Expertise

Areas of Interest and Expertise

  • Dementia Caregiving
  • Health Information Technology
  • Health Policy
  • Health Self-Management

Overall, her research and advocacy work aims to improve health and social care for older adults. Currently, her work involves developing and testing technologies that support people with dementia (PWD) and their caregivers, where she leads/co-leads multidisciplinary teams to achieve their research goals.  

Past Affiliations

Scientist, Alzheimer's Disease Center, Department of Neurology, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (past)

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (past)

Communities
Neurology, Social Work
Degrees
PhD, University of Delaware, Urban Affairs and Public Policy, 2008
MSW, Temple University, 2004
BA, University of Delaware, Psychology, 2000
Keywords
dementia alzheimers disease health information technology caregiving