IOA Affiliated Faculty and Scientists
The Institute on Aging has over 70 faculty affiliates from more than 40 academic departments/centers at UW–Madison, who study diverse aspects of aging across the lifespan, including transitions from early adulthood through midlife into older age. See the table below for more information about their research.
For UW–Madison Faculty or Staff: To request an affiliate application, please email aging@ssc.wisc.edu.
IOA Affiliates
This table can be searched by any phrase including name or research topic.
| Last Name | First Name | Research Topics | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen | Julie Ober | Ageism, Cardiometabolic Risk, Chronic Stressors, Community-Based Research & Interventions, Health Inequities, Life Course, Social Determinants of Health | https://kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/fac-staff/allen-julie/ |
| Anderson | Rozalyn | Animal Models, Biosciences, Cancer, Longevity, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Nutrition, Prostate, Research | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/anderson_rozalyn/ |
| Asthana | Sanjay | Alzheimer’s Disease, Cognition / Thinking, Estrogen | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/asthana_sanjay/ |
| Attie | Alan | Beta-Cell Biology, Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism | https://biochem.wisc.edu/people/attie/ |
| Atwood | Craig | Hormonal Regulation, Neurodegenerative Disease | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/atwood_craig/ |
| Auger | Anthony | Adolescence, Brain, Early Life Stress, Epigenetics, Hormones, Mental Health Risk, Social Development | https://augerlab.labs.wisc.edu/ |
| Barczi | Steven | Education, Sleep | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/barczi_steven/ |
| Barnes | Jill | Brain, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Exercise, Gender, Health Promotion / Wellness, Hypertension | https://kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/fac-staff/barnes-jill/ |
| Barrett | Bruce | Decision-Making, Health Promotion / Wellness, Infections, Preventative Medicine | https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/directory/327/ |
| Bautista | Leonelo | Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Disease, Epidemiology, Ethnic Groups, Genetics, Hypertension | https://pophealth.wisc.edu/staff/bautista-leonelo/ |
| Bendlin | Barbara | Alzheimer's Disease, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Dementia, Diabetes, Disease, Infections, Insulin Sensitivity, Neuropsychology of Aging | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/bendlin_barbara/ |
| Binkley | Neil | Animal Models, Biosciences, Clinical Practice, Developmental Changes, Disease, Drugs, Education, Health Promotion / Wellness, Menopause, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Preventative Medicine, Research, Therapy | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/binkley_neil/ |
| Burger | Corinna | Animal Models, Behavior, Biosciences, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Parkinson's Disease | https://neurology.wisc.edu/people/burger-corinna/ |
| Buttrick | Nicholas | Attributional Complexity, Culture, Inequality, Residential Mobility | https://www.nickbuttrick.com/ |
| Carnes | Molly | Animal Models, Assessment, Health Promotion / Wellness, Veterans, Women's Issues | https://wiseli.wisc.edu/staff/carnes-molly/ |
| Colley | Nansi Jo | Animal Models, Biosciences, Genetics, Research | https://vision.wisc.edu/staff/colley-phd-nansi-jo/ |
| Colman | Ricki | Animal Models, Biosciences, Cognition, Developmental Changes, Longevity, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Nutrition, Research | https://crb.wisc.edu/staff/colman-ricki/ |
| Davidson | Richard | Biosciences, Brain, Developmental Changes, Mental Health, Neuropsychology of Aging | https://centerhealthyminds.org/about/founder-richard-davidson/ |
| Davis | Dawn | Animal Models, Biosciences, Diabetes, Disease, Nutrition, Research, Veterans | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/davis_dawn/ |
| Edwards | Dorothy Farrar | Alzheimer's Disease, Assessment, Cognition / Thinking, Disability, Ethnic Groups, Health Promotion / Wellness, Stroke | https://kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/research/dorothy-edwards-research/ |
| Engelman | Corinne | Alzheimer's Disease, Body Composition, Diabetes, Epidemiology, Genetics, Insulin Sensitivity | https://pophealth.wisc.edu/staff/engelman-corinne/ |
| Engelman | Michal | Cognition, Demography, Health Inequities, Life Course, Longevity, Social Determinants of Health | https://sociology.wisc.edu/staff/engelman-michal/ |
| Fields | Beth | Aging in Place, Chronic Conditions, Family Caregiving, Geriatric Health Services Research, Hospital Care, Implementation Science, Policy | https://kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/research/geriatric-health-services-research-lab/ |
| Fletcher | Jason | Demography, Early Life Conditions, Education, Geographic Disparities, Mental Health, Social Genomics | https://fletcher.lafollette.wisc.edu |
| Fowler | Cynthia | Cognition / Thinking, Hearing, Rehabilitation | https://csd.wisc.edu/staff/fowler-cynthia/ |
| Ganetzky | Barry | Animal Models, Biosciences, Brain, Disease, Genetics, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems | https://genetics.wisc.edu/staff/ganetzky-barry/ |
| Ge | Ying | Biosciences, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Disease | http://crb.wisc.edu/yinglab/ |
| Greenberg | Jan | Caregiving, Family, Intergenerational Relations, Mental Health, Psychological Well-Being, Rural Issues, Social Services, Social Support, Therapy | https://socwork.wisc.edu/staff/jan-steven-greenberg-mssw-phd/ |
| Hayney | Mary | Disease, Drugs, Genetics, Health Promotion / Wellness, Immune System, Preventative Medicine, Research, Therapy | https://apps.pharmacy.wisc.edu/sopdir/mary_hayney/ |
| Heiderscheit | Bryan | Biosciences, Health Promotion / Wellness, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, Therapy | https://ortho.wisc.edu/physicians/bryan-heiderscheit |
| Holden | Karen | Behavior, Demography, Disability, Family, Gender, Income, Intergenerational Relations, Long-Term Care, Policy Analysis, Retirement, Women's Issues | https://lafollette.wisc.edu/people/karen-holden/ |
| Huttenlocher | Anna | Animal Models, Biosciences, Disease, Immune System | https://mmi.wisc.edu/staff/huttenlocher-anna/ |
| Jarrard | David | Animal Models, Biosciences, Cancer, Clinical Practice, Prostate | https://urology.wisc.edu/blog/staff/jarrard-md-david-f/ |
| Johnson | Sterling | Alzheimer's Disease, Assessment, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Neuropsychology of Aging | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/johnson_sterling/ |
| Jorgensen | Erik | Auditory Lifestyle, Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss, Hearing-related Qualify of Life | https://csd.wisc.edu/staff/jorgensen-erik/ |
| Karon | Sarita | Engineering, Policy Analysis, Preventative Medicine, Research | https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/centers/Staff/Karon_Sarita/ |
| Kaufman | Paul | Animal Models, Biosciences, Clinical Practice, Drugs, Vision, Therapy | https://kaufman.ophth.wisc.edu/staff/kaufman-md-paul/ |
| Kemnitz | Joseph | Animal Models, Biology of Aging, Disease, Nutrition | https://crb.wisc.edu/staff/kemnitz-joseph/ |
| Kimple | Michelle | Animal Models, Biosciences, Diabetes, Disease, Drugs, Nutrition, Research | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/kimple_michelle/ |
| Koltyn | Kelli | Arthritis, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Exercise, Frail Elderly, Gender, Health Promotion / Wellness, Housing, Hypertension, Menopause, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Pain | https://kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/research/exercise-psychology-lab/koltyn-lab/ |
| Kong | Jooyoung | Caregiving, Early Life Conditions, Family, Intergenerational Relations, Life Course, Mental Health, Social Determinants of Health | https://socwork.wisc.edu/staff/jooyoung-kong-msw-phd/ |
| Konopka | Adam | Biology of Aging, Metabolism, Mitochondria, Muscle, Musculoskeletal, Osteoarthritis | https://konopkalab.medicine.wisc.edu/ |
| LaFoya | Bryce | Blood-Brain Barrier, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Regenerative Potential in Aging | https://biochem.wisc.edu/people/lafoya-bryce/ |
| Lamming | Dudley | Animal Models, Biosciences, Diabetes, Disease, Gender, Genetics, Longevity, Nutrition, Research | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/lamming_dudley/ |
| Mahoney | Jane | Acute Care, Disability, Disease, Epidemiology, Exercise, Falls, Frail Elderly, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Rehabilitation | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/mahoney_jane/ |
| Mailick | Marsha | Caregiving, Developmental Changes, Disability, Family, Gender, Intergenerational Relations, Life Events, Life Satisfaction, Mental Health, Psychological Well-Being, Research, Social Support, Women's Issues | https://www.waisman.wisc.edu/staff/mailick-marsha/ |
| Mares | Julie | Epidemiology, Health Promotion / Wellness, Nutrition, Vision | https://www.ophth.wisc.edu/blog/staff/mares-julie/ |
| Mares | Marie-Louise | Behavior, Cognition / Thinking, Developmental Changes, Leisure, Media, Psychological Well-Being | https://commarts.wisc.edu/staff/mares-marie-louise/ |
| Markel | Mark | Animal Models, Arthritis, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Orthopedics | https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/people/markelm/ |
| Marks | Nadine | Caregiving, Demography, Developmental Changes, Family, Gender, Intergenerational Relations, Leisure, Life Events, Menopause, Mental Health, Psychological Well-Being, Social Support, Women's Issues | https://humanecology.wisc.edu/staff/marks-nadine-f/ |
| Mathur | Sameer | Allergy, Asthma, Clinical Practice, Immune System | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/mathur_sameer/ |
| Merrins | Matthew | Animal Models, Biosciences, Diabetes, Disease, Nutrition | https://biophysics.wisc.edu/staff/merrins-matthew/ |
| Meyer | Keith | Animal Models, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Disease | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/meyer_keith/ |
| Moore | Darcie | Biosciences, Brain, Research | https://neuro.wisc.edu/staff/moore-darcie-l/ |
| Mowat | Freya | Animal Models, Comparative Animal Research, Genetics, Neurodegeneration, Ophthalmology, Retina | https://mowat.ophth.wisc.edu/ |
| Noyce | David | Behavior, Cognition / Thinking, Disability, Engineering, Policy Analysis, Technology, Transportation Safety | https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/cee/faculty/noyce_david |
| Okonkwo | Ozioma | Alzheimer's Disease, Assessment, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Dementia, Exercise, Genetics, Neuropsychology of Aging, Research | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/okonkwo_ozioma/ |
| Padilla | Carlos J. | Animal Models, Body Composition, Electrophysiology, Exercise, Muscle & Motor Function, Neuroketotherapy, Neuromuscular Physiology, Nutritional Intervention | https://kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/fac-staff/padilla-carlos/ |
| Papp | Lauren | Developmental Changes, Family, Housing, Intergenerational Relations, Life Events, Mental Health, Psychological Well-Being, Research | https://humanecology.wisc.edu/staff/papp-lauren-m/ |
| Prolla | Tomas | Animal Models, Biosciences, Cancer, Disease, Genetics | https://genetics.wisc.edu/staff/prolla-tomas/ |
| Puglielli | Luigi | Alzheimer's Disease, Biosciences, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Drugs, Genetics | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/puglielli_luigi/ |
| Qin | Weidi | Diabetes, Cardiometabolic Risk, Functional Disability, Minority Aging, Neighborhood Context, Social Support | https://socwork.wisc.edu/staff/qin-weidi/ |
| Robert | Stephanie | Attitude toward Aging, Caregiving, Community / Home Care, Demography, Disability, Disease, Ethnic Groups, Gender, Government, Housing, Income, Intergenerational Relations, Life Events, Long-Term Care, Policy Analysis, Psychological Well-Being, Social Services, Social Support, Women's Issues | https://socwork.wisc.edu/staff/robert-stephanie/ |
| Rogers | Timothy | Behavior, Biosciences, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Dementia | https://psych.wisc.edu/staff/rogers-timothy-t/ |
| Ryff | Carol | Attitude toward Aging, Developmental Changes, Family, Health Promotion / Wellness, Intergenerational Relations, Life Events, Life Satisfaction, Mental Health, Psychological Well-Being, Relocation, Therapy | https://aging.wisc.edu/staff/ryff-carol/ |
| Schaefer | Stacey M. | Affective / Cognitive / Aging Neuroscience, Brain Health & Aging, Emotional Biases & Emotion Regulation, Emotional Determinants of Health / Well-Being, Mental Health, Multimodal Neuroimaging & Psychophysiology, Psychological Well-Being | https://aging.wisc.edu/staff/schaefer-stacey/ |
| Schoeller | Dale | Animal Models, Body Composition, Diabetes, Exercise, Metabolic Rate, Nutrition | https://irms.biotech.wisc.edu/staff/ |
| Schrage | William | Animal Models, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Diabetes, Disease, Exercise, Gender, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems | https://kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/fac-staff/schrage-william/ |
| Schroepfer | Tracy | Alzheimer's Disease, Cancer, Caregiving, Death & Dying, Dementia, Ethnic Groups, Health Services, Psychological Well-Being | https://socwork.wisc.edu/staff/tracy-schroepfer-msw-phd/ |
| Simcox | Judith | Animal Models, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Gender, Genetics, Lipidomics, Longevity, Nutrition, Thermogenesis | https://biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/simcox/ |
| Song | Jieun | Bereavement, Caregiving, Cognition, Mortality, Life Course, Longitudinal Data, Psychosocial Determinants of Health | https://aging.wisc.edu/staff/song-jieun/ |
| Sundberg | Christopher | Bioenergetics, Biology of Aging, Contractile Mechanics, Dynapenia, Exercise Physiology, Metabolism, Neuromuscular Physiology, Sarcopenia, Skeletal Muscle Biology, Skeletal Muscle Fatigue | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/directory/sundberg_christopher/ |
| Thelen | Darryl | Exercise, Falls, Frail Elderly, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Rehabilitation | https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/me/faculty/thelen_darryl/ |
| Westmark | Cara | Alzheimer's Disease, Animal Models, Fragile X Syndrome, Nutrition, Pharmaceutical Interventions | https://neurology.wisc.edu/people/westmark-cara/ |
| Zhao | Jiwei | Health Inequalities, Longevity, Social Determinants of Health | https://pages.stat.wisc.edu/~jiweizhao/ |
| Last Name | First Name | Research Topics | Website |
Affiliate Recent News
New study challenges bleak picture of U.S. state gaps in longevity gains
A new study by UW researchers finds that U.S. states made broader longevity gains than previously reported for people born between 1941 and 2000.
IOA affiliate, Jason Fletcher, PhD, from the La Follette School of Public Affairs co-authored the cohort study.
Live Longer with Purpose, an interview with Dr. Stacey Schaefer
“Studies show that knowing and pursuing your life’s purpose is good for your health.” Listen to The Larry Meiller Show interview on WPR with Dr. Schaefer.
Stacey M. Schaefer, PhD, is the leader of the Midlife in the US (MIDUS) Neuroscience Project at the UW-Madison Institute on Aging.
Could a drug slow aging? UW-Madison researchers seek answers in trial
“University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are studying whether a drug used for organ transplant patients could slow aging in humans.”
IOA affiliate, Adam Konopka, PhD, is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Geriatrics & Gerontology.