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Participant Resource Pool

Staff

Amanda J. Horn

Amanda J HornDetroit HBEC Community Outreach Specialist & Research Assistant, Institute of Gerontology

B.A. 2013 Sociology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
M.A. 2017 Sociology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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More about Amanda J. Horn

Amanda J. Horn is the Community Outreach Specialist for the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR). Her role is within the Community Liaison Recruitment Core (CLRC) where she maintains and organizes all HBEC activities. This includes organizing the Lunch & Learn community education events, publishing the bi-annual newsletter, and managing the Participant Resource Pool (PRP) database. The PRP provides older African American adults the opportunity to participate in research and offers researchers a database to recruit for their studies. She also maintains relationships with the Community Advisory Board members that oversees all HBEC activities. Amanda is also a doctoral candidate in the department of Sociology at Wayne State University. Her research background and ongoing dissertation work focuses on visible and invisible chronic illness experiences as well as reconceptualizing stigma and medicalization as they intersect with gender.

Deborah Robinson

Deborah Robinson Faculty Administrative Coordinator, MCUAAAR
Research Investigator, Research Center for Group Dynamics

B.A., Psychology, 1978, Williams College
Ph.D., Psychology, 1987, University of Michigan
MBA, International Organizations, 2005, University of Geneva

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More about Deborah Robinson

Dr. Robinson is a researcher and senior program manager with more than 25 years of experience working with grassroots community groups, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, churches, government agencies, and most recently, public libraries. She has lived, worked in, or traveled to 75 countries to date and has over 15 years’ experience in survey research methodology. She is the Co-PI on the African Americans Living Abroad Project being conducted by the Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA). There has not been a comprehensive study of African Americans living abroad globally because of numerous methodological challenges. Dr. Robinson is creating innovative strategies to address these challenges. In addition to the quantitative online survey, Dr. Robinson plans to conduct qualitative oral histories with African Americans currently living overseas.

Carol Talbott

Carol TalbottAdministrative Assistant, Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University

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More about Carol Talbott

Carol is the Administrative Assistant in the Institute of Gerontology, Division of Research at Wayne State University. She has been research administrator for MCUAAAR project, handling day-to-day grant and contracts activity, for almost 20 years. Her longevity at WSU is for almost 49 years.

Xinyan Mitchell

MCUAAAR: Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging ResearchResearch Administrator, The Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)

BBA, Eastern Michigan University

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Vanessa O. Rorai

Vanessa RoraiCommunity Outreach Specialist, Healthier Black Elders Center

Certificate, 2018, Gerontology, Wayne State University
MSW, 2016, Master of Social Work, Wayne State University
B.A., 2012, Developmental Psychology, University of Windsor 

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More about Vanessa O. Rorai

Vanessa is the Community Outreach Specialist for the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR). Her role is within the Community Liaison Recruitment Core (CLRC) where she maintains and organizes all HBEC activities. This includes organizing the Lunch & Learn community education events, publishing the bi-annual newsletter, and managing the Participant Resource Pool (PRP) database. The PRP provides older African American adults the opportunity to participate in research and offers researchers a database to recruit for their studies. She also maintains relationships with the Community Advisory Board members that oversees all HBEC activities.

Angela M. Zell

Angela M. ZellAdministrative Support Staff, The Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)

Dr.P.H., Expected 2021, Public Health, Capella University M.S., 2018, Human Development & Family Studies, Michigan State University
M.P.H., 2013, Public Health, Michigan State University
B.B.A., 2010, Health Services Administration, Davenport University

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More about Angela M. Zell

Ms. Zell’s research interests are older adults and chronic conditions, and geriatric medical education.

Ms. Zell is a Project Coordinator for the MSU College of Human Medicine’s Office of Research. She coordinates collaborative research across disciplines, colleges, and domestic and international communities. She is the co-instructor and preceptor for the introductory research and health literacy classes for medical student courses. Ms. Zell organizes and mentors student research opportunities, approves and grades medical student research electives. She serves as the needs assessment coordinator and project operations manager on the Caring for Patients with Chronic Conditions (CPCC), Geriatric Rural Extension of Expertise through Telegeriatric Services (GREETS), Partners in Aging Strategies and Training (PAST) grants, served as an Evaluation Coordinator for the THRIVE grant and provides administrative support on the MCUAAAR grant. She conducted a study of CHM faculty perceptions of medical student and resident research. She managed the faculty search for seven public health research positions for Flint, MI.