About Our Lab
Led by Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN, principal investigator, our interdisciplinary team is dedicated to advancing meaningful research and care for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).
We pursue this mission by studying care delivery, service utilization, and research participation among people living with or at risk for ADRD and their caregivers, with a focus on differences across populations historically excluded from research and those at elevated risk.
Research Aims
Research Studies
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 among people living with dementia in advanced disease stages. We recently published a prospective observational study in The Gerontologist.
SUPPORT Study
SUPPORT is a research study funded by the National Institutes of Health and led by investigators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This study is one part of a nationwide effort to inform and improve national re-hospitalization policy.
ARCOM Study
This Alzheimer’s Association-funded study is focused on developing person-centered outcome measures for patients living with dementia during emergency care visits by understanding their needs and priorities in the emergency department.
Brain Health Equity Initiative
In addition to our research, we seek to foster community-responsive partnerships and programs to promote healthy brain aging in the Greater Madison community here and now.
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
The University of Wisconsin launches new center to test and implement dementia care interventions
The EMBRACE Center will focus on identifying and testing what makes dementia interventions work to adapt them successfully in a variety of care settings...
Emergency departments seek to transform Alzheimer’s and dementia care through $55M national research grant
Dr. Manish Shah will co-lead a five-year, nationwide clinical trial funded by a cooperative grant from the National Institute on Aging...
National Institute on Aging shines spotlight on Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi’s efforts to improve the experiences of people living with dementia
With research training and early career support from NIA, she established a program exploring the experiences of patients with dementia and ways caregivers...
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi receives 2023 Outstanding Women of Color Award
The award acknowledges and honors women of color at UW–Madison whose advocacy, activism, and scholarship have positively transformed...
Andrea 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...
Andrea 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...