New Assistant Professor Shannon Power has been named an OSCAR Scholar in the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC). The OSCAR Scholar program is an Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (ADRD)-specific research mentoring and an innovative pathway for the development ADRD research leadership.
As an OSCAR Scholar in the Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core, Dr. Power will pursue community-engaged research in and beyond Allegheny County, expanding inclusion of rural Pennsylvanians. She will also contribute to interprofessional practice and education, especially the facilitation of social work training through the ADRC.
Dr. Power’s co-mentors are Dean Kya Conner and Beth Shabaan of the School of Nursing.
Dr. Quinton Cotton is a 2024 alumnus of the program.