MPI, Co-Director
Contact Information
3456 ISR
426 Thompson St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Phone: 734.763.7477
Email: [email protected]
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
A novel DNA methylation-based surrogate biomarker for chronic systemic inflammation (InfLaMeS): results from the Health and Retirement Study. medRxiv. Forthcoming. doi:10.1101/2024.10.11.24315339
Heterogeneity in polygenic scores for common human traits. bioRxiv. Forthcoming. doi:10.1101/106062
Association of Blood-based Neurodegenerative Biomarkers with cognitive functioning and dementia in India (LASI-DAD) and the United States (HRS). Am J Epidemiol. Forthcoming. doi:10.1093/aje/kwaf179
Physiological health Age (PhysAge): a novel multi-system molecular timepiece predicts health and mortality in older adults. Geroscience. Forthcoming. doi:10.1007/s11357-025-01832-1