Walter R. Boot, PhD, is the Irving Sherwood Wright Professor in Geriatrics II and Professor of Psychology in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is one of five principal investigators of the multidisciplinary Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE), an award-winning center funded by the National Institute on Aging that focuses on ensuring older adults can fully benefit from technology. He also serves as Co-Director of the ENHANCE (Enhancing Neurocognitive Health, Abilities, Networks, & Community Engagement) Center, which is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. ENHANCE focuses on how technology can support older adults with cognitive impairments. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Gerontological Society of America (GSA).

Dr. Kat Britt is an Assistant Professor in Gerontological Nursing at the University of Iowa College of Nursing, a 2024 Butler Williams Scholar, a 2021-2023 Psychology/Mental Health Jonas Scholar, a Geriatric Nursing editorial board member, and serves as the GSA ESPO Vice-Chair Elect and as a Board Member of her local Iowa Chapter Alzheimer’s Association. She completed a T32 postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, obtained her PhD from The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, and her Master’s in informatics from The University of Texas at Tyler. Her research focuses on protective lifestyle factors and cognitive care planning to inform nonpharmacological interventions for persons living with dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and their care partners to slow decline.