Center for Healthy Aging at Penn State

The Center for Healthy Aging (CHA) is an inclusive research community committed to shaping a society that fosters independence, ensures security, and instills purpose in all individuals, regardless of age. The center’s dynamic community includes interdisciplinary faculty, administrative and research staff, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers from various colleges. Together, this group embarks on groundbreaking studies that integrate biology, genetics, and social sciences. The esteemed faculty focuses on topics including change across the lifespan, the impact of stress on health, and the role of policy in shaping the aging process.