About

Our research focuses on identifying effective strategies to prevent or delay cognitive aging, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, stroke, and other health outcomes in older adults. We are especially interested in understanding the lifecourse determinants of racial, ethnic, and other social inequalities in healthy aging. To address these research questions rigorously, our work emphasizes methods to strengthen causal inference in observational research.

Projects and Funding

NIA R01AG074359

Historical social and environmental determinants of memory decline and dementia among U.S. older adults

Project period: Sep 2021 - May 2026

Role: Multiple Principal Investigator (with Dr. Joan Casey, Columbia University)

NIA R01AG052132

Lifecourse health, cerebral pathology and ethnic disparities in dementia

Project period: Sep 2021 - May 2026

Role: Multiple Principal Investigator (with Dr. Rachel Whitmer, UC Davis; Dr. Paola Gilsanz, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research; and Dr. Maria Glymour, UC San Francisco)

NIA R56AG069126

Optimizing generalizability of biomarker studies for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias with epidemiologic tools

Project period: May 2021 - Apr 2022

Role: Principal Investigator

UCLA Hellman Fellows Program

Estimating population prevalence of pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease: application of epidemiologic tools to enhance generalizability of a biomarker study

Project period: Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

Role: Principal Investigator

California Department of Public Health

California Latino Brain Health Registry (CAL-BHR)

Project period: Apr 2020 - Jun 2022

Role: Co-investigator

NIA R01AG063969

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in a diverse cohort of Asian Americans

Project period: Sept 2019 - Apr 2023

Role: Principal Investigator

NIA R01AG066132

Contributions of educational quality and occupational complexity on inequities in brain health and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia

Project period: Sept 2019 - May 2024

Role: Co-investigator

Karen Toffler Charitable Trust

The purpose of this gift is to provide support for research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

Project period: 2018-present

Role: Principal Investigator

NIA R01AG057869

Closing the gap between observational research and randomized trials for prevention of Alzheimer's Disease and dementia

Project period: Sept 2018 - Apr 2023

Role: Co-Investigator

NIA RF1AG059872

The inverse association between cancer and Alzheimers disease: comparing spurious and causal explanations to illuminate the causes of Alzheimers disease

Project period: Aug 2018 - Apr 2022

Role: Co-Investigator

NIA R00AG053410

Racial Disparities in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: The Role of Blood Pressure Throughout Adulthood

Project period: Sept 2016 - Mar 2022

Role: Principal Investigator