Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN, is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where she also holds the John and Tashia Morgridge Chair of Emergency Medicine Research. She co-leads two National Institute on Aging-supported initiatives focused on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) and serves in leadership roles with the NIH-funded IMPACT Collaboratory, UW–Madison’s Center for Health Disparities Research and Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Her research focuses on improving ADRD care and outcomes, particularly for medically underserved populations, with recent work examining episodes of paradoxical lucidity in people living with advanced dementia near the end of life. She has coauthored more than 80 publications, led numerous NIH- and foundation-funded projects, and mentored more than 25 students and trainees, while partnering closely with people living with dementia, caregivers and communities to advance more equitable and person-centered research.