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RCMAR Lecture by Jill Fleuriet, PhD, UTSA - January 27, 2026

Jan 20, 2026, 14:28 PM by rmgrover

Join us for a Texas RCMAR presentation online on January 27, at 3:00 PM. "Unpacking Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes for Older Adults with Diabetes and ADRD in the US-Mexico Border Region", presented by Jill Fleuriet, PhD, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Anthropology, Vice Provost for Honors Education, President and Fellow for Academy of Distinguished Teachers, University of Texas at San Antonio.

The Role of Anthropology in Minority Aging Research: Case Studies of the Arts and Older Adult Health

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Time: 3:00-4:00 PM

Location: Teams

Bio: Jill Fleuriet is Professor of Anthropology and Vice Provost for Honors Education at The University of Texas at San Antonio. A cultural and medical anthropologist from the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, Fleuriet researches health, place-making, care, the arts, and gender in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands and higher education. Her work with older adults focuses on the potential of the arts, from painting to theater to musical performance, to shape health outcomes and care practices.

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The Texas Resource Center on Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) is based at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). It includes mentors from UTMB, the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and the University of Texas at Austin. Funding is provided by the National Institute on Aging, Grant Number P30AG059301. Contact Roxann Grover, MA regarding updates to this content.