Elizabeth Vásquez, DrPH University at Albany, SUNY, USA

Dr. Vásquez is an Assistant Professor at the University at Albany School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Dr. Vásquez earned her MPH from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and her DrPH from New York Medical College, School of Public Health. Dr. Vásquez primary research focuses on the effect of physical activity on health outcomes among minority older adults. Dr. Vásquez has a strong interest in expanding scientific knowledge of race/ethnic differences in physical activity and sedentary behavior. Her three interconnected research themes are: (1) Examining physical activity prevalence and its relationship with adverse and positive health outcomes in older adults.(2) Examining the individual-level indicators and the ecological impact of social context which contribute to differential health outcomes in older minority populations, in particular Latinos.(3) Exploring new ways for the assessment of health behaviors among older adults of diverse ethnic background in epidemiological studies.

In addition, Dr. Vásquez is a mentee with the Program to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE). Dr. Vásquez is also an affiliated investigator with the Study of Latinos (SOL) and part of the Physical Activity Writing Group and the Aging Writing Group for this project.

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