Marcela Blinka, Ph.D.

Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement (ORE) Core: Co-Leader
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Blinka is a Research Associate in the Division of Geriatrics, the Department of Medicine. Her research interests include approaches to improving recruitment of research participants from underrepresented groups, as well as improving aspects of dementia care.

Publications

• Blinka MD, Gundavarpu S, Baker D, Thorpe Jr RJ, Gallo JJ, Samus QM, Amjad H. “At least we finally found out what it was”: Dementia diagnosis in minoritized populations. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023;1‐11.
• Blinka MD, Liu C, Sheehan OC, Rhodes JD, Roth DL. Family caregivers emphasize patience and personal growth: a qualitative analysis from the Caregiving Transitions Study. Age and Ageing. 2022, 51(2):afab266.
• Blinka MD, Spira AP, Sheehan OC, Cidav T, Rhodes JD, Howard VJ, Roth DL. Sleep quality reports from family caregivers and matched non-caregiving controls in a population-based study. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 2022 Jun;41(6):1568-75.