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In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Andrea Henderson-Platt, PhD, who became a Carolina Center on Alzheimer’s Disease and Minority Research (CCADMR) RCMAR Scientist in 2018. Dr. Henderson-Platt’s research focuses on the influence of psychosocial resources in contemporary health and family life.  She is particularly interested in the role of religion among minoritized populations, especially…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Laura Cabrera, PhD, who became a Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) RCMAR Scientist in 2018. Dr. Cabrera joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences and the Department of Translational Neuroscience at the Michigan State University…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Nasim Baghban Ferdows, PhD, who became an AD USC Minority Aging Health Economics Research Center RCMAR Scientist in 2019. Dr. Ferdows is a health economist with multidisciplinary training in gerontology and health services research. With a background in mathematics and economics, she possesses a wide range of analytical skills…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Jasmine Travers, PhD, who became a Center for Improving Care Delivery for the Aging (CICADA) RCMAR Scientist in 2018. Dr. Travers is an assistant professor at New York University College of Nursing. Dr. Travers pilot project focus on the differences in psychosocial, mental health, and medical health outcomes…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Cara Carty, PhD who became a Native Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (AD-NAD RCMAR) Scientist in 2019. Dr. Carty is an Assistant Research Professor at Washington State University, Department of Health Sciences. As a member of the IREACH Methods Core, she has expertise in statistical methods…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Rafael Samper-Ternent, MD, PhD, who became a Texas RCMAR, at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB RCMAR) Scientist in 2019. Dr. Samper-Ternet is an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Department of Internal Medicine. His main areas of interest are resilience…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Ellen Terry, PhD, who became a University of Florida Center for Advancing Minority Pain & Aging Science (UF CAMPAS) RCMAR Scientist in 2018. Dr. Terry’s research experiences involve using psychophysiological assessment techniques (e.g., electrocardiography, skin conductance, electromyography) to investigate the influence of emotion on pain and nociceptive processing in…

In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Jennifer Tsui, PhD, MPH, who became a Asian Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (Asian RCMAR) Scientist in 2019. Dr. Tsui is an Assistant Professor at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Department of Population Science. Her research focuses on disparities in cancer care delivery and cancer outcomes,…