{"id":13,"date":"2010-03-10T13:57:19","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T18:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/about\/cores\/education\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T17:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:03:59","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/about-us\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement Core"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core (ORE Core) is responsible for coordinating the educational and outreach activities of the ADRC. The ORE Core provides education about AD to a range of audiences, including health care professionals, family caregivers, ADRC research participants, researchers, and the lay public. Through its educational programs, the ORE Core also seeks to promote involvement in Center research efforts, particularly among African Americans. Core investigators have broad interests and expertise in health education pertaining to AD, including the following areas: early detection and treatment, late-stage treatment and management issues, home safety, illness perceptions, genetics, risk assessment, caregiver interventions, multicultural outreach, and health literacy.<\/p>\n<h3>Activities<\/h3>\n<p>The Outreach, Recruitment, and Education Core helps sponsor a range of activities, including the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Community outreach and education<\/li>\n<li>Weekly educational emails<\/li>\n<li>Education of primary care providers re: detection and treatment of AD<\/li>\n<li>Educational conferences for professional and family caregivers<\/li>\n<li>Training in dementia research for junior investigators and students<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU ADRC Bulletin<\/a> (Center newsletter)<\/li>\n<li>Center website<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/research\/professional-training\/\">Ambassador Program<\/a> (an educational program for Boston students)<\/li>\n<li>Education resources for the community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Collaborations<\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0 Outreach, Recruitment and Education Core works closely with other organizations at the Center, community and national levels in order to carry out its educational mission. These groups include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/about-us\/our-cores\/clinical\/\">BU ARDC Clinical Core<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/education-program\/community-2\/\">BU ADRC Community Action Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Boston Alzheimer&#8217;s Partnership<\/li>\n<li>Boston Multicultural Coalition on Aging<\/li>\n<li>Geriatric Research Education &amp; Clinical Center (GRECC), E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford MA, and VA Boston Healthcare System<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bmc.org\/geriatrics.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston University School of Medicine Geriatrics Section<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.northeastern.edu\/bouve\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northeastern University School of Nursing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alzmass.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alzheimer&#8217;s Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Education Cores at other <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alz.washington.edu\/NONMEMBER\/adc.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease Research Centers<\/a> nationwide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Core Leaders<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/profile\/andrew-budson-md\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"121\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/alzresearch\/files\/2018\/07\/Budson-headshot-large-511x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Andrew E. Budson<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Associate Director of the BU ADRC<br \/>\r\nORE Core Leader<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/profile\/katherine-turk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"134\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/alzresearch\/files\/2019\/03\/Kate-567x636.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Katherine Turk<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine &#038; Co-Leader of the Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core.<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Faculty <\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/profile\/chris-nowinski-phd\/\">Chris Nowinski, Co-Founder of BU CTE Center<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/profile\/maureen-k-oconnor-psyd-abpp-cn\/\">Maureen O&#8217;Connor, REC Leader <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container  bu_collapsible_open\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Staff<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/profile\/dean-sheppard\/\">Dean Sheppard, Recruitment Coordinator<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/profile\/joshua-berenbaum\/\">Joshua Berenbaum, Data Analyst<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Volunteers<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">Anthony Go\u00f1ez &#8211; ajgonez@bu.edu<br \/>\nBrett Rauch &#8211; brauch1@bu.edu<br \/>\nSarah Harer &#8211; sharer@bu.edu<br \/>\nHeera Kamaraj &#8211; hkamaraj@bu.edu<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core (ORE Core) is responsible for coordinating the educational and outreach activities of the ADRC. 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