Creating a Black older-adult brain health cohort in Southern California
Feasibility to develop a Black aging cohort in Southern California using SDOH
This project will partner with Black older adults in Los Angeles and Orange Counties to use community input and neighborhood-level social factors to build a group focused on brain health and future Alzheimer’s research.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California-Irvine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Irvine, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11247916 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be invited to help researchers and community leaders understand how social, economic, and neighborhood factors affect brain health and willingness to join research. The team will hold interviews, surveys, community meetings, and form citizen panels and a community equity board made up of local stakeholders. They will use these mixed methods to design culturally aligned outreach and then recruit a Black Aging Cohort in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The goal is to make future Alzheimer’s and dementia studies more inclusive and relevant to Black communities.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are Black older adults (or family/community members interested in brain health) living in Los Angeles County or Orange County who want to help shape research and outreach.
Not a fit: People who are not Black, who live outside Los Angeles or Orange Counties, or who do not want to engage with community-based research are unlikely to benefit from participating.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could make it easier for Black older adults to join Alzheimer’s research and trials, improving access to future prevention and treatment efforts.
How similar studies have performed: Community-engagement approaches have improved recruitment of underrepresented groups in other health studies, but a focused Black aging cohort in Southern California is a relatively new and specific effort.
Where this research is happening
Irvine, United States
- University of California-Irvine — Irvine, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Lincoln, Karen D — University of California-Irvine
- Study coordinator: Lincoln, Karen D
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.