Season 1. Episode 2. Dr. Keith Whitfield, an expert in aging among African Americans and the Provost at Wayne State University, joins hosts Dr. Sarah Szanton and Dr. Deidra Crews for the second episode of Aging Fast & Slow. Together they discuss the impact of desegregation on cognition by looking at stress and longevity within and among African American families.
Podcast References:
Education in Time: Cohort Differences in Educational Attainment in African-American Twins
Education Desegregation and Cognitive Change in African American Older Adults
Book recommendations
Handbook of Minority Aging by Keith Whitfield and Tamara Baker
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Episode 2 Transcript