The lab uses community and patient engaged research processes to address health disparities and increase health equity with populations often overlooked.
About Our Lab
Our Purpose
The purpose of the lab is to increase the capacity of the community, patients, care teams and service provides to partner with academic researchers to increase overall wellness.
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Our Partners
Our lab partners with locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. Our partners agencies are other research programs, health and service providers, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, governmental agencies, and private industry.
Current Research
Health Disparities in Dementia
This article contextualizes health disparities as they relate to the neurodegenerative processes of ADRD.
Perceptions of Ethnoracial Factors in the Management and Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
Women of color, including non-Hispanic Black/African American women and Hispanic/Latinas, have a higher uterine fibroid prevalence, incidence, and disease burden compared to non-Hispanic White women. Therefore, understanding ethnoracial factors in the diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids in women of color is critical.
Effect of Race on Prediction of Brain Amyloidosis by Plasma Aβ42/Aβ40, Phosphorylated Tau, and Neurofilament Light
Background and ObjectivesTo evaluate whether plasma biomarkers of amyloid (Aβ42/Aβ40), tau (p-Tau181 and p-Tau231), and neuroaxonal injury (neurofilament light chain [NfL]) detect brain amyloidosis consistently across racial groups.
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