Nina SILVERBERG

Biography

Dr. Nina Silverberg is the Director of the Alzheimer's Disease Centers (ADC) Program at the National Institute on Aging. She manages and supports the efforts of 30 NIA-funded Centers at major medical institutions across the country. The ADCs translate research advances into improved diagnosis, care and treatments for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, as well as enhanced support for people who provide care for them.

In addition, Dr. Silverberg is a program officer overseeing dementia research portfolios covering: research ethics; cognitive, functional and behavioral assessment; clinical care; and technology. She strives to reduce health disparities, with the goal of ensuring that underrepresented populations receive access to research opportunities as well as research training. She is also a leader in NIA’s efforts to educate the public and health care providers about the importance of research participation.

Dr. Silverberg received her Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the University of Arizona, Tucson. Before joining NIA in 2005, she was a clinical research scientist at the NIA-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Banner Sun Health Research Institute in Sun City, Az. There, she coordinated the American Indian outreach program and was the principal investigator on a study assessing the usefulness of various neuropsychological assessment tools in an American Indian population.