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Scientist Highlight: Ellen Terry (UF-CAMPAS)
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…
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Scientist Highlight: Jennifer Tsui (Asian RCMAR)
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,…
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Scientist Highlight: Iván Mejía-Guevara (SAGE)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Iván Mejía-Guevara, PhD, who became a Stanford Aging & Ethnogeriatrics Research Center (SAGE) RCMAR Scientist in 2018. His primary interests are statistical modeling for population health research; understanding the social determinants of health and mortality of minority populations, population aging and intergenerational transfers; lifespan inequality, child mortality, and maternal…
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Scientist Highlight: Lisa Scarton (NERC)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Lisa Scarton, PhD, RN, who became a Native Elder Research Center (NERC) RCMAR Scientist in 2019. Dr. Scarton’s research focuses on reducing health disparities among American Indian populations through the development of culturally informed interventions delivered across multiple generations and designed to improve health outcomes for persons with type 2…
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Scientist Highlight: Nazleen H. Bharmal (CHIME)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Nazleen H. Bharmal, MD, PhD, MPP, who became a Center for Health Improvement of Minority Elderly (CHIME) RCMAR Scientist in 2013. Dr. Bharmal is interested in stroke-risk reduction interventions administered through community-based organizations that provide healthcare enrollment, health-system navigation and health education and advocacy programs for low-income, often undocumented, South…
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Scientist Highlight: Joaquin A. Anguera (CADC)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Joaquin A. Anguera, PhD, who became a Center for Aging in Diverse Communities (CADC) RCMAR Scientist in 2014. The body of research Dr. Anguera developed during his graduate and postdoctoral training focused on characterizing & augmenting aspects of cognitive control & skill acquisition using behavioral and neuroimaging technologies. Creating…
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Scientist Highlight: Edna Brown (MCUAAAR)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Edna Brown, PhD, who became a Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) scientist in 2003. Dr. Brown’s current research collaborations address health and mental health disparities among older adults in urban multiethnic, multicultural communities. Her research objective is to understand the contextual factors that influence the…
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Scientist Highlight: Hui-Chen Hsu (DEEP SOUTH)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Hui-Chen Hsu, PhD, who became a Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (Deep South RCMAR) Scientist in 2007. Dr. Hsu is an Associate Professor of Medicine who studies the regulation of multiple types of immune cells in both humans and mice. She has had a long history…
