CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Two University of Illinois graduate students have been named the 2011-2012 Paul D. Doolen Graduate Scholars for the Study of Aging.
Each will receive $4,000 to continue studies in gerontology.
Amanda Szabo, of Champaign, won the Doolen award in the behavioral-social sciences category and is pursuing a doctorate in
kinesiology
.
She studies dementia, with a focus on the intersection between aging, physical activity and cognitive function. She received her bachelor’s degree in movement science from the University of Michigan.
Sushant Ranadive, of Champaign, won the Doolen award in the biological-biomedical Sciences category and is pursuing a doctorate in exercise physiology.
His research focuses on the psychological and physiological responses to exercise. He received his bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from the Seth Gordhandas Suderdas Medical College, Mumbai, India, and his master’s degree in exercise physiology from the U. of I. at Chicago.
The Doolen Scholarship is awarded annually to graduate students in their second year of study, or beyond, whose principal scholarly interest is in aging.
The scholarship was established in 1986 by an endowment from the Retirement Research Foundation in Oak Park, Ill., to honor the late Paul D. Doolen, a long-time member of the U. of I. Foundation board of directors and a 1927 U. of I. graduate.
