Research by IOA Affiliated Faculty & Scientists
The IOA 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.
The School of Medicine and Public Health maintains a video library that includes lectures by many of our affiliates. See a list of available videos by presenter.
Affiliate Recent News
Meeting new friends and shaping future medical professionals
"Each school year, Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute hosts New Friends, a unique program bringing together people living with memory loss and UW–Madison students interested in a career in healthcare. This year’s session will run from October 2022 to April 2023, with in-person and virtual meetings."
IOA affiliate Sterling Johnson, PhD is the Associate Director at the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute.
Searching for better biomarkers for metabolic syndrome
"In the US, diabetes occurs more often in Black, Hispanic, and Native American people than in White people, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For Judith Simcox, a biochemist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, this is more than a statistic: the data points represent her friends and family on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana, where she grew up."
2022-23 Vilas Associates Competition awardees announced
"The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education has announced 26 faculty winners of the Vilas Associates Competition. The competition recognizes 'new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance.'”
Among the winners is IOA affiliate Darcie Moore, PhD. The Moore Lab in the Department of Neuroscience researches stem cell aging.
IOA Affiliates
This table can be searched by any phrase including name or research topic.
| Last Name | First Name | Research Topics | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | Rozalyn | Animal Models, Biosciences, Cancer, Longevity, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Nutrition, Prostate, Research | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/905 |
| Asthana | Sanjay | Alzheimer’s Disease, Cognition / Thinking, Estrogen | http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/402/Asthana_Sanjay/ |
| Attie | Alan | Beta-Cell Biology, Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism | https://biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/attie |
| Atwood | Craig | Hormonal Regulation, Neurodegenerative Disease | http://agingresearch.wisc.edu/atwood.htm |
| 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/people-search/people/staff/22/BARCZI_STEVEN_R |
| 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.adrc.wisc.edu/barbara-b-bendlin-phd |
| 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 | http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/29/Binkley_Neil/ |
| Bowers | Barbara | Acute Care, Attitude toward Aging, Caregiving, Community / Home Care, Drugs, Education, Government, Housing, Long-Term Care, Personnel Needs | https://nursing.wisc.edu/staff/bowers-barbara-j/ |
| 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/ |
| Cruickshanks | Karen | Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Diabetes, Disease, Epidemiology, Ethnic Groups, Gender, Genetics, Hearing, Sensory Functions, Vision | https://pophealth.wisc.edu/staff/cruickshanks-karen/ |
| 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/people-search/people/staff/701/DAVIS_DAWN_B |
| Drezner | Marc | Animal Models, Attitude toward Aging, Biosciences, Drugs, Genetics, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Osteoporosis, Therapy | https://www.med.wisc.edu/quarterly/volume-20-number-4/marc-drezner-earns-belzer-award/ |
| 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/ |
| Farrar-Edwards | Dorothy | Alzheimer's Disease, Assessment, Cognition / Thinking, Disability, Ethnic Groups, Health Promotion / Wellness, Stroke | https://kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/research/dorothy-edwards-research/ |
| 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://ge.crb.wisc.edu/ |
| Greenberg | Jan Steven | 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/ |
| Hansen | Karen | Arthritis, Disease, Drugs, Education, Epidemiology, Ethnic Groups, Health Promotion / Wellness, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Therapy, Veterans | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/news/retirement-honor-karen-hansen-md-ms |
| Hayney | Mary | Disease, Drugs, Genetics, Health Promotion / Wellness, Immune System, Preventative Medicine, Research, Therapy | http://apps.pharmacy.wisc.edu/sopdir/5 |
| Heiderscheit | Bryan | Biosciences, Health Promotion / Wellness, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, Therapy | https://ortho.wisc.edu/physicians/bryan-heiderscheit |
| Heidrich | Susan | Behavior, Developmental Changes, Health Promotion / Wellness, Life Satisfaction, Mental Health, Nursing Practice, Psychological Well-Being, Symptom Management | https://nursing.wisc.edu/staff/heidrich-susan-m/ |
| 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/people-search/people/staff/449 |
| 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://www.ophth.wisc.edu/people/paul-l-kaufman-md/ |
| Kimple | Michelle | Animal Models, Biosciences, Diabetes, Disease, Drugs, Nutrition, Research | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/975/KIMPLE_MICHELLE_E |
| Klein | Barbara | Diabetes, Disease, Epidemiology, Gender, Hearing, Menopause, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Research, Vision | https://vision.wisc.edu/staff/klein-md-mph-barbara-e-k/ |
| 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/fac-staff/koltyn-kelli/ |
| Konopka | Adam | Biology of Aging, Metabolism, Mitochondria, Muscle, Musculoskeletal, Osteoarthritis | https://konopkalab.medicine.wisc.edu/ |
| Lamming | Dudley | Animal Models, Biosciences, Diabetes, Disease, Gender, Genetics, Longevity, Nutrition, Research | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/4646 |
| MacDonald | Maryellen | Alzheimer's Disease, Assessment, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Language | https://psych.wisc.edu/staff/macdonald-maryellen-c/ |
| Mahoney | Jane | Acute Care, Disability, Disease, Epidemiology, Exercise, Falls, Frail Elderly, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Rehabilitation | http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/172/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/people/julie-mares-msph-phd/ |
| 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 | http://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/people-search/people/staff/481 |
| Merrins | Matthew | Animal Models, Biosciences, Diabetes, Disease, Nutrition | https://bmolchem.wisc.edu/staff/merrins-matthew/ |
| Meyer | Keith | Animal Models, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Disease | http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/188/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/people-search/people/staff/1105 |
| Palloni | Alberto | Behavior, Biosciences, Cancer, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Caregiving, Cognition / Thinking, Death & Dying, Dementia, Demography, Diabetes, Disability, Disease, Education, Family, Frail Elderly, Gender, Health Promotion / Wellness, Health Services, Hypertension, Leisure, Life Events, Long-Term Care, Longevity, Mental Health, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Nutrition, Retirement, Social Support | https://sociology.wisc.edu/staff/palloni-alberto/ |
| 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 | http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/490/Puglielli_Luigi/ |
| 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/ |
| Sager | Mark | Acute Care, Disability, Frail Elderly, Health Services | https://wai.wisc.edu/wai-founder/ |
| Schoeller | Dale | Animal Models, Body Composition, Diabetes, Exercise, Metabolic Rate, Nutrition | https://diabetescenter.wisc.edu/staff/schoeller-dale/ |
| 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 |
| Thelen | Darryl | Exercise, Falls, Frail Elderly, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Rehabilitation | http://directory.engr.wisc.edu/me/faculty/thelen_darryl |
| Tsenkova | Vera | Behavior, Developmental Changes, Diabetes, Education, Epidemiology, Ethnic Groups, Exercise, Health Promotion / Wellness, Insulin Sensitivity, Mental Health, Preventative Medicine, Psychological Well-Being, Research, Sleep | https://www.med.wisc.edu/news-and-events/2017/september/new-leadership-for-student-research-office/ |
| Last Name | First Name | Research Topics | Website |