Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)
Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor & Wayne State University
Mission & Aims
The MCUAAAR is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in an effort to:
- Establish a mechanism for mentoring researchers for careers in research on the health of minority elders
- Enhance diversity in the professional workforce conducting research on the health of minority elders
- Develop and deploy strategies for recruiting and retaining minority group members in epidemiological, psychosocial, and/or biomedical research dealing with the health of the elderly
Our research, training and community-based activities are implemented through three interacting components: the Community Liaison Core, the Investigator Development Core and the Administrative Core.
MCUAAAR Key Personnel
Administrative Core: James Jackson, Director, Peter Lichtenberg, Co-Director
Investigator Core: Carmen Green, Core Co-Leader & Tom Jankowski, Core Co-Leader
Measurement Core: Toni Antonucci, Core Leader & Thomas Templin, Core Leader
Community Liaison Core: Carmen Green, Core Co-Leader & Letha Chadiha, Core Co-Leader
Spotlight

From 2007 to 2012, MCUAAAR has funded 15 pilot research projects by junior investigators from a variety of disciplines and professional schools, including Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Medicine, Public Health, Sociology and Health Education.
Since 2007, 12 RCMAR Scholars at MCUAAAR have received funding as Principal Investigators on NIH or foundation grants, with a total grant award amount of $6.1 million and median award amount of $160,000.
Pilot scholars from 2007 to 2010 produced a total of 133 publications following their MCUAAAR awards.