Dr. Afolasade Fakolade
Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy
Co-lead, Caregiver Wellness Research Collaborative (CARE Co)
Caregivers are worthy of care. That message is at the heart of Dr. Fakolade’s research and her urgent call for us to support these unsung heroes.
She examines how caregivers don’t receive nearly enough recognition and display extraordinary courage to provide ongoing, unpaid care that is critical to our overall health system.
Her work is helping people who live with multiple sclerosis and their family caregivers build resilience, improve health, and achieve a better quality of life. The implications for all caregivers, and our health and social systems, are profound.
Dr. Fakolade knows what it feels like to be standing in the shoes of a family caregiver and brings that empathy and warmth to her Research Talk and its prescription for change.