Second-year PhD student, Alicia Barber, is now a contributing writer for Being Patient, an editorially independent news, health, and science site focusing on Alzheimer’s and dementia. Alicia will be publishing articles on a range of topics including interviews with early-stage patients and dementia experts, summaries of new research and scientific concepts, and reports on the U.S. health care system, end of life care, and the impact of COVID-19.