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Mark.Remiker​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-4295

Health equity among ethnic and rural caregivers of people with ADRD

What is this study about?

This is a one-year study that identifies the unique needs and assets of caregivers to persons with Alzheimer’s and similar brain conditions living in Northern Arizona. We are also interested in the health of caregivers in our area, and the resources they use and still need to maintain their physical, emotional, and mental well-being. We want programs that provide support to caregivers to recognize the unique needs and assets of these populations in Northern Arizona. Results from this project will be used to inform culture-based programs for Hispanic/Latino, Native American, and rural caregivers.

Our study will combine findings from the focus groups and surveys of caregivers, with interviews of policymakers and providers. We will also produce a report on the healthcare and social support resources that are available to caregivers in Northern Arizona, and participants will receive personalized information about the resources close to them.

This study is being conducted by Drs. Julie Baldwin, Dorothy Dunn, Yolanda Garcia, Michael McCarthy and Heather Williamson, with the assistance of Mark Remiker, program coordinator, Rachel Bacon, project coordinator, and Morgan Hustead, graduate student.

Study name: A Multilevel Examination of Health Equity among Ethnic and Rural ADRD Caregivers Specific Aims.
Funding: The study is funded by NIMHD/NIH U54MD012388
IRB Project Number: 1404845-1


Julie Baldwin

Multiple Principal Investigator, Administrative Core Lead, Recruitment Core Lead
Director, Center for Health Equity Research (CHER)
Regents’ Professor, Department of Health Sciences
Email: Julie.Baldwin@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-6566
Research Interests: Community-based participatory research, HIV/AIDS & substance abuse prevention, chronic disease prevention, diverse & rural populations

Dorothy Dunn

Co-Investigator
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Email: Dorothy.Dunn@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-6455
Research Interests: Geriatric nursing, gerontology, Alzheimer’s disease, community health, community-based participatory research

Yolanda Garcia

Co-Investigator
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
Email: Y.Evie.Garcia@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-7106
Research Interests: Health disparities, health psychology, neuropsychological assessment, multiculturally competent treatment, ethics

Michael McCarthy

Co-Investigator
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
Email: Michael.J.McCarthy@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-4237
Research Interests: family caregivers, mixed methods, mental health, stroke

Heather Williamson

Co-Investigator, Community Engagement Core
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
Email: Heather.Williamson@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-2031
Research Interests:Health equity among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, family caregiver support, health & social services research

Mark Remiker

Project Coordinator
Program Coordinator, Senior
Email: Mark.Remiker@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-4295
Research Interests: Anthropology, social networks, social epidemiology, mixed methods, behavioral health integration, health information technology

Rachel Bacon

Project Coordinator
Research Associate, CHER/SHERC
Email: Rachel.Bacon@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-5794
Research Interests: Health behaviors, immigration, racial-ethnic disparities, religious communities, GIS and spatial methods

Morgan Lee-Regalado Hustead

Research Assistant
Graduate Student, Department of Educational Psychology
Email: mr2448@nau.edu
Research Interests:Psychological Assessment, neuropsychological assessment

The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative is a grant-funded initiative of the Center for Health Equity Research at Northern Arizona University. SHERC is supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U54MD012388.

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