Roles
- Professor, Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and Department of Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
- Associate Director, Center for Genomic Education & Outreach, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
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Biography
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Associate Professor, Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and Department of Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Co-Director, Center for Genomic Education and Outreach (C-GEO), John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
Dr. Cuccaro is the Co-Director of the Center for Genomic Education and Outreach (C-GEO) at the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics (HIHG) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the leader of the C-GEO Division of Patient and Family Ascertainment. He is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in understanding the interplay between genetics and behavior across development with an emphasis on aging. His current work focuses on investigating differences in aging outcomes in African American and Hispanic Latino populations and the role of environmental contributions to these outcomes. In particular, he is interested in understanding the prevalence of neuropsychiatric problems in aging and their relationship to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Finally, Dr. Cuccaro is involved in large scale harmonization efforts of clinical phenotypes for the Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project. -
Education & Training
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Research Interests
Dr. Cuccaro is a clinical psychologist who specializes in understanding the interplay between genetics and behavior across development. His work reflects this specialization with a focus on disorders of aging such as Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD). His research concentrates on the development of behavioral methods to construct and extend clinical phenotypes of individuals ADRD to optimize gene discovery. In addition, he is involved in studies of co-occurring conditions in ADRD that influence the onset and course of these disorders including neuropsychiatric disorders, vascular disease, and social determinants. -
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