Behavioral and Social Research Networks

The Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) currently supports 17 research networks to provide infrastructure for advancing the development of high priority areas of behavioral and social research relevant to aging. The research networks encourage growth and development in emerging areas through meetings, conferences, small scale pilots, training, educational activities, and dissemination of resources to the field at large. Networks are typically interdisciplinary and are comprised of multiple institutions, as they are intended to serve the broader community of behavioral and social researchers engaged in aging-relevant research in each designated scientific area.

Currently Supported Research Networks
Network Name	Contact Principal Investigator
Social Science Genetic Association Consortium Project Description	Benjamin, Daniel J
Telomere Research Network (TRN) Project Description	Drury, Stacy Schmidt
Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) Resource and Coordinating Center Project Description	Edmondson, Donald
Stress Measurement Network Project Description	Epel, Elissa S; Mendes, Wendy Berry
Advancing Psychosocial & Biobehavioral Approaches to Improve Emotional Well-Being Project Description	Epel, Elissa S; Mendes, Wendy Berry
The Biomarker Network Project Description	Faul, Jessica; Crimmins, Eileen M; Mitchell, Colter
LINC-AD: Leveraging an Interdisciplinary Consortium to Improve Care and Outcomes for Persons Living with Alzheimer's and Dementia Project Description	Fazio, Sam
Research Network on the Determinants of Life Course Capabilities and Outcomes Project Description	Heckman, James J; Duckworth, Angela L
Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging Project Description	Jensen, Leif
Consortium Coordinating Center for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research on COVID-19 Project Description	Levenstein, Margaret
Network For Emotional Wellbeing And Brain Aging (NEW Brain Aging) Project Description	Lin, Feng V; Cornwell, Yeates
The Reversibility Network Project Description	Loucks, Eric; Godfrey, Keith; Sheridan, Margaret Ann
Network on Life Course Health Dynamics and Disparities Project Description	Montez, Jennifer Karas; Ailshire, Jennifer A; Burgard, Sarah A; Hummer, Robert A
Workforce Development Engages Diverse Older Adults to Catalyze Innovative Approaches for Enhanced Recruitment and Retention Project Description	Nearing, Kathryn Allen
Leveraging the national infrastructure of trusted organizations to increase representation of Latinos in dementia research Project Description	Portacolone, Elena; Perez, Gloria A; Hill, Carl V
Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging (SRNDNA) Project Description	Seaman, Kendra Leigh; Samanez-Larkin, Gregory R
Harmonization of HRS International Aging Studies Project Description	Smith, James Patrick
Advancing Workforce Analysis and Research for Dementia (AWARD) Network Project Description	Spetz, Joanne E
Research Network on Animal Models to Understand Social Dimensions of Aging Project Description	Tung, Jenny; Bartolomucci, Alessandro; Harris, Kathleen Mullan
Network on Education, Biosocial Pathways, and Dementia across Diverse Populations Project Description	Walsemann, Katrina; Asthana, Sanjay; Herd, Pamela
Research Network for the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) Project Description	Weir, David R; Langa, Kenneth M
Network for Innovative Methods in Longitudinal Aging Studies (NIMLAS) Project Description	West, Brady T; Lee, Sung-Hee
Advancing Health Disparities Research in Aging: The Aging Research in Criminal Justice & Health (ARCH) Network Project Description	Williams, Brie A; Zaller, Nick D
Building Community and Research Engagement among Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Project Description	Wharton Whitney L; Anderson, Joel G; Flatt, Jason D

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