Amanda Leggett
Assistant Professor
Maccabees Building, Suite 8405.7
Website(s)
iog.wayne.edu/research/lab/leggett
Department
Amanda Leggett
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 Ph.D. 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 of 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.
Research interest(s)/area of expertise
- Dementia family caregiving
- Aging and mental health
Education
- B.A. in Psychology, Queens University of Charlotte
- M.S. in Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
- Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
Awards and 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
News mentions
- Created Equal: The risks and benefits of aging in place
- Whitmer seeks $5,000 tax credit for Michigan caregivers. How much will it help?