Administrative Core

The Administrative Core will provide intellectual leadership and administrative oversight for the Deep South RCMAR.

Core Aims

Integration

Ensure the integration and coordination of all Deep South RCMAR activities through effective interactions, communication and information flow. The Administrative Core will ensure the integration of activities between faculty and scholars as well as other Deep South RCMAR cores. In the spirit of unity, the Administrative Core will also coordinate and maintain an Advisory Committee to provide ongoing feedback and to enhance the effectiveness of all RCMAR core activities.

Communication

Represent the Deep South RCMAR to local, national and regional constituencies, including the leadership of all four participating academic institutions, community partners, the RCMAR Coordinating Center and the National Institute on Aging. The Administrative Core will disseminate information on Deep South RCMAR plans, programs, and research findings to scientific, professional and lay audiences at regional and state levels in the Deep South and throughout the nation.

Collaboration

Establish collaborative mentoring and research activities with complementary programs at our partnering institutions. Collaborations with the NIA-funded UAB Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the NIH-funded UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS), funded by an NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), will enhance RCMAR programs.

Other relevant centers and programs supported by our institutional partners include:

Direction

Provide oversight and support for the solicitation and selection of pilot projects for funding and for the recruitment of scholars for the Deep South RCMAR Health Disparities Research Education Program (HDREP), Pilot Grant Programs and Diversity Supplement Awards.

Organization

Provide administrative oversight for all programs to ensure organizational and fiscal integrity, program effectiveness and compliance are in place using all relevant rules, regulations and ethical principles.

Key Personnel

Raegan W. Durant, M.D., MPH (PI)

Professor of Medicine, GIM & Population Science
Assoc. Dean, Access & Engagement
UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Medical Director, Cooper Green MHSA

Mona Fouad, M.D., MPH 

Administrative Core Co-Director
Professor of Medicine, GIM & Population Science
Senior Assoc. Dean, Access & Engagement
UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Director, MHERC
Associate VP, UAB Access & Engagement

Other Personnel

Karlene Ball, PhD, REC Director
Martha Crowther, PhD, Univ. of Alabama Site PI/Director
Vincent (Craig) Bond, PhD, Morehouse Site PI/Director
Vivian Carter, PhD, Tuskegee Site PI/Director
Kathryn Burgio, PhD, UAB (Past RMCAR Director) REC Investigator
Janet L. McCoy, MPA, Program Manager
Ann Smith, MPH, UAB Training Program Director

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