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Meet the Team 

This project is led by Dr. Athena Chan from Texas Tech University and Dr. Rodlescia Sneed from Wayne State University. 

Athena Chan, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in Human Development and Family Sciences at Texas Tech University and the Principal Investigator co-creating the Intergenerational Wisdom Exchange (WisE) Program. Her research focuses on intergenerational relationships, healthy aging, and family resilience, with a special interest in family caregiving, grandparenting, and the transition to an empty nest. Dr. Chan is committed to addressing health disparities by advocating for sustainable aging-in-place through the support of families and communities. Learn more about Dr. Chan’s work here.
Rodlescia Sneed, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an Assistant Professor of Gerontology and Psychology at Wayne State University and the Co-Investigator co-creating the Intergenerational Wisdom Exchange (WisE) Program. Her research focuses on how the social environment influences successful aging among diverse populations of middle- and late-life adults. She conducts multilevel research examining how individual, interpersonal, community, and policy-level factors affect health outcomes in these populations. Her work also seeks to address and reduce the gaps that contribute to health and well-being inequities. Learn more about Dr. Sneed’s work here. 

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