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Center for Excellence in Assisted Living

Center for Excellence in Assisted Living CEAL@UNC

Advancing the well-being of the people who live and work in assisted living through research, practice, and policy.

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Research Core

Many hundreds of researchers are conducting studies to inform practice and policy and advance the wellbeing of the people who live and work in assisted living. CEAL@UNC promotes, expands, and strengthens assisted living research and its impact by supporting expert affiliates across the US and Canada.

Opportunities for Core Affiliates

Collaboration

  • Contribute to others’ efforts by serving as a consultant or investigator as part of the CEAL@UNC Expert Registry
  • Build your own network by engaging with other CEAL@UNC affiliates
  • Submit your work to be included in the Assisted Living Research Works in Progress

Dissemination

  • Contribute to books and other print material
  • Share your work in national and regional presentations
  • Participate in podcasts, webinars, and workshops
  • Inform others of previous and ongoing research
  • Announce training and educational opportunities

Multi-Site Research

  • National Institute on Aging Research Program Project (P01)
  • National Institute on Aging Complex Integrated Multi-Component Projects in Aging (U19)
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Research Core Affiliates

Ayomide Bankole

Duke University

Anna Beeber

Johns Hopkins University

Emmanuelle Belanger

Brown University

Alexis Bender

Emory University

Amy Berkley

Saint Louis University

Marie Boltz

Pennsylvania State University

Shubing Cai

University of Rochester

Maggie Calkins

IDEAS Institute

Thomas Caprio

University of Rochester

Paula Carder

Portland State University

Stephanie Chamberlain

University of Alberta

Antoinette Coe

University of Michigan

Daniel David

New York University

Walter Dawson

Oregon Health and Science University

Debra Dobbs

University of South Florida

Kelly Doran

University of Maryland

Sarah Dys

Portland State University

James Ford

University of Wisconsin

Elizabeth Galik

University of Maryland

Andrea Gruneir

University of Alberta

Matthias Hoben

York University

Sarah Holmes

University of Maryland

Deborah Hummer

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Brian Kaskie

University of Iowa

Candace Kemp

Georgia State University

Yongseop Kim

University of Utah

N. Jennifer Klinedinst

University of Maryland

Cari Levy

University of Colorado

Derek Manis

Arizona State University

Rebecca Mauldin

University of Texas at Arlington

Colleen Maxwell

University of Waterloo

Brian McGarry

University of Rochester

Rachel McPherson

University of Maryland

Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld

Towson University

Hongdao Meng

University of South Florida

Rajean Moon

University of Minnesota

Dallas Nelson

University of Rochester

Mary Nies

Idaho State University

Molly Perkins

Emory University

Lindsay Peterson

University of South Florida

Evan Plys

Massachusetts General Hospital

Barbara Resnick

University of Maryland

Judith Scott

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Hari Sharma

University of Iowa

Philip Sloane

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lindsey Smith

Oregon Health and Science University

Carolyn Sun

Hunter College

Helena Temkin-Greener

University of Rochester

Kali Thomas

Johns Hopkins University

Ozcan Tunalilar

Portland State University

Kimberly Van Haitsma

Pennsylvania State University

Marieke Van Puymbroeck

Clemson University

Amy Vogelsmeier

University of Missouri

Xiao (Joyce) Wang

Brown University

Katelyn Webster-Dekker

University of Michigan

Huiwen Xu

Emory University

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