Our team

Theresa A. Harvath, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., F.G.S.A.
Family Caregiving Institute Director
Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives and Clinical Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Ladson Hinton, M.D. 
Family Caregiving Institute Associate Director for Research
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Director, Latino Aging Research Resource Center (UC Davis RCMAR)
Director, Education Core, Alzheimer's Disease Center

Heather M. Young, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., F.G.S.A.
Family Caregiving Institute Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships
Professor and Dean Emerita, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Lisa M. Badovinac, M.A.Ed.
Assistant Dean for Education, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Ester Carolina Apesoa-Varano, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Debra Bakerjian, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., F.A.A.N., F.A.A.N.P., F.G.S.A. 
Clinical Professor

Janice F. Bell, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.N.
Associate Dean for Research, Director for the Doctoral Program and Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Julie T. Bidwell, Ph.D., R.N.
Assistant Professor in the Family Caregiving Institute

Fawn A. Cothran, Ph.D., R.N., G.C.N.S.-B.C.
Assistant Professor in the Family Caregiving Institute

Mark Fedyk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Helen Kales, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department, UC Davis School of Medicine

Tina Kilaberia, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Heather M. Young Postdoctoral Fellow

Katherine Kim, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Associate Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Schola Matovu, Ph.D., R.N.
Heather M. Young Postdoctoral Fellow

Oanh Meyer, Ph.D., M.A.S.
Assistant Adjunct Profesor, UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center

Kathryn Sexson, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., F.N.P.-B.C. 
Assistant Clinical Professor in the Family Caregiving Institute

Elena O. Siegel, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Jennifer Mongoven 
Associate Director of Operations, Family Caregiving Institute

Kristen Bettega
Policy Analyst, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Jessica Johnston
Research Data Analyst, Family Caregiving Institute

Ksenia Ustinova
Education Project Manager, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing