Our Team

The Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center is made up of faculty, staff, and trainees committed to a future without Alzheimer's disease. The Center brings together faculty from more than 20 departments across Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Meharry Medical College to foster discovery in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Center Director

Angela L. Jefferson

Herbert O. and Vineta Christopher Director in Alzheimer's Disease

Core Leadership

Logan C. Dumitrescu

Assistant Professor of Neurology

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Kelsie M. Full

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Hannah J. Harmsen

Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology

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Fiona E. Harrison

Associate Professor of Medicine

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Timothy J. Hohman

Professor of Neurology

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Bennett A. Landman

Professor of Electrical Engineering

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Dandan Liu

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

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Paul A. Newhouse

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Amalia Peterson

Assistant Professor of Neurology

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Consuelo H. Wilkins

Professor of Medicine
Panpan Zhang

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

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Staff

Pam Cowley

Community Outreach and Engagement Manager

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Ashley Emerson

Research Programs Manager

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Elena Griffo

Lead Communications Specialist

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Amy Houchins

Program Manager

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Cheyenne Hunter

Lead Administrative Assistant

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Daniel Ibarra-Scurr

Special Projects Manager

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Yukti Vyas

Clinical Scientist, Training Programs Manager

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Join Our Team

As a faculty member of the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, you will be part of an interdisciplinary team of scientists and clinicians working to end Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. If you are interested in becoming a faculty member of our Center, please click here to submit your application.