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ADVANCING RESEARCH ON THE DEMOGRAPHY OF AGING

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Research

MiCDA is accelerating research on aging in three signature areas:

Enriching data infrastructure and methods to promote breakthroughs in the demography of aging
The changing demography of late-life disability, dementia and family caregiving
Life course determinants of health and wellbeing in later life and related inequities

People

MiCDA is an interdisciplinary community of scholars from across the University of Michigan with a shared interest in the demography of aging

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Lindsay Kobayashi

Lindsay Kobayashi

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health

Matthew D. Shapiro

Matthew D. Shapiro

Professor, Department of Economics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts

Christine Cigolle

Christine Cigolle

Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Medical School

Professor, Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health

Courtney Allyn Polenick

Courtney Allyn Polenick

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School

Research Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

Julie P W Bynum

Professor, Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Medical School

Katherine McGonagle

Katherine McGonagle

Research Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

Research Investigator, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

Programs

MiCDA is spurring new research on the demography of aging by sponsoring pilot projects and early career development opportunities

Networks

MiCDA is leading national and international networks of scholars addressing pressing scientific and data-related questions on aging

TRENDS in Old-Age Disability and Dementia
Longitudinal Studies of Aging in the U.S.
The Demography of Family Caregiving
Health and Retirement (HRS) Partner Studies

Enclave

MiCDA is providing secure and high-performance computing environments to advance research on the demography of aging

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UMAging

MiCDA is one of six National Institute on Aging-funded Centers at UM promoting research and training activities on aging.