Dr. Scott Counts is an Associate Professor of Translational Neuroscience at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and a member of the MDC Steering Committee.
Issue Areas:
Dementia 101
Science & Research
Dr. Irving Vega is an Associate Professor of Translational Neuroscience at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, on the faculty of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Core and Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease, and a member of the MDC Steering Committee. Dr. Vega gives seminars in English and Spanish.
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
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.
Issue Areas:
Caregiving
Science & Research
Sara Feldman is a Research Associate/Doctoral Student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Issue Areas:
Caregiving
Science & Research
Dr. Scott Roberts is a Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Director of the Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Core of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center, and a member of the MDC Steering Committee.
Issue Areas:
Dementia 101
Provider Education
Science & Research
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