2024 RCMAR Annual Meeting
Transforming Diverse Aging Research through Inspiring and Mentoring Scientists
Please see the following agenda for the 2024 RCMAR Annual Meeting.
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June 26 – June 28, 2024 (all times Eastern)
Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington VA
1700 Richmond Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202
Sky View Terrace, Salon IV, V, and VI
Day 1 | Wednesday, June 26
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Sky View Terrace | Welcome Reception and RegistrationLight refreshments will be available. |
Day 2 | Thursday, June 27
7:30 AM – 7:50 AM Salon IV | BreakfastBreakfast will be available for all attendees. |
7:55 AM – 8:00 AM Salon IV Available on Zoom | RCMAR NCC Opening RemarksTrish D’Antonio, BSPharm, MS, MBA, BCGP RCMAR National Coordinating Center Contact PI, GSA
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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Salon IV Available on Zoom | Opening PlenaryAmy Kelley, MD, MSHS., Deputy Director, NIA To view the slides from this presentation, please click this link.
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9:00 AM – 10:30 AMSalon IV Available on Zoom | Data Blitz:Compressed format presentations by RCMAR Scientists. Group 1:Marianne Chanti-Ketterl, PhD, MSPH, Assistant Professor, Duke University – The EXPRESS Study: Studying Brain Health in Lumbee Tribe Territory Janet Chu, MD, MPH, MAS, Assistant Professor, University of California San Francisco – Elucidating individual and neighborhood factors associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) Dana Alhasan, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte- Arab Americans Perception of their Neighborhood Environment in relation to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Risk Charles Windon, MD, Assistant Professor, University of California San Francisco- Residential Neighborhood Disadvantage and Amyloid Positivity: Findings from IDEAS Tony Pham MD, MScGH, Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital – Culturally Adapting mindfulness based cognitive therapy for Black older adults with comorbid early cognitive decline and chronic pain: Preliminary Results from the Community Engagement Studio
Group 2 :Alexander Presciutti, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School – Development of a group lifestyle intervention for cardiac arrest survivors with subjective cognitive decline and their caregivers – Healthy Brains after Cardiac Arrest (HB-CA) Shana Stites, PsyD, MS, MA, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania – Modeling Subjective Cognition in Older Adults: Correspondence of cognitive complaints with wellbeing, mood symptoms, and cognitive performance Utibe Essien, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles – Achieving Pharmacoequity in Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation Maria Roche-Dean, PhD. RN., Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University – Cognitive Impairment and Links in Care Network Characteristics Mónika López Anuarbe, PhD, Associate Professor of Economics, Connecticut College – The Health Care Costs of Dementia for Mexicans and Mexican Americans in México and the United States
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10 :30 AM – 10 :45 AM | Break
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10 :45 AM – 11 :30 AM Salon IV Available on Zoom | National Coordinating Center Activities and UpdatesTrish D’Antonio, BSPharm, MS, MBA, BCGP RCMAR National Coordinating Center Contact PI, GSA Blake Harris, MA, RCMAR National Coordinating Center Program Manager, GSA
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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Salon IV Available on Zoom | NIA Program UpdatesMelissa Gerald, PhD, Program Official, Division of Behavioral and Social Research, NIA Erin Harrell, PhD, Program Scientist, Division of Behavioral and Social Research, NIA
To view the slides from this presentation, please click this link.
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12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Salon IV | LunchLunch will be available for all attendees. |
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Salon IV Available on Zoom | RCMAR Scientist Presentations:RCMAR Scientist research presentations in a traditional research symposium format. Maryam Zolnoori, PhD, Assistant Professor, Columbia University – A speech-processing algorithm for automatic screening of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early dementia (ED) Natalia Giraldo Santiago, PhD, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital – “You get tired of saying, no this doesn’t work”: A qualitative study of chronic pain treatment experiences and preferences among Spanish-speaking Latino older adults Tala Al-Rousan, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of California San Diego – Forced displacement and dementia risk: Research findings along the migratory route
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1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Salon IV Available on Zoom | Mock Study Section:Mock review of K and R01 grants with an opportunity for Q&A. K Grant Review Panel:SRO: Lisa Barnes, PhD, FGSA, RCMAR National Coordinating Center PI, Rush University Chair: Tamara Baker, PhD, FGSA, RCMAR National Coordinating Center P, University of North Carolina Reviewer 1: Ana Maria-Vranceanu, PhD, Founding Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Reviewer 2: William Hu, MD, PhD, FAAN, Co-Director, RCASIA, Associate Professor, Rutgers University Reviewer 3: Ryan Mace, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Massachusetts General Hospital
R01 Grant Review Panel:SRO: Lisa Barnes, PhD, FGSA, RCMAR National Coordinating Center PI, Rush University Chair: Tamara Baker, PhD, FGSA, RCMAR National Coordinating Center P, University of North Carolina Reviewer 1: Gladys Maestre, MD, PhD, Director, UTRGV RCMAR, Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Reviewer 2: Amanda Woodward, PhD, Co-Director of MCUAAAR, Professor, Michigan State University Reviewer 3: Homero del Pino, PhD, MA, MSc – Associate Professor, University of California Los Angeles |
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Break |
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM Salon VI | RCMAR Scientist and NIA Staff Networking:Current and former RCMAR Scientists will have the chance to meet and have their questions answered by NIA staff. Scientists are encouraged to come prepared with questions, or submit them ahead of time to rcmarncc@nullgeron.org |
3:15 – 4:45 PM Salon IV Available on Zoom | Cross Center Networking:Center PI’s and staff will have the chance to network with one another, sharing tips and learning best practices on how to establish and manage a RCMAR Center. |
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Salon IV Available on Zoom | Closing RemarksTrish D’Antonio, BSPharm, MS, MBA, BCGP RCMAR National Coordinating Center Contact PI, GSA |
5:00 PM | Adjourn
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Day 3 | Friday, June 28
7:30 AM – 7:50 AM Salon IV | BreakfastBreakfast will be available for all attendees. |
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Salon IV | Poster Session:Current and former RCMAR Scientists will present posters on their research. Kendra Ray, PhD, MPH, MBA, Research Assistant Professor, New York University – Evaluating the use of music-assisted caregiving interventions by certified nursing assistants caring for nursing home residents with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders and depressive symptoms Michelle Chen, PhD, Neuropsychologist, Rutgers University – Longitudinal cognitive trajectories in older U.S. Chinese: dissociating racial, cultural, and environmental influences Jesus Melgarejo, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – Impact of social determinants of health on vascular dysregulation and brain MRI markers of Alzheimer’s disease Coralia Vazquez-Otero, PhD, MPH, JD – Assistant Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio – Older Hispanic women’s views on self-sampling for HPV testing-based cervical cancer screening: preliminary findings from women living in San Antonio, TX. Citation: Vázquez-Otero, C., Cordova, A., Pedraza, R., Baglini, S., and Ramírez, A.G. (2024) David Lee, MD, MBA, Clinical Instructor, Post-doctoral Fellow, University of California Los Angeles – Identifying Implementation Factors for the Adoption, Adaptation, and Sustainment of a Comprehensive Dementia Care Program |
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Salon IV Available on Zoom | RCMAR Scientist Presentations:RCMAR Scientist research presentations in a traditional research symposium format.
Marion Malcome, PhD, LCSW, Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago – Black Mothers’ Racial Socialization Practices in Response to the Racial Uprisings of 2020 Shana Stites, PsyD, MS, MA, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania – Impact of Metacognition on Quality of Life in Alzheimer’s Disease Care Jesus Melgarejo, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – Impact of social determinants of health on vascular dysregulation and brain MRI markers of Alzheimer’s disease
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10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Salon IV Available on Zoom | Mentoring for Mentors:A panel will address key topics relevant to developing mentoring skills. Robert Taylor, PhD – Co-Director, MCUAAAR, Harold Johnson Endowed Professor, University of Michigan Denise Dillard, PhD, MS, Co-Director of IREACH, Professor in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Marion Malcome PhD, LCSW, Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago Eron Manusov, MD, Director Transformational Science, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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11:00 AM – 11:15
| Break:Scientist Posters will be available for viewing in the back of Salon IV. |
11:15 AM – 1:30 PM Salon VI Exclusively available for current and former RCMAR Scientsts. | RCMAR Scientist Networking and LunchLunch will be provided in Salon VI at 12pm. |
11:15 AM – 1:30 PM Salon IV Available on Zoom | RCMAR VI Evaluation and Common Metrics and Lunch:Northeastern University Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL) will lead a discussion on RCMAR VI common metrics. Lunch will be provided in Salon IV at 12pm. |
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Salon IV Available on Zoom | Closing Remarks and ReflectionsTrish D’Antonio, BSPharm, MS, MBA, BCGP RCMAR National Coordinating Center Contact PI, GSA |
2:00 PM | Adjourn
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Meet the Presenters for the 2024 RCMAR Annual Meeting
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Opening Plenary
Amy Kelley, MD, M.S.H.S., Deputy Director, NIA
Data Blitz
Marianne Chanti-Ketterl, PhD, MSPH, Assistant Professor, Duke University – The EXPRESS Study: Studying Brain Health in Lumbee Tribe Territory
Janet Chu, MD, MPH, MAS, Assistant Professor, University of California San Francisco – Elucidating individual and neighborhood factors associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
Dana Alhasan, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte- Arab Americans Perception of their Neighborhood Environment in relation to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Risk
Charles Windon, MD, Assistant Professor, University of California San Francisco- Residential Neighborhood Disadvantage and Amyloid Positivity: Findings from IDEAS
Tony Pham MD, MScGH, Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital – Culturally Adapting mindfulness based cognitive therapy for Black older adults with comorbid early cognitive decline and chronic pain: Preliminary Results from the Community Engagement Studio
Alexander Presciutti, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School – Development of a group lifestyle intervention for cardiac arrest survivors with subjective cognitive decline and their caregivers – Healthy Brains after Cardiac Arrest (HB-CA)
Shana Stites, PsyD, MS, MA, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania – Modeling Subjective Cognition in Older Adults: Correspondence of cognitive complaints with wellbeing, mood symptoms, and cognitive performance
Utibe Essien, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles – Achieving Pharmacoequity in Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation
Maria Roche-Dean, PhD. RN., Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University – Cognitive Impairment and Links in Care Network Characteristics
Mónika López Anuarbe, PhD, Associate Professor of Economics, Connecticut College – The Health Care Costs of Dementia for Mexicans and Mexican Americans in México and the United States
Presentations
Maryam Zolnoori, PhD, Assistant Professor, Columbia University – A speech-processing algorithm for automatic screening of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early dementia (ED)
Natalia Giraldo Santiago, PhD, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital – “You get tired of saying, no this doesn’t work”: A qualitative study of chronic pain treatment experiences and preferences among Spanish-speaking Latino older adults
Tala Al-Rousan, MD, MPH, University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology – Forced displacement and dementia risk: Research findings along the migratory route
Marion Malcome, PhD, LCSW, Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago – Black Mothers’ Racial Socialization Practices in Response to the Racial Uprisings of 2020
Shana Stites, PsyD, MS, MA, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania – Impact of Metacognition on Quality of Life in Alzheimer’s Disease Care
Jesus Melgarejo, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – Impact of social determinants of health on vascular dysregulation and brain MRI markers of Alzheimer’s disease
NIA Program Updates
Melissa Gerald, PhD, Program Official, Division of Behavioral and Social Research, NIA
Erin Harrell, PhD, Program Scientist, Division of Behavioral and Social Research, NIA
Mock Study Section
K Grant Review Panel
SRO: Lisa Barnes, PhD, FGSA, RCMAR National Coordinating Center PI, Rush University
Chair: Tamara Baker, PhD, FGSA, RCMAR National Coordinating Center P, University of North Carolina
Reviewer 1: Ana Maria-Vranceanu, PhD, REC Lead, Mass-ENVISION Associate Professor of Psychology Harvard Medical School,
Reviewer 2: William Hu, MD, PhD, FAAN, Co-Director, RCASIA, Associate Professor, Rutgers University
Reviewer 3: Ryan Mace, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Massachusetts General Hospital
R01 Grant Review Panel
SRO: Lisa Barnes, PhD, FGSA, RCMAR National Coordinating Center PI, Rush University
Chair: Tamara Baker, PhD, FGSA, RCMAR National Coordinating Center P, University of North Carolina
Reviewer 1: Gladys Maestre, MD, PhD, Director, UTRGV RCMAR, Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Reviewer 2: Amanda Woodward, PhD, Co-Director of MCUAAAR, Professor, Michigan State University
Reviewer 3: Homero del Pino, PhD, MA, MSc – Associate Professor, University of California Los Angeles
Mentoring for Mentors Panel
Robert Taylor, PhD – Co-Director, MCUAAAR, Harold Johnson Endowed Professor, University of Michigan
Denise Dillard, PhD, MS, Co-Director of IREACH, Professor in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Marion Malcome PhD, LCSW, Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago
Eron Manusov, MD, Director Transformational Science, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Poster Presentations
Kendra Ray, PhD, MPH, MBA, Research Assistant Professor, New York University – Evaluating the use of music-assisted caregiving interventions by certified nursing assistants caring for nursing home residents with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders and depressive symptoms
Michelle Chen, PhD, Neuropsychologist, Rutgers University – Longitudinal cognitive trajectories in older U.S. Chinese: dissociating racial, cultural, and environmental influences
Jesus Melgarejo, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – Impact of social determinants of health on vascular dysregulation and brain MRI markers of Alzheimer’s disease
Coralia Vazquez-Otero, PhD, MPH, JD – Assistant Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio – Older Hispanic women’s views on self-sampling for HPV testing-based cervical cancer screening: preliminary findings from women living in San Antonio, TX. Citation: Vázquez-Otero, C., Cordova, A., Pedraza, R., Baglini, S., and Ramírez, A.G. (2024)
David Lee, MD, MBA, Clinical Instructor, Post-doctoral Fellow, University of California Los Angeles – Identifying Implementation Factors for the Adoption, Adaptation, and Sustainment of a Comprehensive Dementia Care Program
NU-PEL Evaluation & Common Metrics
Wendy Friedman, PhD
Senior Evaluator and Faculty Steering Committee Member
THURSDAY
Day 2: RCMAR Annual Meeting: Morning Session
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM – THURSDAY, June 27th
- Opening Plenary with Dr. Amy Kelley
- Data Blitz Presentations
- National Coordinating Center Activities and Updates
- NIA Program Updates
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Day 2: RCMAR Annual Meeting: Scientist Presentation & Mock Study
12:30 PM – 3:00 PM – THURSDAY, June 27th
- Scientist Presentation
- Mock Study Section
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Day 2: RCMAR Annual Meeting: Cross Center Networking
3:15 PM – 5:00 PM – THURSDAY, June 27th
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Day 2: RCMAR Annual Meeting: RCMAR Scientist and NIA Staff Networking
3:15 PM – 5:00 PM – THURSDAY, June 27th
Only current and former RCMAR Scientists are invited to attend.
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FRIDAY
Day 3: RCMAR Annual Meeting: Morning Session
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM – FRIDAY, June 28th
- Scientist Presentation
- Mentoring for Mentors
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Day 3: RCMAR Annual Meeting: RCMAR VI Evaluation & Common Metrics (Center Directors Only)
11:20 AM – 1:30 PM – FRIDAY, June 28th
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A special thank you to our Planning Committee who volunteered their valuable time and knowledge to ensure that this Annual Meeting will be the best experience for all attendees.
Meet our Planning Committee
Janet Chu, MD, MPH, MAS
Dr. Janet Chu is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She works as a primary care physician and health services researcher. She is passionate about understanding and addressing the impact of multilevel social determinants of health that drive and perpetuate cancer disparities. Her research focuses on using implementation science to improve care and outcomes for diverse and underserved patients. She is a current Scientist in the Center for Aging in Diverse Communities. Her project aims to examine the association of sociodemographic, behavioral, clinical, and neighborhood social and built environment attributes with prevalence, progression, and outcomes of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) among a racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse cohort of older adults.
Olivia Okereke, MD
Dr. Okereke is Terry and Jean de Gunzburg MGH Research Scholar 2021-2026, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is Director of Geriatric Psychiatry and Director of the MGH Psychiatry Center for Racial Equity and Justice in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and she is Principal Investigator/Director of the Mass-ENVISION Alzheimer’s RCMAR. For the past 15 years, Dr. Okereke has been an NIH-funded investigator focusing on modifiable risk factors and prevention of adverse mental aging, including late-life depression, cognitive decline, and dementia, and reduction of health disparities in aging.
Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD, MS
Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD, MS, is a Professor in the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Founding Director of the Program of Men’s Health Research in the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions (HCHDS), Deputy Director of HCHDS, and Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He holds joint appointments in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in the Department of Medicine, and the Department of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and the Department of Sociology at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University.
Soham Al Snih, MD, PhD
Dr. Al Snih is a Professor in the Department of Population Health and Health Disparities at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. She is also Assistant Dean for Doctorate Foundational Curriculum, director of Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Program and a senior fellow of the Sealy Center on Aging. Dr. Al Snih has more than 20 years of experience in conducting research in Hispanic older adults, with emphasis on older Mexican Americans. Her research examines health outcomes using large datasets focusing on functional outcomes, muscle strength, disability, frailty, and health disparities in older adults. Dr. Al Snih has mentored over 50 graduate students (MS and PhD), medical students, fellows, visiting scholars, and junior faculties.
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