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Goncalo Abecasis, D.Phil., B.Sc.
Associate Professor in Biostatistics
Phone: (734) 763-4901
E-mail: goncalo@umich.edu
Faculty Profile
- Develops statistical tools and software for the identification and study of genetic variants important in human disease. MORE
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Cathleen Connell, PhD, MS, BA
Professor in Health Behavior and Health Education
Phone: (734) 647-3189
E-mail: cathleen@umich.edu
Faculty Profile
- Expert in dementia caregiving and the psychological and social impact of chronic illness among older adults, particularly Alzheimer's disease. MORE
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Brant E. Fries, PhD
Professor in Health Management and Policy
Phone: (734) 936-2107
E-mail: bfries@umich.edu
Faculty Profile
- Helped develop Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI), federally mandated
evaluation of nursing home residents, providing information on approximately 4.8 million residents per year. MORE
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George A. Kaplan, PhD
Professor in Epidemiology
Phone: (734) 615-9209
E-mail: gkaplan@umich.edu
Faculty Profile
- Recent studies by Kaplan and colleagues have detailed the cumulative cost of socioeconomic disadvantage on health and functional outcomes in the elderly and the role of equity in the distribution of income on overall health of populations. MORE
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Neal M. Krause, PhD, MA
Professor in Health Behavior and Health Education
Phone: (734) 763-5583
E-mail: nkrause@umich.edu
Faculty Profile
- Focuses on stress and the resources people use to cope with it. MORE
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Relevant Issues of Findings Magazine
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One Day of Alzheimer's: Caring for a loved one can be a regular exercise in heartbreak. |
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Educating the Public Health Workforce inFOCUS: Nursing homes |
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Research Highlights-- Another Culprit Identified in Menopause Bone Loss Research Highlights-- Possible Breakthrough on Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
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Research Update-- Fries to Lead Major National Study of Nursing Homes |
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Hot Flashes and Other Midlife Myths. With an unprecedented $80 million nationwide research project focusing on women at midlife, scientists are not only saying the "menopause" in public, they're finding out what it really means (PDF). Future Findings-- A Worldwide Network of Care (PDF, page 9) |
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Healthily Ever After: Researchers are pinpointing the factors that can put one octogenarian on cross-country skis and another in a wheelchair (PDF). The Genetics of Aging: A mispelled letter may provide critical insight into the process of growing old (PDF, page 12) Saving the Eyes (PDF, page 17) |
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Future Findings-- Age-Related Change: What Causes It? How Does it Affect Us? (PDF, page 40) |
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