Category: News

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    Rest in Power Steven P. Wallace

    The RCMAR National Coordinating Center is deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of Steven P. Wallace, PhD on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Wallace was the RCMAR Coordinating Center Director since 2002 and a national leader in the areas of minority aging research. He was a tireless champion for the…

  • Scientist Highlight: Mario Gil (UTRGV)

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    Scientist Highlight: Mario Gil (UTRGV)

    In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Mario Gil, PhD, who became a Rio Grande Valley Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (UTRGV) RCMAR Scientist in 2019. Dr. Gil uses animal models and a systems neuroscience approach to investigate the interaction between neural pathways that regulate and/or influence behavior, cognition, and motivation. Learn more…

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    Webinar Recording

    The NIA Health Disparities Research Framework outlines four key levels of analysis related to disparities research. Included in these are environmental and sociocultural factors. On April 23rd, Drs. Patricia Jones, Amy Kind and Jennifer Ailshire showcased two tools researchers can use for understanding contextual factors that affect the health of diverse older adults. Watch the…

  • Scientist Highlight: Miriam Evans (CCADMR)

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    Scientist Highlight: Miriam Evans (CCADMR)

    In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Miriam Evans EdD, MEd, MCHES, who became a Carolina Center on Alzheimer’s Disease and Minority Research (CCADMR) RCMAR Scientist in 2018. Dr. Evans is an assistant professor of Health Education in the Department of Health Sciences at South Carolina State University. Her research interests include children’s environmental health; community…

  • Scientist Highlight: Danielle L. Beatty Moody (MCCFAD)

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    Scientist Highlight: Danielle L. Beatty Moody (MCCFAD)

    In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Danielle L. Beatty Moody, PhD, who became a Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) RCMAR Scientist in 2018. Dr. Beatty Moody is Director of The Social Determinants of Health Inequities Lab (SoDHI). The SoDHI Lab seeks to identify and ameliorate pathophysiological linkages of psychosocial and environmental…

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    NIH Funding Opportunity PA-20-172

    Long-Term Effects of Disasters on Health Care Systems Serving Health Disparity Populations (R01). PA-20-172

  • Scientist Highlight: Silvia H. Barcellos (USC RCMAR)

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    Scientist Highlight: Silvia H. Barcellos (USC RCMAR)

    In this week’s Scientist Highlights we feature Silvia H. Barcellos, PhD, who became a Minority Aging and Health Economics Research Center (USC RCMAR) Scientist in 2012. Dr. Barcellos’ RCMAR pilot project was Health Insurance and Financial Risk Among Diverse Elderly Populations. Her research interests span labor economics, development economics, and health economics. Read Dr. Barcellos’ full bio. Learn more…

  • Scientist Highlight: Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins (CICADA)

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    Scientist Highlight: Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins (CICADA)

    In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins, PhD, who became a Center for Improving Care Delivery for the Aging (CICADA) RCMAR Scientist in 2018. Dr. Jenkins, who is two-time award winner national journalist examines the influence of race, racism, and psychosocial stress within medicine. Dr. Jenkins leads research studies that analyze how stress…