Aging and gerontology research at UGA CPH is empowering older adults to age and live well. We are advancing healthy aging through collaborative strengths in mental health and cognition, technology innovation, and positive lifestyle promotion. Areas of focus include cognition and dementia, loneliness, assistive technologies, grief and bereavement, and removing barriers to care

Faculty Experts

Kerstin Gerst Emerson
Loneliness, minority health

Stephen Correia
Neuropsychology

Lisa Renzi-Hammond
Cognitive health in aging brains, nutrition & brain health

Lucy Annang Ingram
Health disparities & inequities

Selected Projects & Groups

Cognitive Aging Research and Education (CARE) Center

Co-Directors: Lisa Renzi-Hammond & Jenay Beer
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The CARE Center’s mission is to improve access to diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia for families in need, as well as post-diagnosis support services. The CARE Center provides brain health and dementia prevention education to communities across the state, and it provides accredited continuing education and medical education for healthcare providers to support care for patients living with these diseases. The CARE Center consists of an integrated care memory clinic, with faculty, staff, and student participation from 11 different Colleges at the University of Georgia. The CARE Center also has a rural health hub and innovation space, where the team develops new tools for preventing, diagnosing, and treating Alzheimer’s disease in rural and medically underserved communities. Within the hub, CARE faculty train undergraduate, graduate, and professional students with a passion for understanding and preventing these diseases.