UCLA Older Americans Independence Center
                        (Pepper Center)



OAIC Principal Investigators


David B. Reuben, M.D., Co-PI
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Multicampus Program in Geriatric
Medicine & Gerontology
10945 Le Conte Avenue, Suite 2339
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1687
Phone: (310) 825-8253
FAX: (310) 794-2199
E-Mail: dreuben@mednet.ucla.edu

John F. Schnelle, Ph.D., Co-PI
Jewish Home for the Aging
Borun Center
7150 Tampa Avenue
Reseda, CA 91335
Phone: (818) 774-3234
FAX: (818) 774-3346
E-Mail: jschnell@ucla.edu

Center Cores and Components

  • Research Development Core
  • Cost/Effectiveness Core
  • Data Management Core
  • Leadership/Administrative Core
  • Intervention Study 1:
    Feeding Assistance in Nursing Homes: Staffing and Outcomes

  • Intervention Development Study 1:
    Multidimensional Intervention for Vision-Impaired Elders
  • Intervention Development Study 2:
    A Diabetes Self-care Program for Older African-Americans
  • Intervention Development Study 3:
    Effects of Lipid Oxidation Products on Bone Metabolism

Last Updated: March 3, 2006 © 2000 UCLA GeroNet