Dr. Carlsson is trained as a physician in geriatric medicine and is currently a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She serves …
Elder Care
Sarah Endicott
Sarah Endicott is a dual board-certified geriatric and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with over 10 years’ experience as an advanced practice nurse in rural Wisconsin. In the School of Nursing, Dr. Endicott teaches a …
Michal Engelman
Michal Engelman is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Director of the Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA), and the Principal Investigator of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), one …
Claire Erickson
Claire Erickson is a graduate student in the Neuroscience and Public Policy Program. She focuses on modifiable factors of Alzheimer’s disease. Claire hopes to integrate her background in Alzheimer’s research with a career in aging …
Beth Fields
I am a board-certified occupational therapist, an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, and a geriatric health services and caregiving researcher. I went to Colorado State University and the University of Pittsburgh for occupational therapy and postdoctoral …
Jody Krainer
Jody is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker that practiced at a large medical and behavioral healthcare system in Waukesha for twenty years. She also has advance education and experience in business and worked as an …
Jennifer McAlister
Jennifer McAlister is an academic staff at UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health at the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and a dementia coaching provider with Embrace Care Management, a private geriatric care management …
Bonnie Nuttkinson, MS
Since Bonnie was a young girl she has been interacting and caring for people with dementia and their caregivers. Previously she was a professional caregiver while in grad school and spent seven years working and …
Susan Wenker
Dr. Wenker earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1991. She also earned a Master of Science in Continuing Vocational Studies from UW-Madison in 2002 and a …