Since 2019, ARIA has engaged in service outreach with community-based organizations in TX:
The Price Center
Solstice Senior Living Community
Wimberley Chamber of Commerce
San Marcos Activity Center
Capital City Village
Successfully Aging and Living in San Antonio
Wimberley Village Library
San Marcos Senior Citizens Expo
Orfield Labs
Utopia Experiences
Alzheimer's Association, Capital of Texas
Silverado Memory Care Community
Halcyon Home
The Marbridge Foundation
SMTX Yoga
Kissing Tree Active Adult Community
Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area
“Aging Well”
9/28/23: Physical and Environmental Factors, 2/16/24: Healthy Aging Practices
Presentation on Aging, Memory, and Sleep
Kissing Tree retirement community: 5/21/24
In collaboration with The Price Center intergenerational community center, ARIA members organize a workshop each semester. Faculty experts present new research and engage in discussions with community members.
11/22/19: New Strategies to Improve Aging, Memory, and Sleep
9/28/23: Physical and Environmental Factors
2/16/24: Healthy Aging Practices
9/20/24: Preventing Dementia and Compassionate Care
2/21/25: Interior Design for Living in Place, Mental Health, and Coping with Dementia
10/17/25: Communication and Advocacy at the Doctor's Office
San Marcos Senior Citizen’s Expo, October 2024
ARIA hosted a table that featured aging research taking place at TXST.
Translational Health Research Center Health Scholars Showcase, April 2025 & March 2024
This showcase brings together faculty researchers, research administrators, staff, and community guests for an afternoon of interdisciplinary dialogue and discovery to share some of the best examples of faculty health research and sponsored programs at Texas State.
2025: Partnering with the Community to Support Healthy Aging in Central Texas. Rebecca Deason (Psychology), Denise McAllister (Interior Design), Mais Aljunaidy (Psychology), Mohamad Nadim Adi (Interior Design), & Carmen Westerberg (Psychology) presented a poster detailing how ARIA partners with the Community to Support Healthy Aging in Central Texas.
2024: Alliance of Researchers in Aging. Kyong Hee Chee (Sociology), Rebecca Deason (Psychology), Mohamad Nadim Adi (Interior Design), & Carmen Westerberg (Psychology).
Partnering with the Community to Support Healthy Aging in Central Texas Poster PDF
Aging in Texas Conference
This conference provides education for professionals and others involved with caring for older adults.
June 2025, Waco, TX: The use of the “time travel” paradigm of Alzheimer’s disease for family care partner empowerment. Christopher Johnson (Sociology).
June 2025, Waco, TX: Brain Health for Me (BH4Me): A psychoeducational program for dementia caregivers. Jiaming Liang (UTHealth Houston School of Public Health).
July 2024, Austin, TX: Research in Aging: Balance, Detecting Falls, and Interior Design. Mohamad Nadim Adi (Interior Design), Mais Aljunaidy (Psychology), Denise Gobert (Physical Therapy), Anne Ngu (Computer Science), & Carmen Westerberg (Psychology).
Golden Community Partners Event, May 2024
ARIA executive member, Dr. Rebecca Deason (Psychology), presented research on Memory and Aging at this Golden Age Home and Right at Home monthly networking and educational event in Lockhart, TX.
TXST@KT Lecture Series, May 2024
A Monthly TXST lecture series at The Kissing Tree Active Adult Community in San Marcos, TX. Dr. Carmen Westerberg (Psychology) presented research on Aging, Memory, & Sleep.
