{"id":561,"date":"2026-01-22T06:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/center-for-healthy-aging\/?page_id=561"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:37:08","slug":"cognitive-social-behavioral-aging","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/center-for-healthy-aging\/focus-areas\/cognitive-social-behavioral-aging\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus Area: Cognitive, Social and Behavioral Aging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-203f3c05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research within this focus traverses neuroscience, psychology, lifespan developmental science, and family studies. Whether using neuromechanics to address challenges in mobility that accompany neurodegenerative disorders, studying the genetics of Alzheimer\u2019s disease, designing coursework to change attitudes about ageism, providing counseling services for caregivers, or capturing the experiences of older adults in the workforce\u2014faculty involved in Cognitive, Social, and Behavioral Aging research are driving advances in our understanding of aging as both a lived experience and cognitive process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-oval-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Researchers:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page\/stephen-aichele-8049\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stephen Aichele<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page?person=allison-bielak-2356\">Allison Bielak<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page?person=allyson-brothers-2358\">Allyson Brothers<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page\/agnieszka%20(aga)-burzynska-2359\">Aga Burzynska<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/psywebserv.psych.colostate.edu\/psylist\/facdetail.php?FirstName=Silvia%20Sara&amp;LastName=Canetto\">Silvia Sara Canetto<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page\/jennifer-currin-mcculloch-4861\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jennifer Currin-McCulloch<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/psywebserv.psych.colostate.edu\/Psylist\/facdetail.php?FirstName=Deana&amp;LastName=Davalos\">Deana Davalos<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/psywebserv.psych.colostate.edu\/psylist\/facdetail.php?FirstName=Edward%20L.&amp;LastName=DeLosh\">Ed Delosh<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page\/manfred-diehl-2362\">Manfred Diehl<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.libarts.colostate.edu\/people\/mfaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meara Faw<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/psywebserv.psych.colostate.edu\/psylist\/facdetail.php?FirstName=Gwenith%20G.&amp;LastName=Fisher\">Gwen Fisher<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page?person=brett-fling-1120\">Brett Fling<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page\/christine-fruhauf%20(bubien)-2365\">Christine Fruhauf<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page\/heather-leach-2300\">Heather Leach<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page?person=tom-larocca-5943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom LaRocca<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page\/neha-lodha-2304\">Neha Lodha<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page\/gloria-luong-2374\">Gloria Luong<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/psywebserv.psych.colostate.edu\/psylist\/facdetail.php?FirstName=Matthew&amp;LastName=Rhodes\">Matt Rhodes<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/psywebserv.psych.colostate.edu\/Psylist\/facdetail.php?FirstName=Michael&amp;LastName=Thomas\">Michael Thomas<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page\/brian-tracy-2318\">Brian Tracy<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/psywebserv.psych.colostate.edu\/psylist\/facdetail.php?FirstName=Hollis&amp;LastName=Karoly\">Hollis Karoly<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/person\/?user=I4LyUHOMQZakHxIWBXGfBw%3D%3D\">Sara LoTemplio<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/psywebserv.psych.colostate.edu\/psylist\/facdetail.php?FirstName=Niccole%20A.&amp;LastName=Nelson\">Niccole Nelson<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page?person=eunhee-choi-2194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eunhee Choi<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/economics.colostate.edu\/author\/rm3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ray Miller<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/biz.colostate.edu\/about\/directory\/colostate-hjturtle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harry Turtle<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/biz.colostate.edu\/about\/directory\/colostate-wangt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tianyang Wang<\/a><br><br><strong>Sub-focus: Finance, Policy, and Economics of Aging<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chhs.colostate.edu\/bio-page?person=eunhee-choi-2194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eunhee Choi<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/economics.colostate.edu\/author\/rm3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ray Miller<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/biz.colostate.edu\/about\/directory\/colostate-hjturtle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harry Turtle<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/biz.colostate.edu\/about\/directory\/colostate-wangt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tianyang Wang<\/a><br><br><strong>Emeritus Faculty<\/strong><br>Jeanette Cleveland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research within this focus traverses neuroscience, psychology, lifespan developmental science, and family studies. 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