Advancing Healthy Aging and Addressing Health Disparities in Chronic Diseases through Community-Engaged Research
Neelamegam Lab works to improve aging and chronic disease outcomes in communities facing health disparities with a focus on immigrant populations and older adults living and aging with HIV
Our Research Focus
We conduct interdisciplinary, community-engaged research
We conduct interdisciplinary, community-engaged research that uses implementation science frameworks, social epidemiology theories, and mixed methods to improve aging and chronic disease outcomes in populations that have been historically underserved in healthcare research.
INTERDISCIPLINARY
RESEARCH
COMMUNITY-ENGAGED
RESEARCH
SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
THEORIES
AGING AND CHRONIC
DISEASE OUTCOMES
we serve communities
How We do our work
Designing and testing culturally responsive interventions
Using mixed methods to understand lived experiences and outcomes
Collaborating with community-based organizations, academic partners and stakeholder groups
Partnering with communities to co-create research priorities
COMMUNITY COLLABORATION
Community Engagement at the Center
Community engagement is central to our work. We collaborate closely with community members, organizations, and stakeholders to ensure our research is relevant, culturally responsive and impactful. Through these partnerships, we co-develop interventions, build trust, and promote sustainable change.
