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, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ

2023 - 2024 MS in Applied Aging Sciences, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ

2022 - 2023 Graduate Certificate in Clinical Aging Sciences, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ 

2014 - 2018 BA in Psychology, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ

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.)