Sally A. Shumaker, PhD

Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy

Research Interests

Women's Health (Cognition and Dementia, CVD, Aging)
Psychosocial Factors in Chronic Diseases
Adherence and Maintenance of Healthy Behavior Change
Conflict Resolution
Mediation
Negotiation and Leadership Development

Education: BA, Wayne State University, 1973; MA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U-M), 1975; PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U-M), 1979
Memberships: American Gerontological Society; Cell Kinetics Society; American Psychological Association; Canadian Society For Immunology; American Public Health Association; Acoustical Society of America; Cincinnati Pediatric Society
Positions: Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy; Professor, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Departments and Affiliations: Social Sciences and Health Policy; Clinical and Translational Science Institute; Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention

Research

Publications

PM2.5 associated with gray matter atrophy reflecting increased Alzheimers risk in older women. Younan D, Wang X, Casanova R, Barnard R, Gaussoin SA, Saldana S, Petkus AJ, Beavers DP, Resnick SM, Manson JE, Serre ML, Vizuete W, Henderson VW, Sachs BC, Salinas JA, Gatz M, Espeland MA, Chui HC, Shumaker SA, Rapp SR, Chen JC. Neurology. 2020 11;
Patterns of Home Environmental Modification Use and Functional Health: The Women's Health Initiative. Welti LM, Beavers KM, Mampieri A, Rapp SR, Ip E, Shumaker SA, Beavers DP. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2020 10; 75(11):2119-2124.
Particulate matter and episodic memory decline mediated by early neuroanatomic biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease. Younan D, Petkus AJ, Widaman KF, Wang X, Casanova R, Espeland MA, Gatz M, Henderson VW, Manson JE, Rapp SR, Sachs BC, Serre ML, Gaussoin SA, Barnard R, Saldana S, Vizuete W, Beavers DP, Salinas JA, Chui HC, Resnick SM, Shumaker SA, Chen JC. Brain. 2020 01; 143(1):289-302.
Relations of magnesium intake to cognitive impairment and dementia among participants in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study: a prospective cohort study. Lo K, Liu Q, Madsen T, Rapp S, Chen JC, Neuhouser M, Shadyab A, Pal L, Lin X, Shumaker S, Manson J, Feng YQ, Liu S. BMJ Open. 2019 11; 9(11):e030052.
Design and baseline characteristics of the cocoa supplement and multivitamin outcomes study for the Mind: COSMOS-Mind. Baker LD, Rapp SR, Shumaker SA, Manson JE, Sesso HD, Gaussoin SA, Harris D, Caudle B, Pleasants D, Espeland MA. . 2019 08; 83:57-63.

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Research Interests

Adherence and Maintenance of Healthy Behavior Change
Conflict Resolution
Mediation
Negotiation and Leadership Development
Psychosocial Factors in Chronic Diseases
Women's Health (Cognition and Dementia, CVD, Aging)

Technology Transfer and Commercialization

Research Focus Areas

Translation to Care

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Sally A. Shumaker, PhD

Research Interests