UNM Center for Memory & Aging

Leadership

Faculty

Elaine L. Bearer, MD, PhD, FAAAS, FCAP

Distinguished Professor of Pathology
Professor at UNM Neurosurgery (courtesy) and UNM Music (secondary)
Visitor, California Institute of Technology
Lead, NM ADRC Neuropathology Core

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Jessica Richardson, PhD, CCC-SLP

Professor of Speech & Hearing Sciences
Co-Director, Clinical Core at UNM Center for Brain Recovery and Repair (CBRR)
Lead, NM ADRC Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Core

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Staff Directory

Research Administration

Lori Remillard, MBA
Sr Program Manager
Phone: 505 272-6326
Email: LRemillard@salud.unm.edu

Erika Partridge
Education & Outreach Manager
Phone: 505 272-7456
Email: EPartridge@salud.unm.edu

Craig Coleman
Community-Based Research Specialist
Email: CrRColeman@salud.unm.edu

Maria “Sol” Hayes
Admin Assistant to Director
Phone: 505 272-3315
Email: MSHayes@salud.unm.edu

Faith Ann Brandt
Program Specialist
Phone: 505-272-5044
Email: faithann@salud.unm.edu

Kerstin Kalke
Lead Support
Research Education Component
Phone: 505 277-4257
Email: kkalke@unm.edu

Data Management

Jessica Anderson, MS
Data Manager
Email: JeAnderson@salud.unm.edu

Clinical Research

Elizabeth Ott, MS
Clinical Research Manager
Phone: 505 272-4946
Email: EOtt@salud.unm.edu

Erin Coho
Research Scientist / Clinical Coordinator
Email: EBCoho@salud.unm.edu

Jasmine Martinez
Clinical Research Supervisor
Email: JasmMMartinez@salud.unm.edu

Jennifer “Jennie” Nelson
Clinical Research Supervisor
Email: JeJNelson@salud.unm.edu

Michelle Quam
Community Health Worker
Email: MMQuam@salud.unm.edu

Laboratory Staff

Sasha Hobson
Lead Laboratory Manager
Image Analysis Staff
Phone: 505 272-8010
Email: sahobson@salud.unm.edu

Natalia Carrillo
Research Scientist
Email: NaCarrillo@salud.unm.edu

Dakota Duran
Research Scientist
Email: DaADuran@salud.unm.edu

Lynnette Rios
HS Research Tech
Email: LyRios@salud.unm.edu

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Mailing Address:

UNM Center for Memory & Aging
MSC 11 6035

1 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Physical Address:

UNM Center for Memory & Aging

Pete and Nancy Domenici Hall

1101 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

UNM Center for Memory & Aging

Leadership

Gary Rosenberg, MD

Professor of Neurology
Founding Director, UNM Center for Memory & Aging
Director, NM Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (NM ADRC)
Lead, NM ADRC Administrative Core

Kiran Bhaskar, PhD

Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Co-Director, New Mexico Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (NM ADRC)
Lead, NM ADRC Fluid Biomarker Core
Associate Lead, NM ADRC Administrative Core

Jill Prestopnik, PhD

Administrative Director, UNM Center for Memory & Aging
NM ADRC Administrator

Faculty

John Adair, MD

Professor of Neurology
Behavioral Neurologist
Lead, NM ADRC Clinical Core

Elaine L. Bearer, MD, PhD, FAAAS, FCAP

Distinguished Professor of Pathology
Professor at UNM Neurosurgery (courtesy) and UNM Music (secondary)
Visitor, California Institute of Technology
Lead, NM ADRC Neuropathology Core

Arvind Caprihan, PhD

Associate Professor of Translational Neuroscience at the Mind Research Network
MRI Physicist, MRN
Co-PI, MarkVCID-UNM
Lead, NM ADRC Neuroimaging Biomarker Core

Erik Erhardt, PhD

Professor of Statistics
Lead, NM ADRC Data Management and Statistics Core

Tamar Ginossar, PhD

Professor of Communication
Director, Institute for Social Research
Community Engagement Core Leader of UNM NM-INSPIRES, UNM Climate Change Center, and UNM Health for the Alliance and Novelty of Geospatial and Exposure Science (CHANGES) Center
Lead, NM ADRC Research Education Component

Janice Knoefel, MD, MPH

Professor of Neurology
Neurologist & Geriatrician
Associate Lead, NM ADRC Research Education Component & Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Cores

Kimberly Page, PhD, MPH, MS

Professor of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Preventive Medicine
Principal Investigator, Clinical Trials Network - Southwest Node
Lead, NM ADRC Data Management Program

Jessica Richardson, PhD, CCC-SLP

Professor of Speech & Hearing Sciences
Co-Director, Clinical Core at UNM Center for Brain Recovery and Repair (CBRR)
Lead, NM ADRC Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Core

Sephira Ryman, PhD, MS

Associate Professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist, The Mind Research Network
Assistant Professor, UNM Neurology
Associate Lead, NM ADRC Clinical Core

Andrei Vakhtin, PhD

Associate Professor of Translational Neuroscience, The Mind Research Network
Associate Lead, NM ADRC Neuroimaging Biomarker Core

Katarzyna Wilamowska, MD, PhD

Research Assistant Professor of Family & Community Medicine
Dementia Researcher and Practicing Geriatrician
Faculty Associate, NM ADRC Clinical Core

Yi Yang, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurology
Associate Lead, NM ADRC Fluid Biomarker Core

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Data Management

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UNM Center for Memory & Aging

Leadership

Gary Rosenberg, MD

Professor of Neurology Founding Director, UNM Center for Memory & Aging Director, NM Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (NM ADRC) Lead, NM ADRC Administrative Core

Kiran Bhaskar, PhD

Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Co-Director, New Mexico Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (NM ADRC) Lead, NM ADRC Fluid Biomarker Core Associate Lead, NM ADRC Administrative Core

Jill Prestopnik, PhD

Administrative Director, UNM Center for Memory & Aging NM ADRC Administrator

Faculty

John Adair, MD

Professor of Neurology Behavioral Neurologist Lead, NM ADRC Clinical Core

Elaine L. Bearer, MD, PhD, FAAAS, FCAP

Distinguished Professor of Pathology Professor at UNM Neurosurgery (courtesy) and UNM Music (secondary) Visitor, California Institute of Technology Lead, NM ADRC Neuropathology Core

Arvind Caprihan, PhD

Associate Professor of Translational Neuroscience at the Mind Research Network MRI Physicist, MRN Co-PI, MarkVCID-UNM Lead, NM ADRC Neuroimaging Biomarker Core

Erik Erhardt, PhD

Professor of Statistics Lead, NM ADRC Data Management and Statistics Core

Tamar Ginossar, PhD

Professor of Communication Director, Institute for Social Research Community Engagement Core Leader of UNM NM-INSPIRES, UNM Climate Change Center, and UNM Health for the Alliance and Novelty of Geospatial and Exposure Science (CHANGES) Center Lead, NM ADRC Research Education Component

Janice Knoefel, MD, MPH

Professor of Neurology Neurologist & Geriatrician Associate Lead, NM ADRC Research Education Component & Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Cores

Kimberly Page, PhD, MPH, MS

Professor of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Preventive Medicine Principal Investigator, Clinical Trials Network - Southwest Node Lead, NM ADRC Data Management Program

Jessica Richardson, PhD, CCC-SLP

Professor of Speech & Hearing Sciences Co-Director, Clinical Core at UNM Center for Brain Recovery and Repair (CBRR) Lead, NM ADRC Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Core

Sephira Ryman, PhD, MS

Associate Professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist, The Mind Research Network Assistant Professor, UNM Neurology Associate Lead, NM ADRC Clinical Core

Andrei Vakhtin, PhD

Associate Professor of Translational Neuroscience, The Mind Research Network Associate Lead, NM ADRC Neuroimaging Biomarker Core

Katarzyna Wilamowska, MD, PhD

Research Assistant Professor of Family & Community Medicine Dementia Researcher and Practicing Geriatrician Faculty Associate, NM ADRC Clinical Core

Yi Yang, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurology Associate Lead, NM ADRC Fluid Biomarker Core

Staff Directory

Research Administration

Data Management

Clinical Research

Laboratory Staff

Contact Us

Professor of Neurology
Founding Director, UNM Center for Memory & Aging
Director, NM Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (NM ADRC)
Lead, NM ADRC Administrative Core

Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Co-Director, New Mexico Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (NM ADRC)
Lead, NM ADRC Fluid Biomarker Core
Associate Lead, NM ADRC Administrative Core

Administrative Director, UNM Center for Memory & Aging
NM ADRC Administrator

Professor of Neurology
Behavioral Neurologist
Lead, NM ADRC Clinical Core

Distinguished Professor of Pathology
Professor at UNM Neurosurgery (courtesy) and UNM Music (secondary)
Visitor, California Institute of Technology
Lead, NM ADRC Neuropathology Core

Associate Professor of Translational Neuroscience at the Mind Research Network
MRI Physicist, MRN
Co-PI, MarkVCID-UNM
Lead, NM ADRC Neuroimaging Biomarker Core

Professor of Statistics
Lead, NM ADRC Data Management and Statistics Core

Professor of Communication
Director, Institute for Social Research
Community Engagement Core Leader of UNM NM-INSPIRES, UNM Climate Change Center, and UNM Health for the Alliance and Novelty of Geospatial and Exposure Science (CHANGES) Center
Lead, NM ADRC Research Education Component

Professor of Neurology
Neurologist & Geriatrician
Associate Lead, NM ADRC Research Education Component & Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Cores

Professor of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Preventive Medicine
Principal Investigator, Clinical Trials Network - Southwest Node
Lead, NM ADRC Data Management Program

Professor of Speech & Hearing Sciences
Co-Director, Clinical Core at UNM Center for Brain Recovery and Repair (CBRR)
Lead, NM ADRC Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Core

Associate Professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist, The Mind Research Network
Assistant Professor, UNM Neurology
Associate Lead, NM ADRC Clinical Core

Associate Professor of Translational Neuroscience, The Mind Research Network
Associate Lead, NM ADRC Neuroimaging Biomarker Core

Research Assistant Professor of Family & Community Medicine
Dementia Researcher and Practicing Geriatrician
Faculty Associate, NM ADRC Clinical Core

Professor of Neurology
Associate Lead, NM ADRC Fluid Biomarker Core