Faculty Advisors: Clarissa Shaw

Funding: Kathleen Buckwalter Scholarship

Hometown: Moline, Illinois

My research interests include Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and non-pharmacological interventions such as yoga to reduce dementia risk and prevent or delay progression of the pathological changes and cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. With Dr. Clarissa Shaw, I am studying rejection of care and person-centered communication between hospital nursing staff and people living with dementia. With Dr. Chooza Moon, I am studying associations between circadian timing and white matter microstructure.