Health Equity Team (HET)

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Full Name
María Aranda, PhD, MSW, MPA, LCSW
Credentials
PhD, MSW, MPA, LCSW
Role

Associate Team Leader, Health Equity Team (HET)

Primary title
Professor
Primary Institution
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Complete Titles

Professor, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Executive Director, USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging
Director, Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement Core, USC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC)
Co-Lead, Research Education Core, USC Alzheimer's Disease-Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (AD-RCMAR)

Bio
María P. Aranda, PhD, is a professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, executive director of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, and director of the Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement core of the USC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. She is also the Co-Lead for the Research Education Core of the USC AD-RCMAR. Her research specializations address the unique needs of middle-age and older adults with co-occurring medical, psychiatric, and neurocognitive illnesses, and their caregiving families from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. She focuses on psychosocial intervention development, and evaluation of bilingual, evidence-based interventions that are responsive to community needs. Dr. Aranda is a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of experience providing mental health services to middle-aged and older adults and their families including people with limited English proficiency. She has served on several national and state committees dedicated to elucidating research priorities and standard of care guidelines for individuals, families and communities affected by chronic diseases including Alzheimer's and related dementias.
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