NACDA Podcast 17. Dr. Scott Roberts and the NPHA and MADRC-ORE
Jun 26, 2025
This 30-minute podcast features Dr. Scott Roberts:
- Professor, Department of Health Behavior & Health Equity, U-M School of Public Health
- Associate Director, National Poll on Healthy Aging; Director, Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement (ORE) Core, Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (MADRC)
- Research Focus: Use of genetic and biomarker testing in Alzheimer’s disease; mental health and aging
- Recent Publications:
- Blasco D, Roberts JS (2023). Implications of emerging uses of genetic testing for Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease, 10, 359-61.
- Roberts JS et al. (2022). Mood Lifters for Seniors: Development and evaluation of an online, peer-led mental health program for older adults. Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, 8, 1-10
- Most recent study: Cox CG, Kirch M, Kullgren JT, Singer D, Solway E, Malani PN, Roberts JS (2025). Older U.S. adults’ experiences with cognitive screening and blood biomarker testing for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 17(1):e70067.
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
- Dr. Roberts’ profile
- MADRC Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement (ORE) Core
- National Poll on Healthy Aging (NPHA)
- NACDA-ICPSR NPHA data access
- Michigan Public Health Association (MPHA)
- National Opinion Research Center (NORC)
- Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC – Toronto)
- Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
- Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI)
- Dr. Erica Solway
- NACDA – Matthias Kirch Interview
- “Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease: Older Adults’ Experiences with Cognitive Screening and Blood Biomarker”