Amy Abramowitz, M.D.
Geriatric Psychiatrist
Alzheimer’s Disease
Dementia Care
Geriatric psychiatrist specializing in taking care of older adults with mental health and neurocognitive disorders.
Dementia Care
Research Focus
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Animal Models
- Artificial Intelligence
- Behavioral Pathology
- Bioinformatics
- Biomarkers
- Care Givers & Community Support
- Cell Biology
- Cellular Pathology
- Clinical Aging Research
- Clinical Trials
- Cognition
- Dementia Care
- Epidemiology & Population Health
- Genetics
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Nerves & Nervous System
John Batsis, M.D.
Associate Professor
Clinical Aging Research
Clinical Trials
Dementia Care
Epidemiology & Population Health
Clinical: Geriatric Medicine, Obesity, Health Promotion, Frailty
Research: Obesity and Physical Function in Older Adults; Using technology (telemedicine, remote monitoring) to enhance health in older adults
Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD
Core Leader
Alzheimer’s Disease
Dementia Care
Genetics
Dr. Busby-Whitehead is the M. Andrew Greganti Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Geriatrics, and Director of the Center for Aging and Health at the UNC School of Medicine. She is also the Co-Lead for the ADRC Research Education Component (REC) Core. She is committed to the preservation and improvement of patient health through research and to funded programs that serve to develop and increase the reach of geriatric education and training of physicians and healthcare professionals in the field of aging.
Marianne Chanti-Ketterl, PhD, MSPH
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Care Givers & Community Support
Dementia Care
Epidemiology & Population Health
Sandra J. Cobb, PhD, MSN, FNP-C, RN
Neurology Nurse Practitioner & Team Clinician for Study Visits
Alzheimer’s Disease
Care Givers & Community Support
Dementia Care
I take care of patients with neurodegenerative disorders that impair memory and thinking, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia. My goal is to find interventions that work best for maintaining quality of life for patients and caregivers.
Deborah Hummer, DNP, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC
Associate Professor
Dementia Care
I am board certified as a Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist which segues nicely to my research interests of polypharmacy, and the impact of exercise on activities of daily living. I am very much interested in quality improvement in care delivery, health outcomes, and quality of life for the older adult population.
Darina Petrovsky, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Division of Women, Children, and Families
Alzheimer’s Disease
Care Givers & Community Support
Clinical Trials
Dementia Care
I am funded on a K23 from the NIA and the Alzheimer’s Association to examine the impact of music-based interventions on sleep in persons living with dementia and their caregivers.
Donna Roberson, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC
Professor
Care Givers & Community Support
Dementia Care
Family nurse practitioner specializing in aging well, dementia prevention and care, and dementia caregiver support.
Ellen Roberts, PhD, MPH
Associate Core Leader
Alzheimer’s Disease
Dementia Care
Genetics
Dr. Roberts is a program evaluator for multiple programs that serve to develop and increase the reach of geriatric education and training of physicians and healthcare professionals, as well as researchers, in the field of aging.
Robert W. Turner II, Ph.D.
Instructor in the department of Population Health Sciences
Care Givers & Community Support
Dementia Care
Epidemiology & Population Health
Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, PhD
Core Leader
Care Givers & Community Support
Dementia Care
Epidemiology & Population Health
Geriatric Psychiatry
Hanzhang Xu, Ph.D., RN
Dementia Care
Geriatric Psychiatry
My current program of research falls under two themes: (i) the analysis of health disparities in a multinational context, with a particular focus on the cognitive function among older adults; and (ii) the integration of patient-reported social factors in cardiovascular outcome research.
