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Jacklyn N. Kohon, PhD (she/her/hers)

Sr. Research Associate
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon, United States

Jacklyn Kohon, PhD is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute on Aging at Portland State University and a Visiting Researcher at the Research Center for Sustainability and Environment at Shiga University in Japan. Her research focuses primarily on the intersections of community health, environmental change, and health inequities, particularly focusing on older adults. Dr. Kohon is a member of the GSA Climate Change and Aging Interest Group.

Recent research includes extreme heat vulnerability among older adults and climate adaptation policy focusing on the needs of older adults. She is currently leading a project focusing on diversity, inclusion, and well-being among direct care workers and developing a project related to the impacts of wildfires on assisted living and residential care communities in Oregon. Dr. Kohon has also conducted research in Japan on the challenges and opportunities of a “super aging” society and the key social issues involved in district-scale urban sustainability planning.

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