The California Department of Public Health, Chronic Disease Control Branch, Alzheimer's Disease Program (ADP) is pleased to announce its intent to award seven (7) two-year research grants, totaling $8,730,744. The research categories focus on women, and communities of color, and on populations historically underrepresented in research, including the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) communities.
The award recipients and categories are:
Caregiving
(Individual) Principal Investigator: Maria Aranda, Ph.D, MSW, MPA
Institution: University of Southern California
Project Title: Leveraging New and Existing Data to Evaluate the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Caregiver Intentions
Amount/Years Awarded: $999,791 (2 Years)
(Individual) Principal Investigator: Jarmin Yeh, Ph.D, MPH, MSSW
Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Project Title: Replicating the IHSS + ADRD Training Project: Reducing the Social & Economic Impacts of Caregiving for Older Adults with ADRD in the IHSS System through Training
Amount/Years Awarded: $ 798,873 (2 Years)
Early Diagnosis and Detection
(Consortium) Principal Investigator: Rachel Nosheny, Ph.D
Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Project Title: California Latino Brain Health Registry
Amount/Years Awarded: $2,231,504 (2 Years)
(Individual) Principal Investigator: Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, Ph.D
Institution: The Regents of the University of California, Davis
Project Title: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Metabolic Dysfunction and Alzheimer's Disease: The Diet-Gut-Liver-Brain Axis
Amount/Years Awarded: $1,000,000 (2 Years)
(Individual) Principal Investigator: Timothy Chang, MD, Ph.D
Institution: The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Project Title: Assessment of Dementia Screening Toolkit for Primary Care in Diverse Populations
Amount/Years Awarded: $799,932 (2 Years)
(Individual) Principal Investigator: Freddi Segal-Gidan, Ph.D, PA
Institution: Rancho Research Institute
Project Title: Improving Caregiving Support for Latinos with Early Onset Dementia
Amount/Years Awarded: $597,648 (2 Years)
Populations Suffering from Health Disparities
(Consortium) Principal Investigator: David Johnson, Ph.D
Institutions: The Regents of the University of California, Davis
Project Title: Testing Efficacy of the Good Life Program on Healthy Aging to Change
Amount/Years Awarded: $2,302,996 (2 Years)
