# University of Southern California Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (USC AD/ADRD RCMAR)

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · 2024 · $716,875

## Abstract

Project Summary
The health, social and economic issues associated with dementia, and the inequitable burden of dementia across
different racial/ethnic populations, are of such magnitude and complexity that they require a vantage point from
multiple disciplines. Generating scientific evidence to advance dementia health equity requires rigorous methods
applied to the best available data. The University of Southern California’s Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s
disease Related Dementias Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (USC AD/ADRD RCMAR) brings a
distinct capacity for integrating theories and tools from myriad disciplines including but not limited to economics,
sociology, and gerontology, using large, complex data sets, and applying rigorous panel data and quasi-
experimental methods to generate innovative AD/ADRD disparities research. Our interdisciplinary faculty have
the support and expertise to advance research in our focus area: pathways by which social, behavioral and
economic factors, and policies and health systems affect disparities in risk of AD/ADRD, and affect disparities in
the health, health care and economic outcomes of persons living with dementia. We build upon our successful
10-year history of advancing the research and careers of underrepresented scholars. We bring together the
infrastructure, leadership, interdisciplinary expertise and resources to: (1) increase the number, diversity, and
scholarly achievements of scholars of dementia health equity research and; (2) develop new, innovative lines of
research to advance dementia health equity. The USC AD/ADRD RCMAR is housed in the Schaeffer Center for
Health Policy and Economics, which brings together expertise in AD/ADRD from across USC’s schools, and
maintains a large data core, analytical programming team, and external affairs team to support AD/ADRD
research and disseminate findings for impact. To this we add resources and leaders from our partner NIA funded
centers: USC’s Roybal Center for Behavioral Interventions of Aging, Alzheimer Disease Research Center,
Center for Economic and Sociodemographic Study of AD/ADRD, and USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography
and Population Health. Importantly we have partnered with two HBCUs, Spelman College and Howard
University, and California State University Fullerton - an Hispanic and Latinx serving institution. Their junior
researchers and senior scholars and leaders are uniquely positioned to bring diverse perspectives and broaden
the field of AD/ADRD research. We propose a set of interrelated activities across three cores: (1) a Leadership
and Administration Core to provide leadership, management, communication, and evaluation systems for
achieving our goals; (2) a Research Education Core to selectively provided pilot research awards to junior
scientists and team-based mentorship and professional development to support rigorous research and enhance
the diversity of dementia disparities researchers; (3) an Analytical Core to de...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10907012
- **Project number:** 5P30AG043073-12
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- **Principal Investigator:** EMMA AGUILA
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $716,875
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2012-09-01 → 2028-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10907012

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10907012, University of Southern California Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (USC AD/ADRD RCMAR) (5P30AG043073-12). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10907012. Licensed CC0.

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