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RISE Project Awarded NIH Grant

August 30th, 2024
RISE Project Awarded NIH Grant
RISE robot at University of Tennessee. Credit: University of Tennessee

Xiaopeng Zhao, a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering and founding director of the Applied AI Program in the College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies at UT, is part of a collaborative team that has been awarded a $401,090 grant from the National Institutes of Health.

The team received the multi-year funded grant for the project "Robot-based Information and Support to Enhance Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (RISE)." The research is supported by the National Institute on Aging of the NIH.

The project aims to develop an AI-powered system (RISE) to disseminate important educational information to the Alzheimer's community. Using a state-of-the-art humanoid social robot integrated with cutting-edge AI tools, RISE delivers evidence-based caregiver training information derived from Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregivers Health (REACH) II and REACH VA programs.

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are progressive diseases that destroy memory and other important mental functions. They can have a significant impact on people with ADRD and their caregivers.

"Our goal is to provide essential, targeted information tailored to the specific needs of caregivers and individuals with ADRD," Zhao said. "By leveraging advanced AI and robotics technologies, we aim to enhance engagement and make critical caregiving information more accessible."

Along with Zhao, other members of the team include:

  • Jennifer Martindale-Adams, professor of preventive medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and co-director of the VA's national Caregiver Center, located at the LTC Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center, Memphis
  • Linda Nichols, professor of preventive medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and co-director of the VA's national Caregiver Center, located at the LTC Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center, Memphis
  • Wenjun Zhou, Lawson Professor of Business in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee
  • Sharon Bowland, associate professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Tennessee

The project has received community support to implement the program from Dottie Lyvers, the director of the Office on Aging at the Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee.

Provided by University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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