Public Health and Health Professions
Arias Lab
Led by Franchesca Arias · Clinical and Health Psychology
What we study
Dr. Arias studies how social and economic factors affect cognitive aging in older adults, especially in diverse populations. She examines how these factors influence cognitive decline during surgery and long-term health.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Biomarkers and Beliefs: Advancing Inclusive Alzheimer’s Research Through Community Engagement and a Research-Caregiver Toolbox
This project aims to improve Alzheimer’s research by involving community members and developing tools for caregivers.
National Neuropsychology Network (NNN)
Contributes to the National Neuropsychology Network, a shared effort to pool cognitive testing data, related to the lab's work on cognitive aging.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Factors associated with discordant visual and quantitative amyloid PET results
2026 · Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Explores why brain scans show different results for Alzheimer's disease.
- Determinants of Deep Brain Stimulation Candidacy Failure in Movement Disorders: A Multidisciplinary Analysis
2026 · Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
Checks why some people don't qualify for brain stimulation for movement problems.
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- Cardiometabolic burden and cognitive profiles in adults 55+
2026 · The Clinical Neuropsychologist
Looks at how heart and metabolism problems relate to thinking in older adults.
- Brain Health exAmination and Community Knowledge Service: A Primary Care Integrated Neuropsychology Service to Promote Health and Knowledge in Northcentral Florida
2025 · Alzheimer s & Dementia
Creates a program to check brain health and share knowledge in a rural area.
- A Multimodal Approach for Study Diagnosis of MCI and Dementia in the Successful Aging After Elective Surgery (SAGES) Cohort
2025 · The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Open Science Education and Practice
Uses brain scans and tests to spot memory problems in older adults.
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How to reach out
Franchesca Arias hasn't set up this page yet. Their UF Scholars profile lists their publications.