Dr. Julia Sheffler

Dr. Julia Sheffler is an Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine’s Center for Translational Behavioral Science. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Florida State University in 2018. Her research broadly involves the development and assessment of behavioral interventions for chronic conditions, with an emphasis on Alzheimer's disease and dementia risk reduction. Dr. Sheffler's lab currently focuses on developing scalable community lifestyle programs that help older adults make sustainable changes to their lifestyle, supporting healthy brain aging.