Faculty members from the Alliance of Researchers in Aging at Texas State University will return to the Price Center on February 21 at 1 p.m. for their fourth workshop in partnership with the Price Center on Aging Well. As always, the event is free and open to the public.
Based on survey feedback from previous workshop participants, ARIA will present Aging Well: The Impact of Interior Design on Living in Place, Mental Health and Coping with Dementia. The presentation will be broken into three segments as follows:
• Aging and Dementia-friendly health center interior design features
• Elder isolation and social robots
• Interior Features of Enhancing Health, Safety, and well-being for people
Presenters are Assistant Professor of Interior Design Nadim Adi, PhD, Assistant Professor of Instruction for Psychology Mais Aljunaidy, PhD, and Interior Design Assistant Professor Denise McAllister, PhD. After their individual presentations, the speakers and other ARIA staff will be available to answer questions pertaining to these and other issues related to healthy aging. Light refreshments will be provided.
The session is free; however, preregistration is requested. Please email [email protected] to reserve your spot. For more information about the Price Center and its services, please call 512-3922900, stop by the center at 222 W. San Antonio St., or visit price-center. org. The Facebook group is Price Center & Garden, and the Instagram handle is @smtxpricecenter.
