Mateo Farina

Mateo Farina is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and Department of Human Development and Family Sciences. He holds a PhD in Public Health from UT Austin and specializes in life course epidemiology.

• Research focus on biosocial mechanisms of aging
• Expert in longitudinal methods

His work examines how biological aging, cognitive decline, and health disparities emerge through population-level pathways. Recent publications analyze epigenetic clocks, social determinants, and cross-cultural aging patterns.

Scientific achievements include:

• National Institute of Aging (NIA) K99/R00 grant
• 38+ PubMed publications
• Leadership in cognitive aging cohort studies

He collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to collect biomarker data on underrepresented populations and develops methods for cognitive status classification using neuroimaging.