Center for Healthy Aging Research
A hub for advancing health services, observational, and interventional research which conceptualizes and optimizes factors leading to health, well-being, and health equity in older adults.
Overview
While New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the country and is ranked the 2nd wealthiest by per capita income, there is a health and wellbeing paradox in New Jersey, especially for aging populations. The Center for Healthy Aging Research, led by Dr. William Hu, aims to create a platform on which clinicians, researchers, caregivers, community partners, and patients can combine resources to gather patient-centered research and develop evidence-based care strategies focused on the “whole person” rather than on their ailments. With existing gaps in research and practice, there is an enormous opportunity advance healthy aging at Rutgers and New Jersey.
In the News
“The Center works to advance research on health, well-being, and health equity in older adults through the NIH-designated Resource Center for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research in Asian and Pacific Americans, and Core members’ work on Long-COVID, Multiple Sclerosis, older adult independence, blood and digital biomarkers for cognition, as well as end-of-life care in cancer and other terminal illnesses.”
William T. Hu, MD, PhD, FAAN
Associate Professor and Chief of Cognitive Neurology
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Our Initiatives
on geriatric/palliative care issues.
better serve the needs of aging populations.
health and wellbeing of aging populations and to disseminate novel
educational resources to older adults, families and communities.
Ignite reciprocal and sustainable partnerships with diverse regional
communities serving NJ aging populations and create a platform for
synergistic collaboration.
Core Members
William T. Hu, MD, PhD, FAAN
Michelle Chen, PhD
Login S. George, PhD
Edmarie Guzmán-Vélez, PhD
Associate Center Members
Takashi Amano, PhD
Joshua W. Miller, PhD
Stephen Crystal, PhD, MA
Ryan Dougherty, PhD
Hilary Grosso Jasutkar, MD, PhD
Donald R. Hoover, PhD, MPH
Fred Kobylarz, MD, MPH
Karthik Kota, MD
Fangyu Liu, PhD, MHS
Elizabeth Luth, PhD
Ann-Marie Raphail, PhD
Mara Getz Sheftel, PhD
Nathan Wages, PhD
Cui Yang, PhD
Adjunct Center Members
Keith Chan, PhD, LMSW
Iris Chi, DSW
Emerson Ea, APRN, DNP, FAAN
Simona Kwon, DrPH, MPH
Feng Vankee Lin, PhD
Mary Mittelman, DrPH
Dena Schulman-Green, PhD
Melissa Simon, MD, MPH
Bei Wu, PhD, FGSA, FAGHE
Research Staff
Gabriella Dumbrique
Samantha Feaser, EdM
Hayley Horvath, MPH, CPH
Allison Robinson
Stephanie Bergren, BA
Chun-Yuan Chang, PhD
Milota Kaluzova, PhD
Lisa Lanza, PhD, MPH, RDN, CLC
Michelle Migut, DNP, APRN
Ashima Nayyar, PhD
Sarah Singer
Victor Sotelo
Guibin Su
Contact Us
Email: william.hu@rutgers.edu
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