Team

Jessica Finlay
Project Lead
Research Investigator
Social Environment and Health Program, Institute for Social Research
Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health
Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
University of Michigan
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Philippa Clarke
Research Professor and Director
Social Environment and Health Program, Institute for Social Research
Professor, Department of Epidemiology
University of Michigan
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Robert Melendez
Geospatial Data Specialist
Social Environment and Health Program, Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan

Iris Gomez-Lopez
Geospatial Analyst
Social Environment and Health Program, Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
Funding
Our efforts are supported by the following research grants:
- National Institutes of Health / National Institute on Aging Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship F32 AG064815-01 (awarded to Jessica Finlay)
- Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research Postdoctoral Translational Scholar Program (awarded to Jessica Finlay)
- National Institutes of Health / National Institute on Aging grant 1RF1AG057540-01 (awarded to Philippa Clarke)
- Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Early Career Investigator Mentorship Program (awarded to Jessica Finlay)
- National Institutes of Health / National Institute on Aging Pathway to Independence Award 1K99AG075152-01 (awarded to Jessica Finlay)
Community Advisory Board
We are grateful to community leaders who have provided invaluable input and guidance throughout this process. These individuals include:
- Gloria L. Myers, Retired Banker
- Jim Bridgforth, Retired
- Julie P.W. Bynum, MD MPH, Margaret Terpenning Collegiate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
- Katie Wendel, MSW, Director of Planning and Advocacy, Area Agency on Aging 1-B
- Kim Kinder, PhD, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Michigan
- Laura Zahodne, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan
- Loretta Bush, MSHA, President & Chief Executive Officer, Authority Health
- Patricia Hall, MSW, Memory Care Specialist, Michigan Medicine Silver Club Memory Programs
- SaTrice Coleman-Betts, Executive Director, St. Patrick Senior Center
- Rodney Harrell, PhD, Vice President, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
In the news
We have talked about this project to local and national news outlets. Members from our research team are featured in the following articles: