From conducting research in West Africa to hosting the inaugural CHAMP Health Fair to expanding our outreach with our lunch and learns, HAMPLAB continues to display its commitment to expanding neurological health research for at-risk adults in 2025.

This November, HAMPLAB had the privilege of presenting at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA. Lab members showcased the meaningful work that our lab has been a part of. We look forward to attending next year’s conference!

Our laboratory was well represented at the University of Kentucky Neuroscience Clinical-Translational Research Symposium, held on November 6–7, 2025.

On Friday, October 31, 2025, our lab attended the 2025 Markesberry Symposium. Thank you to the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging for hosting such a meaningful event.

🚨 My latest essay on Black men’s brain health interrogates dominant narratives of brain health that prioritize individual responsibility while neglecting systemic and structural determinants of health. doi.org/10.1002/hast...

Happy to see that people are viewing our article “Is to persevere dangerous for brain health?…” #humbled

“In this more realistic definition, perseverance can include self-care and rest. Knowing when to take a break or prioritize self-care is a practical strategy for maintaining cognitive health in the face of challenges.” —DKE @hamplab.bsky.social @blackinneuro.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4dr7jafc

I made it a mission at the #Altersummit2025 to get selfie with the incredible Fayron Epps PhD, RN, FGSA,FAAN. You inspire me so much, and I am privileged to call you my mentor. @hamplab.bsky.social @blackingeron.bsky.social

Have you preordered your own “Aging while Black — the book” today? It’s never too late to do so. Visit: agingwhileblack.co/awb-the-book/ @hamplab.bsky.social @blackingeron.bsky.social

First time attendee. @hamplab.bsky.social @blackingeron.bsky.social

Your girl is in the news! uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-...

Check out some of the amazing authors that contributed to #BSEA publications @ketlynesol.bsky.social, @dkesiaka.bsky.social!

New publication alert. 🚨 Our findings reveal that, contrary to expectations, high levels of both grit and active coping may paradoxically exacerbate SCD symptoms in Black American males, suggesting a complex relationship between these factors. @hamplab.bsky.social   doi.org/10.1002/bsa3...

Sometimes you push all the doors and not even one of them opens. Sometimes, more than one doors open in front of you unexpectedly and are full of beauty. @hamplab.bsky.social @blackingeron.bsky.social

Do you want to learn more about the impact of Alzheimer’s disease in the Black community? Join us on November 9, 2024! #ENDALZ @hamplap.bsky.social

I am #ALZFunded. #ENDALZ @stforner.bsky.social @blackingeron.bsky.social @hamplap.bsky.social

Preprint alert. We found that “there is a sex difference in accuracy and speed trade-off. While men were faster in reaction time, women were better in the accuracy of the memory task.” What is the implication for predicting cognitive decline? Find out here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

It’s been quite a journey to get this out there, and it is finally out. Black men are not hard to reach, you are failing to reach them. Get creative. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

“This paper examines how race and SES contribute to sleep health disparities, emphasizing the importance of understanding their impact on sleep disorders and treatment particularly in minority populations and veterans.”

🗣️ Exciting opportunity for HBCU students!!! BIGG and the Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA) HBCU Collaborative Interest Group are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2024 HBCU Aging Ambassadors Program (HAAP).

I had a great time as a speaker on a panel titled “examining prevention to advance health equity.” It is always refreshing to amplify the voices of the communities I work with and push for better health equity research practices.

“In the cross-sectional study using 1991 hospitals admitting 4 870 252 Medicare fee-for-service patients, 79.4% of the acute care hospitals in the sample did not admit a representative proportion of Black Medicare enrollees based on their market area.” — Akre et al., 2024

Thank you to everyone that read and cited our work on modernity/colonization of love. Check it out if you are yet to read it. Link below. spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

A new study found that “Across the outcomes, Black individuals exhibited accelerated biological aging relative to White individuals.” read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

“Decades of evidence shows that exercise leads to healthier, longer lives. Researchers are just starting to work out what it does to cells to reap this reward.”

“Summary: A new study establishes the critical role of flavanols, nutrients found in certain fruits and vegetables, in mitigating age-related memory loss.” neurosciencenews.com/memory-aging...

We are going to GSA in November. 💃🏾

Check out this preprint "Prediction of future cognitive decline among cognitively unimpaired individuals using measures of soluble phosphorylated tau or tau tangle pathology" www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

“Findings: In this cohort study of 90 Black women in the US, higher self-reported racial discrimination was associated with greater resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) between the locus coeruleus (LC) and precuneus.” jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

“Sleep quality is important for cognitive health even as early as midlife.” In other words, get that sleep! www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...

I am looking for a Research Program Manager. See job announcement for detailed information. Thanks.🙏🏾 ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/545...

Check out our latest publication. link.springer.com/article/10.1...