NACC was founded by Walter A. Kukull, PhD, NACC Director (contact –mPI) and Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Washington. NACC includes six faculty members from the Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Family Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, Radiology, and Statistics. NACC’s 34 staff have a range of expertise in the fields of program development, strategy, and operational leadership, information technology, software programming, biostatistics, communications project management, and administration. In addition to its role with the ADRCs, NACC provides expert consulting in data interpretation, epidemiology, and biostatistics to investigators within and outside of the ADRCs.
The NACC team that support all aspects of our mission
Leadership:
Walter Kukull, PhD
He/Him
Principal Investigator/Director
Professor, Epidemiology
Bio
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Operations:
NACC's Operations team consists of the Administration and Project Management teams and undertakes a wide range of logistical, administrative, and operational support — contributes to maximizing the utility of NACC in support of the ADRCs and the NIA.
Program Managers
Jessica Welsch, MBA
She/Her
Senior Project Manager
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Elise Gruber
She/Her
Project Manager
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Hannah Stockwell
She/Her
Events & Collaborations Manager
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Satish Mathew
He/Him
Technical Project Manager
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Technology
The expertise of NACC’s Technology Team, along with the requisite physical infrastructure (including an on-premises server and cloud capabilities), provides a firm foundation to assure the rapid handling of high-quality data in a secure environment.
Shilpa Allimatti, MS, MBA
She/Her
Technology Lead
Research IT, UW Medicine
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Janene Hubbard, BS
She/Her
Research Consultant
Research IT, UW Medicine
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Ben Keller, PhD
He/Him
Software Engineer
Research IT, UW Medicine
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Chandima HewaNadungodage, PhD
She/Her
Software Engineer
Research IT, UW Mediciner
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Zach Stark, BBA
He/Him
Software Engineer
Research IT, UW Medicine
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Laura McLeod
She/Her
Senior REDCap Administrator
Research IT, UW Medicine
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Dan Peterson
He/Him
Software Engineer
Research IT, UW Medicine
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Emily Cheng, BS
She/Her
Software Engineer
Research IT, UW Medicine
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Brendan Smith, BS
He/Him
Software Developer
Research IT, UW Medicine
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Research
The Research Team provides consultation to ADRC researchers and others as well as engages in methodological research. The experienced faculty and staff in these five groups, together with the physical resources at NACC (as described below) and expertise from other departments throughout the UW, contribute to an institutional environment with a high probability of success in delivering on our stated Scope of Work.
Charles Mock, MD, PhD, FACS
He/Him
Associate Director and Epidemiologist
Professor, Epidemiology, Global Health, Surgery
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Dean K. Shibata, MD
He/Him
Co-investigator and Radiologist
Professor, Radiology
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Kwun Chuen Gary Chan, PhD
He/Him
Associate Director
Professor, Biostatistics, Department of Health Systems and Population Health
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Yen-Chi Chen, PhD
He/Him
Co-investigator and Statistician
Assistant Professor, Statistics
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Kyle Ormsby, PhD
He/Him
Co-investigator
Visiting Associate Professor, Mathematics
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Heather O'Connell
She/Her
CLARiTI Program Manager
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Hannah Koenig, MPH
She/Her
CLARiTI Data Manager
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Jessica Culhane, MS
She/Her
Research Scientist
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Kathryn Gauthreaux, MS
She/Her
Research Scientist
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Zack Miller, BS
He/Him
Research Consultant
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Sarah Yasuda
She/Her
Research Assistant
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Liam Lane, MS
He/Him
Senior Research Coordinator
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Grants & Finance
Our experienced Grants & Finance Team is a key resource for managing our budget goals and supporting our funding initiatives.
Jane Xia, MHA
She/Her
Grants & Finance Manager
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Emily Almeda
She/Her
Administrative Coordinator
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Valerie Hockens
She/Her
Program Operations Specialist
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Communications
The Communications Team provides essential education by producing engaging content for the NACC website and monthly newsletter, as well as enhancing outreach to the ADRC and wider AD/ADRD community through social media and expanding NACC partnerships.
Mark Bauer EdD
He/Him
Manager of Communications
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Amy Young, MS
She/Her
Public Information Specialist
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Aileen Ida, MA
She/Her
Communications Specialist
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Want to Join our Team?
We are always looking for talented professionals to contribute to NACC’s mission of advancing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias research. Visit our Careers page to learn more about current opportunities and how to join our team or visit UW Hires for further details and application instructions.