KRA - Key Persons

Teresa S. Radebaugh, Sc.D., is a psychiatric epidemiologist trained at Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, and spent many years in federal government service at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The last position at the NIH was Director, Division of Extramural Research, National Institute of Nursing Research, where she had responsibility for the scientific program and review activities of the Institute. Prior to that position, she had served as the Chief, Dementias of Aging Branch, Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging Program, National Institute on Aging. The Dementias of Aging Branch is responsible for the management of the bulk of extramural research on Alzheimer's disease funded by the National Institute on Aging, including the most of the nationally prominent research programs such as the Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers. Dr. Radebaugh also has substantial experience in other major aging related areas, including falls and hip fractures, osteoporosis and urinary incontinence. Drs. Radebaugh and Khachaturian edited a comprehensive volume on Alzheimer's Disease, written for primary care providers, covering the topics of cause(s), diagnosis, treatment and care. She has published a number of scientific papers, as well as material for the general press on Alzheimer's disease.