Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD)
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Wayne State University and Eastern Michigan University. The Center is based on the campuses of the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. MCCFAD is one of the Alzheimer’s disease-focused Centers coordinated by the Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (AD-RCMAR) and it is funded by the National Institute on Aging. Our research, training and community-based activities are implemented through four interacting components: the Administrative Core, the Research and Educational Core, the Analytic Core, and the Community Liaison and Recruitment Core.
Pilot Process Overview
Research Scientist Enrichment Program
Contact Us
Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease
Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
426 Thompson St.
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106
mccfad.isr@nullumich.edu
Website: https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/
Other information about MCCFAD:
MCCFAD aims to foster and enhance innovative research in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) with long term goals to advance ADRD-relevant social and behavioral science research in underserved and underrepresented communities and diversify the research workforce dedicated to healthy aging. The Center aims to achieve these goals by advancing ADRD-relevant disparities research in epidemiology, health economics and culturally-sensitive care. MCCFAD is also very committed to advancing research on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in the Arab American and Latino American communities in Metro Detroit. Right now, there is very little research that focuses on either of these groups. MCCFAD is seeking information from individuals in these communities who are interested in joining research volunteer directories (RVDs) for future opportunities to participate in research. Completing this survey tells us that you are interested and willing to consider opportunities to participate in research if they are offered. When you submit the survey, your information will be put into our directory of potential research participants.
Each year, the Research and Education Core (REC) will sponsor a Summer Data Immersion that will leverage University of Michigan’s considerable secondary data resources to train investigators at all levels (graduate students, post-docs, junior faculty, mid and senior faculty). The specific goals of this national, competitive program are to provide:
1. Intensive analytic training
2. Exposure to secondary data sources that can be used for supplementary publications and pilot data for grant applications
3. Significant networking opportunities. During the four-day program, leaders from ICPSR, NACDA,HRS and others will introduce scholars to major, large-scale, international datasets available to address Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)-relevant research questions and provide hands-on instruction in the use of these datasets.