Our vision
Dementia research people can trust, understand and use.
A trusted national voice for brain health and lowering dementia risk, known for clear, reliable research summaries.
Closing the research-to-care gap
Good dementia research takes years to reach the people it could help. We are a volunteer-run nonprofit in South Bend, Indiana, started by a neuropsychologist whose own mother was diagnosed with dementia, and we exist to close that gap.
- Risk reduction and brain health. Clear summaries of what the evidence says about lowering dementia risk, and the habits and numbers worth watching.
- Physician alerts. Fast, trusted notices for clinicians and families when new medication and treatment findings change what good care looks like. Educational, never a substitute for a clinician’s judgment.
- Faster research. Studies stall when they cannot find volunteers. We point adults 18 and over to Careberry’s IRB-approved registry, voluntary and free, so scientists can finish their work sooner.
Trusted experts, led by our founder and board, review and edit every summary we publish.
Why we started
Our founder, Dr. Chad Edwards, is a clinical neuropsychologist. When his mother was diagnosed with dementia, he saw how slowly good research reaches families. He started The Dementia League in 2022 to change that.
Our board
Everyone on our board is a volunteer. We have no paid staff.
Chad Edwards, PhD
Founder & President
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Paul Kieffaber, PhD
Chair of Research
Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences, College of William & Mary
Anjon Roy
Treasurer
Nicholas Stopczynski
Chair of Outreach & Communication
James Edwards
Secretary
Staff
Samantha Kline, M.S.
Director of Outreach & Development
Observational board members
Jonathan Edwards
Observational Board Member
Senior Vice President of Launch Operations, SpaceX
Support the work
Our board is 100% volunteer. Gifts pay for the work itself: research summaries, physician alerts, outreach and the website that carries them.
The Dementia League is the public name of the Center for Integrative Dementia Research and Prevention, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2022. EIN 88-1033362. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Be a research hero.
No diagnosis needed. Adults 18 and over, caregivers welcome. Always your choice.
Careberry's IRB-approved registry. Site code 005. How it works
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