Research Program
Minority Aging Health Economics Research Center
The Minority Aging Health Economics Research Center at USC was established through funding from the National Institutes of Health and aims to increase the number, diversity and academic success of junior faculty focusing their research on the health and economic wellbeing of minority elderly populations. It is part of a network of NIH-funded Alzheimer’s disease-focused Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (AD-RCMAR).
Upcoming Events
Program Leadership
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Julie Zissimopoulos, PhD
Associate Professor, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Co-Director, Aging and Cognition Program, USC Schaeffer Center
Co-Director, CeASES ADRD and AD-RCMAR -
Dana Goldman, PhD
Dean and C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Chair, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Co-Director, USC Schaeffer Center
Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Pharmacy, and Economics, USC -
Briana Taylor
Senior Program Administrator, Research Training Program, USC Schaeffer Center
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About The Minority Aging Health Economics Research Center
Applying to be a USC-AD RCMAR Scientist
Featured Research
Private Insurance and Mental Health Among Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Longitudinal Analysis by Race and Ethnicity
Older adults with multiple chronic conditions have a higher risk than those without multiple conditions of developing a mental health condition.
Health and Social Correlates of Dementia in Oldest‐Old Mexican‐Origin Populations
Substantial gaps in research remain across oldest‐old ethnic populations while the burden of dementia increases exponentially with age among Mexican and Mexican American older adults.
Assessment of Racial Disparities in Mortality Rates Among Older Adults Living in US Rural vs Urban Counties From 1968 to 2016
Even though racial disparities in mortality rates for older adults have narrowed, the gap between Black and White men in rural counties across the United States continues to widen.
Measures and Models for Longevity and Aging: The Burden of Mortality from COVID-19
Ho suggests that researchers need to recognize the strengths and limitations of data produced from life expectancy models in the short-term, and also appreciate the crucial role such models will play in understanding the evolution of population health in the long term.
Data & Reports
2021/2022 USC-AD RCMAR Scientists
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Marianne Chanti-Ketterl, PhD, MSPH
2021 – 2022 RCMAR Fellow, USC Schaeffer Center
Medical Instructor, Duke University -
Mateo Farina, PhD
2020-2022 RCMAR Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center
Postdoctoral Scholar, USC Davis School of Gerontology
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Azizi Seixas, PhD
Assistant Professor, Langone Health, New York University