Andiara Schwingel, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
• College of Applied Health Sciences
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Background

• Degree
• Ph.D., Sports Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan; 2007
• Area of Professional Interest
• Dr Schwingel's professional interests include aging and life course, public health, lifestyle, and well-being of immigrants and ethnic minorities.
• Research Interests
• Dr Schwingel's research focuses on how cultural, national, and international factors impact the process of growing older around the world. Dr Schwingel’s research has also examined the impact of transnational migration on a wide variety of health and quality of life outcomes.
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• Awards, Academic and Professional Honors
• Monbukagakusho Scholarship, Japanese Ministry of Education (2001–2007)
• Outstanding PhD Student Award, University of Tsukuba, Japan (2007)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, National University of Singapore—Asian Meta Centre for Population and Sustainable Development Analysis, Asia Research Institute (2007–2008)
• Professional Associations and Certifications
• International Society for Aging and Physical Activity
• American College of Sports Medicine
• Associação Brasil-Japão de Pesquisadores, and Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Japonesa (Brazil)