Kristine J Ajrouch
Research Professor, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
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BIO
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.
- 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
- 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.
- Kindratt, Tiffany B., Laura Beth Zahodne, Dallo, Florence J., Kristine J Ajrouch. 2024. 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
- Neupert, Shevaun D, Graham, Eileen K, Ogle, Destiny, Ali, Sumbleen, Zavala, Daisy V, Kincaid, Reilly, Hughes, Mac Kenzie L, Hu, Rita X, Toni C Antonucci, Suitor, J Jill, Gilligan, Megan, Kristine J Ajrouch, Scott, Stacey B. 2024. A Coordinated Data Analysis of Four Studies Exploring Age Differences in Social Interactions and Loneliness During a Global Pandemic. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B 79(8):gbae086.
- Kristine J Ajrouch, Rita Xiaochen Hu, Noah J Webster, Toni C Antonucci. 2024. Friendship trajectories and health across the lifespan. 60(1):94-107.
- Kindratt, Tiffany B., Moncriffe, Berford, Kristine J Ajrouch, Laura Beth Zahodne, Dallo, Florence J.. 2024. Diabetes Among Racial and Ethnically Diverse Older Adults in the United States with Cognitive Limitations. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 11:238–247.