Networking Event Wednesday December 9, 2015
College of Liberal Arts Research 12 Humanities and Social Science Departments 354 Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty “ How people process and document the human experience ” December, 2015
HEALTH Related Researcher Activities • Neurobiology of learning and memory; affective modulation of brain systems • Normative and atypical human development • Health and race • Media’s influence on health behavior
Director: Dr. Charles D. Johnson (Psychology ) Director: Dr. Mark Fossett (Sociology) Established in 2011, multi-university consortium (including Baylor, UT, Rice, UTSA), five colleges Examples of data sets: National Center for Health Statistics, the Agency for Healthcare Research, and Quality
Healthy Aging in the College of Education and Human Development
Program on Healthy Aging Texas A& A&M Hea ealth Sc Science Cen Center Sc School of of Public lic Hea ealth Mar arcia a G. Ory, , PhD, , MPH, , Director Vision: to be a recognized Center of Excellence for promoting successful aging throughout the life-course that will improve the lives of Texans and others throughout the nation and world. Mission: to promote successful aging through innovations in research, education and practice that examine social, behavioral, environmental, and technological solutions linking academic and real-world settings. Areas of interest: promoting evidence-based practices for chronic disease prevention and management; building healthy communities; exploring interactions between health, aging and technology; enhancing geriatric care; and growing the pipeline of experts in gerontology and geriatrics.
What We Do: Current Foci • Infrastructure & Training • Evidence-Based Disease Prevention Programs for Seniors • Population & Disease Specific Programs • Childhood & Family Programs
AGING :Energy (900 MJ/kg) vs Entropy Generation (11,000 kJ/kg K) Over Life Span. By Kalyan Annamalai, Paul Pepper Professor of Mech Engineering , kannamalai@tamu.edu • Kalyan’s research on Combustion of Coal, , Oil and gas, oxygen deficient combustion in liquid fuel sprays and coal suspensions and Thermodynamics • Track i) energy consumption ( kJ/kg) from birth to death using CDC data on food intake, ii) estimate entropy generation ( kJ/kg K) from birth to death; • Women reach 10,000 kJ/kg over 78 yrs while men reach this # within 74 yrs; ants will reach it in a few days! Thermo, 2 nd J. of Thermodynamics, 2009; J.of Entropy, 100-123, 2008; J.of Entropy, 2012 Ed(2012) Death Limit for all species Men Women ORGAN STRESS: Which Organ has the highest Entropy generation per unit mass over life
HLKN Bone Biology Laboratory (PI: S. Bloomfield, sbloom@tamu.edu ) Hip fracture : • Most serious consequence of aging-related bone loss • Over 50% with reduced mobility; mortality as high as 20% within 2 yr • Loss of bone strength accelerated by periods of bed rest or muscle paralysis Lab Objective: Understand how adaptations of bone cell activity (& bone structural integrity) to exercise or disuse is modified by: • Nutrition (calories, iron, omega-3) • Osteoporosis medications • Radiation exposure • Changes in blood flow • Estrogen status
Aging and cognition: the role of test type and personal expectations Younger Older Memory Performance Explicit Implicit 5.5 Younger Older 5 .60 Memory Beliefs Proportion recalled .55 4.5 .50 * 4 .45 .40 3.5 .35 .30 3 25 45 65 85 Control Success Lisa Geraci Department of Psychology
Healthy Brain Aging William H. Griffith, Ph.D. Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics Big Questions How do we keep our brains healthy ? How do we protect, restore or enhance the functioning of our brains as we age? (Institute of Medicine : Grand Challenges of 21 st Century) 2+ 2+ Ca Ca extracellular Program: Neurological function and brain aging intracellular • Calcium homeostasis and aging (>25 yrs) • Reproductive aging & estrogens (R01 AG041360) 2+ • Ca Optogenetic transgenic mice (R01 AG047652) Aging Rapid buffering Techniques only In Vitro: • Brain slices • Single isolated neurons Electrophysiology Optogenetics Molecular Biology Immunohistochemistry Behavior Aged – unimpaired Aged – impaired Young – unimpaired
HEALTH PROMOTION FOR AGING AFRICAN AMERICAN Investigator: Dr. I. Shevon Harvey Expertise: Qualitative Research Methodology Community-based Participatory Research Chronically ill Population (i.e., co-morbidities such as diabetes, arthritis, & blood pressure; overweight & obesity) Interest in Healthy Aging: Self-care management research, Racial / ethnic health disparities, Qualitative research, Health protective behaviors among aging women, Dissemination and implementation of research projects to understand the complexity of health interventions (i.e., including individuals with multiple health conditions & traditionally underrepresented populations in research)
TTI – Center for Transportation Safety • Driver safety research – In-vehicle technologies – Driver stress and workload – Comprehension and decision making • Older driver research – Driving feedback – Driving data for driver assessment
Human Rehabilitation Group Dr. Pilwon Hur at Mechanical Engineering, http://hurgroup.net Research Interests 1. Human movement is optimal 2. Learn from Human movement 3. Neurological impairments affects optimality 4. Rehabilitate for optimal sensorimotor behavior
Public Polic licy Res esearch In Inst stitute Created in 1983 – 30 Projects Annually - $140 Million since 1986 Capabilities: Surveys – Large Datasets – Statistical Analysis Illu Il lustrative Proje jects Department of Aging and Disability Services Mandated Surveys 1.3 Million Served - PES Survey Aging Texas Well Texas Co-op Extension – Plan for boomer aging – Concept-mapping AARP Survey Evaluation Health & Wellness events – 3,000 Interviews – Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona
D esign R esearch for A ctive L iving Center for Health Systems and Design Built Environment Chanam Lee, PhD , Professor Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning Active http://research.arch.tamu.edu/activeliving Health Living chanam@tamu.edu �
The Biological Control of Physical Activity J. Timothy Lightfoot, HLKN • It is well known that Physical Activity is key to the attainment and maintenance of health (and cognitive ability), especially as one ages. • The literature is clear that Activity level is controlled by heredity, but this heritable control diminishes as individuals age. • Our work focuses on the Biological and Genetic mechanisms that regulate daily activity. - Sex hormones - Dopaminergic systems • Our hope is to better understand these mechanisms so that treatments/interventions can be developed to aid in the adoption & maintenance of a physically active lifestyle.
Create physical environments for long-term care residents to Walk & Roll Safe and convenient indoor & outdoor • environments for walking or rolling wheelchairs Collaborate with administrators to modify the • environment and develop activity programs Zhipeng Lu , Ph.D., LEED AP BD+C Associate Director, Center for Health Systems & Design zlu@arch.tamu.edu
Slipping GOAL: to help prevent injuries through an Aging improved understanding of the BMI/obesity biomechanics and neuromuscular control of human motion. FOCUS: Tripping 1) understand factors that affect balance and contribute to falls 2) develop fall prevention interventions Before training After training Director: Michael L. Madigan, PhD Director: Michael Madigan, Ph.D. Email: mlm@tamu.edu
Ranjana Mehta, PhD The NeuroErgonomics Lab rmehta@tamu.edu 979-436-9327 Brain-Behavior Assessments Brain (and muscle) imaging: Functional near Strength measurement: Isokinetic and infrared spectroscopy handgrip dynamometers Ambulatory sensors: Lab-based: Vicon Physical activity Motion Capture, Force monitors, ECG sensors, Plates, EMG, electromyography Neuromuscular (EMG) sensors, Balance Electrical Stimulation board Research Interests Collaborations SPH PHA, University at Buffalo, Motor Neuro Ergonomic evaluation of stress/fatigue Neuroscience TAMU, Psychology TAMU Obesity and the Aging Brain Depression and motor function Funding Promoting brain health for falls prevention and NIH, Hogg Foundation, CDC NIOSH, Huffines improving mobility Institute, SPH
Steve Liu: liu@cse.tamu.edu Adam Pickens: pickens@tamhsc.edu Hearing, Movement and Balance • Sensing and holistic modeling of functional levels • Pattern modeling and feedback systems • Use of pattern classification techniques to reconstruct individual function models High-Level • Decision Making Potential applications: functional level change detection to reduce the risk of falls Low-Level Low-Level Signal Execution Processing Upper/Lower Position and Extremity Balance Movements Sensors
Interactive Art Making for Social Connectedness and Empowerment Interactive Plants: Soft/Organic Interfaces for Tangiable Reminiscing assistant professor Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo Ph.D. department of visualization, soft interaction lab
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