Associate Professor
UNC Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Dr. Angie Sardina is an Associate Professor of Recreation Therapy, and Gerontology Faculty Affiliate at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Dr. Angie L. Sardina earned her Ph.D. in Gerontology from the University of South Florida, her Master’s degree in Parks and Recreation Management from the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and her undergraduate degree in Health Sciences from Florida Gulf Coast University. Dr. Sardina’s research is focused on understanding the physiological (e.g., musculoskeletal pain, sleep, and comorbidities), psychosocial (e.g., coping, stress, life purpose, loneliness/depression, leisure engagement), and contextual mechanisms (e.g., neighborhood quality and age-friendly environments) associated with cognitive and physical function with age. Particularly, Dr. Sardina is interested in exploring how the aforementioned mechanisms interact with sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., race and socioeconomic status) to influence health and function over time. Dr. Sardina is also focused on translational research, by which she is engaged in the development, implementation, and testing of recreational therapy and health promotion-based interventions to maximize health, function, and quality of life in middle-age and older adulthood. She is a licensed and certified recreational therapist, and gerontologist, with over 15 years of clinical experience with older adults, both with and without Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Dr. Sardina has published in The Journals of Gerontology: Medical and Psychological Sciences; Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition; Sleep Health; Aging and the Environment, among others. She has over 30 presentations and invited talks at local, regional, national, and international conferences. Dr. Sardina is a co-author and trainer of the Dementia Practice Guidelines for Recreation Therapy: Treatment for Disturbing Behaviors, through which she trains recreational therapy and other allied health professionals on best practices for non-pharmacological approaches to the management and prevention of commonly-observed behaviors experienced by persons diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
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Friday, November 4, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Friday, November 4, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET