Welcome to the Aging and Cognition Research Clinic (ACRC)

Director and Principal Investigator: Dr. Nidhi Mahendra
Graduate Assistants: Nisha Engineer, Katie Schoneman, Amanda Scullion, Cayce Hamerschlag

Lab Alumni: Allegra Apple, Danielle Reed, Susan Carroll, Adithya Chandregowda

Volunteers for 2008-2009: Jenny Ripley, Meghan Stahl, Joanna La, Angela Barber, Thomas Hickey

The Goals of the ACRC are to: Investigate typical and atypical cognition in healthy young and old adults Document effective techniques for screening and assessing cognitive and communicative abilities in healthy older adults and persons with dementia, with a focus on assessing spared and impaired abilities and documenting restorative potential Design feasible and efficacious cognitive interventions for individuals with dementia Contribute to evidence-based practice guidelines for the assessment and management of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias To learn more about our recent activities, click below to view the current newsletter. January 2009 ACRC newsletter January 2008 ACRC newsletter January 2007 ACRC newsletter	The Center is located in the MB Building on the Hayward Campus
Current Funding: 2006-2010: Alzheimer's Association, Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care (ETAC) initiative ($ 198,624). A three-year study to investigate the efficacy of computer-based cognitive interventions for persons with Alzheimer’s disease. We are actively recruiting participants for this study at this time. Interested in participating in our ongoing research study? See flyer to determine if you are eligible to enroll in our current study. Click here. Please email us at dementiacare@gmail.com,or call Dr. Mahendra at 510-885-3182, or email her at nidhi.mahendra@csueastbay.edu Participating Clinical Sites: Masonic Home for Adults, Union City Summerville at Landmark Villa Ralph and Mary Ruggieri Senior Center Aegis Living of Fremont Fremont Hills Assisted Living Useful Resources and Links on Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Association What is Alzheimer's, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment Living with Alzheimer's, care for the person and family Local Area Resources Alzheimer's Association - Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter Memory and Aging Center-University of California San Francisco Stanford/VA Alzheimer's Research Center of California (ARCC) Other Resources Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR) National Institute on Aging-National Institute of Health-Fact Sheet Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons (AARP) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association-Dementia Family Caregiver Alliance Mild Cognitive Impairment-Mayo Clinic Assisted Living Services Directory	ACRC Research Assistants: Left-Right: Susan Carroll, Katie Schoneman, Nisha Engineer, Amanda Scullion, Cayce Hamerschlag, Adithya Chandregowda ACRC Poster Presentation at CSHA 2008. L-R: Danielle Reed, Dr Mahendra, Allegra Apple
ACRC Research and Publications Publications Individuals with Alzheimer's disease achieve implicit and explicit learning: Previous success replicated with different stimuli (Mahendra, Arkin, & Kim, 2007) Human memory systems: A framework for understanding dementia (Mahendra & Apple, 2007) Effect of Presentation Modality on Immediate and Delayed Recall in Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease (Mahendra, Bayles, & Harris, 2005) Effects of four years of exercise, language, and social interventions on Alzheimer discourse (Mahendra & Arkin, 2003) Direct Interventions for Improving the Performance of Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease (Mahendra, 2001) Insight in Alzheimer's patients: Results of a longitudinal study using three assessment methods (Arkin & Mahendra, 2001) Links related to our current research Computer-Based Cognitive Interventions for Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences - Dementia Best Practice Guidelines
Students interested in participating in our research? Please contact Dr. Mahendra directly at nidhi.mahendra@csueastbay.edu

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