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Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

ADRC Faculty

Our Team

Portrait of Daniela B Friedman, Ph.D., Professor & Chair

Daniela B Friedman, Ph.D.  

Professor

Faculty Co-Lead
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Arnold School of Public Health

Portrait of Leonardo Bonilha, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean of Research

Leonardo Bonilha, M.D., Ph.D.  

Senior Associate Dean of Research

Faculty Co-Lead
School of Medicine 

Portrait of Quentin McCollum, MPH, USC ADRC Project Coordinator

Quentin McCollum, MPH  

USC ADRC Project Coordinator

College of Social Work

Portrait of John Absher, M.D., Professor

John Absher, M.D., FAAN  

Professor

School of Medicine Greenville 

Potrait of Swann A Adams, Ph.D., MS, FACE, Professor

Swann A Adams, Ph.D., M.S., FACE

Professor

Biobehavioral Health & Nursing Science, College of Nursing & Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health

Sayema Akter

Sayema Akter, MPH, MSS

Doctoral Candidate

Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Arnold School of Public Health

Daniel Amopatika

Daniel A. Amoatika, RN, MPhil

Doctoral Candidate

Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Arnold School of Public Health

Portrait of Lumi Bakos, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research Operations

Lumi Bakos, M.A., Ph.D.  

Associate Vice President for Research Operations

Office of the Vice President for Research

Eric Mishio Bawa

Eric Mishio Bawa, MPhil

Doctoral Candidate

Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Arnold School of Public Health

Portrait of Alyssa Blickensderfer, MHA, Brain Health Network Program Manager

Alyssa Blickensderfer, MHA

Brain Health Network Program Manager

School of Medicine

Portrait of Lorie Donelle, Ph.D., RN, FCAN, Emily Myrtle Smith Endowed Professor of Nursing Biobehavioral Health & Nursing Science

Lorie Donelle, Ph.D., RN, FCAN

Emily Myrtle Smith Endowed Professor of Nursing Biobehavioral Health & Nursing Science

College of Nursing

Portrait of

James Fadel, Ph.D.

Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience

School of Medicine

Portrait of Daping Fan, Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy

Daping Fan, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy

Cell Biology and Anatomy
School of Medicine Columbia

Portrait of James Hardin, Ph.D., Professor & Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Curriculum

James Hardin, M.S., Ph.D. 

Professor 

Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Arnold School of Public Health

Portrait of Natalie Hetherington, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow

Natalie Hetherington, M.Res, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Communication Sciences and Disorders
Arnold School of Public Health

Ally Hucek

Freda (Ally) Hucek, MPH

Doctoral Candidate

Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Arnold School of Public Health

Portrait of Xiaoming Li, Ph.D., Professor & SmartState Endowed Chair for Clinical Translational Research

Xiaoming Li, Ph.D.

Professor & SmartState Endowed Chair for Clinical Translational Research

Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Arnold School of Public Health

Portrait of Sue Levkoff, Sc.D., MSW, SM, Professor & SmartState Endowed Chair for Community and Social Support (SmartHOME®)

Sue Levkoff, Sc.D., MSW, SM

Professor & SmartState Endowed Chair for Community and Social Support (SmartHOME®)

College of Social Work

Qun Lu

Qun Lu, MS, Ph.D.

Professor & SmartState Endowed Chair for Neurotherapeutics Chemical Biology  

McCausland College of Arts and Sciences

Anwar Merchant

Anwar Merchant, Sc.D., MPH, DMD  

Professor

Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Arnold School of Public Health

Portrait of Margaret Miller, MS, Ph.D., Co-Director, Office for the Study of Aging & Research Assistant Professor

Margaret Miller, MS, Ph.D.    

Co-Director, Office for the Study of Aging & Research Assistant Professor

Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Arnold School of Public Health

Portrait of Melissa Moss, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering

Melissa Moss, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor 

Student Affairs, Biomedical Engineering
Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing

Portrait of Angela Murphy, Ph.D., Professor

Angela Murphy, Ph.D.

Professor

Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
School of Medicine Columbia

Jean Neils-Strunjas

Jean Neils-Strunjas, MA,  Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Professor and Chair

Communication Sciences and Disorders
Arnold School of Public Health

Portrait of Roger Newman-Norlund, Ph.D., Director, USC Aging Brain Cohort (ABC) Study

Roger Newman-Norlund, Ph.D.

Director, USC Aging Brain Cohort (ABC) Study

Communication Sciences and Disorders
Arnold School of Public Health

Portrait of Sarah Newman- Norlund, B.S., M.A., Senior Research Associate

Sarah Newman- Norlund, B.S., M.A.

Senior Research Associate

Communication Sciences and Disorders
Arnold School of Public Health

Portrait of Bankole Olatosi, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Bankole Olatosi, M.S., MPH, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Health Services Policy and Management
Arnold School of Public Health

Shaun Owens

Otis (Shaun) Owens, MPH, Ph.D., CAPS

Associate Professor

College of Social Work

Portrait of Nicholas Ricarrdi, Post-Doctoral Fellow

Nicholas Ricarrdi, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Communications Sciences and Disorders
Arnold School of Public Health

Portrait of Chris Rorden, Professor & Endowed Chair of Neuroimaging Psychology

Chris Rorden, Ph.D.

Professor & Endowed Chair of Neuroimaging Psychology

Psychology
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences

Portrait of Peisheng Xu, Ph.D., Professor

Peisheng Xu, M.S., Ph.D.

Professor

Drug Discovery & Biomedical Sciences (DDBS)
College of Pharmacy

 


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