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Leadership

The Center is under the direction of:
Martin Sliwinski, Director
Jennifer Graham-Engeland, Assistant Director
Leah Mehm, Assistant Director of Operations & Management
Nancy Dennis, Assistant Director of Research
Alexis Santos, Assistant Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Emily Repka, Senior Administrative Assistant

Please see contact information below. 

nancy dennis
Nancy Dennis
Assistant Director for Research, Center for Healthy Aging
Professor of Psychology
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associate Department Head for Instruction
Department
  • Center for Healthy Aging - CHA
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Jennifer Graham-Engeland
Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland
Associate Director, Center for Healthy Aging
Elizabeth Fenton Susman Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Summary Statement

Jenn Graham-Engeland, Director of the MESH Lab, investigates the associations between psychological stress and stress responses with physical health and well-being.

Department
  • Biobehavioral Health - BBH
Phone
814-863-1840
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Leah Mehm
Assistant Director for Operations & Engagement, Center for Healthy Aging
Department
  • Center for Healthy Aging - CHA
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Emily Repka
Senior Administrative Assistant, Center for Healthy Aging
Department
  • Center for Healthy Aging - CHA
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Santos, Alexis
Alexis R. Santos (Santos-Lozada)
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Demography
Director, Morbidity, Mortality and Demography Lab
Assistant Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Center for Healthy Aging
Department
  • Human Development and Family Studies - HDFS
Phone
814-863-0117
Email
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Martin J. Sliwinski
Director, Center for Healthy Aging
Gregory H. Wolf Professor in Healthy Aging and Human Development
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Department
  • Center for Healthy Aging - CHA
Phone
814-863-9980
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Center for Healthy Aging

4th Floor Biobehavioral Health Building
University Park, PA 16802

healthyaging@psu.edu
(814) 865-1710

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