Chris Soria – 2025 Wonderfest Science Envoy

Chris Soria is a PhD student in Demography at the University of California, Berkeley, where he previously earned a BA in Sociology. His research has been presented at various conferences, where he’s been awarded for “outstanding scholarship.” Currently, Soria’s work focuses on the role of social interactions in enhancing cognitive health among aging populations. He uses causal inference methods to explore how personal social networks can influence the rate of cognitive aging. One of his goals is to identify whether diversity in networks can uniquely and positively impact cognitive aging and health.