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SRC Programs
Life Course Development
Founded in 1957, Life Course Development (LCD) aims to expand knowledge of social relationships across the lifespan and their implications for mental and physical health. LCD examines a wide variety of relationships, identifying the aspects of relationships that are most beneficial and/or harmful to health and whether these associations vary by demographic and contextual factors. With this knowledge, the program hopes to help in the design and implementation of intervention and prevention programs.
Aging & Biopsychosocial Innovations
Aging & Biopsychosocial Innovations (ABI) is a research program founded in 2019, which aims to understand how stress and social contexts affect health. ABI also examines the biophysical factors that account for these links, using a multidisciplinary research approach.
Events
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Sep
16
International Research Hub Lunch
Institute For Social Research @ 12:00pm -
Oct
26
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture and Health (Lindsay Kobayashi)
How Culture Shapes the Measurement of Cognitive Aging: Lessons from the HCAP International Network
Institute For Social Research @ 3:30pm -
Nov
2
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture and Health (Emily M. Briceño)
Measurement of cognitive aging and dementia within its cultural context
Institute For Social Research @ 3:30pm
Featured Faculty

Sun Kyoung Lee
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Helen Carmon Spink Meier
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Jody Schimmel Hyde
RESEARCH SCIENTIST, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
Carina Gronlund
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