Louisa Thompson is an assistant professor in Brown University’s Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and the associate director of research in the Memory and Aging Program at Butler Hospital. Dr. Thompson's research goal is to improve Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) health outcomes through earlier detection and diagnosis to facilitate timely access to treatment and support for patients and families. Her studies investigate the use of smartphone apps and other digital tools to improve cognitive screening. Dr. Thompson's current research seeks to validate digital cognitive screening approaches for primary care settings and is funded by a K23 grant from the National Institute on Aging and an Advance-CTR (IDeA-CTR/NIGMS) pilot grant. Dr. Thompson is also an active collaborator on several R01 studies investigating additional cost-effective and minimally-invasive methods for the early detection of ADRD, including the use of retinal imaging and plasma biomarkers.