Ganesh M. Babulal, Ph.D., OTD, is a professor in the departments of Neurology and Quantitative Health Sciences at the Mayo Clinic, and director of The DRIVES Project and ARCHES laboratories. Dr. Babulal’s research program (1) characterizes functional changes in dementia using conventional biomarkers (structural and functional imaging, cerebrospinal fluid, plasma) and digital sensor-based markers, (2) develops precision AI models of decline using complex instrumental activities of daily living, (3) quantifies structural and social determinants of health across the life course to predicts disease risk in late life, and (4) assesses the impact of multidimensional deprivation in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs)on brain health and neurological diseases. Dr. Babulal’s work has been disseminated across eight book chapters and over 150 peer-reviewed research articles. His work centers population neuroscience and a syndemic framework to bridge gaps in health disparities in the United States and LMICs.

Dr. Carr is the Alan A and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Geriatric Medicine in the Department of Medicine and Neurology at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Carr is also the Section Head of Geriatrics in the Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics. He has an outpatient dementia practice in in the Memory Diagnostic Center in the Department of Neurology. He has assisted and participated in developing national guidelines related to fitness to drive in medically impaired older adults, including the Irish RSA. He has been the primary author or co-author on over 100 peer review manuscripts and chapters, most related to older drivers.

As an occupational therapist, psychologist, and driving rehabilitation specialist, Dr. Dickerson is an international leader in research in areas of older adults, driving rehabilitation driver simulation, and teens/young adult drivers with autism spectrum disorder. Since 2017, she has been funded to develop materials to assist older adults with the process of transportation planning. In addition, she is a translational researcher who uses research to inform practice. She was awarded ECU’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity for her scholarly achievements as well as the 2024 North Carolina’s Traffic Safety Partner award. She has presented nationally and internationally on topics of aging, driving safety, driving technology, and fitness to drive, and drivers with autism. She recently was awarded 2025 AOTA’s Award of Merit for her significant contributions to occupational therapy.

Katherine Freund, MA Public Policy, is the President and CEO of ITNAmerica. She served on the White House Conference on Aging, testified before the US Senate Special Committee on Aging, and serves on the Transportation Research Board’s Standing Committee on Mobility of Older Persons and Individuals with Disabilities. In Maine, she serves on the Public Transit Advisory Council and the Governor’s Climate Council. Katherine is an Askoka Fellow. She was featured in the Wall Street Journal as one of “12 People Who Are Changing Your Retirement” and on CNN’s “Breakthrough Women.” She received AARP’s Inspire Award, the Gerontological Society of America’s Maxwell Pollack Award, the Social Enterprise Alliance’s Leadership in Innovative Enterprise Ideas Award, the American Foundation for the Blind’s Access Award, the American Public Health Association’s Archstone Award, the Mather Institute’s Innovative Research in Aging Award and the Giraffe Award for sticking her neck out for the common good.

KJ Hansmann, MD, MPH, PhD (she/they) has been an assistant professor in the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health since 2024. She is a family medicine doctor and health services researcher. Her research focuses on leveraging our understanding of social determinants of health to design and implement clinical care interventions that promote health equity across the life course. Through postdoctoral research training after completing her clinical residency in family medicine at the University of Wisconsin, she developed skills in statistical modeling and health equity research and content expertise in driving cessation. She now conducts mixed-methods research with a long-term goal of developing and implementing effective care pathways to support comprehensive dementia care in primary care.