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
See All Affiliates Apply to become a MiCDA affiliate![Margaret Levenstein](https://micda.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/margaret-levenstein.jpg)
Director, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research
![Sela Panapasa](https://micda.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sela-panapasa.jpg)
Associate Research Scientist, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
![Erin Bakshis Ware](https://micda.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/erin-bakshis-ware.jpg)
Research Assistant Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
![Colleen Peterson](https://micda.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Colleen-Peterson-350x350-1.png)
Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
Programs
MiCDA is spurring new research on the demography of aging by sponsoring pilot projects and early career development opportunities
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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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Updates
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