Christian Salazar, PhD MPH, is a Project Scientist and Neuroepidemiologist at the UC Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND). As an Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core investigator at UCI MIND, Dr. Salazar leads community engagement efforts in local Hispanic/Latino communities of Orange County. His research centers on understanding the social and behavioral causes of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, particularly among Hispanics/Latinos. Through K01 career award funding, he is training as a mixed-methodologist and behavior interventionist to improve representation of Hispanics/Latinos in Alzheimer’s Disease preclinical trials.
UC Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND)