About MCCFAD
The Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) is the collaborative effort between University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University. The Center is based on the campuses of the University of Michigan, Michigan State, and Wayne 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:
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- 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.
What is Context? Context means the bigger world around us—like money, relationships, and rules—that can affect Alzheimer’s risk and care.
The MCCFAD is funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) grant P30AG059300.
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]