
Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research
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The Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) is a collaborative research, community outreach, and faculty mentoring program based at Wayne State, Michigan State and the University of Michigan. It is one of the national Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) funded by the National Institute on Aging to increase and enhance the future scientific research workforce; mentoring promising new faculty and research scientists for sustained careers in aging-related behavioral research.
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Dr. Chatters Receives James Jackson Outstanding Mentorship Award
Linda Chatters, PhD is the Paula Allen Meares Collegiate Professor of Social Work, a Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education in the School of Public Health, and Faculty Associate with the Program for Research on Black Americans, Institute of Social Research. Dr. Chatters received the James Jackson Outstanding Mentorship Award from GSA at its 2025 Annual Meeting in Boston. The award recognizes individuals who have exemplified outstanding commitment and dedication to mentoring minority researchers in the field of aging. This award is in memory of Dr. James S. Jackson, a pioneering psychologist in the fields of race and culture and the impact of racial disparities on minority health and is managed by the Minority Issues in Gerontology Advisory Panel. Dr. Chatters is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (Behavioral and Social Sciences Section), has written over 160 articles and book chapters, and has been designated by Thomson-ISI as a Highly Cited Researcher in the Category of General Social Sciences.
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The MCUAAAR Hosted Webinar for HBCU Partners
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…
$3.5 million grant renewal marks 30 years of support for aging and health equity across Michigan
Funding for the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) has been renewed, ensuring another five years of high quality research, career mentorship, and community outreach.
MCUAAAR, which has been continuously funded since 1997, is a collaborative, multi-university research center housed at the University of Michigan…
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