Amanda Leggett
Bio Sketch
Dr. Amanda Leggett an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Gerontology and Department of Psychology at Wayne State University and an adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. She received her M.S. and PhD in Human Development and Family Studies from the Pennsylvania State University and is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. Her research program focuses on the dementia caregiver stress process and mental health in late-life. She completed a K01 career development award from the National Institute on Aging and currently has associated funding from the Alzheimer’s Association to develop of a taxonomy of dementia care management styles and aims to determine how classifying one’s caregiving style might be used to target interventions and optimize care. She also has an R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging exploring dementia caregiving networks and associations with care outcomes. She serves as Associate Editor for Dementia and Caregiving for the journal Innovation in Aging and on the editorial boards for the journals the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Research on Aging and is a ten-year Hospice volunteer.
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Education
B.A. Queens University of Charlotte, Psychology
M.S. The Pennsylvania State University, Human Development and Family Studies
PhD The Pennsylvania State University, Human Development and Family Studies
Research Focus
- Dementia family caregiving (particular foci on dementia care management styles and caregiver networks)
- Aging and mental health
Office Location
233 Knapp Building
Areas of Expertise
- Family caregiving
- Late-life mental health and well-being
Training
NIMH T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, The University of Michigan, Psychiatry
Courses Taught
PSY 2410 Health Psychology
Grants
NIA R01 AG079097
“Characterizing Dementia Caregiving Networks and Associations with Persons Living with Dementia’s Well-Being and Potentially Inappropriate Healthcare Utilization”
9/1/2022-8/31/2026
Role: Principal Investigator
NIA R01 AG082856
“Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care and Challenges in Insurance Plan Choices among Older People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia: A Mixed Methods Study of Medicare Options”
Principal Investigator: Elham Mahmoudi, University of Michigan
08/2023-04/2028
Role: Co-Investigator
NIA R01 AG083030
“Capturing the complexities of informal caregiver networks: New measures to improve outcomes for informal care partners of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD)”
Principal Investigator: Noelle Carlozzi, University of Michigan
09/2023-08/2026
Role: Co-Investigator
NIA R01AG071511-02 Administrative Supplement
“Chronic pain self-management for older adults with cognitive impairment: A randomized pilot trial”
Principal Investigator: Mary Janevic and Donovan Maust, University of Michigan
3/15/2023-8/31/2023
Role: Consultant
NIA R01 AG080583
“The Effects of COVID-19 on Long Term Care for High-Need Older Adults with and without Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias”
Principal Investigator: Yulya Truskinovsky, Wayne State University
2/1/2023-1/31/2028
Role: Co-Investigator
Alzheimer’s Association & LINC-AD
Advancing Research on Care and Outcome Measurement (ARCOM) Program
ARCOM-22-876659
“Measuring dementia caregiving styles to improve intervention tailoring”
10/01/2021-12/31/2024
Role: Principal Investigator
NIA P30 AG
“Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center”
Principal Investigator: Hank Paulson
4/1/2022-3/31/26
Role: Clinical Core and Leadership Initiative