Recent News

2024

 

Alison Huang, MD, MAS

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Alison Huang for her recent publication "A multisite feasibility study of integrated cognitive-behavioral treatment for co-existing nocturia and chronic insomnia" in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

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November 2024

 

Jonathan Butler, PhD

Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Butler for his recent publication "Associations of Everyday Discrimination With Insomnia and Short Sleep Duration Among Older" in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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October 2024

 

Kendra Sims, PhD

Dr. Kendra Sims for her NIA Loan Repayment Program grant titled “Can we afford unrealized equity in vascular risk for ADRD? Centering class and racial disparities in public policy modeling.” 

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October 2024

 

Ana Velázquez Mañana, MD, MSC ​​

Congratulations to Dr. Ana Velázquez Mañana for being selected to join the fourth cohort of the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA).

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October 2024

 

Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young, PhD, MPH

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young for her recent publication "The 'disproportionate costs' of immigrant policy on the health of Latinx and Asian immigrants" in Social Science & Medicine.

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September 2024

Alison Huang, MD, MAS

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Alison Huang for her recent publication “Efficacy of a Therapeutic Pelvic Yoga Program Versus a Physical Conditioning Program on Urinary Incontinence in Women : A Randomized Trial” in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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September 2024

 

Jason Flatt, PhD, MPH

Watch Dr. Jason Flatt's RCMAR Testimonial Video to learn about his journey and how RCMAR's support has been crucial for his career.

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September 2024

Aksharananda Rambachan, MD, MPH

Congratulations to Dr. Akshar Rambachan for his CADC pilot publication "Pain management inequities by demographic and geriatric-related variables in older adult inpatients" in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

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August 2024

 

Elaine Khoong, MD, MS

Congratulations to Dr. Elaine Khoong for her recent perspective article based on some of her CADC pilot project: "Lessons learned from a multi-site collaborative working toward a digital health use screening tool" in Frontiers in Public Health.

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August 2024

Alison Huang, MD, MAS

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Alison Huang for her new publication “Hot flashes and sleep disruption in a randomized trial in menopausal women” in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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August 2024

 

Wagahta Semere, MD

Congratulations to Dr. Wagahta Semere for being awarded a UCSF Pepper Center Pilot Exploratory Studies Core (PESC) Scholar award.

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August 2024

Jennifer James, PhD, MS, MSW

Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer James for receiving a Mid-Career Development Award from the UCSF ARCHES Program.

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August 2024

Elissa Hamlat, PhD

Congratulations to Dr. Elissa Hamlat for her publication "Essential Nutrients, Added Sugar Intake, and Epigenetic Age in Midlife Black and White Women: NIMHD Social Epigenomics Program" in JAMA Network Open.

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July 2024

 

 

2024-2025 CADC Pilot Awardees

Meet our new CADC Scientists: Drs. Ashraf Abugroun, Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, and Sophia Zamudio-Haas.

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July 2024

Elissa Hamlat, PhD

Congratulations to Dr. Elissa Hamlat for her publication "Psychosocial Disadvantage During Childhood and Midlife Health: NIMHD Social Epigenomics Program" in JAMA Network Open.

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July 2024

 

2024 RCMAR Annual Meeting

CADC Scientists Drs. Janet Chu and Charles Windon presented their pilot studies and CADC Director Dr. Leah Karliner and CADC Associate Director, Dr. Nynikka Palmer networked with other RCMAR Centers.

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July 2024

Charles Windon, MD

​​​​​Listen to Dr. Charles Windon on the 'Dementia Care on Air' podcast: Episode 12: "Disparities in Alzheimer's Disease in Diverse Groups and Implications for Treatment"

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July 2024

Leah Karliner, MD, MAS

Dr. Leah Karliner was featured in a language access podcast. Listen to her in "Part 3: Strategy, Policy, and Resources", part of a three-part series from the Western North Carolina Health Policy Initiative

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July 2024

Alison Huang, MD, MAS

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Alison Huang for her new publication “Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Older Outpatient Women” in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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June 2024

Elissa Hamlat, PhD

Congratulations to Dr. Elissa Hamlat for her recent publication "New Directions in Geroscience: Integrating Social and Behavioral Drivers of Biological Aging" in Psychosomatic Medicine.

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June 2024

Alison Huang, MD, MAS

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Alison Huang for her new publication “The Integration of Clinical Trials With the Practice of Medicine: Repairing a House Divided” in JAMA.

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June 2024

 

Charles Windon, MD

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Charles Windon for his publication "Underrepresented and Underserved Populations in Neurological Research" in Seminars in Neurology.

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May 2024

Nancy Burke, PhD, MA

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Nancy Burke for her publication "Toward decolonizing fiscal relationships between universities and community organizations: Lessons learned from the California Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19" in Critical Public Health.

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April 2024

Orlando Harris, PhD, FNP, MPH ​​

Congratulations to Dr. Orlando Harris for his publication "Intersectional Mentorship in Academic Medicine: A Conceptual Review" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

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April 2024

Arnab Mukherjea, DrPH, MPH 

Congratulations to Dr. Arnab Mukherjea for his publication co-authored with his mentees, "Assessing Structural Racism Measures on Health Outcomes of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: A Scoping Review" in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.

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April 2024

Nancy Burke, PhD, MA

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Nancy Burke for her publication "Mixed Methods for Research on Support Networks of People Experiencing Chronic Illness and Social Marginalization" in Qualitative Health Research.

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April 2024

Alison Huang, MD, MAS

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Alison Huang for her new publication “Antibiotic-sparing prevention of urinary tract infections: new evidence regarding D-mannose” in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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April 2024

Orlando Harris, PhD, FNP, MPH ​​

Congratulations to Dr. Orlando Harris for his publication "Designing implementation strategies for the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ and key populations content in undergraduate nursing curricula in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Protocol for a Multi-Methods Research Project" in JMIR Research Protocols.

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April 2024

Nancy Burke, PhD, MA

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Nancy Burke for her publication "Partnering With Community Health Workers to Address COVID-19 Health Inequities: Experiences of the California Alliance Against COVID-19" in the American Journal of Public Health.

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April 2024

Linda Park, PhD, NP, FAAN

Congratulations to Dr. Linda Park for her CADC pilot publication “Cardiac Rehabilitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Potential for Digital Technology to Support Physical Activity Maintenance: Qualitative Study” in JMIR Cardio.

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March 2024

 

Wagahta Semere, MD and Alison Huang, MD, MAS

​​​​​Congratulations to Drs. Wagahta Semere and Alison Huang for their publication "Older adults with overlapping caregiving responsibilities and care needs in a U.S. national community-based sample" in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

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March 2024

 

Nynikka R. Palmer, DrPH, MPH

Congratulations to Dr. Nynikka Palmer for being elected Vice President of Research for the Academy of Communication in Healthcare.

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March 2024

Alison Huang, MD, MAS

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Alison Huang for her new publication “Prescription of estrogen therapy and sedating medications in older women in a national ambulatory care sample” in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

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March 2024

 

Wagahta Semere, MD

Congratulations to Dr. Wagahta Semere for her CADC pilot publication "Care Partner Engagement in Secure Messaging Between Patients With Diabetes and Their Clinicians: Cohort Study" in JMIR Diabetes.

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February 2024

 

Arnab Mukherjea, DrPH, MPH 

Congratulations to Dr. Arnab Mukherjea as the named Site Principal Investigator at Cal State East Bay for Collaborative Approach for AANHPI Research and Education (CARE) 2.0.

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January 2024

 

Leah Karliner, MD, MAS, Steve Gregorich, PhD, Celia Kaplan, DrPH, MA, and Maria Garcia, MD, MPH, MAS

Congratulations to Drs. Leah Karliner, Steve Gregorich, Celia Kaplan, and Maria Garcia for their recent publication "Language Access Systems Improvement initiative: impact on professional interpreter utilisation, a natural experiment" in BMJ Open.

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January 2024

 

Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young, PhD, MPH

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young for her research on immigration enforcement policy and its effect on physical and mental health.

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January 2024

 

Elaine Khoong, MD, MS and Janet Chu, MD, MPH, MAS

​​​​​Congratulations to Drs. Elaine Khoong and Janet Chur for their new publication “Association between language discordance and unplanned hospital readmissions or emergency department revisits: a systematic review and meta-analysis” in BMJ Quality & Safety.

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January 2024

Nancy Burke, PhD, MA

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Nancy Burke for the feature in UC Merced Magazine for her work with community health workers, nonprofit health services providers, and the Merced County Department of Public Health to increase access to vaccines and information.

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January 2024

Alison Huang, MD, MAS

​​​​​Congratulations to Dr. Alison Huang for her new publication “Military Sexual Trauma and Menopause Symptoms Among Midlife Women Veterans” in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

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January 2024