Ph.D. Student Profile

Dominique LaDawn Sylvers, BS, MPH (she/her)
- Doctoral Pre-Candidate
- Cognate: Demography
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
- Master of Public Health, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI
Research Interests & Projects
- Racial health inequities
- Aging
- Life course
- Educational inequity
- Neighborhood segregation
- Socio-historical context
- Muscle strength
- Physical activity
- Cognition
- Demography
- Quantitative methods
- Data visualization
Selected Publications
- Yoshikawa, A, Bouldin, ED, López-Anuarbe, M, Kindratt, TB, Sylvers, DL, & Webster, NJ. (2024). Use of Caregiving Support Services Among Diverse Dementia
Caregivers by Geographic Context. The Gerontologist, 64(2), gnad067.
- Kindratt, TB, Sylvers, DL, Yoshikawa, A, López-Anuarbe, M, Webster, NJ, & Bouldin, ED. (2023). Dementia Caregiving
Experiences and Health Across Geographic Contexts by Race and Ethnicity. The Journals
of Gerontology: Series B, 78(Supplement 1), S48–S58.
- Sylvers, DL, Hicken, M., Esposito, M, Manly, J, Judd, S, & Clarke, P. (2022). Walkable Neighborhoods
and Cognition: Implications for the Design of Health Promoting Communities. Journal
of Aging and Health, 34(6-8), 893-904.
- Sylvers, D., Taylor, RJ, Barnes, L, Ifatunji, MA, & Chatters, LM. (2022). Racial and Ethnic Differences
in Major and Everyday Discrimination Among Older Adults: African Americans, Black
Caribbeans, and Non-Latino Whites. Journal of Aging and Health, 34(3), 460–471.
- Finlay J, Esposito M, Tang S, Gomez-Lopez I, Sylvers D, Judd S, Clarke P. (2020). Fast-food for thought: Retain food environments as resources
for cognitive health and wellbeing among aging Americans? Health and Place, 64, 102379.
- Hicken, MT, Burnside, L, Edwards, DL, & Lee, H. (2019). Chapter 5: Black–White Health Inequalities by Intentional Design:
The Lasting Health Impact of Racial Residential Segregation. In Racism: Science &
Tools for the Public Health Professional. American Public Health Association.
- Ramsay JE, Janevic MR, Hogan CK, Edwards DL, Connell CM. (2018). Using the Replicating Effective Programs Framework to Adapt a Heart Health Intervention. Health Promotion Practice, 20(5), 760-769.
Additional Information
Computing Experience: R, Stata, Beginner proficiency in Python
2024 Annual Meeting Poster Award, Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences September
2024 Member of the Month, Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences
2019 National Institute of Aging T32, UM Population Studies Center Trainee
2018 National Institute of Aging, Diversity Supplement (PI: Clarke)
2012 Michigan State University Ronald E. McNair Scholar
2024 Annual Meeting Poster Award, Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences September
2024 Member of the Month, Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences
2019 National Institute of Aging T32, UM Population Studies Center Trainee
2018 National Institute of Aging, Diversity Supplement (PI: Clarke)
2012 Michigan State University Ronald E. McNair Scholar