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Susan Aguinaga | Cumbia, Salsa, and Bachata: Improving brain health through Latin dance

Oct 23, 2023 3:00 pm

Coble Hall 306

Lecture

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CLACS

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Originating Calendar

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)

Join CLACS and Dr. Susan Aguiñaga (University of Illinois) for a lecture on how Latin dance can improve brain health!

Dr. Aguiñaga is committed to advancing the scientific knowledge that addresses health disparities in cognition and dementia-related diseases through community-based physical activity research. She received an Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship to Promote Diversity grant for a study of sitting time, activity, and dementia in underserved populations in central Illinois and Chicago. She also has investigated relationships among cognitive function, lifestyle, and exercise after cancer treatment. Through her research, she hopes to increase diversity in dementia-related research and reverse growing disparities in physical activity and dementia-related diseases, with the ultimate goal of creating culturally appropriate physical activity interventions for racially and ethnically diverse older adults with cognitive impairment and dementia-related diseases.

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