%0 Journal Article %J Research in Human Development %D 2020 %T The Impact of Region and Urbanicity on the Discrimination-Cognitive Health Link Among Older Blacks %A Kimson E Johnson %A Sol, Ketlyne %A Sprague, Briana N. %A Tamara J. Cadet %A Muñoz, Elizabeth %A Noah J Webster %K Cognitive health %K Discrimination %K non-urban versus urban areas %X Little research has examined how the link between discrimination and cognitive health varies by where people live. This study investigates how living in non-urban versus urban areas in different regions in the United States moderates the discrimination-cognitive health link among older non-Hispanic Blacks. Data are from the 2012 and 2014 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS; N = 2,347). Regression analyses indicate that experiencing more everyday discrimination is significantly associated with lower episodic memory when living in urban areas. Among non-Hispanic Blacks, the discrimination-episodic memory link does not significantly vary across U.S. regional contexts. Findings highlight variation in the association between everyday discrimination and cognitive health by where older non-Hispanic Blacks live. Results suggest the importance of socio-environmental factors in shaping how stressful experiences such as discrimination are linked to cognitive health in later life. %B Research in Human Development %V 17 %P 4 - 19 %@ 1542-7609 %G eng %N 1 %R 10.1080/15427609.2020.1746614