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Wow! Thanks so much for the feature! I love seeing so many amazing BIGG scholars being highlighted this week. #BIGGweek23

Reminder: BIGG/AFAR Travel Award AFAR Interested in joining us at the GSA Pre-Conference workshop "Bringing Focus on Minoritized and HBCU-trained Scholars and Practitioners in the Field of Aging Travel Award?" Use the link to apply for travel support. amfedaging.wufoo.com/forms/biggafar…

Calling prospective grad students for next year's cohort in the amazing Biobehavioral Health department! We train at the intersection of biological, psychological, social, environmental, and cultural influences on health throughout the lifespan. Apply by Dec 1! hhd.psu.edu/bbh/graduate/a…

#GSA2023 was extra special. The HBCU collaborative and Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics events were so fulfilling. I met brilliant scholars who are doing important research on Black older adults/aging. Thankful for the space for our work to be amplified. Can’t wait for next year!

My departmental colleagues are health equity superstars! I’m excited for the work Billie Castle, PhD, MPH and Dr. Grimsley will be doing with their community partners to address climate change’s effect on public health in Louisiana.

🗣️@blackingeron & the Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA) HBCU Collaborative Interest Group are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2024 HBCU Aging Ambassadors Program (HAAP). See flyer for info. Application due date: May 31, 2024. BlackInX

Congrats to our Xavier Univ. of LA 2024 Master of Public Health grads! I’m so proud of you! The future of public health is bright with these emerging health equity leaders!

ACLgov Financial security is crucial to the well-being of older adults. This #JGSS paper by Marc A. Garcia Amy Thierry, PhD, MPH & Claire Pendergrast shows how the #COVID19 pandemic led to more economic hardship for older Black and Latinx adults. #GeroChat doi.org/10.1093/geronb…

Come join the amazing Dept of Public Health Sciences at Xavier! We’re hiring an epi/quant tenure-track assistant professor. Open to any area of research but a focus on health disparities/health equity is a plus. jobs.xula.edu/postings/3223?…

Check out the excellence at Xavier! Grateful for the opportunity to be featured along with my talented students. I am so proud of the work my colleagues and our students do!

Happy first day of school! This year will be different as I begin my new role as Associate Dean of Graduate Programs at Xavier. Excited for the opportunity to support all of our grad students in their academic and research journeys! #XULAProud 💛

Have you registered for @blackingeron & HBCUaging's pre-conference at #GSA2024? Confirmed speakers include @pbaJackson Raymond A. Jetson Aging While Black @DrTWashing Tamara Baker Kalisha Bonds Johnson, PhD, RN and many more... Don't miss out. Register today: gsa2024.org/Program/Pre-Co… Gerontological Society of America (GSA)

Join us at #GSA2024 to celebrate with our HBCU Aging Conference community. See you there! Gerontological Society of America (GSA) HBCU Aging Conference

🚨Postdoc Opportunity🚨 Join the Brain Health Equity Unit @ NIA to study brain health disparities in historically marginalized communities, using neuroimaging, genomics & epidemiology. Apply by 10/4/24: training.nih.gov/jobs/pdp-10042… #Postdoc #BrainHealth #HealthDisparities #ScienceJobs

Thrilled that my R16 SuRE-First grant was funded for 4 years by NINDS! I’ll be studying how neighborhood SES and segregation via allostatic load shapes cognitive function in midlife and older Black adults. And I’ll get to mentor XULA students on the project! Ready to work!

Announcing the first (pilot) release of Diverse FACES! A database of facial expressions in young, middle-aged, and older individuals from underrepresented racial populations. UT Dallas Research and Innovation School of BBS at UTD @CVLNeuro @SRNDNA

The application portal for our tenure track position in public health is still open! We’re looking for a stellar teacher-researcher to join our department at Xavier in New Orleans. Happy to answer questions.

Calling all implementation and systems scientists! Tulane SPHTM is searching for an Assistant/Associate Professor in Systems Science OR Implementation Science (tenure-track)! We are particularly interested in health equity scholars. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/144863

Mark your calendars for the 2025 Black Men’s Brain Health Conference! Join us Xavier Univ. of LA in New Orleans during Super Bowl Week, February 4–5, 2025. We’re excited to bring you impactful programming. Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in person or online! #BrainHealth

I’m hiring a full-time campus-based research associate (doctorate preferred) to work w/ me @ XULA on a project on neighborhoods, stress, and cognitive function. Strong data analysis skillset needed, experience w/ HRS data a plus! See job ad for more info. jobs.xula.edu/postings/3390?…