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.

Rita X. Hu is a developmental scientist and social worker. She had experiences developing and evaluating culturally responsive services for older immigrant clients of Meals on Wheels and interventions to reduce social isolation among homebound older adults. Dr. Hu received her PhD in Social Work and Developmental Psychology from the University of Michigan and her B.A. in Social Welfare and Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Sohyun Kim, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, where she began her tenure-track appointment in 2023. She earned her Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Iowa in 2022. Her research focuses on leveraging technology-based interventions—including video chat, wearable devices, virtual reality, and home monitoring—to enhance the quality of life for persons living with dementia and the family and professional caregivers who support them. Her current research projects include the *Video Family Visit Intervention for Emotional Well-being (VIEW)* program, which provides individualized weekly video family visits to persons living with dementia and their family members in long-term services and supports and home care settings. She also leads *Virtual Reality Communication Training Optimizing Real-world Interactions (VICTORI)*, an initiative that uses AI-driven simulation to train and empower caregivers to improve communication with persons living with dementia.

Dr. Minzhi Ye, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, a Hispanic-Serving Institution located in the Texas border region. Trained as a sociologist, Dr. Ye’s research focuses on aging, health equity, and the social and structural determinants of well-being among older adults and families, with particular attention to resource-limited communities. Her work examines how digital environments, access barriers, caregiving dynamics, and institutional responses shape health, financial security, and independence in later life. She has published extensively in leading journals on aging and health in the U.S. and internationally.