Christy Carter PhD

Christy Carter is an Assistant Professor in the Department of the Department of Aging and Geriatric Research at the University of Florida. Carter is also an Associate Professor in the UAB Department of Medicine’s Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, has been an active UAB Center for Exercise Medicine (UCEM) member since June 2018. In the role of Scientist, her work related to studying aging rodent models has been of great support to UCEM’s human studies. Carter earned her Ph.D. in Experimental and Biological, Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience from the University of North Carolina. Her research interests focus on studying animal models of aging and how to keep them physically fit as they age. Carter’s major contribution to the field of aging has been in establishing rodent models/intervention strategies related to functional decline in aging.