Dr. Finlay is a health geographer and environmental gerontologist who uses mixed methods to investigate how built, social, and natural environments affect health, well-being, and quality of life. In particular, she focuses on aging in place and cognitive health across the life course. Dr. Finlay also investigates impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on neighborhood environments and health among aging Americans.
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Health geography, neighborhoods and health, aging and the life course, socio-geographic determinants of health, social epidemiology, qualitative methods, mixed methods
