Neda Agahi

I work as a research group leader in the social gerontology group at the Aging Research Center (ARC). I have a background in Public Health Science, a PhD in Epidemiologic Aging Research from Karolinska Institutet, and I am associate professor (docent) in Public Health Science at Karolinska Institutet.

My research concerns aging from a life course perspective, with a focus on lifestyle, socioeconomic factors and critical life events. Ongoing projects concern birth cohort differences in aging, examining differences and similarities between birth cohorts in how lifestyle factors and living conditions change with increasing age. Do we age differently nowadays?

Another ongoing research project concerns psychosocial resilience when going through critical life events and losses at older ages, for example loss of a partner or physical function. Using both quantitative and qualitative data material, we explore responses to loss to identify protective factors that facilitate a resilient adjustment. 

Responsible for the course Society and Health, 4.5 credits, in the Psychology program.