Dr. Leah R Hanson is a senior research investigator
and senior director of research at the HealthPartners Neuroscience Center,
HealthPartners Institute, and co-director of research at the HealthPartners
Center for Memory & Aging. For over 15 years, her research has focused on
the development of novel therapeutic delivery methods for the treatment and
prevention of neurologic diseases, especially those that impact older adults
such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and stroke. In 2010, she
initiated the Minnesota Memory Project, a longitudinal cohort study of memory
changes in adults and associated risk and protective factors, and she continues
to serve as the principal investigator. Her experience includes recruitment for
clinical research and trials in dementia via electronic medical record and
healthcare claims data, conducting trials of non-medication interventions
including education and support for patients and caregivers, mindfulness-based
stress reduction, and aromatherapy.
