Normal Aging vs Alzheimer's Disease: The Role of Genetic and Lifestyle Factors

Please join us to hear a very interesting presentation by Dr. Kristen Kennedy, Director of the Kennedy Neuroimaging of Aging and Cognition Lab housed in the beautiful Center for Vital Longevity research facility.

Dr. Kennedy’s research involves investigating the role of white matter in the reorganization of age-related brain function using structural and functional imaging techniques. She is interested in understanding how the brain changes with age, both adaptively, and detrimentally, and how this knowledge might be used to stave off cognitive decline.

In 2010, Dr. Kennedy received a prestigious Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institute on Aging, a highly competitive 5-year career-development grant given to only a handful of recipients each year. Her dissertation work was recognized by a Dissertation Research Award by the American Psychological Association. More recently, she was named a Young Research Fellow by the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, one of only two young scientists to receive the honor in 2012, and in 2013 was named a “Rising Star” by the American Psychological Society. Dr. Kennedy received her BA in psychology from Hendrix College, her MS in clinical neuropsychology from Emporia State University in Kansas, and her PhD in psychology from Wayne State University in Michigan.

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Snacks for this event have been kindly sponsored by TORCH (http://www.northtexastorch.com/Default.aspx) (North Texas Chapter of Texas Organization of Residential Care Homes)

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Questions? Barbara Crowley 972.333.5528