Pilot Projects
Critical Area 1:
Early life factors and the education—dementia relationship
Critical Area 2:
Mid-life socioeconomic, social, and psychological mediators of education and dementia
Critical Area 3:
Biological mechanisms linking education to dementia
Applications can span more than 1 critical area, but are required to examine how race, ethnicity, gender, and/or geography shape the proposed relationships. We invite applications from new, emerging, and established dementia researchers. We also encourage interdisciplinary projects that include a dementia clinician and social scientist MPI team. Thanks to a new NIA-funded administrative supplement, we will be able to fund 4 pilot projects in Years 3 to 5 of our Network up to $40,000 (direct + indirect costs).
EXTENDED DEADLINE: Our call for Year 3 pilot proposals has been extended to Febrary 26, 2024.
Year 3 RFA
Year 2 Pilot Projects
PI: Qiuchang Cao, Florida State University
“Education, Work Complexity, and Cognitive Decline in Later Life by Race/Ethnicity”
PI: Nicole Hair, University of South Carolina
“Childhood Health and Later-Life Cognitive Functioning: Evaluating the Mediating Role of Education”
PI: Mateo Farina, University of Texas, Austin
“Biosocial Mechanisms that Link Early Life Socioeconomic Conditions, Early Life Health, and Educational Attainment to Later Life Cognitive Aging”
MPIs: Vikesh Amin, Central Michigan University; Hans-Peter Kohler, University of Pennsylvania; Shana Stites, University of Pennsylvania
“Schooling, Cognition, and Global Dementia Risk: A Pilot Study”
Year 1 Pilot Projects
PI: Catherine Garcia, Syracuse University
“Intersectional and Biosocial Approaches to Understanding Cognitive Function among Older Latinos”
PI: Sara Moorman, Boston College
“High School STEM and Language Courses and Cognitive Advantage in Later Life”
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