About the Institute for Successful Longevity

The Institute for Successful Longevity applies an interdisciplinary approach to research on physical and cognitive aging to discover causes of age-related cognitive decline and to translate discoveries into practices and interventions.

Ongoing Research Studies Recruitment

Michael Dieciuc (College of Communications and Information) - APPT RCT 2

Participants will receive mobile cognitive assessements.

Zhe He (School of Information) - Assessing Cognition using Smartphones

The first line of defense against cognitive decline is recognizing abnormal changes in mental functioning. This project tests the medical feasibility of using smartphones...

Zhe He (School of Information) - Developing a Patient-Engagement Tool to Aid Older Adults' Understanding of Lab Test Results

This project aims to develop LabGenie, a web-based tool to help older adults better understand and engage with their lab test results. While patient portals can improve c...

Zhe He (School of Information) - LabGenie Design Workshop

We are currently working on a research project funded by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality called LabGenie. This project aims to develop and evaluate a pa...

Andrea Lobene (Health Nutrition and Food Sciences) - Examining the efficacy of reducing dietary sodium density for improving cardiovascular disease risk factors--a pilot study

After screening, participants will consume two diets for 14 days each in randomized order. One will be a diet with sodium levels that aligns with current recommendations....

Andrea Lobene (Health Nutrition and Food Sciences) - Postprandial Vascular Effects of Sodium and Potassium in Younger vs Older Adult Men and Women

After screening, older and younger adult men and women will come to our lab for three different testing visits, separated by at least one week. At each visit, participant...

Sladjana Lukic (School of Communication Sciences and Disorders ) - Neurolinguistic Investigations of Aphasia and Typical Language Processing

The study involves a comprehensive assessment of language and cognitive abilities, with a particular emphasis on connected speech sampling (CSS). Specifically, the stud...

Lauren Ormsbee (Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Sciences) - Resistance Training Modulation Of Fat Metabolism in Obese Postmenopausal Women

We are comparing the effects of a guided 12-week exercise intervention, either resistance training or aerobic training, on measures of body composition, cardiorespiratory...

Michael Prevratil (Psychology) - Purposeful vs Naive Practice for Older Adults in a Complex Psychomotor Task

Older adults will come into the lab and play a computer game, Space Fortress, over the course of four 1-hr sessions. One group will have a behavioral training interventio...

Brad Schmidt (Psychology) - Treatment of Stress and Anxiety in Mild Cognitive Impairment/Alzheimer’s disease - A Randomized Controlled Trial

We are conducting a research study on treating anxiety in adults aged 60 and older with mild cognitive impairment or mild Alzheimer's disease and related dementias a...

Joseph Watso (HFNS) - Seasonal changes in kidney function among female adults post-menopause

Intense heat stress on the body can reduce kidney function. A recent study reported that blood markers of kidney function are lower among people in hotter climates. Howev...