Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology research team awarded $20k through Emory SVPR fund

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that a Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology research team has received internal funding from the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research (SVPR) At the Intersection Fund. The project is led by Madeleine Hackney, PhD, associate professor of medicine.

The team was awarded $20,000 for the pilot project, “Moving in space and time: identifying spatial and temporal components of complex rhythmic movement training for people with prodromal Alzheimer’s disease.” The project is a collaboration between the Department of Medicine, the Division of Physical Therapy, and the Department of Music in the Emory College of Arts and Sciences.

Co-investigators include Trisha Kesar, PT, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine; Laura Emmery, PhD, assistant professor of music theory; and Kevin Karnes, PhD, associate dean for the arts and professor of music theory.

Please join us in congratulating Hackney and her team on this exciting opportunity!

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