Co-Investigator, Health and Retirement Study
Contact Information
3456 ISR
426 Thompson St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Phone: 734.763.7477
Email: jfaul@umich.edu
Education
Ph.D., Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2008
M.P.H., Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2001
B.A., Japanese Language and Literature, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1998
Research and Projects
Dr. Faul's work focuses on socioeconomic predictors of health and health disparities across the life course. Her research integrates genetic and social science data and uses longitudinal modeling and time-varying predictors in examining determinants of health.
Selected Recent Publications
. Associations of Age, Sex, Race/Ethnicity and Education with 13 Epigenetic Clocks in a Nationally Representative US Sample: The Health and Retirement Study. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A . 2021;76(6):1117-1123. doi:10.1093/gerona/glab016.
Heterogeneity in polygenic scores for common human traits. bioRxiv. Forthcoming. doi:10.1101/106062.
Alzheimer's disease medication use and adherence patterns by race and ethnicity. Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2023. doi:10.1002/alz.12753.
. Grip strength is inversely associated with DNA methylation age acceleration. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 2023. doi:10.1002/jcsm.13110.
. Epigenetic-based age acceleration in a representative sample of older Americans: Associations with aging-related morbidity and mortality. PNAS. 2023;120(9):e2215840120. doi:10.1073/pnas.2215840120.