Kristine J Ajrouch
Research Professor, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research and Research Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity, School of Public Health
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Dr. Ajrouch’s research focuses on aging, health, immigration and family in the United Statues and the Middle East; social networks over the life course; and Arab American identity and well-being. Currently, she is working with a multidisciplinary team of researchers to study Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias among Arab Americans and directs the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease.
- P. Paul Chandanabhumma, Analay Perez, Laura Monkman, Sarah Miles, Kristine J Ajrouch, Heather Sauyaq Jean Gordon, Adnan Hammad, Knoll Larkin, Justine Wu. 2025. Promoting Equitable Inclusion of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Health Research: Expert Guidance from an e-Delphi Panel. The Annals of Family Medicine 23(Supplement 1)
- Al Bcherraoui, Myriam, Kristine J Ajrouch, Abdulrahim, Sawsan, Toni C Antonucci. 2025. Filial Closeness and Attitudes on Intergenerational Familial Care in Lebanon: Implications for Future Care Policy for Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
- Sumiyyah M Zimami, Hala J Darwish, Kristine J Ajrouch, Sarah Abboud, Daniel Velez Ortiz. 2025. The Perceptions of Foreign‐Born Arab Americans on Dementia and Mental Health Research: A Focus Group Study. Alzheimer's & Dementia 21:e107203.
- Kindratt, Tiffany B., Laura Beth Zahodne, Dallo, Florence J., Kristine J Ajrouch. 2025. Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Diagnosis in the United States Among US-Born and Foreign-Born White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian Older Adults. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 12:1847-1855.
- Cooper, Jasmine M., Kristine J Ajrouch, Brauer, Simon G., Zahodne, Laura B., Toni C Antonucci. 2025. Ethnic Disparities in Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Snapshot of Metro-Detroit. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities :1-18.
- Bhavna A. Guduguntla, Alexi Vasbinder, Elizabeth Anderson, Tariq U. Azam, Pennelope Blakely, Noah J Webster, Richard D Gonzalez, Toni C Antonucci, Judith L. Heidebrink, Bruno Giordani, Laura Beth Zahodne, Benjamin M. Hampstead, Kristine J Ajrouch, Salim S. Hayek. 2024. Biomarkers of chronic inflammation and cognitive decline: A prospective observational study. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring 16(1):e12568.
- Kristine J Ajrouch, Fatmeh M. Barada, Mary Rose Janevic, Toni C Antonucci. 2024. Supporting Arab-American Families Living With Dementia: Testing a Culturally Adapted Program. Journal of Applied Gerontology 44(4):515-519.
- Kristine J Ajrouch, Wassim Tarraf, Simon Brauer, Laura Beth Zahodne, Toni C Antonucci. 2024. Adapted MoCA for Use among Arabic-Speaking Immigrants in the United States. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 39:501–513.
- Phillip Cantu, Tsai-Chin Cho, Mary Wyman, Brooke Helppie-McFall, Kristine J Ajrouch. 2024. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Monetary Value of Informal Caregiving for Non-Institutionalized People Living With Dementia. Journal of Aging and Health 36(9):570-582.
- Kristine J Ajrouch, Laura Beth Zahodne, Simon Brauer, Wassim Tarraf, Toni C Antonucci. 2024. COVID-19 Stress and Cognitive Disparities in Black, MENA and White Older Adults. The Gerontologist 64(8):gnae073.