological treatments to enhance memory functions in young and aged
rodents and humans.
David
Gross, Professor of Veterinary Biosciences
Dr. Gross studies the role of estrogen on neurological injury and cognitive
function deficit following cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. He also studies
the process of multiple organ system failure and neurological deficit
following cardiac arrest and resuscitation.
Richard
Kaplan, Professor of Law
As a professor of law,
Dr. Kaplin’s research focuses on legal issues that Americans face
as they live longer, including health care decision-making when incapacitated;
control over one’s financial assets; financial support in retirement;
health care options; housing alternatives as people age; and financing
long-term care.
Art
Kramer, Professor of Psychology
Dr. Kramer’s research on aging is concerned with explicating the
changes in a variety of cognitive processes that occur during the course
of normal aging and designing interventions to slow the detrimental cognitive
effects experienced during the aging process. Dr. Kramer and his colleagues
are also interested in the relationship among aging, fitness, cognition
and brain function.
Edward
McAuley, Professor of Kinesiology and Psychology
Dr. McAuley’s work has examined how social, psychological, and physiological
variables interact in older adults to influence exercise behavior and
the emotional consequences associated with exercising.
We would like to
post abstracts from forthcoming presentations and/or publications that
involve aging on this web-page. Both UIUC faculty and graduate students
are invited to send any abstracts that you are willing to share to aging@als.uiuc.edu
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