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Aging studies PhD student defends dissertation

Mitch Roberts and dissertation committee

Roberts smiles with his dissertation committee.

Mitch Roberts, PhD, successfully defended his dissertation, “Technology and Aging: Maintaining, Improving and Understanding Health and Wellness.” Roberts' defense chairperson was Autar Kaw, PhD. His co-major advisors were Debra Dobbs, PhD, and Carla VandeWeerd, PhD. His committee members were Gizem Hueluer, PhD, Lindsay Peterson, PhD, and Ali Yalcin, PhD. Roberts will continue to work full time as a clinical research manager at the UF Health Precision Health Research Center in The Villages. 

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