Aging and Health Research

 OPEN: Registration for the Study on PFAS and Cognition in Firefighters

  HIRING: We are currently hiring a student research assistant (RA) to help us administer the cognitive assessment for the PFAS and Cognition study. Graduate students with some levels of research experience are preferred. Driving is required for this position. For detailed information about this position, please contact Dr. Xi Pan x_p5@txstate.edu.

Aging is an individual and population characteristics. For both, it is a life journey beyond the biological decline of human body because it is intertwined with sociocultural structures and factors (e.g., age, gender, social class, race/ethnicity, policy, religion, social norms, and culture etc.) and environmental factors (e.g., air and drinking water quality, green space access, precipitation, temperature, and neighborhood built-in and social environments). It is important to understand how these features are associated with human aging, health and well-being, and risks for diseases, and provide robust scientific evidence for intervention or treatment development to improve quality of life for the aging population. Read more about Global Aging