Barbara Mendez Campos Love, Ph.D., LCSW/LICSW

Assistant Professor, Gerontology Expert, Policy Scholar, and Data Scientist. Addressing structural and economic precarity in dementia caregiving, cognitive health, and long-term care across the life course.

United States

About

Experience

  • Assistant Professor at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Navigating Aging Needs (4 yrs 2 mos)
    • Principal Investigator and Data Scientist
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Lead analysis, develop code, clean, collate, analyze, visualize, and run data on time series longitudinal panel study of Broward County Panel Data on dementia caregivers Lead manuscript writing and publication (PI)

    • Expert
      May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

      Expert Consultant for Grief, Dementia, Older Adults and Families, Caregiving, Coping, Care Transitions, Substance Abuse, Applied Services, and Policy Advocacy.

  • Senior Licensed Clinical Social Worker at My Memory Clinic
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Senior Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing individual and family consultations for older adults and families/caregivers facing memory loss. Case Management, referrals, and counseling.

  • Associate Researcher at Michigan Medicine
    Dec 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    NIA funded study delving into Hispanic Bilingualism and Cognitive Testing for Dementia

  • Boston College (Boston, Massachusetts, United States)
    • Adjunct Professor
      Oct 2023 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Doctoral research assistant
      Aug 2021 - Aug 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      2 NIH and 1 RSF funded projects with Hispanic Immigrants, healthcare, and related policies