Faculty Affiliates
Mary Marshall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Gerontology in the Family and Consumer Sciences program at Long Beach State University. Professor Marshall examines health communication and behaviors in older adults, particularly in the context of illness such as diabetes or cancer.
Kurt A. Escobar, PhD, CISSN, NSCA-CPT
Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Long Beach. His research focuses on exercise and nutrition, including metabolic health, sports nutrition, and cellular responses to exercise.
Judy Jou, PhD.
Associate Professor in the Department of Health Science at California State University, Long Beach. Her areas of interest include health policy, health services research, and systems-level approaches to improving health across the life span.
Houng-Wei Tsai, PhD.
Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences whose research examines how sex steroids shape sex-specific brain development and aging. Using rodent models, his work explores hormonal, genetic, and molecular mechanisms underlying sex differences in brain structure, behavior, and vulnerability to neurological and psychological disorders across the lifespan.
Jackie Dawson, PhD.
Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at California State University, Long Beach. Her research focuses on AI/ML-informed exercise rehabilitation to improve health outcomes in individuals with chronic cardiometabolic diseases.
