Reduce Your Risk of Cognitive Decline as You Age

Senior Program Specialist, Gerontology & Health
Family & Community Health
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

As Extension Program Specialist – Gerontology and Health at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Andy Crocker’s focus is the health and well-being of older adults. His main role is to support the County Extension Agents for Family and Community Health in their efforts to educate older adults, caregivers, and the professionals who serve them. Since joining AgriLife Extension in 2003, Mr. Crocker has worked to develop resources to help older adults improve their health literacy through communication with their health provider and better medication management; navigate the Internet and access reliable health information; and provide information and referral to grandparents rearing their grandchildren.

Professor & Extension Specialist
Department of Nutrition
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Jenna Anding, PhD, RDN, LD is currently a Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Nutrition.  A registered and licensed dietitian, Jenna has more than 20 years of experience in developing and evaluating Extension education programs on topics that include food preservation, food safety, and nutrition.  Over her career, Jenna has secured more than $50 million dollars in contracts, grants, and gifts to support AgriLife Extension programming efforts.  More recently Jenna has worked collaboratively with faculty members in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to secure funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand her work into community development to address healthy food access and opportunities for increasing physical activity.