The Gilmore-Bykovskyi Lab is committed to promoting effective, meaningful, and equitable care and research for those affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Gilmore-Bykovskyi Lab Mission
About Our Lab
Led by Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN, principal investigator, our team aims to advance this mission by investigating care, utilization, and research disparities for people living with and at risk for ADRD and their caregivers.
We are an interdisciplinary team composed of individuals with different perspectives, skills, and experiences, and we aim to partner with community stakeholders, people with dementia, and family caregivers to advance our mission. Our research is grounded in core values of the nursing discipline to maintain, protect, and promote human dignity, health and abilities, and social justice.
Research Aims
Featured Projects
Lucidity in Dementia Study
Our lab is one of five teams in the U.S. funded by the National Institute on Aging to investigate lucid episodes in dementia that occur among people living with dementia in advanced disease stages.
Brain & Body Fitness Program
A partnership with Madison School & Community Recreation for older adults in the community, the program combines light exercise, brain health information, and mental activities designed to help strengthen physical and mental well-being as we age.
Brain Health Community Registry
The Brain Health Community Registry is a network that connects adults and caregivers interested in brain health with community-based services and researchers who study aging, brain health, and caregiving for people with memory changes.
Lab News & Announcements
Emergency departments seek to transform Alzheimer’s and dementia care through $55M national research grant
Research led by Dr. Manish Shah is part of a national effort to improve health outcomes for people living with dementia by investigating emergency and post-emergency care interventions...
November 14, 2023Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi selected to co-chair national Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit
Held by the National Institute on Aging, the National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons Living with Dementia and their Care Partners/Caregivers...
February 1, 2023Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi to lead UW-Madison efforts testing dementia care app
The I-CARE 2 RCT: Telehealth to Reduce Alzheimer’s-related Symptoms for Caregivers and Patients study is funded by $4 million from the National Institute on Aging to evaluate...
October 25, 2022Andrea Gilmore Bykovski presents at SMPH Collaborate
A new speaker series aims to foster connections among investigators, researchers, and learners by sharing research discoveries and building community. Dr. Gilmore-Bykovskyi will present...
September 24, 2022Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi named a 2022 UW School of Medicine and Public Health Centennial Scholar
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN, has been accepted along with a select group of faculty at the UW SMPH as a 2022 Centennial Scholar. The program was established in 2009 to develop...
July 28, 2022Gilmore-Bykovskyi joins department as Associate Vice Chair of Research
The BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine is pleased to welcome Andrea Gilmore-Bikovskyi, PhD, RN, who joins us July 1, 2022, as an Associate Professor with tenure and...
June 29, 2022