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Advancing Alzheimer’s family caregiving interventions and research capacity in Vietnam

Description
The goal of this project is to test a culturally adapted dementia caregiver intervention in Vietnam and to strengthen research capacity through the development of a research network and mentored pilot projects.

Funding
National Institutes of Health / National Institute on Aging

Ladson Hinton, M.D., B.A.
Principal Investigator
lwhinton@ucdavis.edu

Autism Intervention Research Network on Behavioral Health

Description
Decades of research have established that racial ethnic minority, low-income, and/or non-English speaking children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are diagnosed later than white children, and their families experience greater difficulty accessing services. The goal of the Autism Intervention Research Network on Behavioral Health (AIR-B Network), is to work with community partners to increase access to ASD services for families from traditionally underserved populations.

Funding
Human Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Aubyn C. Stahmer, Ph.D.

Co-Investigator
astahmer@ucdavis.edu

Connie Kasari, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator, UCLA

Reducing disparities in ADRD research participation among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Description
The goal of the CARE project is to reduce disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) research participation among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) through the creation of a registry of AAPI who are interested in participating in various types of ADRD research.

Funding
National Institutes of Health / National Institute on Aging

Ladson Hinton, M.D., B.A.
Co-Investigator
lwhinton@ucdavis.edu

The Partnership in Implementation Science for Geriatric Mental Health

Description
The overall goal of the proposed Partnership in Implementation Science for Geriatric Mental Health (PRISM) project is to establish a hub to integrate implementation research for scaling up sustainable, evidence-based mental health interventions with research capacity-building activities for East Asia.

Funding
National Institutes of Health / National Institute of Mental Health

Ladson Hinton, M.D., B.A.
Co-Investigator
lwhinton@ucdavis.edu

Description
For this project, we will develop an unprecedented longitudinal study of 540 older Vietnamese Americans in the Sacramento and Santa Clara areas to begin addressing the dearth of cognitive aging research in this population. We will examine cognition at baseline and cognitive decline, as well as rates of mild cognitive impairment and dementia. We will investigate how early life adversity, trauma, socio-contextual, psychosocial factors, cardiovascular health, and cardiovascular disease risk factors, impact cognitive outcomes.

Funding
National Institutes of Health / National Institute on Aging

Ladson Hinton, M.D., B.A.
Co-Investigator
lwhinton@ucdavis.edu