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Understanding how the environmental, cultural, and social factors that we experience throughout the life course influence the aging process as well as health and well-being in the later years. An important component of this research is understanding how the social determinants of health lead to disparities in health outcomes as people age.
Members
Meet faculty members and trainees in this research area:
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Henderson, Julia
Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine
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Hoppmann, Christiane
Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies and Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts
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Hurd, Laura
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Professor, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
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Jakobi, Jennifer
Professor, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan
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Kobor, Michael
Edwin S.H. Leong UBC Healthy Aging Chair, A UBC President's Excellence Chair and Professor, Department of Medical Genetics
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Lim, Emilia
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine
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Murphy, Rachel
Associate Director, Research and Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health; BC Cancer Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine