Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research

Proposals are sought that support junior investigator-initiated research pilot projects that can lead to independent NIH-funded projects. Collaborative research projects that involve faculty from more than one department, school or institute are also encouraged.

Proposals for behavioral and social science research that focus on the mental and physical health of older African-Americans are encouraged from all academic disciplines that address issues relevant to this topic. Proposals should recognize the importance of a person’s life course development and experiences of stress and coping as it relates to the specific research question of interest. Some examples of these issues include: quality of life, health effects of prejudice and discrimination, caregiving, social support, family life, cognition, mental disorders, morbidity and mortality, healthcare utilization, work and retirement.

Charles Senteio, PhD, LCSW, MSW, MBA, was an Associate Professor (with tenure) in the Department of Library and Information Science, in the School of Communication and Information, at Rutgers University on the New Brunswick, New Jersey Campus. His research investigated the collection and use of information to identify causes of persistent racial health inequities, and develop approaches to address them. Charles passed away suddenly on October 24, 2026.

The Michigan Center for African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) and Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA) are pleased to announce its 2026 Summer Mentoring Workshop for Doctoral Students focusing on research with African American populations. The virtual workshop will take place June 16-18, 2026. Drs. Robert Joseph Taylor, Amanda Woodward and Katrina Ellis are the program lead faculty. The deadline to apply for the 2026
Summer Mentoring Program is March 16, 2026.

Dr. Tamara Baker, (2002 MCUAAAR Scientist and current member of MCUAAAR National Advisory Panel) is a Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MPI of the RCMAR National Coordinating Center. Her successful career was greatly influenced by…

Proposals are sought that support junior investigator-initiated research pilot projects that can lead to independent NIH-funded projects. Collaborative research projects that involve faculty from more than one department, school or institute are also encouraged.

Proposals for behavioral and social science research that focus on the mental and physical health of older African-Americans are encouraged from all academic disciplines that address issues relevant to this topic. Proposals should recognize the importance of a person’s life course development and experiences of stress and coping as it relates to the specific research question of interest. Some examples of these issues include: quality of life, health effects of prejudice and discrimination, caregiving, social support, family life, cognition, mental disorders, morbidity and mortality, healthcare utilization, work and retirement.

Peter A. Lichtenberg, PhD, ABPP (PI and Director, MCUAAAR) is the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Gerontology at Wayne State University. The award ceremony will take place in November at the Seattle GSA Annual Scientific Meeting, and the award includes an esteemed lectureship at the 2025 GSA meeting. Lichtenberg has been a member of GSA since…

Researchers often start with the arduous task of gathering data, but tapping into high-quality data sets that have already been collected can be a fast and invaluable way to survey the field, explore topics, and test ideas. By stewarding secondary data, ICPSR serves the purpose of providing social scientists with rich and broad data resources that are high in quality and publicly accessible.

The webinar was convened at the request of MCUAAAR’s HBCU partners at Howard and Prairie View A&M Universities to help faculty and students learn how to access secondary datasets from the University of Michigan. Dr. James McNally, Director of the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) and…