Ph.D. Student Profile

Peiyao Zhu, MPH
- Doctoral Student
Education
MPH in General Epidemiology, University of Michigan
B.A. in Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa
B.A. in Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa
Research Interests & Projects
My research focuses on how social and biological factors—such as education, neighborhood
quality, and social isolation—influence cognitive aging and dementia risk, using large
population-based datasets from both the U.S. and international settings.