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Scientist Highlight: Mateo Farina, PhD (USC-AD RCMAR)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Mateo Farina, PhD, who became a USC-AD RCMAR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Farina’s RCMAR pilot project is “Using DNA Methylation Markers to Understand Black-White Disparities in Cognitive Health”. His research interests include life course origins of dementia risk, examining black-white disparities in health, assess in health life expectancies across…
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Introduction to Mediation and Moderation Concepts and Methods
On November 17, Tor Neilands, PhD presented in a webinar intended to move the understanding of how to introduce three conceptual approaches to mediation analysis: the causal steps method popularized by the seminal 1986 publication of Baron and Kenny, mediation analysis conducted via parametric structural equation modeling (SEM), and causal mediation analysis. Each of these…
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Scientist Highlight: Hee Rin Lee, PhD (MCUAAAR RCMAR)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Hee Rin Lee, PhD, who became a MCUAAAR RCMAR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Hee Rin Lee is a researcher in the field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). Her work addresses problems beyond the efficiency and functionality that are often prioritized in the advancement of robotics. She designs and evaluates robots for…
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The Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trials Training Program
This 10-month-long Program includes a combination of webinars, small group sessions, and a 5-day in-person Institute. The Institute is scheduled for January 9 – 13, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is critical that the candidate be able to attend the Institute in its entirety. To be eligible, participants must be US citizens, have…
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NIA mechanisms for junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows
NIA offers a variety of mechanisms specifically for junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows to advance their research and career training in aging. These include the K-series Research Career Development Awards (e.g., K01, K08, K23). Learn more.
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Special Issue in Honor of the Life and Legacy of James S. Jackson
This special issue of the Journal of Aging and Health honors the memory of James Jackson by elevating his many research contributions to the physical and mental health of older Black Americans. The articles focus on the central problems and questions that James Jackson addressed throughout his illustrious career.
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Lived Experience Panel on research study outcomes & ethics in 2 reports
Reports from the first two series of meetings with the IMPACT Lived Experience Panel (LEP) are now available on the IMPACT website. The two reports share highlights and insights gained during meetings with the LEP facilitated by IMPACT’s Patient Caregiver Relevant Outcomes Core and the Ethics and Regulation Core in the first cycle of the Lived Experience Panel. The LEP reflects a coordinated…
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SCIENTIST HIGHLIGHT: Mudasir (Roohi) Andrabi, PhD, (Deep South RCMAR)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Mudasir (Roohi) Andrabi, PhD who became a Deep South RCMAR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Andrabi is an assistant professor and a health behavior scientist at the Capstone College of Nursing and her research focuses on cardiovascular health promotion. She is particularly interested in the health promotion of underserved populations.…
