# Research Education Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES · 2024 · $183,192

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The Resource Center for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research in Asian and Pacific Americans (RCASIA)
has missions of 1) increasing scientists underrepresented in AD/ADRD-related Behavioral, Social, and
Economic Research biomedical research through innovative models of mentoring and community interaction;
2) advancing the rigor and impact of AD/ADRD pilot studies in older APAs through Common Data Elements
and data-sharing; 3) serving as a national resource for linguistically/culturally tested and validated tools to
assess cognition, function, and AD/ADRD care in APA populations. The Research Education Component –
led by returning REC lead Dr. Melissa Simon and newly recruited Dr. Mary Mittelman who has served as
Education and Psychosocial Core leads for the NYU ADRC – will coordinate all training activities including the
2-year didactic curriculum, the training for Responsible Conduct in Research, and the pairing of Scientist-
Mentor with an RCASIA mentor. REC will also introduce an innovative, theory-based model of mentoring
consisting of developmental model-based discipline-specific Pods (mentor-mentee dyads in similar
discipline, former Scientists as consultants, AnC faculty) and transdisciplinary ethnicity-based Teams
(mentor-mentee dyads from diverse disciplines working with participants from same APA subgroup,
Community and Lived Advisors, CLRC faculty). Beyond traditional academic metrics, REC will lead baseline
training needs assessment of entering Scientists; monitor Pod/Team meetings; attend yearly the Annual
RCMAR Meeting with two Scientists; and co-lead the Responsible Conduct of Research session with the
Rutgers Center for Population Level Ethics. Three of the projects proposed for funding in Year 1 from
underrepresented Scientists involve harmonization of cognitive and social determinant measures across US-
based study of older Chinese adults (PINE), China-based study of older Chinese adults (CHARLS), and US-
based study of older immigrant and non-immigrant adults (HRS) to identify the effect of background and
immigration on cognitive trajectories; analysis of healthcare utilization by older disaggregated Asian
Americans with co-morbid AD/ADRD and epilepsy across five U.S. states (using HCUP), followed by group
concept mapping to improve care delivery for Chinese and Asian Indian adults with AD/ADRD and epilepsy in
NJ; acceptability and feasibility of continuous glucose monitoring to reduce care needs and dyadic
conflicts for older Chinese Americans with diabetes and very mild AD/ADRD. Throughout these activities,
REC will be closely supported by the Cores and will coordinate yearly with the EAC for continuous evaluation
and improvement. Successful completion of the REC Aims will maximize the training and scientific
productivity of RCASIA Scientists, develop a pipeline of returning RCASIA Scientists who will in turn serve as
mentors or peer mentors, and generate evidence for the effectiveness of the Pod/Team model of mentoring.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10906975
- **Project number:** 5P30AG083257-02
- **Recipient organization:** RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Mary Sherman Mittelman
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $183,192
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2023-08-15 → 2028-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10906975

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10906975, Research Education Core (5P30AG083257-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10906975. Licensed CC0.

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