2023-3 Understanding Dementia Caregivers: Quinton Cotton

Today’s episode features Dr. Quinton Cotton, a Robert L Kane post-doctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Cotton’s work centers around addressing the needs of Black American Alzheimer’s disease caregivers. Dr. Cotton outlines the path that led him to his career and some of the issues he seeks to address in his research to better understand and support dementia caregivers and the role of the social determinants of health. He also shares some opportunities available on campus for students who are interested in aging. The Voices of Aging podcast is made possible by our Podcast Chair, Rui Zhong, Podcast Host, Madeleine Howard, Audio Editing Manager, Ibrahim Abdelgawad, Marketing and Communications Chair, Jamie Stoppler, and Podcast Administrator/Outreach Manager, Kelly Moeller. For more information on the Aging Studies Interdisciplinary Group and the University of Minnesota Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation, visit: https://bit.ly/UMNASIG