Emerging Scholars

The DECC Emerging Scholars program recognizes and supports the next generation of researchers advancing our understanding of aging and Alzheimer's disease. Through fellowships, mentorship, and opportunities to connect across our nationwide network of 16 NIA-funded centers, Emerging Scholars gain the resources and relationships they need to grow as scientists and scholars.

Center On Aging And Population Sciences (CAPS)

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Alexandra Clark
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Christy Erving
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Ying Huang
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Rachel Mis
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Amanda Pollitt
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Lawrence Stacey

Center On Biodemography And Population Health (CBPH)

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Flavia Andrade
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Lauren Brown
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Adolfo Cuevas

Carolina Center for Population Aging and Health (CCPAH)

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Ganga Bey
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Mia Brantley
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Justin Sola

Center for Advancing Sociodemographic and Economic Study of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (CeASES ADRD)

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Jack Chapel
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Amanda C. Chen

Center For Aging Families (CAF)

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Shiro Furuya
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Lauren Newmyer

Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA)

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Callie Freitag
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Maichou Lor
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Tamkinat Rauf

Center for Healthy Aging Behaviors and Longitudinal Investigations (CHABLIS)

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Rita Hu
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Laura McGuinn

Center for Population Health and Aging (CPHA)

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Jessica Sayles West
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Jonathan Zhang

Center for Seniors Uniting Nationwide to Support Health, Integrated Care, and Economics (SUNSHINE)

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Margaret Connolly
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Shelby Steuart

Center to Accelerate Population Research in Alzheimer's (CAPRA)

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Alexander Chaitoff
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Yi Chen
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Monica Walters

Hopkins Economics Of Alzheimer's Disease & Services (HEADS) Center

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Rashmita Basu
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Karen Shen
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Mfon Umoh
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Zhang Zhang

Life Course Center (LCC)

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Caitlin Carroll
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Thomas Helgerman
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Rae Anne Martinez
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Emma Zang

Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA)

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Wen-Hua (Zoey) Lai
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Ashly Westrick
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Shu Xu

NBER Center For Aging And Health Research

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Jetson Leder-Luis
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Marzyeh Ghassemi
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Jevay Grooms
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RJ Waken

San Antonio Center for AD/ADRD Population Aging and Social Studies (CAPAS)

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Marcie (Xi) Mao
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Greg Orewa
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Stephanie Santiago-Mejias
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Amy Werry-McFarlin

Southern Population Aging Research Center (SPARC)

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Myles Moody
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Collin Mueller

The UC Berkeley Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging (CEDA)

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Dennis Feehan
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Becky Staiger

The Coordinating Center is funded by the National Institute on Aging. 
Grant Number: U24AG097134

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