Rachael Weaver

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Education:

B.S. in Psychology - University of Georgia, 2023

Selected Publications:

Lei, Man-Kit, Rachael Weaver (2025). “The Buffering Effect of Social Support on the Link between Biologically Embedded Childhood Maltreatment and Adult Cardiovascular Disease.” Social Science and Medicine, 384, 118530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118530

Simons, Ronald L., Mei Ling Ong, Man-Kit Lei, Steven R.H. Beach, Yu-Wen Lu, Rachael Weaver, and Michelle M. Mielke (2025). “Diabetes and Hypertension at Midlife Predict Increases in Biomarkers of Dementia among Black Americans.” Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02310-2

Rigg, Khary K., Rachael Weaver, and Ethan Kusiak (2023). “Attitudes toward Methadone Treatment among Black/African Americans: Implications for Engagement and Retention.” American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 93(6), 476-485. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000692.

Articles Featuring Rachael Weaver

Graduate student Rachael Weaver participated in an interview with WSB Radio to discuss a recent UGA study that showed poor heart health increases risk of dementia for Black Americans that was published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health…

Congratulations to Dr. Ron Simons as first author on a new publication titled "Diabetes and Hypertension at Midlife Predict Increases in Biomarkers of Dementia Among Black Americans", published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health…