Rebecca Ferber, MPH, is a Project Manager who returned to the Division of General Medicine as a Research Area Specialist Senior on March 13, 2023. She joined Dr. Levine’s research team and the Cognitive Health Services Research (COG-HSR) Program as a Research Area Specialist Senior, focusing on studies to evaluate risk factors for dementia and vascular cognitive impairment, understand and reduce disparities in brain health, and improve the care and quality of life of people with dementia and other cognitive impairments and their loved ones.
Rebecca received her Master’s degree in Public Health in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Michigan in 2013 with a focus on aging and health. She has nearly 10 years of experience coordinating human subjects research at the University of Michigan. Since her graduation, she has worked in project management with the Cancer Surveillance and Outcomes Research Team (CanSORT) from 2013 until 2017 and more recently with Dr. Scott Roberts in the School of Public Health in the areas of mental health education and support for older adults and the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of genetics and genomics research from 2017 through 2023.
In her spare time, Rebecca enjoys baking, playing the piano, hiking, traveling, playing cribbage, reading, and watching tv shows/movies. Rebecca also loves spending time with her 3-year-old son Theodore, 3-year-old dog Stryder, and husband Sam.
Please contact Rebecca at rebmorri@med.umich.edu.