Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN, is professor and chair in the Department of Biobehavioral Health and the Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. She brings 30 years of experience in developing, evaluating, disseminating, and implementing interventions that ease neuropsychiatric symptoms and promote function and quality of life for diverse populations of people living with dementia and their caregivers. This work has helped to inform care practices for people living with dementia and their caregivers through the development of dementia care protocols that address the leading symptoms in dementia that cause distress or impair quality of life. As a clinician and educator, Dr. Hodgson seeks out implementation strategies to foster academic-community partnership by linking research and practice in order to move evidence-based findings into dementia care practice.

Kimberly Cheng Hom, MPA, is the program officer for the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory Research Grants Core. Prior to her role with the Collaboratory, Ms. Hom’s work focused on building and strengthening the interprofessional workforce through online learning and community-based programs to better care for the needs of the older adult population. Specifically focusing on resources for healthcare professionals that build their capacity in topics such as Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Ms. Hom received her master’s degree in public administration from the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.