Grant: Summer Program in Aging

Participating in the Summer Program in Aging (SPA) 2021 training program will be an asset to building my research program on examining how early life factors are associated with healthy aging. I am particularly interested in understanding the underlying pathways that connect childhood adversity to health outcomes in middle and older aged adults. Participating in the SPA training program will provide me with an opportunity to expand my current understanding of methodologies and analytical approaches related to longitudinal studies of health and aging. In addition, it will provide me with an opportunity to build collaborative networks in the field of aging as well as to explore and further develop skills in grant writing, communications, and knowledge translation of longitudinal studies, which will assist me in preparing for a career as an independent researcher.