Administrative Core

The Administrative Core (AC) guides the overall direction of the CONFIDE-ADRD Roybal Center, serving as a central communication, mentoring, and decision-making hub, and ensuring optimal utilization of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard Medical School (HMS) and national resources.

  • Coordinate and oversee the administrative functions of CONFIDE-ADRD.

    We establish and maintain centralized research resources and a stable research infrastructure to advance dementia dyadic intervention science across the ADRD spectrum.

  • Optimize the use of all CONFIDE-ADRD center resources and expertise in elements of our conceptual model.

    We facilitate, monitor, and accelerate pilot research and provide an enriched interdisciplinary environment.

  • Evaluate funded pilot projects and CONFIDE-ADRD activities.

    We evaluate and report annually on the overall effectiveness and efficiency of our Center, its cores, and funded pilot projects.

Administrative Core

Co-leads

Internal Executive Committee

Karen Lyons, PhD

Stephen Bartels, MD, MS

Deborah Blacker, MD, ScD

Evan Plys, PhD

Barbara Ivery (community member)

Maggie Syme, PhD, MPH

Claire Szapary, MPH

Barrett Laird, MPH

Kelly Horan, MPH