Aaron Guest
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Phone: 602-496-0782
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Fax: 602/496-2464
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500 N 3rd Street Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Mail code: 3020Campus: Dtphx
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M. Aaron Guest (He/Him) is an interdisciplinary trained social-environmental gerontologist and an inaugural Assistant Professor of Aging at the Center for Innovation in Healthy and Resilient Aging at the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University. He interested in the predominant social and environmental domains older adults live in and how this knowledge can lead to increased understanding of and improvements in health.
The overarching aim of his research program, and indeed life’s work, is to create an equitable society for aging for all people. To accomplish this goal, he takes a disease/condition-agnostic approach to address the challenges faced by aging, underrepresented, and underserved populations. His research has centered on the aging experiences of older adults in rural areas and those who identify as lesbian and gay.
The scope of his research can be grouped into two overaching themes: Aging in the Social & Built Environments, emphasizing understanding how individuals form, maintain, and use their social networks in relation to their environments and activity spaces, and Approaches to Reduce Health Inequities in Older. Through this work, he seeks to develop novel, tailored health interventions that can be utilized to increase the diffusion and translation of health innovations and thus increase access and utilization of critical health programs and services for older adults and their families.
In short, he aims to create the optimal person-environment fit for the most advantageous health benefits for individuals as they age.
His work engages a series of inventive mixed methods approaches to data collection, including geospatial and egocentric data collection strategies. He also employs traditional quantitative and qualitative research approaches, including surveys (both longitudinal and cross-sectional), focus groups, one-on-one interviews, drawing, and intervention evaluation to develop a more extensive understanding of the outcomes under investigation.
He has served in elected and appointed positions within the American Public Health Association, including, currently, as a member of the Executive Board and Speaker of the Governing Council, the Gerontological Society of America, the Academy of Gerontology in Higher Education, the Appalachian Studies Association, the Accreditation for Gerontology Education Council, International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment, the LGBTQ Health Caucus, and the American Society of Aging.
In addition, Dr. Guest serves as Chair of the Secretariat of the Age-Friendly University Global Network, a collection of higher education institutions committed to promoting positive and healthy aging and enhancing the lives of older adults.
- Ph.D. in Gerontology, University of Kentucky 2019
- MPH in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina 2015
- MSW in Organizations and Communities, University of South Carolina 2015
- Graduate Certificate in Health Communication, University of South Carolina 2015
- Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, University of South Carolina 2015
- B.A. in Anthropology, with distinction, and minor in Women's and Gender Studies, University of South Carolina 2012
Courses
2025 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 502 | ResearchProgramEval in Aging |
HCA 502 | ResearchProgramEval in Aging |
HCR 480 | Adv Team-Based Research Pract |
HCR 280 | Team-Based Research Practicum |
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 505 | InterdiscCommunityCollabAging |
HCA 505 | InterdiscCommunityCollabAging |
HCR 480 | Adv Team-Based Research Pract |
HCR 280 | Team-Based Research Practicum |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 502 | ResearchProgramEval in Aging |
HCR 493 | Honors Thesis |
HCA 502 | ResearchProgramEval in Aging |
HCR 480 | Adv Team-Based Research Pract |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 505 | InterdiscCommunityCollabAging |
HCA 505 | InterdiscCommunityCollabAging |
HCR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
HCR 280 | Team-Based Research Practicum |
HCR 480 | Adv Team-Based Research Pract |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 502 | ResearchProgramEval in Aging |
HCA 502 | ResearchProgramEval in Aging |
HCR 280 | Team-Based Research Practicum |
HCR 280 | Team-Based Research Practicum |
HCR 480 | Adv Team-Based Research Pract |
HCR 480 | Adv Team-Based Research Pract |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 505 | InterdiscCommunityCollabAging |
HCR 493 | Honors Thesis |
HCA 505 | InterdiscCommunityCollabAging |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 502 | ResearchProgramEval in Aging |
HCR 494 | Special Topics |
NUR 493 | Honors Thesis |
HCA 509 | Interventions/Aging in Place |
HCR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 406 | Hlth Litrcy for Hlth Cr Prof |
HCR 294 | Special Topics |
HCR 494 | Special Topics |
HCR 493 | Honors Thesis |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 505 | InterdiscCommunityCollabAging |
HCA 505 | InterdiscCommunityCollabAging |
HUL 494 | Special Topics |
HUL 494 | Special Topics |
SST 494 | Special Topics |
SST 598 | Special Topics |
SST 494 | Special Topics |
SST 598 | Special Topics |
HCR 494 | Special Topics |
HCR 494 | Special Topics |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 502 | ResearchProgramEval in Aging |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 505 | InterdiscCommunityCollabAging |
HCA 505 | InterdiscCommunityCollabAging |