Description
The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (MADRC) is an NIH-funded center focused on conducting and supporting research on Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias. The MADRC also promotes state-of-the-art clinical care and wellness for individuals and families affected by memory loss and increases dementia awareness and understanding through collaborative education and outreach.
This internship position resides within the MADRC Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement (ORE) Core. The ORE Core serves as the liaison between the MADRC and key stakeholders, including patients, families, research participants, and various professional and lay community groups. To support the Center’s goals of advancing research and practice in Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias, the ORE Core leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative means of health education, community outreach, and research study recruitment and retention. The interdisciplinary team is led by Dr. Scott Roberts, PhD, and also includes neurologists, nurses, and social workers.
The MADRC ORE Core is pleased to offer one, paid summer internship to a qualified SPH graduate student. The intern will have the opportunity to match their learning goals and interests to various MADRC ORE Core projects. The MADRC ORE Core also greatly values educational development and supports advancing knowledge by attending lectures, workshops, and other U-M events. The MADRC internship program has partnered with U-M SPH since 2015, and it is thrilled to welcome another qualified candidate to the ORE Core team. This is a summer internship, with an end date at the beginning of the Fall semester.
Intern Activities
Design Center Education Materials & Social Media Content
Interns have helped design infographics and brochures for the Center using Canva and Adobe Suite programs. Additionally, they have helped develop social media content on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Lead Programming at Caregiver Wellness Events
Interns have had the opportunity to lead various caregiver wellness programs, including art activities and a plant-based activity for caregivers focusing on stress relief.
Attend Community Outreach Events with the ORE Core Team
All Center interns have helped the Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core team with staffing information tables at community events to provide materials to attendees and answer questions about research and programs offered.
Create Programs for Individuals Living with Dementia
Interns created an innovative program for individuals living with dementia based on green care farming. Farming-based activities at Dawn Farm in Ypsilanti promoted physical and mental health in participants.
Past Interns
| Summer 2023 Janaye Jones: janayejo@umich.edu | Summer 2017 Ashley Miller: acmill@umich.edu |
| Summer 2022 Sarah McCain: smmccain@umich.edu | Summer 2016 Melissa Daily: medaily@umich.edu |
| Summer 2019 Molly Hutchinson: hutchme@umich.edu Jalyn Walker: jalynw@umich.edu | Summer 2015 Erin Mobley: elmobley@umich.edu |
| Summer 2018 Varick Schute: varick@umich.edu |
For more information about the MADRC, visit alzheimers.med.umich.edu. Keep an eye out in the winter for an email with internship details!
Roberts Research Group 