PhD Students

Helena Polansky

Helena Polansky

Ph.D. Student
Office: MHC1316A
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Research Interests

  • Social isolation and loneliness
  • Health disparities among sexual and gender minorities
  • End-of-life, palliative and hospice care

Education 

2024 - Present Ph.D. In Aging Studies, Â鶹ÊÓƵ

2023 - 2024 MS in Applied Aging Sciences, Â鶹ÊÓƵ

2022 - 2023 Graduate Certificate in Clinical Aging Sciences, Â鶹ÊÓƵ 

2014 - 2018 BA in Psychology, Â鶹ÊÓƵ

Research Projects Underway

Social Isolation, Cognition, and Sexual Orientation using data from the Health and Retirement Study (Debra Dobbs, Ph.D.)

Indicators of Cognitive Change (Jennifer Lister, Ph.D.)