Caregiving – Michigan Dementia Coalition

Christina Wall

Christina Wall is an End of Life Doula, hospice volunteer, and professor at Eastern Michigan University.

Issue Areas:
Advance Care Planning
Caregiving

Amanda N. Leggett, PhD

Dr. Amanda Leggett is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Gerontology and Department of Psychology at Wayne State University, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan, and Co-Chair of the Michigan Dementia Coalition

Issue Areas:
Caregiving
Science & Research

Fei Sun, PhD, MSW

Dr. Fei Sun is a Professor at the School of Social Work at Michigan State University, a National Health & Policy Aging Fellow, and a member of the MDC Steering Committee.

Issue Areas:
Caregiving
Dementia Friendly Communities
Diverse Audiences & Populations
Elder Abuse

Kristine J. Ajrouch, PhD

Dr. Kristine Ajrouch is Director of the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research and a member of the MDC Steering Committee.

Issue Areas:
Caregiving
Diverse Audiences & Populations
Science & Research

Leslie Dubin, LMSW, ACSW

Leslie Dubin is a Geriatric Social Worker with the University of Michigan Health System, and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Michigan School of Social Work.

Issue Areas:
Caregiving
Elder Abuse
Provider Education

Beth Nolan, PhD

Dr. Beth Nolan is Director of Research and Policy for Positive Approach to Care.

Issue Areas:
Caregiving
Dementia 101
Provider Education

Martha York, LBSW

Martha York is the Community Education Coordinator for Region 2 Area Agency on Aging.

Issue Areas:
Advance Care Planning
Caregiving
Dementia 101
Provider Education

James Mangi, PhD

James Mangi is a retired scientist, long -time care partner for his wife, Co-Chair of Dementia Friendly Services, and a member of the MDC Steering Committee.

Issue Areas:
Caregiving
Dementia Friendly Communities

Courtney A. Polenick, PhD

Dr. Courtney Polenick is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School and Faculty Associate in the Aging & Biopsychosocial Innovations Program of the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research.