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Class of 2022

Grant Allen Rutledge, PhD

Grant Allen Rutledge, PhD

Class of 2022
Professionals Track

Current Role

Medical Scientist, Sage Therapeutics

Education

University of California, Irvine: BS - Biological Sciences, Ph.D. - Biology of Aging

Tufts University, United States Department of Agriculture, Postdoc - Neuroscience and Aging

Research Areas of Interest

Aging, Neurodegeneration, Cognition, Nutritional Neuroscience

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Emily Rogalski, PhD

Emily Rogalski, PhD

Class of 2022
Fellowship Track

Personal Statement

I am the Ann Adelmann Perkins and John S. Perkins Professor of Alzheimer's Disease Prevention and Associate Director of the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. I direct three research programs: 1) Neuropsychology and Neuroimaging of Aging and Dementia, 2) an international Primary Progressive Aphasia Research Program that includes a telemedicine non-pharmacological intervention, and 3) a multicenter SuperAging Research Initiative.

Current Role

Ann Adelmann Perkins and John S. Perkins Professor of Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention; Associate Director, Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Education

Wittenberg University, BA

Northwestern University, PhD

Research Areas of Interest

Neuroimaging, Aging, Neurodegenerative Dementia, primary progressive aphasia, SuperAging, Non-pharmacologic Interventions, Neuropsychology, Behavioral Neurology

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Meghan Riddle, MD

Meghan Riddle, MD

Class of 2022
Professionals Track

Personal Statement

I am a geriatric psychiatrist who joined the Memory and Aging Program as the Associate Director and faculty at Brown University in 2021. I am currently serving as the PI for multiple research trials within the Memory and Aging Program and continue to see patients clinically with a focus on neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia.

Current Role

Associate Director of the Memory & Aging Program at Butler Hospital; Associate Professor, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University

Education

I completed my residency and geriatric psychiatry fellowship training at Vanderbilt University and received my medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center. I completed the Executive Healthcare Leadership Program at the University of Kentucky.

Research Areas of Interest

Alzheimer's disease, late-life mood disorders, neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia

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Annalise Rahman-Filipiak, PhD

Annalise Rahman-Filipiak, PhD

Class of 2022
Fellowship Track

Personal Statement

Annalise Rahman-Filipiak is a clinical neuropsychologist and assistant professor with the Department of Psychiatry - Neuropsychology Section at the University of Michigan Medical School and the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Dr. Rahman-Filipiak's interests include culturally-informed behavioral interventions to communicate and reduce dementia risk.

Current Role

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Neuropsychology Section, Clinical Core, Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

Education

B.S. Psychology, B.A. Biology/Neuroscience - College of Charleston

PhD Clinical Psychology - Wayne State University

Graduate Certification in Aging & Urban Health - Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology - Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health Systems

Research Areas of Interest

health disparities, multiple determinants of dementia risk, biomarker disclosure, metacognition

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Alison C. Pietras, PA-C

Alison C. Pietras, PA-C

Class of 2022
Professionals Track

Current Role

Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Behavioral Neurology Physician, Assistant and Principal Investigator/Sub-I of Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Smith College

Postbaccalaureate Premedical Certificate, Bryn Mawr College

Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS), Franklin Pierce University

Research Areas of Interest

preclinical AD, early onset AD, serum and CSF biomarkers

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Darina V. Petrovsky, PhD, RN

Darina V. Petrovsky, PhD, RN

Class of 2022
Fellowship Track

Personal Statement

The goal of my program of research is to examine the impact of music-based interventions on health and wellbeing of individuals living with dementia and their caregivers.

Current Role

Assistant Professor, Rutgers University School of Nursing; Core Faculty, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research

Education

University of Pennsylvania PhD

Certificate in Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience

Case Western Reserve University MN

University of Michigan BMA

Research Areas of Interest

Nonpharmacological interventions, music, music cognition, clinical trials, cognitive impairment, neuropsychiatric symptoms, dementia, sleep

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Esmeralda M. Morales-Lamarre, MS

Esmeralda M. Morales-Lamarre, MS

Class of 2022
Professionals Track

Current Role

Human Subject Research Coordinator I/Recruitment Specialist

Education

Rush University Medical Center, MS

Aurora University, BS

Cottey College, AS

Research Areas of Interest

Recruitment focused in underrepresented communities and areas, Education of clinical trial participation and AD information

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Pam Maher, PhD

Pam Maher, PhD

Class of 2022
Professionals Track

Personal Statement

My research interests include the characterization and development of natural products for the treatment of acute and chronic neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. In addition, I study models and mechanisms of neuroprotection in neurodegenerative diseases.

Current Role

Principal Investigator

Education

McGill University, B.Sc.

University of British Columbia, Ph.D.

Research Areas of Interest

natural products, glutathione metabolism, oxytosis/ferroptosis

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Mariya Kovaleva, RN, PhD, AGPCNP-BC

Mariya Kovaleva, RN, PhD, AGPCNP-BC

Class of 2022
Fellowship Track

Personal Statement

I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing. My research interests include dementia; informal caregiving and interventions for unpaid caregivers; acute, primary, and transitional care for persons living with dementia; rural healthcare; disability and ageing; and health services research. I am also an adult-gerontological primary care nurse practitioner and have been co-teaching Nursing Scholarship course for Masters of Science in Nursing students.

Current Role

Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing summa cum laude, Bethel University

Master of Science in Nursing, James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies, Emory University

Post-Master’s Certificate, adult-gerontological primary care nurse practitioner, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University

PhD, James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies, Emory University

Post-doctoral fellowship, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Research Areas of Interest

Alzheimer's disease and other dementias; geriatrics; transitional care; acute and primary care for persons living with dementia; longitudinal, intervention, health outcomes, and health services research

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