Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Practice Innovation
GSA
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Dr. Lisa McGuire is a nationally recognized leader at the intersection of public health with aging and Alzheimer’s. She is the Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Practice Innovation at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Dr. McGuire most recently was the Lead for CDC’s Alzheimer’s Disease Program responsible for growing the program over 1000%, developing the first Building out Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure awards, launching 4 editions of Healthy Brain Initiative Road Maps, all to strengthen the public health infrastructure for Alzheimer’s. Dr. McGuire has a PhD is Lifespan Developmental Psychology from Bowling Green State University, completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Gerontology Center at The Pennsylvania State University and earned honorary Fellow Status in the American Psychological Association and the Gerontological Society of America. She has published well over 100 articles and book chapters on aspects of cognition, caregiving, dementia, and aging. As a former caregiver for her mother with mixed dementia, Dr. McGuire is professionally and personally passionate about caregiving and issues related to dementia.
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Public Health Responses to Dementia in Rural and Tribal Areas: BOLD and Beyond
Friday, November 15, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST