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Aging & Biopsychosocial Innovations

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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.

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Education and Well-Being (EWB)

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The Education and Well-Being (EWB) program was established in 2008 to advance research focused on improving the teaching of reading and mathematics, particularly in schools serving high percentages of students in poverty. Contributions of EWB include the development of innovative methods for studying the “inner workings” of schools and strengthening the role of survey research in education.

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Frederick Conrad

Frederick G Conrad

RESEARCH PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH...

Tuba Suzer Gurtekin

Tuba Suzer Gurtekin

ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL...

Pamela Davis-Kean

Pamela Davis-Kean

PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS,...

Grace Noppert

Grace Noppert

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER AND FACULTY...

Natalie Colabianchi

Natalie Colabianchi

PROFESSOR OF KINESIOLOGY, ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH, SCHOOL OF...

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