About MCCFAD
The Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) is the collaborative effort between University of Michigan, Michigan State University, 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. 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.
- Diversify the research workforce dedicated to healthy aging.
The Center aims to achieve those goals by:
- Advancing ADRD-relevant disparities research in epidemiology, health economics and culturally-sensitive care.
- Recruiting and mentoring 15 Research Scientists from the Alzheimer’s sector of the Resource Centers for Minority Aging through professional publications and independent research applications and funding.
- Connecting with African American, Arab American and Latino communities to broaden understanding of intra- and inter-cultural factors affecting participation in ADRD research.
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 Liason and Recruitment Core.
The MCCFAD is funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) grant P30AG059300.
MCCFAD Team
![Dr. Kristine Ajrouch](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ISR_Kristine-Ajrouch_September2023-5-scaled-e1700249236922-1.jpg)
Dr. Kristine Ajrouch
Co-Director
Administrative Core Lead
![Dr. Toni Antonucci](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ISR_Toni-Antonucci_September2023-1-scaled-1-e1700247754636-1.jpg)
Dr. Toni Antonucci
Co-Director
Administrative Core Co-Lead
![Dr. Laura Zahodne](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LCD-headshot.jpg)
Dr. Laura Zahodne
Co-Director
Administrative Core Co-Lead
![Dr. Irving Vega](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Irving_Vega_sq.jpg)
Dr. Irving Vega
MCCFAD Faculty
![Dr. Noah Webster](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Noah_picture.Sept2023-scaled-e1700247881707-1.jpg)
Dr. Noah Webster
MCCFAD Faculty
Analytic Core Co-Lead
![Dr. Richard Gonzalez](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Richard_Gonzalez.jpg)
Dr. Richard Gonzalez
MCCFAD Faculty
Analytic Core Lead
![Dr. Wassim Tarraf](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wassim-e1700247956811-1.jpg)
Dr. Wassim Tarraf
MCCFAD Faculty
![Dr. Sheria Robinson-Lane](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ISR_Sheria-Robinson-Lane_September2023-3-scaled-e1700248018629-1.jpg)
Dr. Sheria Robinson-Lane
MCCFAD Faculty
Research and Education Core Co-Lead
![Dr. HwaJung Choi](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Headshot_082323b-1.jpg)
Dr. HwaJung Choi
MCCFAD Faculty
Research and Education Core Co-Lead
![Dr. Lindsay Kobayashi](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lkob-1-e1703171176808-1.jpg)
Dr. Lindsay Kobayashi
MCCFAD Faculty
Area Expert/Epidemiology
![Dr. Lindsay Ryan](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lindsay-ryan-e1703169711190-1.jpg)
Dr. Lindsay Ryan
MCCFAD Faculty
Area Expert/Data Resource
![Maham Adnan](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ISR_Maham-Adnan_DEC2023-3-scaled-e1703170939335.jpg)
Maham Adnan
MCCFAD Team Member
Project Coordinator
![Donna Jawad](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Donna_Jawad-e1701372655580.png)
Donna Jawad
MCCFAD Team Member
![Ana Ramos](https://mccfad.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSC08153-3-1.jpg)
Ana Ramos
MCCFAD Team Member
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
[email protected]