Celestina Barbosa-Leiker, PhD
Dr. Celestina Barbosa-Leiker’s pilot project explores how factors such as depression and quality of life impact ADRD in American Indian adults. She will use data collected in the Cerebrovascular Disease and its Consequences in American Indians Study, and it will be the first study to conduct this level of analyses with American Indian elders, increasing the potential for interventions in tribal communities.Dr. Alexandra Jackson’s pilot project aims to describe the health and quality of life of caregivers of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). She will survey and interview caregivers of NHPI adults with ADRD across the United States about cultural dimensions of caregiving, caregiving responsibilities, costs related to caregiving, caregiver mental and physical health, quality of life, and health behaviors. This study will inform future research that aims to culturally tailor interventions to promote the health and quality of life of caregivers of NHPI adults with ADRD.