In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Christy Erving, PhD, who became a MCUAAAR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Erving’s RCMAR pilot project is “Multiple Sources of Psychosocial Stress and Mental Health among Black Women across the Life Course”. Her primary research areas explore how race, ethnicity, gender, and immigrant status intersect to produce health differentials;…
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Roger Wong, PhD, MPH, MSW, who became a JHAD RCMAR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Wong’s RCMAR pilot project is “Mediating and Moderating Effects of Modifiable Lifestyle Behaviors on Dementia Risk Among White and Hispanic Older Adults”. His research interests include racial and ethnic disparities in Alzheimer’s disease and…
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Kacie Deters, PhD, who became a San Diego AD-RCMAR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Deters’ RCMAR pilot project is “Race- and sex-based disparities in cognitive and genetic Alzheimer’s disease risk factors”. Her research focuses on ethnic and racial disparities in predictors (genetic; neuroimaging; neuropsychological assessments; social/environmental factors) for cognitive…
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Michael Oliver, PhD, who became a CIRAD Scientist in 2021. Dr. Oliver’s RCMAR pilot project is “Differential Effects of Tau Pathology and Dysautonomia in Alzheimer’s Disease”. Dr. Oliver’s research broadly focuses on understanding the effects that differences in neurocognitive function have on behavior and cognitive performance in young,…
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Lin Jiang, PhD, who became a UTRGV-AD RCMAR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Jiang’s RCMAR pilot project is “Decreasing social isolation among Mexican American informal caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease during the COVID-19 era: The utilization of technology”. Her research interest focuses on gerontology and technology. Learn more…
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Miao Li, PhD, who became a CCADMR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Li’s RCMAR pilot project is “Childhood Adversities, Race, and Late-life Cognition: Socio-behavioral Pathways”. Dr. Li’s research focuses on how socio-environmental factors affect health and health behaviors over the life course and across generations. His studies pursue an…
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Linda Sayed, PhD, who became a MCCFAD Scientist in 2021. Dr. Sayed’s RCMAR pilot project is “The Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 on Aging Arab Americans”. Her research focuses on the politics of citizenship as it relates to marginalized communities, refugee rights, health care accessibility, and systems of national…
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Azizi Seixas, PhD, who became a USC AD RCMAR Scientist in 2021. Dr. Seixas’ RCMAR pilot project is “Modeling and Combating Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Through Sleep and Exercise Among Racial Ethnic Minorities (M-CASE)”. Dr. Seixas’ research broadly focuses on two areas: 1) biological, behavioral, clinical, environmental, and psychosocial…