Dr. Sol is a clinical psychologist with clinical training emphasis in rehabilitation psychology. Her research interests are in ethnic minority health and disparities in cognitive aging and dementia using large epidemiological datasets for longitudinal analyses.
Research Theme: Aging & Retirement
Josh Ehrlich
Dr. Ehrlich is an ophthalmologist and population health researcher. His research is focused on understanding and addressing the adverse impact of vision impairment and blindness on health, disability, and quality-of-life, with a particular focus on older adults. He is the principal investigator of NIH funded research in this field, and also collaborates with a number… Continue reading Josh Ehrlich
Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD)
Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) aims to foster and enhance innovative research in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) with the long term goals to 1) advance ADRD-relevant social and behavioral science research in underserved and underrepresented communities while; 2) diversify the research workforce dedicated to healthy aging. This center will… Continue reading Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD)
Caregiving for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Enhancing the National Study of Caregiving (NSOC)
The goal of this project is to build upon the National Health and Aging Trends Study and the National Study of Caregiving to provide new national data that will enhance understanding of caregiving for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Aims are to: 1. Re-interview caregivers that participated in the 2015 NSOC… Continue reading Caregiving for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Enhancing the National Study of Caregiving (NSOC)
Alzheimer’s Disease Risk and Ethnic Factors: The Case of Arab Americans
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) afflicts 11% of the U.S. population aged 65 and over, and half of these cases go undiagnosed. The incidence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD is higher among many racial/ ethnic minorities, but rates among Arab Americans, who possess more cardiovascular risk factors than whites, are unknown. The first of its… Continue reading Alzheimer’s Disease Risk and Ethnic Factors: The Case of Arab Americans
Laitner,John P
Dr. Laitner is Director of the University of Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center. His research falls primarily in the area of economic theory, in particular, factors influencing long-run growth and the distribution of wealth. He also studies Social Security solvency issues and reform options.
Birditt,Kira S
Kira Birditt earned a PhD in Human Development and Family Studies from Pennsylvania State University and B.A. and M.S. degrees in Psychology from Western Washington University. She serves as a Research Associate Professor at the Survey Research Center and the Director of the Aging and Biopsychosocial Innovations Program, both at the University of Michigan Institute… Continue reading Birditt,Kira S
Patterson,Sarah Elizabeth
Dr. Sarah E. Patterson is a Demographer and Sociologist. Currently, she is a Research Assistant Professor at the Survey Research Center and a Faculty Affiliate at the Population Studies Center, both at the University of Michigan. She is working on projects related to families, aging, and caregiving. More broadly, her research addresses whether and how… Continue reading Patterson,Sarah Elizabeth
Langa,Kenneth M
Dr. Langa is the A Regula Herzog Distinguished University Professor of Internal Medicine and Survey Research, Cyrus Sturgis Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Institute for Social Research, a Research Scientist in the Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, and an Associate Director of the Institute of Gerontology, all at the University of… Continue reading Langa,Kenneth M
Weir,David R
Dr. Weir is a Research Professor in the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research and Director of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). He has led the transformation of the HRS into a world-leading biosocial survey combining its traditional excellence as a longitudinal survey with direct biological measures of health, genetics, linked… Continue reading Weir,David R