Carlos Mendes de Leon will describe the current state of research studies designed to increase our understanding of dementia risks across the globe. His presentation will focus on two population-based, epidemiological studies in low- and middle-income countries. The first study is located in Lebanon, where the first wave of data collection in a diverse sample of 3,000 adults aged 60 years and over has been completed. The second study is located in the Chitwan Valley of Nepal. The presentation will focus on the main challenges of designing and implementing an epidemiological study on aging and dementia in low-literacy and low-numeracy populations around the globe.
This event is open to all Georgetown University faculty, students, staff, and affiliates.
This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Global Health Science and Security, the School of Health’s Department of Health Management and Policy and the Department of Global Health, the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact, and the Global Health Institute.
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Carlos Mendes de Leon (Ph.D.) is a research professor in the Department of Global Health at Georgetown University School of Health. Mendes de Leon is a social epidemiologist with a primary interest in health changes and health disparities in late life. His research focuses on risk factors for aging-related health outcomes including cognitive impairment and dementia, disability, and quality of life. He has received multiple NIH research grants and has published widely in medical, public health, and gerontological journals. Mendes de Leon completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in clinical psychology at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He completed his graduate training in preventive medicine and community health at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. He has held faculty positions at Yale University, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, before joining Georgetown University in 2022.