Kathryn Wessell, MPH, is an experienced research specialist with over 15 years of experience and will be serving as the core navigator for the Patient and Caregiver Reported Outcomes (PCRO) Core. Ms. Wessell has worked on numerous research studies focused on improving the quality of care for people living with advanced illness, including Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease related dementias (AD/ADRD). She has been a research associate with the Palliative Care Research Collaborative (PCRC) Measurement Core since its inception in 2013. In collaboration with Drs. Laura Hanson and Antonia Bennett, Ms. Wessell contributed to the development of the PCRC Measurement Tool Library of high-quality instruments relevant to palliative care research.