UHC Pilot Research Project Presentation: Circadian Lighting for Improved Health and Wellbeing for the Older Adults at Casa Farnese

Donald McEachron, PhD

2017 Pilot Funding Awardee

Teaching Professor and Coordinator for Academic Assessment and Quality Improvement

Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems

This Brown Bag will feature a presentation from a previous Urban Health Collaborative (UHC) pilot funding awardee, Drexel professor Donald McEachron, PhD. Dr. McEachron was awarded funding to study circadian lighting systems for older adults. The UHC began awarding pilot funding to promote urban health research at Drexel University in 2016. Through its funding, the UHC encourages interdisciplinary project teams and promotes a range of methodologies and approaches, all with the aim of promoting health in cities.