Media Coverage

  • An older woman with glasses crying while clutching a gray cloth or clothing item, in a minimalistic room with plants and a white bookshelf.

    ASU recruiting Hispanic persons who cared for someone with dementia

    November 21, 2024

    Arizona State University (ASU) is conducting a study examining the psychological and emotional health impacts on individuals who were caregivers to a person with dementia who has since passed away.

    — Arizona Press

  • Young woman lying in bed, holding a photo frame and looking with a contemplative expression.

    New grant looks to study caregivers of dementia patients

    May 1, 2023

    The National Institute on Aging will provide funding for research conducted by Arizona State University (ASU) to study caregivers of dementia patients who have died. A grant of more than $700,000 will go to ASU’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation to aid in this research. Up to 25% of caregivers experience clinical depression and loneliness.

    — Arizona PBS

  • An elderly woman sitting on a bed with a yellow blanket, resting her chin on her hands and looking down thoughtfully in a cozy, softly lit bedroom.

    New grant will provide funding to ASU study centered on former bereaved caregivers

    February 24, 2023

    The National Institute on Aging will provide funding for research conducted by Arizona State University to study caregivers of dementia patients who have died. A grant of more than $700,000 will go to ASU’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation.

    — Phoenix NPR

  • A person is covering their face with their hands, with part of their face visible including a hand with a silver ring on the ring finger. The person appears distressed or upset.

    New study to help bereaved caregivers

    February 22, 2023

    A new grant from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the National Institutes of Health, will fund research at Arizona State University to collect the largest quantitative sample of bereaved dementia caregivers to date, in order to provide tools and resources to improve their lives.

    — ASU News

February 5, 2024

— Edson College Speakers Bureau

March 6, 2023

— Arizona’s Family