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Description:

The Department of Health Systems and Population Health has an excellent opportunity for a full-time Research Coordinator to work with the Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC), one of 26 Prevention Research Centers funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HPRC conducts community-based research that promotes the health and well-being of middle-aged and older adults, particularly those with lower incomes and in ethnic/cultural minority populations most at risk of health disparities. The Research Coordinator will support activities of the newly funded NIH grant Supporting Decision-Making for Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias.

This position will coordinate a study that is developing and evaluating a preference elicitation tool for older adults with mild to moderate dementia and their caregivers.  The study will be assisting with the creation, testing and administration of a choice based survey tool with individuals with mild to moderate dementia and their caregivers to investigate decision making about transitions of care. The Research Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating this multiple-department and multi-center study which involves working closely with the research team, partnering memory care clinics, and community organizations that work with older adults.

Housed in the UW School of Public Health, the Department of Health Systems and Population Health is a dynamic academic and research department with the mission of working with partners in public health and health care to prepare leaders, design solutions, and conduct innovative research that is translated into practice and policy. The Department is steadfast in its efforts to improve and promote the health of all populations, and staff contribute daily and directly to the work of faculty, students, researchers and other staff, providing support and expertise to the Department’s common cause.