Britney Veal, a PhD student in the School of Aging Studies, successfully defended her dissertation. Her doctoral dissertation was titled "Determining Factors for Retirement and Change in Cognition."
Veal smiles for a photo with her examining committee.
Veal's research interests include modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline including Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, occupational environment, occupational complexity, and retirement-related factors.
Her examining committee included Brent Small, PhD; Ross Andel, PhD; Hongdao Meng, MD, MPH, PhD; Soomi Lee, PhD; and Amanda Sonnega, PhD.